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Famous as :

Reggae singer

Birth Name :

Matthew Miller

Birth Date :

June 30, 1979

Birth Place :

West Chester, Pennsylvania, US

Claim to fame :

Single "King Without a Crown" fom album "Shake Off the Dust...Arise" (2004)

311 Back to Rock & Tour

May 22, 2007 01:05:37

is back on the saddle with a new record and a series of performances. Revealing on recent interview, vocalist Nick Hexum said that the band, which is known very experimental in its genre, records this one 'back' to their usual rock sound. He also made sure that this one would not repeat the same mistake 2005's "" did.

"I would say we kind of go through a general cycle of making a more straight ahead album that comes quickly and then we kind of rotate to more of a departure where we take a longer time making the album and inventing more new styles," Hexum said.

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Wide-Ranging Lineup Kick Out the 5th Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

June 15, 2006 11:06:26

Star-studded lineup have been slated to live up the soon to come 5th Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival which will be held in Manchester, Tennessee, beginning Thursday June 15th to Sunday June 18th, 2006.

In addition to such heavyweight headliners, as , , and Phil Lesh, festivalgoers will also be treated with performances from , Elvis Costello, , Hasidic reggae star and many more.

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The U.S. Pop Album Chart's Top 10 Debut

March 23, 2006 01:03:19

Time goes by and the U.S. pop album chart also sees some changes in its Top 10 position. Make a surprise jump to the top of the chart is the soundtrack to the Disney cable TV movie "High School Musical", selling over 142,000 copies for the week ended Sunday. Thus, this is the second time since its release 10 weeks ago that the set seizes the No. 1 spot on the chart.

In the meantime, the week's 2nd position belongs to British singer/songwriter whose album "Back to Bedlam" sold 126,000 copies in its 24th week. Bay Area rapper gloriously earns his first top 10 on the Billboard 200 in a decade as "My Ghetto Report Card" secures the 3rd rank with 94,000 copies. R&B singer 's former chart-topper "In My Own Words" climbs one place to No. 4 with 77,000 copies. Elsewhere, last week's champ, 's "Reality Check," slips to No. 5 with 75,000 copies in its second round.

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The Lineup for the 2006 Lollapalooza Festival

March 17, 2006 09:03:44

The 2006 Lollapalooza festival is coming. The blow-out event is scheduled to be held Aug. 4-6 in Chicago's Grant Park. Lollapalooza co-founder Perry Farrell has on Thursday March 16th, 2006 announced the lineup tapped to perform at the fest.

Among the many names mentioned as the lead lineup are rap superstar , , , , and . Also there are some other notable musicians, like , , Jack White's new band, and many more.

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The Billboard 200 Champions

March 16, 2006 10:03:21

It's the first time ever that rapper scores the No. 1 spot on the U.S. albums chart. The New Orleans star has marked quite a very good beginning in his music career when his album "Reality Check" sold 174,000 copies in the week ended March 12, to become the chart-topper on the Billboard 200.

English singer/songwriter , meanwhile, bounces seven places to No. 2 with his debut release "Back to Bedlam," which has been sold 161,000 copies in its 23rd week on the chart. Secures the 3rd place is the Disney's television movie "High School Musical" which slips one place with 138,000 units.

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