Rock in a good place From www.easttennessean.com A song later, "Right Hand On My Heart" delivers what the first two promised - a Thanksgiving dinner-full rock song that pounds like My Morning Jacket on vitamins from Roger Clemens. The remainder of Mission Control carries the joint torch of Tarzan drumming and pop hooking, hardly letting up for a breather. But join the Whig party and grab Mission Control if you still believe in the notion of a great American rock band.

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Nine Inch Nails pack for Rock Band From www.360hq.com This time around MTV Games is bringing you some killer techno industrial tunes from the grate Nine Inch Nails. NIN you wold find this: "Nine Inch Nails were the most popular industrial group ever and were largely responsible for bringing the music to a mass audience. While Ministry crossed over to heavy metal audiences, NIN built up a large alternative rock fan base right around the time of Nirvana's mainstream breakthrough. A long period of inactivity and writer's block followed, which gave...

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Danielle Egnew Unprecedented Record Deal for Award-Winning Lesbian ... From Gay Wired Egnew, who made headlines in the past after declining label deals due to contract restrictions, cites this diverse opportunity with Maurice the Fish Records as a "perfect marriage of business and expression." With such an artist-friendly staff and such a visionary team, this singular deal is more like getting four record deals in one, as the label has considered all the separate projects that I am involved in." Though successful cross-genre artists like Danielle Egnew are a rare find, they...

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Bob Mould: From Husker Du to Solo From NPR Courtesy of Bob Mould Bob Mould. Mould fronted the rock band Husker Du - one of the acts that defined alternative rock - before exploring a poppier direction with Sugar in the early '90s. As a solo artist, Mould has released everything from Sugar-style pop music to dance and electronica, even adopting a separate persona as "LoudBomb" for his electronic works.

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Marysville church offers youth concert From HeraldNet MARYSVILLE -- Revolution Youth Church has begun to earn a reputation as a venue for independent and alternative Christian rock, part of a growing national trend among youth groups that crosses the classical divisions between contemporary Christian music and the secular alternative music scene. The last concert held at Marysville First Assembly was Halloween 2007, which saw more than 200 teens and alternative rock fans piled into the church on Grove Street and was considered by Webb to be a...

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