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Sonic Youth Reveal Starbucks Hits Comp Details

Hey, remember the celebrity-curated Sonic Youth compilation put together by Starbucks? Well, it's finally coming out. Hits Are for Squares goes up for sale June 10 at select Starbucks stores and online via Starbucks Entertainment's Hear Music/Universal Special Markets. - Source

Videos - Tripwire Acoustic Session With South

After following the UK group South from the days of their debut album, From Here On In, it was a real treat having the lads stop by for a Tripwire Acoustic Session. Stripped down to nothing more than two acoustic guitars, hearing songs from their latest album - Source

Yoko Ono sues to remove John Lennon song from film

Yoko Ono has sued makers of a film about intelligent design to keep them from using John Lennon's song 'Imagine' in it. - Source

Happy Mondays Hint At New LP

BB's got all the deets, including this quote from S. Ryder regarding the album's potential release date: *"Knowing us, it'll probably come out in about two years time. I mean, the other one, we had that in the can for, what, two years before that got released, because of legal problems. It took us eight or nine years to sort out all that."*  - Source

Peter Murphy Extends Summer US Tour

Peter Murphy, the legendary frontman for the now defunct goth pioneers Bauhaus, is hitting the road this summer for a full blown North American tour. Since the band broke up right at the release of Bauhaus' highly anticipated new album, Go Away White, this will still do the trick for a support tour - Source

iPhone File-Sharing Application Emerges...

The concept of mobile-based P2P has been discussed for years, though internet-connected devices are making the possibilities mo... - Source

Cut Copy Debuts New Video

Enjoy 'Hearts On Fire' below. Download the fabulous Cut Copy tune at bottom. - Source

Ticketmaster Goes Paperless; Just Bring Plastic...

Airlines ditched paper-based ticketing long ago, and Ticketmaster is now following suit.  The ticketing giant is currently test... - Source

Tom Waits Plays the Devil in New Terry Gilliam Flick

Few artists embody the entertainer role quite like Tom Waits. And whether he's doing his entertaining with his songs, his all-too-infrequent live performances, or his wacky press dispatches, the man sure as hell knows how to get our attention and keep it. - Source

Exclusive: New Spiritualized Single Was Nearly Dropped

In an exclusive interview with Xfm, Spiritualized's Jason Pierce has revealed how 'Soul On Fire' nearly didn't make the final cut. Oh, and there are details of new tour as well. - Source