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Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Television NBC Well, this is surprising. Bon Iver 's Justin Vernon , the man who could not give a flying expletive about the Grammys , stopped by the ' Late Night With Jimmy Fallon ' studio to jam with the Roots on 'Perth,' the opening track from his most recent album. The all-star collaboration transformed the quiet torch song into a [...]

Filed under: Exclusive , Awards , Spinner Says Getty Images Imagine you're at a car dealership and you ask the salesman to show you the best new models. You're checking them out, giddy to see this year's cream of the crop, and -- surprise! -- you realize he's trying to sell you on a pre-owned car from 2008. "What gives? That's not new," you say. "Buddy," he says, putting a reassuring hand on your [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Television Bryan Bedder, Getty Images Dr. Dog have returned to the spotlight with their sixth album 'Be the Void.' The Philly rockers' latest effort is arguably the band's best yet, combining the smart pop sensibilities of their past works with a refined throwback sound. The band hit the set of ' Conan ' last night and rocked late night Americans [...]

Filed under: News , New Music Third Man The neverending fountain of song known as Jack White has released the latest installment of Third Man Record's Blue Series. The ongoing collaborative project, which has featured the likes of Stephen Colbert , Insane Clown Posse and John C. Reilly , will now add one more icon to it's hallowed halls: Tom Jones . The 7-inch single will feature a [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases Courtesy of Pheromone Recordings Rock music and literature usually inhabit separate ends of the arts and culture spectrum but Dave Bidini , founding member of seminal Canadian art-rock outfit the Rheostatics and current leader of the Bidiniband , is determined to bridge both worlds. The musician has authored 10 books -- including ' On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock ,' which [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Taylor Hill, FilmMagic NEW YORK (AP) -- Bruce Springsteen has announced that two saxophonists, including Clarence Clemons ' nephew, will join his upcoming world tour with the E Street Band . The announcement was made Thursday on Springsteen's website. Springsteen says longtime collaborator Eddie Manion will "share the saxophone role" with Jake Clemons.

Filed under: News Kevin Winter, Getty Images Adele 's well-documented throat problems were much scarier than a bit of soreness, according to a new interview the singer did with '60 Minutes.' Sitting down with Anderson Cooper for a special that will air before the Grammys telecast, Adele described the onset of her condition, which forced her to have surgery on her vocal cords . "[It was] like someone put a [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News AFP/Getty Images Finding the perfect time and place to get down on bended knee and pop the ol' question is still an elusive, nerve-wracking art. But guys planning to propose this Valentine's Day can get some help from none other than Paul McCartney . "Paul wants you to share your love," says a message on the musician's site and Facebook page. In celebration of [...]

Filed under: News , Video Michael Kovac, WireImage Let us introduce Lana Del Rey 's newest accessory: A sparkling silver tooth grill. A day after Del Rey's camp denied that the singer's upcoming tour was canceled , the pop temptress was spotted in L.A. wearing a canine-fitted tooth jewel . As US Weekly reports, this isn't the first time LDR has hit the strip with a brand new face [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Courtesy Paper + Plastic Records Break Anchor rose from the ashes of the Suicide Machines . "People don't really know the whole story of the end of the Suicide Machines," frontman Jay Navarro tells Spinner. "In short, I had decided to either to call it quits or just play shows once and awhile." And that's exactly what he did. Navarro found a job and settled into [...]

Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: Oh! My Blackbird Video: 'Little Bird' Highlight: "The song is inspired by a really bad breakup with a boyfriend, and the idea was that I couldn't move on even though it was always bad," singer Annie Sullivan tells Spinner. "The music video uses this idea, showing the guy (portrayed by Nick Jozwiak) passed out drunk and the girl (me) asleep and upset. The clothing comes to life while we're asleep. First, the girl sneaks out of the room and [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Pop Culture Getty Images|WireImage After all the endless post-' Saturday Night Live ' hubub , when Lana Del Rey 's debut album 'Born to Die' was finally released last week, it did anything but -- immediately topping iTunes charts around the globe. But a Tumblr image with the heading " Canada's like, 'lol idiots'" soon made the [...]

Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive Courtesy of Secretly Canadian Clavicyclette. Say it three times fast if you can. Most folks might get a little tongue tied but Montreal singer and multi-instrumentalist Little Scream has it down pat after using the fantastical piano-bicycle in her new video for 'Boatman (Live With The Clavicyclette).' "My friend Ian had come across the clavicyclette, made by a great piano man in Montreal named Spike [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Awards Alexandra Wyman, Getty Images The Beach Boys have been added to the list of performers at this year's Grammy Awards , according to a press release. And as Brian Wilson and company share a stage together for the first time in more than two decades, they'll have help from a couple of fellow Southern California bands: Foster the People and [...]

Filed under: Exclusive , RPM , New Music , Q + A Tim Saccent As genre-defying Minnesota-born, Brooklyn-based visual artist/producer Mux Mool prepares to release his sophomore LP, 'Planet High School,' he sat down with Spinner/RPM to discuss his beautiful, frenetic collection of melancholic synth-funk instrumentals, the fate of America's youth, his pursuit of happiness and why he'd rather remix Smokey Robinson than Lil Wayne or Drake . [...]

Filed under: News Tom Oxley The Ting Tings haven't released an album since their 2008 smash hit 'We Started Nothing,' but that doesn't mean they've been resting on their laurels for the past four years. After touring extensively, the band retired to East Berlin to begin work on their sophomore effort. A year and a half later, they scrapped their work and relocated to southern Spain to record 'Sounds From Nowheresville,' a record they are now ready [...]

Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: Jonquil Video: 'It's My Part' Highlight: "On the coldest day of 2011 we hauled up in a freezer of an empty warehouse in north London and shot the video for 'It's My Part,'" bassist/trumpeter Sam Scott tells Spinner. "Our good old boy Franklyn Banks (who made the Olympic montage video to 'Get Up' in 2010 as well as a bunch of great things for 'Dog Is Dead') had us riding a bucking bronco, striking power [...]

Filed under: News , New Music Frederick Breedon, WireImage You can take the boy out of the White Stripes , but you can't, well, you know the rest. Last month, Jack White unveiled his debut solo single, ' Love Interruption ,' and while it was a lovely tune -- all sunny organ and whimsical clarinet -- the B-side, 'Machine Gun Silhouette,' packs a bit more firepower, proving ol' Jack hasn't forgotten how to rock. [...]

Filed under: News Jakubaszek/Getty Images The 22nd annual benefit concert for the Tibet House will be held at Carnegie Hall on Monday, Feb. 13. Esteemed composer Philip Glass , who is celebrating his 75th birthday this year, has curated a star-studded lineup including Lou Reed , James Blake , Antony Hegarty and Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields . So how did Hegarty get involved? "I performed for [...]

Filed under: News , RPM , Awards Getty Images | AFP Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich had considered putting dancing/electronica music into the ceremony in the past, but could never quite figure out how to incorporate the high-energy club feel in front of a sometimes staid audience. He thinks he's figured it out this year. For the first time, the Grammy show will put the spotlight on the genre with a segment [...]