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My favorite festival just got even more interesting. Through the years, Bonnaroo’s been doing a real nice job booking great female artists with Patti Smith, Erykah Badu, Ani DiFranco, Neko Case, Mavis Staples, Catpower (this is a very short list), and the addition of The Gossip is a damn nice one — check this footage of Glasto’007, as well as URB writer and shooter DG Loral’s filming of Annie Clark, Erykah Badu, Neko Case and Ani DiFranco at Bonnaroo 2009, for a proper glimpse at some of the ladies that have graced Bonnaroo .
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I love electronic music producers but what I go crazy for is an EDM artist who can put some pop panache in their output.
DJ Hell is one of techno’s longstanding artists who seems to be making some serious power moves right now to further establish himself in the echelons of
dance music heavyweights.
There is a definite resurgence of ’70s-’80s pop with some kind of viral craze concerning a certain Bryan Ferry (and Roxy Music).
Well, Ferry makes …
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Beth Ditto’s band, The Gossip, might not be a household name, but the openly gay girl from Arkansas and then Olympia, WA, has become a celebrity in her own right. Ditto is dominating the UK tabloids while hanging out with friends like Kate Moss, as her band slowly climbs the music industry ladder with hit remixes and sold-out shows. But this notoriety has come at a cost. While BFF Perez Hilton has championed Ditto’s fierce on-stage performances, much of the tabloid media has focused on her weight and her lifestyle more than her music. It’s a situation not helped by her tendency to undress in public. Which leaves Ditto facing the ultimate challenge, can her D.I.Y. punk credo protect her from the trappings of infamy? URB caught up with Ditto after a manic few days, enjoying a bath in her …
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