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NEWS: HEADLINES FOR MARCH 22, 2010
New Green Day; Fighting Words from Liam Gallagher

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ALBUMS: LOS CAMPESINOS - ROMANCE IS BORING
SOUNDS LIKE: More grown-up than before. But only just. Rating: 3.5/5

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SOUNDBYTE: TEN SONGS ABOUT CONFECTIONERY
Sweet and saccharine, songs about candy can either make us smile or-like too much sugar-throw up.

AUSTIN
SXSW 2010: YOUR SXSW 2010 PRIMER - SATURDAY EDITION
Japandroids, YACHT and The Watson Twins are among the artists playing the festival's final full night.

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NEWS: HEADLINES FOR MARCH 19, 2010
Big Star's Alex Chilton Dies; Jack White/Jay-Z Collabo!; YouTube Does Good

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ALBUMS: YEASAYER - ODD BLOOD
SOUNDS LIKE: Forget world-music, this is from another world.

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FEATURES: THIS WEEK IN HISTORY - MAR. 19-25
Elvis buys a house, John Lennon marries Yoko, Pink Floyd releases their last true album and The Monkees TV show dips to black for good.

AUSTIN
SXSW 2010: YOUR SXSW 2010 PRIMER - FRIDAY EDITION
With YACHT, Plants And Animals and Obi Best due up, this may just be the best night of the entire festival.

SOUNDPROOF
NEWS: HEADLINES FOR MARCH 18, 2010
Gorillaz Accused of Copyright Infringement; Man Thrown Off Train for Liking The Killers!; A Bjork and Michel Gondry Musical! In 3D!?

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ALBUMS: BASIA BULAT - HEART OF MY OWN
SOUNDS LIKE: Another gorgeous collection of folk songs showcasing Bulat's growing talent.

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TO THE FOUR CORNERS
SOUNDBYTES: ART ON OUR SLEEVES: BLOOD AND GUTS
When every track on your album sounds like an ogre with indigestion firing an automatic weapon, you gotta put something crazy on the cover. Here are eight of the gore-core scene's craziest.

CALGARY
EVENTS: VANS WARPED TOUR @ RACE CITY SPEEDWAY
Warped Tour 2008 shook up Calgary and SoundProof correspondent Chris Dowsett was there to capture Rise Against, Story of the Year, Cobra Starship, Katy Perry and more...

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FEATURES: BATTLE OF THE BANDS: ZOOEY DESCHANEL VS. KATY PERRY
Just who is trying to copy whom? In this Battle of the Bands, SoundProof pits She & Him's Zooey Deschanel against pop singer Katy Perry.

TORONTO
EVENTS: MAYHEM FESTIVAL @ DOWNSVIEW PARK
From death metal to '80s power metal, Mayhem brought Toronto headbangers the fix of brutality that Ozzfest couldn't deliver.

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FEATURES: A VIDEO HISTORY OF MICHAEL JACKSON
From The Jackson Five to "Thriller" to weird dancing in the backseat of a car, we take a look back at Michael Jackson's forty year career as the King of Pop.

TO THE FOUR CORNERS
SOUNDBYTES: ART ON OUR SLEEVES: ALIEN ALBUM COVERS
SoundProof takes a look at one the greatest album-art genres ever: Alien Album Covers.

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BEST OF THE GATOR: WHAT ON EARTH IS . . . CRABCORE? (THE GUARDIAN)
"If you've already stumbled across Attack Attack!, you've probably gone through several cycles. You begin by hating everything about them."

LOS ANGELES
SOUNDBYTES: TEN SONGS ABOUT MASTURBATION
As Woody Allen once said: "Don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone I love."

TORONTO
LIVE: MY BLOODY VALENTINE @ KOOL HAUS
The reunited psychedelic shoegaze rockers proved their determination to be the loudest musical act in recent memory.

LOS ANGELES
LIVE: AMANDA PALMER @ THE HENRY FONDA THEATRE
The female half of The Dresden Dolls' Brechtian road show is not an act to miss — even on the final day of a worldwide tour.