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Hayden 'Us Alone': Singer Joins Broken Social Scene's Label, Gets Twitter Account
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Hayden 'Us Alone': Singer Joins Broken Social Scene's Label, Gets Twitter Account

Vanessa Heins It's been four years since the semi-reclusive and occasionally elusive singer songwriter Hayden last released an album, and even longer since he's done much in the way of publicizing one (he quietly released his last album, The Place Where We Lived, without doing much in the way of live shows or press), but don't call his brand ...

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11 Great Models Turned Musicians -- Karen Elson, Kate Moss & More

Getty | Getty Last week, Great Lake Swimmers' Tony Dekker had us all abuzz with his blazer-wearing prowess in the virtual pages of Mr. Porter, which got us thinking about other musicians who've tried their hands at striking a pose. But the path between music and modeling is not a one-way street. It's just as common for a model to pick up a ...

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10 Great Musicians Turned Models

Mr. Porter | Saint Laurent Given how pretty, stylish and charismatic the average indie rock or underground music star is, it's really no surprise that so many modeling agencies, designers and fashion photographers want to work with them. The latest rocker to be lured in front of the camera and onto the runway is Great Lake Swimmers ...

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The Dears Done Looking Back: After a Doc Film & Book it's Forward in 2013

The Dears Facebook As 2012 draws to a close and a brand new year looms, many people are making resolutions and thinking about fresh starts. But few people are likely to be quite as excited about 2013's new possibilities as Murray Lightburn, singer and figurehead for Montreal band The Dears. After a couple of years filled with introspection ...

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Brains, Walking Dead and Rock & Roll: 11 Disturbing Songs About Zombies

Sean Gallup, Getty Zombie-mania is running as fast and wild as the super-charged version that ate (almost) everyone in 28 Days Later. Between the imminent mid-season finale of The Walking Dead, the new trailer for World War Z starring Brad Pitt, and general Mayan End of Days zombie apocalypse paranoia, excitement about the bloody brain-eaters ...

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Carmen Electra Talks Prince, Wants to Work With Skrillex in Musical Return

Scott Barbour, Getty It's been almost 20 years since Prince first discovered Carmen Electra, but the actress, dancer and TV personality still thinks of her time as the Purple One's protege fondly. "It was the most unreal, amazing experience of my life," Electra tells Spinner about being in the studio and on the road with him. "Just to be ...

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Diamond Rings Wants to 'Smash' Modesty, Is Having a Hard Time With It

Jag Gundu, Getty There appears to be a trend forming in the early press surrounding the release of electro pop artist Diamond Rings' sophomore album, Free Dimensional: any time a story touches on the self-confident lyrics that make up the bulk of the bold and brilliant record, the statement is almost immediately followed by a quote in which ...

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