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Metallica unveils new music festival

Metallica will headline and curate its own weekend 'music and lifestyle' extravaganza this summer, the band has announced. Metallica will headline and curate its own weekend "music and lifestyle" extravaganza this summer, the band has announced.

Arctic Monkeys promote "Suck It and See" with U.S. traipse

English indie rockers Arctic Monkeys are touring the U.S. club circuit this month, with U.K. and Australian runs to follow, all in support of their recent release, 'Suck It and See.' // Tour dates at SoundSpike English indie rockers Arctic Monkeys are touring the U.S. club circuit this month, with U.K. and Australian runs to follow, all in support of their recent release, "Suck It and See."

Concert: Outside Lands in San Francisco, Day 2

How do you fill a massive patch of land like the Polo Field at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park -- front to back -- with tens of thousands of fist-pumping fans? For one thing, don't be afraid to go over the top. A review of San Francisco's Outside Lands festival's second day, Aug. 16, featuring Muse.

In Pictures: Lollapalooza (Day 3) in Chicago

The final day of Lollapalooza 2011 was somewhat of a 'mud-apalooza,' with Chicago's skies opening up and dumping rain on and off throughout Sunday's (8/7) festivities in Grant Park. Nonetheless, fans came to have fun, so the weather apparently did little to dampen the crowd's collective mood. Photos from day three (8/7) of Lollapalooza 2011 at Grant Park in Chicago; Foo Fighters, The Cars, Deadmau5 and Explosions in the Sky among others.

In Pictures: Arctic Monkeys in Houston

Arctic Monkeys are about midway through a world tour behind their new album, 'Suck It And See,' and the U.K. alt-rockers have returned to North America for their second go-around. Photos of Arctic Monkeys on tour behind "Suck It And See," from their show at the House of Blues in Houston last night (8/3).

Album: Arctic Monkeys, "Suck It and See" (Domino)

Another couple of years gone by means it's time for another Arctic Monkeys record, which means that it's also time for the British press to freak out again because the 2011 version of the band doesn't sound exactly like the 2006 version of the band. Another couple of years gone by means it's time for another Arctic Monkeys record, which means that it's also time for the British press to freak out again because the 2011 version of the band doesn't sound exactly like the 2006 version of the band.
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