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Futureheads 'Challenge' Themselves With A Cappella Album

Gary Wolstenholme, Redferns If bassist David "Jaff" Craigs of the Futureheads seems a little more energetic than the rest of the Sunderland, England, bunch, it's because he's on a major health kick -- no alcohol and a strict meat-free diet. "Jaff either tends to be an animal or kind of a monk, so he's in the monk mode. No booze for Jaff," ...

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Scissor Sisters Hope for an Ian McKellen Cameo at Glastonbury

Later this week, the Scissor Sisters will hit the stage at Britain's Glastonbury festival, and if he's free, they wouldn't mind an onstage visit from Sir Ian McKellen. The famed actor is featured on the band's upcoming third album, 'Night Work,' on the club-friendly single 'Invisible Light,' and singer Ana Matronic says it would be fabulous if ...

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Delta Spirit Find Touring Fun in Truck Stops and Hobos

Southern California's Delta Spirit have kicked off a summer-long trek in support of their newest LP, 'History From Below,' which was released on Tuesday. The jaunt will take them from the West Coast to the East Coast and plenty of stops in between, so to pass the time, singer Matt Vasquez says the boys amuse themselves at truck stop gas ...

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Hot Hot Heat Recruit Edmonton's Weirdest for '21@12' Video

Hot Hot Heat aren't the same band they were when they released 2007's 'Happiness Ltd.,' and it has nothing to do with the change in their lineup. The Vancouver-based outfit is motivated these days by being creative as possible -- away from the eye of big business. That's just what they did on their new album, 'Future Breeds,' which was crafted on ...

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Scissor Sisters Credit Pet Shop Boys Singer for Saving 'Night Work'

In late 2007, Scissor Sisters main man Jake Shears was busy gearing up for a holiday dinner with friends and his mom when he took a little time away from the preparations to enthuse about work on his band's third album with Spinner. The record was still in its early stages, but the singer was excited while discussing an unusual cover the band ...

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Futureheads Test Out Political Waters on 'The Chaos'

Sunderland, England's post-punk four-piece the Futureheads release their first new album in two years, 'The Chaos,' next Tuesday, June 1, marking one of the band's most reflective efforts to date. The album, the band's fourth, represents a year of work, and guitarist Ross Millard explains to Spinner that the band wanted to responsibly -- and ...

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Delta Spirit Tackle Tragedy on 'History From Below'

Matt Vasquez from the Delta Spirit is a storyteller -- a really emotional, moving and gifted storyteller, even if he doesn't want to admit it. "Everybody's got a story, right? Or many?" he tells Spinner while discussing the roots of his band's second album, 'History From Below.' "I'm not that good. Sometimes I'm good. Sometimes I trip over my ...

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