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Marilyn Manson Plays the Villain: The Uncut...

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The Ten Best 3 a.m. Bars in St. Louis: 2013

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Chrono Man: The Making of a Space Opera

By Blair Stiles
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Ten Metal Bands Most Beloved By Geeks

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Humdrum to Release New EP We Are Electricity...

By Christian Schaeffer
These Bands Took Fan Landers' Advice: Did It Work?

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Al Johnson is Decent: A Conversation with the...

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Six Things You Should Know About the Replacements

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The Pixies in 2013: What Exactly Did Kim Deal Even Quit?

By Gavin Cleaver Mon., Jun. 17 2013 at 6:57 AM

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The Pixies in 2004

The Pixies reunited in 2004 for the sake of nostalgia and money. There can't be much doubt over this. They never hinted at new music (apart from the bizarre one-off soundtrack single "Bam Thwok") and unashamedly toured Doolittle to within an inch of its life. Last Friday, entirely apropos of nothing except perhaps a recent revival in the Breeder's fortunes with the 20th anniversary tour of Last Splash, Kim Deal quit a band that hasn't played a gig since late 2011.

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As I Lay Dying Singer Tim Lambesis Posts Bail, Faces Charges of Plotting to Kill His Wife

By RFT Music Thu., Jun. 6 2013 at 7:06 AM

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Tim Lambesis, on left.

Talk about falling from grace. Tim Lambesis, the 32-year-old lead singer of the Christian metalcore band As I Lay Dying, is accused of plotting to kill his wife. He posted a $2 million bail on Friday.

Lambesis must wear a GPS monitor and stay away from his estranged wife and children.

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Did Rapper Tim Dog Fake His Own Death? Arrest Warrant Says "Yes"

By Mike Appelstein Thu., May 23 2013 at 6:16 AM

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Tim Dog: RIP?

As long as there have been celebrity deaths, there have been celebrity death sightings. A quick Internet search will turn up allegations of people spotting Elvis Presley in the steamy Memphis heat, or Jim Morrison in a Parisian cafe. There are those who would swear on a stack of polygraph machines that Tupac Shakur is alive and well, or that it's actually Andy Kaufman underneath the Tony Clifton makeup.

Usually the celebrity in question is safely deceased. In the case of rapper Tim Dog, however, it's looking more and more likely that rumors of his February 2013 death have been greatly exaggerated.

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death hoax, dog's gonna getcha, fuck compton, grifting, tim dog

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The Day RFT Music Died

By Daniel Hill Mon., Apr. 22 2013 at 11:15 AM

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Say goodbye to this annoying sight.

You may have noticed over the weekend, starting on Thursday, that RFT Music was largely inaccessible. Users of Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox and likely others were blocked by warnings of malware, looking very similar, if not identical, to the one you see above.

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Brad Paisley's "Accidental Racist": Why This Song Sucks

By Shea Serrano Thu., Apr. 11 2013 at 8:23 AM

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Brad Paisley

Monday, Brad Paisley, a white man, joined hands with LL Cool J, a black man, and attempted to end racism with a song called "Accidental Racist" (below), wherein Paisley addressed the debilitating dread of being an affluent white male in America and LL panthered around in the background, high-fiving Robert E. Lee and implying that gold necklaces aren't that dissimilar from slave chains.

I mean...

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Spelling Bee Outs "Joe Sly," Alleged Undercover Cop Posing as Punk Fan

By Jessica Lussenhop Fri., Mar. 29 2013 at 11:44 AM

Categories: DIY, WTF

Courtesy Spelling Bee

This super real looking profile is allegedly the concoction of a Boston police officer.

We here at RFT Music can barely breathe this is so awesome.

St. Louis's own Spelling Bee has apparently outed an undercover police operation in Boston. The cops' goal: Breaking up DIY punk shows by posing as fans.

"Basically I think the cops should have something better to do," says drummer and vocalist Joseph Hess.

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Boston Police Department, DIY, Joe Sly, Joseph Hess, Mabel Suen, punk, Spelling Bee, undercover cop

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We Test the ICP "Juggalo Locator" App, for the Sake of Journalism

By David Thorpe Thu., Feb. 28 2013 at 7:00 AM

Categories: WTF

While perusing Insane Clown Posse's Twitter timeline, like a person does, I came across something interesting: our favorite rap clowns announced a new update to their official smartphone app, which I didn't even know existed. For the advancement of pop journalism and human knowledge in general, I hereby volunteer to investigate.

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icp, juggalo locator, juggalos, reppin' the hatchet, whoop whoop

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Why Does Spotify Keep Ripping People Off?

By RFT Music Tue., Feb. 26 2013 at 11:53 AM

Categories: Fiesta!, WTF

flickr/Administrador Galeria Uninter

By Emily Lundquist

Ten dollars a month is a small price to pay for practically every piece of recorded music except The Beatles. Which is why, late last year, I signed up for Spotify. Only two months in, however, I was out, and feeling like I'd been ripped off. Turns out I'm not the only one.

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rip off, spotify, streaming services

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Fine, Damnit, We'll Write About the Harlem Shake

By Drew Ailes Tue., Feb. 26 2013 at 6:00 AM

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The Harlem Shake, in Indonesia

In recent music news, Radiohead will begin working on a new record in September. Nine Inch Nails is reforming. Pearl Jam is releasing another undoubtedly awful new record. And somehow, Iggy and the Stooges are gearing up for a new release.

But more importantly, the Harlem Shake is a thing.

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-The Ten Best Dancers at LouFest: GIFs

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better viral videos, harlem shake, the macarena

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Candles As Band Merch: An In-depth, Intensive Look with GG Allin, Mumford and Sons

By Michael Alan Goldberg Tue., Feb. 26 2013 at 5:13 AM

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Perhaps you have seen that in addition to the T-shirts, hoodies, posters, and brass boat necklaces (?) found in their online merch section, Sigur Ros has introduced their "Vardeldur candle" for the princely sum of $23.50. The site describes its scent thusly:

The smoky, slightly briny smell of a flotsam campfire on a distant black beach under a wan midnight sun. And, most recently, the smell of Sigur Ros's studio, while they go about the quasi-mystical business of making the magic happen. Specially developed to the band's olfactory specifications, this candle burns for 35 evocative hours of "instant Iceland, or something like that.

Much to our delight, upon perusing the merch sections of a few other artists' websites we discovered that they, too, had candles for sale.