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Music Times writers share an office area of roughly 45 sq. ft, which makes having face-to-face conversations totally impossible. Junk Mail is these millenials attempt to discuss and review the week's hottest album releases... without needing to look at each other.This week: Ryan Book, Caitlin Carter and Carolyn Menyes email back and forth about Lily Allen's "Sheezus." -
Trent Reznor concerned with the current state of rock music
Nine Inch Nails is set to play a string of UK dates later this month. In anticipation, frontman Trent Reznor spoke with the Daily Record (via Consequence of Sound) about the current state of rock and his concern that acts are too preoccupied with their popularity instead of focusing on being innovative and expressive. -
WATCH: Sia 'Chandelier' music video features 'Dance Moms' star Maddie Zeigler in bleak apartment
She. She is Sia, the elusive chanteuse. The Australian singer/songwriter quietly released one of the best pop anthems of 2014 with "Chandelier." Due to her love of anonymity, Sia herself doesn't actually perform or appear in the music video. For the job of the lead, she tapped Dance Moms star Maddie Zeigler, who very much steals the show with her incredible dancing abilities. -
Prince's 10 Dirtiest Lyrics
After nearly 40 years in the music business, Prince revealed yesterday that he would no longer be cursing in his songs. Of course, bad words aren't even close to being the most scandalous part of Prince's songs. Here's a sampling of some of Prince's dirtiest lyrics. -
Bonnaroo officially releases 2014 schedule, conflicts abound
Bonnaroo is a little more than a month away, and now the 2014 lineup has been officially revealed (an early version leaked on the mobile app a few weeks ago). As expected, there are some heartbreaking conflicts to consider. -
Israeli Jazz Festival in Chicago Features Diverse Lineup: Mika Karni, Anat Cohen, Idan Raichel Project and More
The Israeli Jazz & World Music Festival returns to Chicago this year with an even more diverse array of artists, featuring clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen, trumpeter Avishai Cohen, the Idan Raichel Project and many others. World-music sensation Mika Karni launches the festival on Tuesday, May 6 with free concerts at Daley Plaza and the Chicago Cultural Center. -
RIot Fest Toronto lineup features The Flaming Lips, Death Cab For Cutie and more
Riot Fest, the tri-city music festival and exposition, has announced the official, big name stacked lineup for its Toronto edition. Today (May 6), over 50 bands were announced as a part of the Sept. 6 and 7 festival. -
Coldplay dedicated ‘Fix You’ to grieving Mick Jagger at their New York concert
Last night at their New York concert, Coldplay dedicated its slow-burning "Fix You" to Mick Jagger. Chris Martin told the crowd, "It's for Mick Jagger," before launching into the song about recovering from loss, Huffington Post reports. -
XXL magazine reveals 2014 Freshman Class: Chance The Rapper, Kevin Gates and Rich Homie Quan among others
XXL magazine announced its annual Freshman Class, a series meant to alert readers to on-the-verge rappers that could make a move to the big time during the respective year. The 2014 version is less informative forever. -
Ariana Grande and 'Problem' look to topple Pharrell Williams 'Happy' on downloads charts
We can all but guarantee that for the first time in 12 weeks, Pharrell Williams and "Happy" will not be the most downloaded track for the week. -
My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way confirms solo record deal
My Chemical Romance may be done but Gerard Way isn't, as he confirmed Monday. The fact that the vocalist launched his own website for the first time (gerardway.com) might have been a good hint that Way was reentering the game, but one of the first posts on that site was definitive in stating that Way had signed a solo record deal. -
Portishead and The Weeknd argue over alleged sample infringement on 'Kiss Land' track
Most sampling arguments occur when a performer takes another's work without asking their permission, resulting a lawsuit or similar. The most recent spat, involving alternative rock band Portishead and R&B experimenter The Weeknd, involves the latter allegedly asking the former if he could borrow a beat, which the former rejected, and the latter ended up running with anyhow.
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