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The Stream 08/29/08

Posted at 7:59 AM on August 29, 2008 by Barb Abney

Pitchfork's got the scoop on new releases from Stars and The Cure.

Download a new Animal Collective tune.

This Day In Music:
1924 - Dinah Washington was born.
1942 - Sterling Morrison (Velvet Underground) was born.
1953 - Rick Downey (Blue Oyster Cult) was born.
1958 - Michael Jackson was born.
1963 - Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins) was born.
1966 - The Beatles played their last live show in San Francisco.
1971 - Alex Griffin (Neds Atomic Dustbin) was born.
1976 - Jimmy Reed died.
1991 - Nirvana's full- length album Nevermind was aired in full for the very first time on a Boston radio station.
1994 - Oasis released Definitely Maybe.

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