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    Living Colour's Corey Glover Is a Judas No More

    Living Colour's Corey GloverPhilip Ryalls, Redferns

    After two years as a notorious two-timer, Corey Glover is back with Living Colour. The frontman spent a few years portraying Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, in a traveling cast of 'Jesus Christ Superstar.'

    "I've been wanting to play that role since I was like 8 or 9 years old," Glover tells Spinner. "I saw Carl Anderson in the movie doing it, and I was like, 'That's what I want to do. I want to sing like that. I want to sound like that, and I want to do that.' And to do it with Ted Neeley, who was in the movie as well, I couldn't resist."

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    Gorillaz' Damon Albarn on Loving America, Plastic Beaches and the Joy of Melancholy

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    Since Damon Albarn helped define British youth culture in the '90s with his iconic Britpop band Blur, the singer, songwriter, label head and activist has produced a staggering culture clash of musical output. Most significant, Gorillaz -- his cartoon band collaboration with 'Tank Girl' creator and former roommate Jamie Hewlett -- has become a worldwide phenomenon.

    Begun as an experiment in musical identity,     Gorillaz has sold 15 million records with their most recent (and most successful) album, 'Plastic Beach,' reaching No. 2 on the Billboard 200 charts.

    Nearing the end of the North American leg of Gorillaz' 'Escape to Plastic Beach' world tour, Albarn talks to Spinner about his love of America, iPads and melancholy -- and why modern music isn't rubbish (except when Simon Cowell is involved).

    You've never manged to "break" America till this latest Gorillaz album. How does it feel to finally play a large-scale tour on this side of the pond?

    It's a big deal for me, this tour in America. I've played big stuff everywhere else in the world over the years, but [it] never really happened for me here, been quite underground over the years. So I don't have that rock star cynicism about the place. You've got to remember I spent 10 years slogging around America playing nearly every dive venue. I feel like I've definitely payed my dues.

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    Devo Postpone 2010 Tour Dates After Guitarist's Hand Injury

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    On Wednesday, Devo announced the cancelation of the rest of their 2010 tour dates due to a hand injury sustained by Bob Mothersbaugh. The guitarist severed a tendon in his right thumb from a shard of glass and underwent emergency surgery. He is expected to make a full recovery.

    Dates in San Francisco, Solano Beach, Calif., and Los Angeles will be rescheduled for 2011 within the context of a larger Devo tour. Devo were set to perform at this weekend's Moog Festival in Asheville, N.C. and WRXP Radio show at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom, as well as headline the Fun Fun Fest in Austin on Nov. 7.

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    What's That Song From the Xbox 360 Kinect Commercial?



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    When LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy put a "yeah, yeah, yeah" chorus to music in 2004 for the aptly titled track 'Yeah,' it's doubtful that the eternally hip producer and frontman had a game console in mind. It's questionable if Murphy even knew that the song -- which is just LCD Soundsystem's third single ever -- would make it onto the band's self-titled debut, which didn't officially drop until the following year.

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    Slits' Ari Up Remembered by Bandmate Viv Albertine

    Viv Albertine and Ari UpDavid Corio, Redferns

    The music world suffered a tremendous loss with the death of Slits singer Ari Up last week at the age of 48. The charismatic frontwoman's passing after a long illness was especially felt by her two friends: guitarist Viv Albertine, who was in the band from the mid- '70s through the early '80s, and Zoe Street Howe, the author of 'Typical Girls?: The Story of the Slits,' which was published last year.

    "I'm still so in shock," Albertine tells Spinner, "because she was the youngest of all of us. It's a tragedy that she's gone so early. Thank God she's being recognized for the mark that she's made. I think she really wanted to be recognized within her own lifetime."

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    Belladonnakillz Will Be Missed Within Electronic Dance Community

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    Toronto-based virtuoso pianist and breakcore DJ/producer Peter Moskalyk, aka, Belladonnakillz, passed away late last week at the age of 31.

    Kick-starting his career in the early 2000s by throwing bush parties and outdoor raves under bridges, Moskalyk reached peak success when he formed a three-piece band under the same moniker.

    The lively outfit was championed by the now-defunct Sublight Records, formerly home to experimental prodigies, such as Venetian Snares, Bong Ra, Richard Devine, the Flashbulb, and others affiliated with the glitchy IDM sound.

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    White Stripes Go 'Rated X' for Loretta Lynn Tribute Album

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    Jack White was deemed a "friend forever" by Loretta Lynn after he produced and co-wrote the legendary country artist's acclaimed 2004 album 'Van Lear Rose.' And with word that the White Stripes will also lend their rendition of the singer's 'Rated X' to a new tribute album, that bond can only get stronger.

    The iconic Detroit duo originally released a live version of the song as a B-side for their 'Hotel Yorba' single in 2001. The track is one the few in the band's repertoire to feature drummer Meg White sharing vocal duties with Jack.

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