College Times

Feelin' Fergalicious

With apologies to My Chemical Romance, the biggest draw at this year's Tempe Music Festival has got to be Fergie. The singer, rapper and actress has been one of the most talked about female celebrities since shooting to fame in 2003 as the newest member of the Black Eyed Peas.

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Plants and Animals have a debut worth exploring

Plants and Animals' sound, at its most basic and easily classified level, is similar to that of Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire, groups that mine classic rock's history for a new cathartic sound. This is a debut that sounds, and therefore feels, familiar with nods to country, soul, gospel and guitar rock.

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DeVotchKa is as odd as they are entertaining

To say DeVotchKa's music is unique in the pop world is to say The Beatles have been slightly influential. The Denver quartet, led by elastic-voiced frontman Nick Urata, employs instruments almost unheard of in contemporary rock - such as the tuba, accordion, sousaphone and something called a bouzouki - to create an exotic blend of Eastern European, old-world sounds and modern melodic sensibilities.

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