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Grammy-Winning Producer Phil Ramone Dead at 79
Legendary music producer Phil Ramone died from complications related to a recent heart surgery, his son Matt told the AP. The 14-time Grammy Award winner was born in South Africa, studied at the Juilliard School as a teenager, and opened his own recording studio by age 20. He eventually came to ... More »
Sitarist Ravi Shankar Dies at Age 92
Ravi Shankar, the 92-year-old world-famous sitarist born in Varanasi, India, died Tuesday after being admitted to a San Diego hospital late last week with a shortness of breath. Shankar's influence ran from the Beatles (George Harrison called him "the godfather of world music") to New York hip-hop group Das Racist
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Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees Dies at 62
Robin Gibb, singer, songwriter and one-third of the legendary band the Bee Gees, died Sunday at 62 after a long battle with cancer, according to a statement on his official website. Born in 1949 on the Isle of Man off the British coast, Gibb and brothers Maurice and Barry recorded
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Download Born Ready to Die, an Album of Lana Del Rey and Notorious B.I.G. Mash-Ups
It took this long? [Mixstream]
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As Predicted, Lana Del Rey Debuts at No. 2
The official numbers are in, and Lana Del Rey's Born to Die is the No. 2 album in the country, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Del Rey sold about 77,000 units in her first week, which is a smidge above the projected numbers but well behind Adele's 122,000 copies of 21. Show More Summary
Lana Del Rey Watch: Liz Phair, SNL Weigh In
Did you spend your weekend arguing about football Born to Die and the role of the Internet in anointing and destroying young musicians? Great! So did Liz Phair, who came to Lana Del Rey's defense, kind of, in a post for The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy. Show More Summary
Early Projections Have Lana Del Rey’s Debut at No. 2
The numbers aren't definite quite yet, but two days after the release of Lana Del Rey's Born to Die, "industry prognosticators" say the album is tracking for a No. 2 debut on the Billboard 200. (Next week's No. 1? Adele. Again. KnowShow More Summary
Anatomy of a Backlash: Tracking the Many Ups and Downs of Lana Del Rey
Tomorrow, Lana Del Rey will officially release her major label debut, Born to Die, into the world. You'd be forgiven for any surprise or exhaustion you felt while reading that last sentence; it does feel like certain corners of the Internet have been arguing about her (or her lips) forever. Show More Summary
Lana Del Rey Will Rerelease the Record She Made Before She Was Lana Del Rey
If Born to Die has not sated your "I am compelled by forces larger and perhaps more foolish than myself to listen to and seriously consider a Lana Del Rey album" instinct, we have news. Del Rey told the BBC that she has repurchased the rights to the record she made in 2010 when she was still performing under the not as alluring name of Lizzie Grant. Show More Summary
Lana Del Rey: Lurching Toward Vegas
The last song on Lana Del Rey’s debut album, Born to Die, could probably fuel enough comments-box arguments to keep a feminist pop-culture blog afloat for a good six months. For starters, it’s called “This Is What Makes Us Girls.” It’s...Show More Summary
Leaked: Time to Argue About Lana Del Rey’s Actual Album
Leaked: Lana Del Rey, Born to Die
Official Release Date: January 30, 2012
This morning, not an hour after the Oscar nominations, a second dose of highly anticipated and likely divisive cultural material made its way onto the Internet. Show More Summary
Listen to Damon Albarn’s Remix of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Born to Die’
The Gorillaz front man (well, the human version, at least) gives LDR his finest go-round. [Stereogum]
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‘Born to Die’ Video: Lana Del Rey Has Two Pet Tigers
If you are willing to spend five minutes on a shady-seeming Russian website, then you can now watch the divisive Lana Del Rey's first official (read: non-webcam) video effort, "Born to Die," which has somehow made its way across the Urals. Show More Summary
Heavy D Visited Doctor Day Before His Death
Rapper Heavy D, who died Nov. 8 after collapsing at his Beverly Hills home, reportedly met with his doctor just the day before, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. The 44-year-old actor-musician, born Dwight Arrington...Show More Summary
My Soul to Take Trailer: Wes Craven Kills Teenagers in 3-D
Synopsis: Is the Riverton Ripper still alive, or did his murderous spirit just scuttle, hermit-crab-like, into one of the seven children born the night he "died"? Either way, death ahoy! (Out October 8.) [Bloody Disgusting] Read more posts by Edith Zimmerman