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“Glastonbury has a tradition of guitar music and even when they throw the odd curve ball in on a Sunday night, you go: ' KYLIE MINOGUE ?' I'm not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. It's wrong.”

Z has finally broken his silence over the controversy surrounding his Glastonbury Festival headline slot. via The Sun Online

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In case you missed the news in the world of Myspace and blogs, Dead Prez is popping up kinda randomly for a show tonight -- a pretty good coup for a weekly party in Hollywood, known as Mellow Mondays . via Broward-Palm Beach - News

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With their dark hip-hop-influenced alternative rock, Luscious Jackson re-creates the dense, multicultural bohemian world of New York in a collage of sound, where Spanish guitars, jazzy keyboards, funky beats, ... via MIX969.com

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“The new BlackBerry Bold represents a tremendous step forward in business-grade smartphones and lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design”

RIM today introduced the BlackBerry Bold, its highest-end smartphone ever and the first to support tri-band HSDPA 3G wireless data networking on GSM networks worldwide. via BlackBerryToday

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“I try to keep my finger on the pulse of pop culture. I feel the vibe of what's going on in the community, what's happening in the hood, what's people's temperament toward me as a celebrity, as entertainment, as a rapper, as a musician.”

The ego has landed. Or rather, it will touch down this month in Canada when rap's biggest mouth and biggest talent Kanye West will give music fans a treat with his Glow in the Dark tour. via Canada.com

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“You're writing a book about grammar? asked a friend. "Not just grammar.”

In our common culture, grammar has taken on at least three sets of meanings and associations. via Poynter

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“The feedback has been phenomenal (and) hotels are full. In fact, LIAT is putting on additional flights intra-regionally to be able to meet the demand that we are seeing for the festival”

Castries, St. Lucia, May 9 The 17th Annual St. Lucia Jazz festival, one of the Caribbean's premier musical attractions, produced by BET Event Productions, has nostalgia day this Friday. via Prensa Latina

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Conceived as the first "virtual hip-hop group," Gorillaz blended the musical talents of Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Blur's Damon Albarn, Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori, and Tom Tom Club's Tina Weymouth and Chris ... via 105.9 The X

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You can hear the best new music on 106.5 KWOD weekdays at 1:05 p.m., 6:05 p.m. and 9:05 p.m. and weekends anytime. via KWOD-FM Sacramento

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Estelle is the first artist to release an album under John Legend's Homeschool label, in partnership with Atlantic Records. via 103JAMZ.com

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