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Would You Give This Man a Record Label?new

Hiring celebrity blogger Perez Hilton as an A&R man might not be such a terrible idea after all.

Chicago Reader | Miles Raymer | 03-17-2008 | Music

Black 47 Brings an Edge to St. Patrick's Day Festivitiesnew

Since 1989, the New York City-based group has combed the emotional weight of traditional Irish melodies and instruments with gutsy working-class rock 'n' roll and Kirwan's rapid-fire, Joe Strummer-esque sneer.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Aaron Jentzen | 03-17-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Vinyl-phile Karim Khan Launches New Wax-only Labelnew

"Karim Khan" might sound like the name of Captain Kirk's latest nemesis, but he's actually something much more benign: Pittsburgh's latest vinyl supremacist.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Manny Theiner | 03-17-2008 | Music

Not for Posersnew

A playlist of good Irish music that has not been tainted by the holiday.

Jackson Free Press | Rob Hamilton | 03-17-2008 | Music

Teaching Old Dogs New Tricksnew

Marshall's creativivity and brilliant voice warrant your attention on her new album.

Jackson Free Press | Lindsey Maddox | 03-14-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Cat Power, Jukebox

Cleveland Musicians Band Together to Fight Pay-to-Playnew

Cleveland rockers are uniting in Musicians' Local 00, an informal alliance of groups opposed to the pay-to-play practices that make most local shows an unpredictable, overcrowded clusterfuck.

Cleveland Scene | D.X. Ferris | 03-14-2008 | Music

Same Ol' Songnew

Club owners owe royalties for cover songs played on their premises.

Riverfront Times | Chad Garrison | 03-14-2008 | Music

The Boredoms Pound Their Way Onto the Astral Planenew

Two decades into their career, the Boredoms are making music as vital, as questioning, as singular, as therapeutic, as honest, as Dada, as real, as funny, as awesomely brilliant as ever, and their influence is far greater than their relative stateside obscurity.

L.A. Weekly | Randall Roberts | 03-14-2008 | Music

Tags: Super Roots 9, The Boredoms

E-Mixnew

Andre Anjos and the Remix Artist Collective leverage initiative, ingenuity and the Internet into an online music force.

Riverfront Times | Annie Zaleski | 03-14-2008 | Music

Go Hard or Go Homenew

Three Atlanta labels do SXSW the only way they know how.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Chad Radford | 03-14-2008 | Music

Romance Fantasy Gambling on Austin Showcasenew

The band wound up playing a March 15 South by Southwest showcase with only a self-titled EP its name, with a little help from Wes Anderson and the Killers.

Las Vegas Weekly | Julie Seabaugh | 03-14-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Romance Fantasy