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New Politics delivers a mediocre first attempt


New Politics ultimately sounds formulaic; it eventually lacks the initial pep that draws you into what this Danish band potentially has to offer. The songs are textbook from beginning to end; they are decent for what it’s worth, but there is no noticeable sheen in them. Many of the tracks, such as “Love is a Drug,” have their introductory moments of catchy beats or great bass lines, but that spark gradually fizzles.

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Pete Wentz explains origin of Black Cards


Pete Wentz kept relatively quiet about his new Black Cards project, though one thing can be clarified, Ashlee Simpson is definitely not singing in the group. But on June 8, Pete Wentz finally broke his silence about the group, with a long message on BlackCardsMusic.com.

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How Harry Potter lost $167M


If you follow the entertainment business at all, you’re probably well aware of “Hollywood accounting,” whereby very, very, very few entertainment products are technically “profitable,” even as they earn studios millions of dollars. A couple months ago, the Planet Money folks did a great episode explaining how this works in very simple terms. The really, really, really simplified version is that Hollywood sets up a separate corporation for each movie with the intent that this corporation will take on losses. The studio then charges the “film corporation” a huge fee (which creates a large part of the “expense” that leads… Read more »

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Internet Pranksters send Justin Bieber Tour to North Korea


If Internet pranksters have their way, Justin Bieber will be performing in one of the world’s most oppressive regimes. Communist North Korea is currently leading an online poll on Bieber’s My World Tour website, where the 16-year-old singer asked his fans to choose which country he should tour in next.

Concert Reviews

Original Taking Back Sunday lineup reunites in N.J.


For the first time in seven years, Shaun Cooper and John Nolan shared the stage with the rest of the Tell All Your Friends-era Taking Back Sunday crew, and neither one of them looked out of place.

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