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The Stream 08/05/08

Posted at 8:58 AM on August 5, 2008 by Barb Abney

XL to relase early 90's club hits on XL Recordings: The First Chapters on CD in October. (It's available digitally now.)

M83 announce US tour dates for November.

A tune believed to be a collaboration between Muse and Mike Skinner (The Streets) has leaked.

Today In Music History:
1957 - American Bandstand featuring Dick Clark first aired.
1959 - Pat Smear (Germs, Nirvana and Foo Fighters) was born.
1959 - Pete Burns (Dead Or Alive "You Spin Me Round, Like A Record") was born.
1967 - Pink Floyd released their debut The Piper At the Gates of Dawn.
1978 - The Rolling Stones had the #1 single "Miss You."
1989 - Prince had the #1 single "Batdance."
1993 - Randy Hobbs (Edgar Winter Group and Motrose) was found dead in a hotel room in Dayton, Ohio.

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