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In interviews leading up to the release of 'Skeletal Lamping,' of Montreal's Kevin Barnes explained that he had named the album after a hunting technique which involves shining a large light on area in an...

After weeks of speculation, Phish fans rejoiced on the Oct. 1, when the band's reunion rumors became a reality.' Trey, Mike, Jon and Page will takeover the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia on March 6, 7, and 8,...

In January 2006, the Arctic Monkeys LP "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" became the fastest-selling debut album in UK history, selling 360,000 copies its first week. Since then, the album has gone triple platinum and allowed for the Monkeys to snag the UK's prestigious Mercury Prize Award.

Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock and friends have been proving, since they formed in 1993, that they are a force to be reckoned with. This album isn't anything too out of the ordinary. There's no reinventing what Modest Mouse is or anything like that here. Only the most hardcore Modest Mouse fans will find themselves disappointed.

A hot-shot debut album becomes a band's best friend and worst enemy. The first reactions after the album's release are the most pleasant, as the band's fan base, record sales and critical acclaim increase. However, as time goes on, the reactions start to betray the band.

During the most recent season of "South Park," there was a particular episode in which the character of Al Gore visits South Park to spread awareness about a beast named "Manbearpig." The episode was a spoof that Al Gore was chasing something that didn't even exist, poking fun at his global warming campaign.

Rumors are currently floating around that the Spice Girls will be reuniting soon. Source: news.yahoo.com Last Week, Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell announced that he has left the rock super-group due to "musical differences." It was later revealed in Rolling Stone by Cornell that his decision to split was not about the music, but money.

In the age of information, music sales may be down, but interest in music is up. Through research, blogs and iTunes listeners can find new bands and have music in their hands in no time. But not everyone has time for this. Thankfully, one of the latest social music crazes, Last.

Bloc Party emerged in 2005 with their debut "Silent Alarm", which NME magazine named album of the year. The freshman album went platinum and peaked at #3 on the UK charts. However in the United States, Bloc Party emerged into the public through FIFA '06, Project Gotham Racing 3 and other various video game soundtracks.

Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? just may be Of Montreal's best work to date, but it's also by far their most demanding. The band's main songwriter, Kevin Barnes, has fallen into a few rough patches since we last heard from the band with 2005's "The Sunlandic Twins.