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		"Great Big Sea is not a band you just go and see, or a cd you just listen to. Great Big Sea is something you have to do." Lead singer Alan Doyle's description of his band might be simple, but it comes close to describing the phenomena that is Great Big Sea. Their records are renowned for drawing together disparate threads of folk and pop music, while their shows are a storm of powerful singing, driving rhythms and soaring melody. Critics are often at a loss to describe the unique appeal of the band, who have built a strong and enduring career by combining the traditional music of their isolated Newfoundland home with a myriad of pop influences.

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		It had to happen eventually. When you survey previous exports from the city of Las Vegas: a ragtag assortment of suspect hair metal bands; one-hit wonder Toni Basil; err. Andre Agassi. It was only ever a matter of time that a group would emerge from Sin City to wipe the slate ceremoniously clean, giving the inhabitants of that Nevadan outpost some fresh hope and an escape from their culturally underperforming past. The unique habitat in which our subjects developed would go towards creating a band so clearly the product of their environment and yet so perfectly adapted to becoming a truly dominant species in the world of pop. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you The Killers.

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		From the savage opening assault of "Lost" to the closing strains of the atmospheric, acoustic-driven "Going Nowhere", the essence of The Cure is distilled in every cut of the new album, called simply - The Cure. The inwardly-directed rage of "The Promise"; the chilly sense of impending doom in the first single, "The End Of The World"; the warm guitar lines of "Before Three" - these elements each highlight different aspects of why millions of fans world-wide love The Cure. "This is how I always imagined making records could be," says Robert Smith. "Nothing comes close to what I felt while we were making this album."

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		Ever since they were a fledgling group in the environs of Los Angeles, The Black Eyed Peas have flaunted a passionate, energetic hip-hop spirit people have always been drawn to. They've earned fans worldwide with their inventive approach to hip-hop music, inspiring people with loose rhymes, and a positive spirit and funkafied vibe. On Elephunk, the group's third album, that spirit seems to course through their beings even more than ever. Check out the image gallery from the show

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