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“I'm playing a lot more piano, which is pretty weird for us ... and we're doing some things we've never done before and that's exciting.”

Some of the best artists in the world can possess the bleakest outlooks on life. via Slam Sports

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“Reinventing yourself every album is wasteful.”

For Cake frontman John McCrea, there are two sides to music. On the one hand you have the cultural aspect of things: what's popular, what boosts your ego, what drives you to wear a certain band's T-shirt before ... via Edmonton Journal

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Classic theme songs might seem to be a thing of the past. Some shows, like LOST and My Name is Earl , don't have them at all. via Westword

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“Yes, Cake is still in existence!”

Posted today at 12:31 pm by Josh Lynch John McCrea working the crowd early in the show. via Reverb

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Average reader rating: Not rated Write a review DESCRIPTION Cake isn't to be taken too seriously. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Amazon have long offered to print some old books on demand. Now the company's CreateSpace subsidiary is doing the same for old CDs. via The Dallas Morning News

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Amazon has made deals with Sony BMG, EMI and other labels to bring hundreds of out-of-print albums to CD using their CreateSpace "Disc on Demand" system. via Hypebot

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“I am fussy, I'll walk right off this stage.”

Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: Arts Students jonesing for something sweet and artificial left Kenyon Arena with a bad taste in their mouths on Saturday night. via The Middlebury Campus

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John From Cincinnati 9 p.m., HBO2 Relive the series finale! Gag yourself with a spoon! America's Funniest Home Videos 8 p.m., Channel 5 Cake mishaps. via The Boston Globe

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Posted by Stickie April 1st, 2008 at 7:47 AM in Arts & Entertainment , Local Celebs A traffic accident has taken the life of John McCrea, lead singer and songwriter for the band Cake. via The Sac Rag

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