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With over 65 acts from countries around the globe, Culture Collide is like the U.N. of Music. The three-day festival has seven venues nestled within Echo Park, LA. There's little room for pretention -- soundchecks happen in front of the audience and artists put their sound and soul on the line for whoever stumbles their way. There's out-door dancing, dark-room discovering, and in some cases, sitting in a church. Keaton Henson and Liars are two standout acts exploring outcast themes, which festival-goers fully embraced from start to finish. -
The Taylor Swift Education Center Opens, Swift Accepts Nashville Songwriters Association International Award
The Taylor Swift Education Center opened over the weekend at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The country-pop star donated $4 million to the center as part of its expansion campaign, the Associated Press reported. -
Christmas Music Allowed Back in Marshfield, Wisconsin
The citizens of Marshfield, Wisconsin spoke and the new policy on Religious music has been changed. It didn't take long for news of the school administration's newly written "limitation" on Religious music that would effectively cause all Christmas concerts to be cancelled in Marshfield, Wisconsin schools to reach the town's citizens and the rest of the nation. -
A tobyMac Auction
TobyMac will be heading out on the Hits Deep tour soon and he is auctioning off front row tickets, along with the opportunity to meet him before the show... -
Mandisa 2013 Tour Dates
Mandisa will be on tour through mid-December, closing out 2013 on a high note. Mandisa will be on tour through mid-December, closing out 2013 on a high note. -
Rumour Has It Adele Considering Residency in Las Vegas...for $40 Million
Adele may be performing a slew of dates in the United States next year, but that doesn't mean the British vocalist will be going on tour. According to rumors given to The Sun in London, the "Rolling in The Deep" songstress is fielding offers from several Las Vegas casinos with offers to perform a residency. There's no word on how many shows the gig would entail, but the payment is said to be in the $40 million range. Elton John has been advising Adele in support of the deal, the source added. -
The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Dylan: Cream's Ginger Baker Hates 'Em All
Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer for Cream, has never been accused of being short-winded. Listening to live jams, or Music Times' particular favorite, his epic solo during supergroup Blind Faith's "Do What You Like." Many look to Baker and possibly Who drummer Keith Moon as the originators of the extended drum solo (even if it began with jazz percussionists much earlier). Baker's also notorious for not suffering fools lightly, a common theme during 2012's award-winning documentary Beware of Mr. Baker. Rolling Stone's Patrick Doyle had to deal with just that when interviewing the drummer last week. -
David Letterman Freaks Out After Watching Cage The Elephant Perform 'Come A Little Closer' Off Their Latest Album 'Melophobia'
Kentucky rockers Cage The Elephant stopped by Late Show with David Letterman last night in support of their latest album, Melophobia (read our review here). They took the stage to sing the album's single, "Come a Little Closer," after which Letterman proceeded to freak out. The song got him so riled him that he just wanted to go "get in a fight or something." -
See The Setlist For Neutral Milk Hotel's First Show In 15 Years
Last night, Neutral Milk Hotel and Jeff Mangum reunited for their first U.S. show in 15 years at St. John's Church in Baltimore for a crowd of 500 fans. According to Consequence of Sound (via Jasper Colt), the band played an 18-song set, which spanned material from Everything Is (1994) to On Avery Island (1996) to In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998). -
Pearl Jam Will Be The Soundtrack To The World Series
Are you a fan of Pearl Jam? Are you a baseball die-hard? Looks like 2013 is your year. The Seattle band has signed a partnership with Fox Sports to license 48 Pearl Jam songs for the 2013 World Series coverage. Their music will be featured on opening teases, commercial transitions and montages from Oct. 23 to Oct. 31 as well as in promotional slots throughout the month of November as "artist of the month." -
New Faces for Friday - Meet The Exchange
Hailing from Silverdale, Washington, pop/rockers The Exchange, has been making music since 2010. Their 2011 debut EP Show Me How To Love as well as their most recent singles "Tell Me Your Story" and "Beautiful King" have garnered... -
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