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Deerhunter Perform Live on the Interface

Ben Trivett for AOL Atlanta foursome Deerhunter stopped by our New York studio recently to showcase tracks off their latest album 'Halcyon Digest.' Their pulverizing set included a 17-minute version of 'Helicopter' into 'He Would Have Laughed' (a song about their close friend, late Memphis rocker Jay Reatard) 'Desire Lines,' 'Fountain Stairs' and ...

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Twin Sister -- Listen Up!

  • Posted on Oct 14th 2010 5:30PM by Kim Davis
We're constantly getting turned on to new music here at Spinner HQ. Between our Free MP3 of the Day and weekly Free CD Listening Party, we hope you are too. To help further the cause, we're gonna bring you our personal must-hear music picks with Listen Up! -- Spinner's weekly spotlight on staff-approved artists who rock our world. Bada Bing ...

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Collins Chills Out -- Potent Quotables

Juan Naharro Gimenez, Getty Images "I am doing nothing. Nobody believes me. I've got five kids, you know, three ex-wives and I don't live with any of them." --Phil Collins In an interview on 'A Different Spin With Mark Hoppus,' the '80s icon, whose latest LP 'Going Back' finds him covering Motown classics, dished to the former Blink-182 ...

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'You've Got to Hide Your Love Away,' The Beatles: I Freakin' Love This Song

Getty Images 'You've Got the Hide Your Love Away,' The Beatles From 1965's 'Help' It's no secret that this song is Dylanesque. So being that I'm a Bob Dylan fan, this tune, complete with tambourine, gravelly vocals and "Hey!" transitions, speaks to me. John Lennon himself admitted he was heavily influenced by Dylan during the time he wrote ...

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Mayer Quits Twitter -- Potent Quotables

Jeff Fusco, Getty Images "It occurred to me that since the invocation of Twitter, nobody who has participated in it has created any lasting art." --John Mayer In a recent dispatch from his blog, the 'Waiting on the World to Change' rocker explained his decision, admitting that "Yours truly is included in that roundup" of people using the ...

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Lennon on Big Brother -- Potent Quotables

Getty Images "Julian taught me how to play guitar. I remember him teaching me the song 'Faith' by George Michael." --Sean Lennon In a recent interview with CBS News, the sons of late Beatle John Lennon opened up about their relationship and what inspired them to move the musical legacy forward. "The truth is," Sean added, "Julian was like my ...

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Stewart's Silent Admission -- Potent Quotables

Jason Merritt, Getty Images "I tend not to put music on when making love because I need to concentrate." --Rod Stewart As he put it to Parade Magazine, "You'd think I'd have gotten it right by now, with seven children and another on the way." Next Quote ...

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