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Adeline Chia
SINGAPORE — How many local bands have a horn section in Singapore? Well, Sapporo Safaris has one — horn and trumpet, mind you — as well as two guitarists, one bassist, one lead singer and a synth guy. With their trumpet and horn blaring, this eight-piece band...
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Reuters
Depeche Mode kicked off their world tour in Israel marking the release of their 13th studio album. The British synthpop pioneers - singer Dave Gahan, guitarist-keyboardist Martin Gore and keyboardist Andy Fletcher - are marking their fourth decade in...
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Reuters
Scottish singer-songwriter Emili Sande scores a new chart record with her debut album after a stellar year in Britain that has paved the way for her next challenge - the U.S. market.Sande smashed a record held for nearly 50 years by The Beatles when her...
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Graham Fuller
The first trailer (below) has been released for “The Stone Roses: Made of Stone,” Shane Meadows’s documentary about the legendary British group that reunited in 2011 after a 15-year hiatus.Last Friday, the classic Stone Roses lineup – singer Ian...
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Lee Hyo-won
SEOUL — Following through on his fashion mantra to “dress classy to dance cheesy,” Psy has showcases one-of-a-kind jackets by South Korean designer kimseoryong homme while doing the horse dance, and presents more so-called “Gangnam Style” looks in...
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Bryan Hood
It’s April, which means it’s kick-off time for music festival season. First up, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, a must-attend event for live music fans (despite the fact that it takes place in the middle of the desert), opening Friday. Like...
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Bryan Hood
Success did not come immediately to Odd Future leader Tyler, The Creator. The 22-year-old rapper and the rest of the collective (whose member’s are primarily in their late-teens and early-20s) had been putting out music for free on the Internet...
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Bryan Hood
It’s finally happened: the Daft Punk album that’s been talked about since the French house duo Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter signed with Columbia Records in January has been confirmed. The build-up to the...
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Bryan Hood
The day pop music fans have been waiting for since late January is finally upon us: the official release of Justin Timberlake’s third studio album, “The 20/20 Experience.” Since announcing the album the same day he debuted its first single, “Suit...
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Bryan Hood
As much as she’s been in the news lately – singing the national anthem at the Presidential Inauguration, turning in a half time performance that caused the lights to go out at the Super Bowl – Beyoncé hasn’t actually released any new solo material in...














