Damon Albarn and crew bring their live show to his hometown.By James Montgomery

Gorillaz’s Damon Albarn performs at London’s Roundhouse on Thursday

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There was a British orchestra dressed up as Russian sailors. A New York City rapper made up to look like Abraham Lincoln. Members of the Clash wearing captain’s hats. Swedish and Japanese singers performing [...]

‘I would like to provide an opportunity for them to continue to grow,’ he tells Mixtape Daily.By Shaheem Reid, with reporting by Sway Calloway

Sha Money XL

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Executive Decisions: Sha Money XL

Queens is in the building — again. Sha Money XL has signed on to become the senior VP of A&R at Def Jam Records. [...]

Remember the TGIF sitcoms of yesteryear? Jason Dolley does, and he’s not quite sure what happened to them.
“They were so huge, especially when my parents were growing up — everyone watched TV together,” he tells TVGuide.com of such classic Friday-night family comedies as The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family. “That whole TGIF concept, [...]

Photograph by Tony LandaNight two of the SXSW Music Festival featured a trio of big guitar bands with new lineups, playing new — in some cases not even completed — albums. The pressure was on to strike a balance between satiating fans with classics and testing new material without trying their patience.
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