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Adam Yauch, MCA From Beastie Boys, Dies

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By Staff | May 4, 2012

Adam Yauch, better known as MCA of Beastie Boys has died at the age of 47. Just weeks ago, the Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but Yauch was unable to attend the ceremony. In 2009, Yauch announced he had cancer in his… Read more »

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Get Your Lollapalooza Tickets Today!

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By Staff | March 27, 2012

Lollapalooza organizers have just made a limited number of "early bird" three day passes available online now, as well as several other ticket packages. The internet has been rife with speculation over this year's lineup, and some of the rumors have… Read more »

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Last.fm Tracks Sex & Romance On Valentine’s Day

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By Staff | February 14, 2012

Candy hearts, flowers, and champagne are all just details, there's one thing that makes Valentine's Day actually work, and that's music. Last.fm has broken down worldwide music plays to see who's listening the most to songs with the tags "sex" and… Read more »

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Last.fm Presents Live Session And Interview With Honeyhoney

By Staff | January 3, 2012

Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe, who head-up Honeyhoney, stopped by the Last.fm Presents studio with their band recently, while they were in New York City for a show at The Mercury Lounge. They performed a few tunes off the new album, which gives us a… Read more »

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Last.fm Presents Interview And Live Session With The Drums

By Staff | January 3, 2012

The Drums returned to our studio, a little over a year since their initial session with Last.fm Presents. This time around the quirky indie-pop band has a new album to spotlight, Portamento. … Read more »

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Last.fm Presents Session And Interview With Washington

By Staff | January 3, 2012

This week's featured artist Megan Washington, goes by the stage name of simply, Washington. … Read more »

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Last.fm Presents: Studio Session And Interview With Indie-Rock Group Yuck

By Staff | December 21, 2011

Indie-rock darlings Yuck stopped by the Last.fm Presents studio in New York recently and performed four songs from their brilliant, critically acclaimed, self-titled debut album. They also sat down for a conversation. … Read more »

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Last.fm Presents: The Wombats

By Staff | December 20, 2011

The Wombats came back strong in 2011 with their sophomore album This Modern Glitch. They began work on the album in early 2009, shortly after coming off the road supporting their debut album. With the exception of a few festival appearance and… Read more »

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Last.fm Presents – Breathe Carolina

By Staff | December 13, 2011

As you read this, things are getting even bigger for the Denver, CO band Breathe Carolina. Their third studio album Hell Is What You Make It was released this past July. It's first single "Blackout" is getting major attention at pop… Read more »

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Last.fm Presents – Caveman

By Staff | December 5, 2011

From right here in New York City, we've got the five-piece band Caveman all week as one of our featured artists. Their debut album CoCo Beware, produced by French Kicks member Nick Stumpf, is out now. … Read more »

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Last.fm Discover – Jerrod Niemann

By Staff | November 29, 2011

Following two self-released albums, the success continues for Jerrod Niemann with his latest album Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury which debuted at #1. "Lover, Lover," a song which first surfaced in 1992 by the band Sonia Dada and entitled "You… Read more »

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Last.fm Discover – Scott H. Biram

By Staff | November 14, 2011

Just the fact alone that Scott H. Biram was sitting in our studio recording a Discover session, is amazing in itself. Back on March 25, 2003, Scott was hit head on by an 18-wheeler truck and driven right over. He suffered a broken femur, knee,… Read more »