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–Mumford and Sons have joined forces with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros for what is being billed as the “Railroad Revival Tour.” Buy tickets and check out tour dates here.

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–The Arctic Monkeys have announced North American tour dates.

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–The Pitchfork Music Festival is officially sold out of three-day passes.

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****“They didn’t move as fast as the elusive 3-day passes for Coachella, but nevertheless, 3-day passes for The Pitchfork Festival are now history!”–Music With Sean ****

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–Avenged Sevenfold will headline the 2011 Revolver Golden Gods Award Show on April 20th at Club Nokia in L.A..

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–Ke$ha recently tattooed a fan with a pen and needle backstage at one of her concerts. Yes, we’re serious.

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–Fleet Foxes‘ frontman Robin Pecknold posted a link to download a free EP today on Twitter. One of the three tracks features a duet with Pecknold and Edward Droste of fellow indie-band Grizzly Bear.

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–Of Montreal will release a new EP titled thecontrollersphere on April 26th. The album is now available for immediate download for those who pre-order the set as a CD, 12-inch or buy a t-shirt directly from Polyvinyl Records.

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–A photographer has responded to Lady Gaga’s new copyright demands.

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–The Decemberists have added more tour dates and will release a special EP for Record Store Day on April 16th.

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–Sum 41 have unveiled the tracklisting for their new album Screaming Bloody Murder.

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–Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwod says the band is back in the studio recording following the release of their new album The King of Limbs.

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–Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Phil Collins has said he is officially calling it quits from the music business.

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–Rapper Mobb Deep has been released from jail.