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A score with bite for bestial blockbuster Twilight


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Published June 10, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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Last year, New Moon, the box-office breaking, second instalment of the Twilight film franchise was given a considerably icier reception than the original. Well, the critics certainly thought it a weaker film; the hardcore fans, of course, were always going to be happy as long as Robert Pattinson took his shirt off. One feature that was substantially superior to the first film, however, was the soundtrack ...

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The Word On: The Drums, The Drums


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Published June 10, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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While known for blurring the lines between music, performance, video and sculpture, on her new album, Homeland, Laurie Anderson homes in on the music and lyrics ...

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Caught in the Net: Be an expert, do your own remix


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Published June 10, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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While known for blurring the lines between music, performance, video and sculpture, on her new album, Homeland, Laurie Anderson homes in on the music and lyrics ...

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Hurts' locker offers emotional rescue


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Published June 10, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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At the beginning of the year the electronic-pop duo Hurts were the surprise inclusion on the BBC's Sound of 2010 list. They hadn't actually released a record. Yet this was the list which in previous years had predicted stardom for Mika, 50 Cent and Little Boots ...

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My Fantasy Band: Iyaz


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Published June 10, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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It's a significant year for Chris Difford. Later this year he rejoins his former band Squeeze for a major tour (they reunited for a handful of shows in 2007), and will rejoin co-founder Glenn Tilbrook to start writing their first album since they split in 1999, while he is currently releasing his fourth solo album. Not only is it a time when his musical past and present merge; it's also his 18th year sober ...

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Why Squeeze are cool for cats all over again


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Published June 10, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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It's a significant year for Chris Difford. Later this year he rejoins his former band Squeeze for a major tour (they reunited for a handful of shows in 2007), and will rejoin co-founder Glenn Tilbrook to start writing their first album since they split in 1999, while he is currently releasing his fourth solo album. Not only is it a time when his musical past and present merge; it's also his 18th year sober ...

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Pretty useful poison for American pianist Leon Fleisher


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Published June 10, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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My late father, a neuropathologist, wrote his MD thesis on the therapeutic effects of botulinum toxin on the nerves of muscles in spasm. He would have been moved to know that his research fed developments that later transformed the life of a musician he greatly admired: the American pianist Leon Fleisher, who is performing at Aldeburgh ...

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Cultural Life: Amy Macdonald, musician


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Published June 10, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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Music: I have always been a fan of the Guillemots. Fyfe Dangerfield, the lead singer, has recently produced a debut solo album called 'Fly Yellow Moon'; he has the most amazing voice ever. I got an advanced copy of the new Paul Weller album, 'Wake Up the Nation', which I really like. Sometimes I just set my playlist to shuffle and listen to a lot of different songs, which always brings up some new finds. My latest discovery is the song "You're the Best" from 'The Karate Kid' ...

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Holly Madison: Does She Have a Sex Tape, Too?


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Published June 10, 2010 at 5:27 p.m.
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We'll get to Holly Madison's dating life and plans to start a family in a second, but first let's make one thing perfectly clear: We'll never see her sex ...

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Pick Your New NBC Fave: J.J. Abrams vs. The "New Lost"


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Published June 10, 2010 at 4:45 p.m.
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Newsflash to all you fans still mourning Lost: There is a possible replacement on the horizon. One that is looking pretty dang awwwwwesome.I just saw one of NBC's upcoming series at ...

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