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VIDEO: Iggy Azalea Takes on Clueless Cher in 'Fancy' Music Video

Paying tribute to the 1995 hit comedy movie, Iggy Azalea portrays the ditzy (yet lovable) Cher Horowtiz from Clueless in her...

Campus Circle Staff

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Righteous Vendetta

One of the main reasons why The Fire Inside has turned out to be one of the season’s indie sleeper hits is that it has...

Kevin Wierzbicki

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Ashanti Gets Courageous with Braveheart

Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum singer Ashanti is making a comeback in the music world with her long-awaited album Braveheart,...

Sydney Champion

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Helms Alee

Seattle trio Helms Alee fulfills the group’s ambition of melding heavy rock and concealed catchiness on their third go-round,...

Doug Simpson

Music Live Show Reviews

PHOTOS - Dr. Dog

When I got the opportunity to shoot Dr. Dog at The Wiltern I said, "Sure." Without knowing much about the band, I took...

Linda De La Rosa

Music Blog

Juanes Will Give First Latin Music Performance on 'The Tonight Show'

Next week, global superstar Juanes will make history on the "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on NBC by being...

Campus Circle Staff

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Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' Tops Billboard Hot 100

Pharrell Williams must be feeling more than "happy" right now (sorry -- couldn't resist!) The singer's Oscar-nominated...

Campus Circle Staff

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VIDEO: Rihanna Joins Drake Onstage at Paris Concert

Drake and Rihanna performed onstage together Tuesday night during the rapper's Paris show, reports MTV. The duo sang 2011 hit...

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VIDEO: Beyoncé Releases 'Partition' Music Video

Here's some musical pleasure to get you through the work day and classes: Beyoncé has released her video for "Partition." If...

Campus Circle Staff

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Qui

Los Angeles absurdist-indie rock duo Qui are back after a half-decade hiatus with Life, Water, Living…, 35 minutes of...

Doug Simpson

Music Live Show Reviews

Armon Jay

Armon Jay’s opening set Friday night at the Troubadour contained almost as much talking as it did music. And that was a...

Laura Koeller

Music CD Reviews

Beck

There’s a mood of midnight-to-morning reverie which permeates Beck’s 13-track, 45-minute Morning Phase. This marks...

Doug Simpson

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Imagine Dragons Radioactively Tops Billboard Charts

Remember the Leann Rimes song "How Do I Live?," which had your heart bursting at the seams, asking how do you live...

Blanca Palacios

Music Live Show Reviews

Touché Amoré

A Friday night, Valentine’s Day concert set inside one of L.A.’s newest and strangest concert venues can make anyone’s...

Zach Bourque

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Ariana Grande, Chris Brown Releasing Duet in March?

America's rising sweeheart Ariana Grande will be pairing up with "badboy" Chris Brown on a duet expected to release...

Diego Girgado

Music Live Show Reviews

PHOTOS - Panic! at the Disco

I wouldn’t have expected Panic! at the Disco to be a band with staying power, but its Sunday night show at the Wiltern...

Laura Koeller

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My Chemical Romance Says Goodbye with Final Song, 'Fake Your Death'

Since My Chemical Romance first formed in 2001, the band has released four albums and has won numerous awards. Now, 13 years...

Diego Girgado

Music Report

Angel Olsen, Blonde Redhead & Boy George

ANGEL OLSEN OFFERS A “HI-FIVE” Alt pop artist Angel Olsen has released a video for “Hi-Five,” a tune...

Kevin Wierzbicki

Music Interviews

The Lawrence Arms' Brendan Kelly Talks Metropole, Shares Funny Stories

Chicago natives The Lawrence Arms are back from the dead with Metropole, their first album in eight years. The punk trio will...

Zach Bourque

Music CD Reviews

Sarah Dooley

Not to be confused with the popular author of the same name, Sarah Dooley is a New York City-based singer/songwriter who plays...

Kevin Wierzbicki

Music Interviews

Phantogram Keeps Soaring as Duo Returns to L.A.

In a city as big as Los Angeles, selling out a show can often be seen as a major accomplishment for young, budding musicians....

Josh Herwitt

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House Fire Prepares to Burn Down Roxy Stage with Moving Units

Fate threw James Brownstein, Aman Alem and Luke Schunk together in a band during their first week of classes in the Popular Music...

Kendall Robertson

Music Blog

How I Find Music Without the Radio

Often times, the music played on the radio has a nice rhythm and beat to it, but the lyrics are either degrading or contain bad...

Blanca Palacios

Music Interviews

Little Mix's Perrie Edwards Talks Salute, Demi Lovato Tour

Hailing from across the Atlantic is global British girl group Little Mix. The four-piece got its start on the U.K. version of...

Diego Girgado

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Katy Perry Makes Twitter History, Becomes Most Followed Person

Katy Perry's "Katycats" have outdone Lady Gaga's "Little Monsters," One Direction's "Directioners"...

Campus Circle Staff

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Parkway Drive

Hailing from the small, laid-back beach town of Byron Bay on Australia’s east coast, five-piece metalcore band Parkway...

Zach Bourque

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The Naked and Famous Ready to Warm Hearts Valentine's Day

Aside from the generic romantic comedy or ironic horror flick, it can be a little difficult for Angelenos to pin down a nighttime...

Mary Broadbent

Music Live Show Reviews

Ash

They may have saved “Burn Baby Burn” for the very last, but Ash’s entire show at the Echo was nothing short...

Melissa Bobbitt

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Interesting Facts About Bruno Mars' Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show

The actual game that took place during Sunday night's Super Bowl XLVIII might have been unexciting, but the halftime show was...

Campus Circle Staff

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Hermanos Herrera Bring Regional Mexican Music to New Heights

To describe Hermanos Herrera as simply another Norteno group would be a major understatement. The Hermanos are musicians, writers,...

Adriana Gomez