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Grammys 2013 winners list: Mumford & Sons, fun. and more

February 10th, 2013
Grammys 2013 winners list: Mumford & Sons, fun. and more

Here’s the full Grammys 2013 winners with Mumford & Sons, fun. and more taking home the night’s biggest honors.



Reg Presley, “Wild Thing” singer dies of cancer at 71

February 5th, 2013
Rock star Reg Presley, lead singer of the Troggs on hit songs including "Wild Thing," has died. He was 71. Presley's death after a year-long bout with lung cancer was announced late Monday night Feb. 4, 2013 by friend and publicist Keith Altham on his Facebook page. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, File)

The structure is simple, the guitar riffs basic, the lyrics at best inane, but the Troggs’Wild Thing remains a garage rock classic more than 45 years after its release made The Troggs and lead singer Reg Presley international stars.

Presley, whose raunchy, suggestive voice powers this paean to teenage lust, died Monday after a year-long struggle with lung cancer that had forced him and the band into reluctant retirement, his agent Keith Altham announced on Facebook late Monday night. He was 71.



Watch the 2013 Super Bowl commercials with Psy, Usher, Fleetwood Mac and more

February 4th, 2013
Super Bowl Commercial Usher

Half the reason that non-football fans are lured into watching the big game is to watch the over the top pitches from some of the best ad firms in the world pushing the biggest brands in the land. We watched the game for our favorite musicians making appearances in some of these commercials. Watch the 2013 Super Bowl commercials with Psy, Usher, Fleetwood Mac and more here.



Top 10 Coachella 2013 lineup rumors: Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake, the Lumineers and more

January 24th, 2013
Daft Punk has signed with Columbia Records and a new album from the French electronic duo is expected this year. BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 20:  Daft Punk performs on stage at the City Botanic Gardens on December 20, 2007 in Brisbane, Australia.  (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Here are our top 10 artists rumored to play Coachella, and chances are some of these could come true.



End of the world playlist — and not just the obvious Mayan apocalypse songs

December 21st, 2012

Today, according to history’s most credible doomsday theorists, the Mayans, is the end of the world. Dec. 21, 2012 is the day that the Mayan calendar ends, which obviously means the ancient civilization predicted the end of the world, and didn’t just eventually find it pointless to make a calendar that went like 5,000 years into the future.



Divine Fits at the Bluebird Theater, 12/14/12 (review)

December 17th, 2012
Divine Fits at the Bluebird Theater, 12/14/12 (review)

The problem with “supergroups” is that they’re often more projects (or product) than actual groups; there’s little cohesion, just a series of solo moments. The typical result is a decent record, followed by a tour of less than “super” live performances. Happily, this wasn’t the case for Divine Fits’ Friday night show at the decidedly crowded Bluebird Theater.



fun., Of Monsters and Men, Churchill at the 1stBank Center, 12/14/12 (photos, review)

December 14th, 2012

Going into the big show at 1stBank Center on Thursday – which was the biggest headlining date fun. has ever played – I was genuinely excited.

As a critic, seeing the band for the first time. As a fan, who had only recently connected with its debut “Some Nights” (released in February) in the last three or four months. As a lover of melodic music, who was psyched to hear singer Nate Ruess’ voice in a live arena.

But as we walked out of the small suburban arena after a thoroughly energetic concert by Ruess and his bandmates, I had to admit it: “They’re not a great band. Yet.”



Watch Paul McCartney and Nirvana perform at the 12-12-12 Concert

December 13th, 2012
This image released by Starpix shows Paul McCartney, left, performs with Dave Grohl, and  Pat Smear, right, of Nirvana at the 12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Proceeds from the show will be distributed through the Robin Hood Foundation. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)

For the most part Wednesday night’s 12-12-12 Concert was a dull affair — the Rolling Stones only played like one song, Kristen Stewart wore the Kill Bill jumpsuit and Kanye West wore a skirt and failed at igniting the classic rock-loving crowd.

But anyone who was able to stay awake for the six-something hour concert got a chance to see Paul McCartney replace Kurt Cobain as the Nirvana frontman.



Stream the 12-12-12 Concert here

December 12th, 2012
This image released by Starpix shows Bruce Springsteen performing at the 12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)

Wednesday night at the 12-12-12 Concert, a heavyweight group of musicians are performing at New York’s Madison Square Garden to support victims of Superstorm Sandy.



Paul McCartney doesn’t know who Nirvana is, but will replace Kurt Cobain at tonight’s 121212 concert anyway

December 12th, 2012
In this handout photo made available by MPL Communications Ltd on Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. British musician Sir Paul McCartney performs at the 100 Club in London. The historic London venue is threatened with closure. (AP Photo/MJ Kim/MPL Communications Ltd)

Nirvana who? The only person who can ask this question and still retain 100 percent of his dignity is Sir Paul McCartney. Good thing he’s replacing Kurt Cobain in the generation-defining (albiet not his generation) grunge band at tonight’s 121212 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert.