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And now for the Saturday CMJ FourPlay

Today might be the last day of the 2014 CMJ Music Marathon but there is still a full day and night of events to go. Weâ€™ve made our final â€œFour Playâ€ picks but it hasnâ€™t been easy narrowing down our choices the last five days. Whether you were able to attend this year in person or are sitting at home looking for some new music, you should check out all of the great artists who played CMJ this year. You might just find your new favorite band among the local, national, and international talent showcased this year.

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And now for the Wednesday CMJ FourPlay

Why are Gerard Way, Bombay Bicycle Club, and Foster The People all in NYC this week? For the CMJ Music Marathon of course, and you should be here too! Thereâ€™s nothing like the thrill of discovering a new favorite band, and with over 1,400 artists playing more than 300 showcases at 80+ venues throughout the city, CMJ surely has one for you. The music marathon welcomes veterans like Cold War Kids, newcomers like Zella Day, International acts including the famous Japanese all girl punk band Shonen Knife and countless up and coming artists all hoping to be discovered. These acts are brought together for five days of music and featured speakers from the industry. For each day, idobi Radio will be bring you the CMJ â€œFour Playâ€: four canâ€™t miss events for each day of CMJ.

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For The Record: Lawrence, KS – Small Town, Big Sound

Each month For The Record is here to bring you the best places to find your next favorite band in different cities all over the worldâ€”right to your screen. Next up: Lawrence, KS

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Tuesday Ten: Musical 180’s

Even if you’re convinced that a band changing their sound is the worst thing that’s ever happened to you, it’s perfectly natural for someone’s music to develop and shift from album to album. But every once in a while, those shifts are so dramatic that the early work ends up sounding like it was released by an entirely different band than the more recent material.

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Tuesday Ten: As Heard On TV

Losing yourself in a ten-hour marathon of your favorite tv show is always fun, but it’s even more fun when you suddenly wake from your reverie at the sounds of some unknown, perfect song emerging from the speakers. For this week’s Tuesday Ten, we asked our writers about ten songs they fell in love with after hearing them on tv.

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Photos: The APMAS Red Carpet

A bunch of the idobi team was on hand in Cleveland yesterday as we broadcasted live from the Gibson Brands Alternative Press Music Awards fueled by Monster Energy red carpet event! We spoke with Mark Hoppus, Billy Corgan, Ice T, Brendon Urie, and so many more incredible artists. Tune into idobi Radio beginning this Friday as we wrap up the APMAs all weekend long, playing our favorite interviews and live performances from the event on air. Thank you to Alternative Press for throwing an incredible awards show! Here are some of our favorite moments from the red carpet… Photos by… Read more »

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The Parent Swap Pt. 2

Yeah, we get it â€” hating everything your parents love is a rite of passage growing up. But every once in a while, you have to admit when they’ve gotten it right.

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Apple x Beats: Changing The Game

Reports last week that Apple was close to agreeing to a $3.2bn deal to acquire Beats Electronics were greeted by thunderous and opinionated mainstream media attention.

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Elder Brother announce debut album, post song

Elder Brother, the newly formed indie-rock project from Kevin Geyer (The Story So Far) and Dan Rose (Daybreaker), has announced plans to release their debut record, Heavy Head, via Pure Noise Records on March 11th. The duo recorded the album with Sam Pura in August 2013 and it features additional contributions from Matthew and Charles Vincent (The American Scene). The song “Throw Me To The Wolves” can be streamed below and you can pre-order the album here. Track Listing: 1. Pennsylvania 2. Throw Me To The Wolves 3. Webs 4. Any Sort Of Plan 5. Lightning Bug 6. A Slow,… Read more »

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The Top 20 things we learned from Full Frontal this year

It’s been quite the year for Full Frontal. Two seasons, a Christmas Spectacular, and a lot of debauchery. We’ve put together a very educational list of what we have learned from the show this year.