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Avril Lavigne has responded personally to accusations that her hit song, “Boyfriend,” was plagiarized from a 1970s song by The Rubinoos. She wrote on her Web site, “They claim that a small part of the lyrics are the same and are saying that I took these from them. I had never heard this song in my life and their claim is based on five words! All songs share similar lyrics and emotions. As humans we speak one language.” She also took singer/songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk to task for a perceived slight in a recent magazine article. Kreviazuk worked with Lavigne on her second album, Under My Skin, and released a statement apologizing to Avril. “I would like to apologize for any misconceptions concerning Avril Lavigne, which may have resulted from statements I made in my interview with Performing Songwriter Magazine,” said Kreviazuk. “It was not my intention to call Avril’s songwriting ability or ethics into question. My statements and any inference from my statements, which call into question Avril’s ethics or ability as a respected and acclaimed songwriter, should be disregarded and are retracted. Avril is an accomplished songwriter and it has been my privilege to work with her.”

Read full story: http://blog.mp3adrenalin.com/2007/07/11/quick-hits-avril-lavigne-courtney-love-the-white-stripes-and-others/

I’ve been giddy about the next Spoon album for a month now — ever since I discovered “The Underdog” and several other utterly electrifying tracks that Merge Records is streaming online. The LP, nonsensically titled Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, finally hits stores next Tuesday, and the Austin band just released a playful music video for the first single.

Giving us a peek into the studio with Britt Daniel and his Spooners, the film follows some old hipster dude as he wanders past mariachi bands, chess games, and other curiosities. I can’t wait to get my hands on this album, so check out the video when you.

Artist - Title (Record Company)

The White Stripes - Icky Thump (Warner Bros)
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge)
Blue Scholars - Bayani (Rawkus)
The National - Boxer (Beggars Banquet)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (self-released)
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (Nonesuch)
Maps - We Can Create (Mute)
Bjork - Volta (One Little Indian)
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Read full story: http://blog.mp3adrenalin.com/2007/07/10/recent-releases/

The world’s best-selling multi-artist album series, NOW That’s What I Call Music!, returns this summer with a scorching collection of today’s hottest tunes. NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 25, to be released July 17, features 20 smash hits from the current Pop, Modern Rock, Rap and R&B charts.

Read full story: http://blog.mp3adrenalin.com/2007/07/10/new-release-vol-25-now-thats-what-i-call-music/

It’s not the actual content of “My December,” Kelly Clarkson’s just-released third album, that currently makes it unlistenable. I’m not saying that it’s a bad album — it’s a solid, heartfelt, occasionally beautiful exercise in mainstream modern rock, and most reviews are confirming that. “My December” is unlistenable in the sense that nobody can really hear it. Sometimes this happens to a work of art: The din around it from a controversy renders the thing itself mute.

At least the dust-up is about the work itself, not how many kids somebody has adopted or a political aside made on a foreign concert stage long ago. But the way it’s playing out in the hype-dominated, expert-laden, power-obsessed culture of celebrity says something truly depressing about the limits of pop as art, and as democratic expression.

Read full story: http://blog.mp3adrenalin.com/2007/07/09/my-december-of-kelly-clarkson/

You know summer is here when radio stations start serving up bangers like this. This single is most definitely bigger than big, and should further cement Ivor Novello nominated and pop princess in waiting Luciana’s tight grip of the UK charts.

This year she was up for the prestigious songwriting award, in the Best Contemporary Song category for her and Bodyrox’s UK No.2 hit single ‘Yeah Yeah’, alongside Amy Winehouse and Hot Chip. So not just another pretty face then…

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These guys control dance floors. From their remixes, to their sets i’m mega impressed. I’m pretty sure i just know of them from blog hype, since they ain’t yet signed and don’t have any official releases.

This mix lives up to their name and is smooth as, I’m def gonna haveta check em out when i get overseas. Their from Kansas, so if you’re there, you’re lucky.

Oh also, go peep their remix of Blaqstarr’s Superstar, and Tampa Tony’s Can’t Duke Without Me at the Tactic myspace.

Read full story: http://blog.mp3adrenalin.com/2007/07/09/tic-tac-tic-tac-tic-tac-tactic/

The gothic/country sometime duo (they sometimes have up to six people on stage) The Handsome Family are the husband and wife team of Brett and Rennie Sparks from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Not much can be found about the beginning of The Handsome Family other that their discography that says their first album came out in May of 1996. Their latest album is called The Last Days of Wonder and came out last year in June.

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