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The charismatic Fondas' front-woman Julie Benjamin gives Metromix the lowdown as they get set to play the after-party for the championship match for the Detroit Derby Girls at PJ's Lager House on Saturday.
Doing justice to an artist with the gravitas of Tom Waits is a challenge for any singer, much less a 23-year-old actress making her musical debut. But that's exactly what Scarlett Johansson and her hip rock cohorts attempt on Anywhere I Lay My Head, a collection of ten Waits covers and one ill-advis
WINNIPEG - If you're at all familiar with The Hives -- the Swedish garage-rock revivalists who were saddled with the same "saviours of rock 'n' roll" tag as The Strokes, the White Stripes and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs a decade back -- then you've probably heard all about their reputation as one of the most sought-after live acts on the planet.
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