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In 2005 Eddie Argos took Art Brut to the top of the pops, lyrically anyway, as indie rock's thick-browed sardonic clown prince. It wasn't about singing, it was talking to the kids, with acerbic cheek and barbed wit, so much so that Berlin University taught a lecture in his lyrics titled "The Depressive Dandy: The Lyrics Of Eddie Argos." Three albums in and the shtick wore a little thin. Cue Everybody Was In The French Resistance...NOW, a side-project that allows Argos free reign to fix his sites on new targets. It's not about hitting the top of the pops, it's about Fixin' The Charts (Volume 1). Eddie's teamed with Dyan Valdes of L.A.'s the Blood Arm on 12 tracks which respond to better known hits: "My Way (Is Not Always The Best Way)" dialogues with Sinatra's "My Way"; "Billie's Genes" talks to "Billie Jean"; "Coal Digger" is in rebuff to Kanye. Get it? You get it. "G.I.R.L.F.R.E.N." is for Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend," which Eddie says is part of "an alarming new archetype in pop songwriting: 'girl steals other girl's boyfriend.' This is a divisive message to send to young girls everywhere, and songs like 'Girlfriend' (see also 'You Belong With Me' by Taylor Swift) only teach young women that they can derive more worth and status from stealing each others' boyfriends than they can from realizing their own achievements." The chorus covers that ground in girl-group fashion ("G.I.R.L.F.R.E.N. You know I've got a girlfriend ... In case you had any doubt I thought we'd better spell it out."), the video has Ed and Dyan pulling tarot cards to make it clearer. For those who take their satire with some substance: Continue reading New Everybody Was In The French Resistance...NOW (Eddie Argos) Video - "G.I.R.L.F.R.E.N."...
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Muse: win Best Art Vinyl Of 2009 award
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Muse have won the award for Best Art Vinyl Of 2009 for their latest album The Resistance.The band’s album cover was designed by La Boca Design who also designed the album artwork of Bullet For My Valentine’s debut album, The Poison. Manic Street Preacher's Journal For Plague Lovers scored the Number Two slot in the poll while Green Day’s 2...
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Muse: win best album artwork award for 'The Resistance'
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Manic Street Preachers, Massive Attack also fare well
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Alice in Chains: Frontman’s Top Albums Of 2009
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Alice In Chains vocalist William DuVall names his top albums of the year!Every day from now until Christmas, we will be revealing a different band/member of a band’s top albums of the year. Get all previous top 10’s here!Here is William DuVall’s top albums of 2009:Muse – The ResistancePearl Jam ...
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Biffy Clyro: storm the charts!
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Biffy Clyro’s new album, Only Revolutions has debuted at Number Eight on the British Album Charts.The Scottish rockers have fought off tough competition from Cheryl Cole, Robbie Williams, JLS, Snow Patrol and Michael Buble to get a place in the Top 10.Other notable movers and shakers in this week’s chart include Foo Fighters, who are down fi...
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Muse: New Muse Video - "Undisclosed Desires"
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It's a new clip from the only band both Glenn Beck and Twilight fans can agree on. This Resistance track sounds like Depeche Mode, but the video is just garbage. How many pieces of garbage can you find?
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