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1. According to an MTV report, Prince recorded a fight song for the Minnesota Vikings, who played the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship game on Sunday. According to Prince, who named the song “Purple and Gold,” he “saw the future” following the Vikings victory against the Dallas Cowboys. With lyrics including “the roar of the chariots touchdown” and “as we approach the thrown we won’t bow down,” this fight song is certainly only something Prince would conjure up.
(via Pitchfork)
2. Vampire Weekend’s Contra is the highest selling album in the country, having sold 124.000 copies in the first week, according to Billboard. Since 1991, Contra is only the 12th independently distributed album to reach number one on the charts.
(via Pitchfork)
3. Aerosmith’s front man Steven Tyler has landed himself in rehab again, and the band is holding auditions to find their new singer. Although Tyler plans to still work with the band, guitarist Joe Perry and the other members are looking for a new frontman soon. Tyler will still have a place in the band whenever he is ready to return; in the meantime the other members are just ready to start playing music again.
(via NME)
4. How accurate is Google Streetview? According to NME, Flaming Lips singer, Wayne Coyne has been spotted on the streetview, taking a bath outside his Oklahoma City home. The bathtub was apparently set up by Coyne and his wife for a 2007 Halloween party.
(via NME)
5. 2010 marks the return of Lilith Fair Tour, the late 1990s festival of all-women artists created by Sarah McLachlan, with a lineup that includes country legend Loretta Lynn and rock duo Heart. With over 30 planned tour dates, the festival also includes new additions Cat Power, La Roux, and Erykah Badu.
(via Spin)
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