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Swallow the Sun's Finnish Concert to Stream Live 

Iconic Finnish doom merchants Swallow the Sun are embarking on a fall tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their landmark debut album The Morning Never Came. Can't see them live, since most of the dates are in Europe? Well, we have a remedy for you. The band's show, scheduled for Thursday,

Kreayshawn Gives Birth to a Baby Boy 

Female rapper Kreayshawn --born Natassia Gail Zolot—has given birth to a baby boy. She named him Desmond and he is her first child. Check out her tweet about the bundle of joy's arrival! Yee I had my a baby boy yesterday! He's 7lbs and 3 ounces of cuteness and his name is Desmond 💙— ✌

Exclusive Song Premiere: Robert Dahlqvist, "Vi Tar Baten" 

ARTISTdirect has teamed up with Robert Dahlqvist, former guitar player of highly touted, now-defunct garage rockers The Hellacopters, to premiere his song "Vi Tar Båten" from Solo, out October 2. "The song was originally recorded by the band, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, for their first album, but

Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant Talks "Melophobia" 

"You learn a lot of things along the way, and you hope to apply everything you learn," says Cage the Elephant singer Matt Shultz. "You always keep it a learning experience so you never get to that place where it becomes a formula. Hopefully, your growth will be shown in the work you do." Cage The