Daily entertainment news covering LCD Soundsystem en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/22/james_murphy_confirms_hiatus_for_lcd_sou Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:17:08 EST Entertainment News 101555@http://www.starpulse.com/news LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy is to take a break from the band to work on solo projects. The rocker is too busy with other projects, including his DFA record label, to produce new material with the band.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/05/feist_wins_shortlist_music_prize Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:12:39 EST Entertainment News 76976@http://www.starpulse.com/news Canadian singer Leslie Feist is the winner of the Seventh Annual Shortlist Music Prize for her album The Reminder. Feist is the second female artist to win the prize, following Cat Power who won the award last year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/28/british_invasion_check_out_jamie_t_hot_c Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:35:10 EST Entertainment News 75965@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the interest of keeping our readers' fingers on the pulse of the latest British wave, Starpulse gives you the 411 on the newest batch of hot songwriters from across the pond.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/04/the_b_52_s_to_release_first_studio_album_2008 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 66169@http://www.starpulse.com/news The B-52's, pioneering dance-rock stars, are exploding on the scene once again with the February 26th, 2008 release of 'Funplex', the band's first studio album in 16 years and the first with the Astralwerks label.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/04/vedder_kicks_off_lollapalooza Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:49:20 EST Entertainment News 54537@http://www.starpulse.com/news A surprise appearance by Pearl Jam legend Eddie Vedder kicked off the Lollapalooza music festival on Friday when he appeared on stage with Ben Harper at Chicago's Grant Park.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/05/microsoft_launches_ignition_program_to_h Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:00:00 EST Entertainment News 45668@http://www.starpulse.com/news REDMOND, Wash. -- June 4, 2007 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the launch of Ignition, a new program that gives recording artists with new releases a unique channel to reach tens of millions of consumers, whether they are browsing music online, playing games or catching up on the latest news.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/12/lollapalooza_2007_lineup_announced Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:13:59 EST Entertainment News 37863@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tickets are now officially on sale for Lollapalooza 2007, August 3-5 in Chicago’s Grant Park. Among the 120-plus artists are behemoths Pearl Jam — in their sole U.S. show this year — as well as Daft Punk, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Muse, Iggy and the Stooges, Interpol, Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Perry Farrell’s Satellite Party, Snow Patrol, The Roots, Paolo Nutini, Femi Kuti and The Positive Force, and many more.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/22/lcd_star_recalls_britney_spears_walking_ Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:13:10 EST Entertainment News 34882@http://www.starpulse.com/news LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy will never forget the time he worked with Britney Spears because the pop superstar walked out on him. Murphy and Spears briefly collaborated on songs the singer was planning to include on her 2003 album In The Zone.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/08/aesop_rock_latest_artist_in_nike_origina Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:18:51 EST Entertainment News 33153@http://www.starpulse.com/news Joining the ranks of renowned artists The Crystal Method and LCD Soundsystem, MC/Producer Aesop Rock has joined forces with Nike to release an original composition in the third installment of the "Nike + Original Run" series, available exclusively in the Nike Sport Music store on the iTunes Store.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/01/lcd_soundsystem_returns_with_sound_of_si Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:23:28 EST Entertainment News 32381@http://www.starpulse.com/news James Murphy, aka LCD Soundsystem, returns with new album "Sound of Silver" March 20 on DFA/Capitol Records. "Sound of Silver," the follow-up to the massively acclaimed and eponymous 2005 debut, was recorded over the summer of 2006 in a farm in upstate New York by Murphy and visitors from the big city including live band members Nancy Whang, Pat Mahoney and Tyler Pope. There, between silver foil-covered walls, nine tracks were crafted into one of the pinnacle albums of 2007.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/04/starpulse_com_s_music_to_look_for_in_2007 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:21:49 EST Entertainment News 25122@http://www.starpulse.com/news Once again, it’s time to look ahead to the upcoming year in entertainment. A long list of distinguished music acts will be releasing albums this year, with some great releases just weeks away. It looks to be quite an interesting selection, no matter your tastes in music. Here’s some of the music you need to look for in 2007:

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