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TOP SINGLES"Youth Without Youth" Metric ***Glam sugar with a bitter core: Perennial indie crush Emily Haines drops a wasted-youth anthem with scarred poetry like "We played blindman's bluff till they stopped the game," over a bleak-bubblegum stomp.By J. D.

Before screenings of “The Hunger Games,” audiences may have seen a 30-second promo for “Starters,” a dystopian tale about poor kids who rent their bodies to seniors wishing to be young again. The trailer – an industry term for a movie commercial – shows the 16-year-old protagonist nervously awaiting her fate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

SUMMER MUSIC PREVIEW START HERE! How old are you?MadonnaDuran DuranDef Leppard and PoisonAerosmithLike a virginLike the wolf!It bitesIt must occur in an elevatorSo how do you feel?What's your take on love?YesDo you wear makeup?NoI still love shows! Just let me pay the babysitter real quick.All of my memories involve the Internet.NoStill have leftover teenage angst?YesDo ... Read More

KimbraREVIEWS MUSICVowsPOP (WARNER BROS.)POP IMPORT WE LOVEIt's no wonder Gotye tapped Kimbra as the object of his obsessive longing on the chart-topping single "Somebody That I Used to Know." After all, who wouldn't get hung up on the New Zealand sprite's bewitching wail and gift for teleporting spryly across the sonic pop spectrum?Gotye's inescapable hit ... Read More

Rock & RollThe White Stripes "Hand springs"/"Red Death" Among Third Man's many goodies was this swirly red-and-white seven-inch with a pair of earthshaking White Stripes tunes from the sessions for 2000's De Stijl. "A Commotion"/"Black Tongue" Feist and metal giants Mastodon cover each other - and it works.The classic 1972 single on a glammed-out Ziggy ... Read More

ON THE CHARTSThe star DJ will bring his heaviest bass drops to festivals around the world in the next few months - including San Francisco's Outside Lands (August 10th-12th), L.A.'s Hard Summer (August 3rd-4th) and New York's Electric Zoo (August 31st-Septem-ber2nd). "The whole experience is always inspiring," says Skrillex. "Maybe you're in a car in ... Read More

A video of a tornado at a Kansas wedding has gone viral. Who invited that tall, dark guest to the wedding, anyway?

White never hit Number One with the White Stripes - but he finally made it with his first solo LP, which sold 138,000 copies in Week One.Country star Brice wrote for acts like Jason Aldean and Garth Brooks before hitting big last year. His second disc has sold a solid 46,000 copies.The Wanted's U.S. debut ... Read More