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Speculation: Predicting Pitchfork's top 10 of 2010

Are these Pitchfork's four favorites artists of 2010? One of our favorite December rituals is trying to predict Pitchfork’s year-end Top 10 list. They’ve made it much easier in recent years -- pretty much anyone can click through the site's...

By David Malitz and Chris Richards | December 2, 2010; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
Categories: Speculation | Tags: Big Boi, Deerhunter, Joanna Newsom, Kanye West, LCD Soundsystem, Pitchfork, Sleigh Bells
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Speculation: Virgin Mobile FreeFest Predictions, Vol. 2

Local boys O.A.R. headlining FreeFest? We can see it. (Courtesy of Everfine Records) By David Malitz It's been a couple of months since we predicted some bands who will play at this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest, which we now know...

By David Malitz | June 29, 2010; 1:55 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
Categories: Speculation | Tags: Neon Indian, O.A.R., Pavement, Virgin Mobile FreeFest
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Speculation: Virgin Mobile FreeFest Predictions, Vol. 1

Will Eugene Hutz and Gogol Bordello make a Virgin Mobile Fest return? We think so. (Sarah L. Voisin/TWP) By David Malitz Here's what we know about the 2010 edition of Virgin Mobile FreeFest - it's on. It will, once again,...

By David Malitz | April 27, 2010; 2:25 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (7)
Categories: Speculation | Tags: Gogol Bordello, Phoenix, Virgin Festival, Virgin Mobile FreeFest, Wale
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Speculation: Why We Were Promised Jetpacks are destined for stardom

We Were Promised Jetpacks filled the Rock and Roll Hotel on Saturday. Next time, it will be a much bigger venue. Young Scottish quartet We Were Promised Jetpacks played a sold-out show at Rock and Roll Hotel on Saturday night....

By David Malitz | February 15, 2010; 5:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Speculation | Tags: We Were Promised Jetpacks
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Speculation: Replacing Simon Cowell

"American Idol" will be a lot less sarcastic and V-necky once Simon Cowell leaves the show. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images) Simon Cowell is set to vacate his "American Idol" judging chair, and we've got questions about his potential replacement....

By Allison Stewart | January 12, 2010; 12:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: Speculation | Tags: American Idol
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Speculation: Who will play Bono in "Killing Bono?"

Forget who plays Bono -- who plays his sunglasses? (Photo by Ricky Carioti/TWP) By Allison Stewart Principal photography is set to begin in Belfast next week on the film version of Neil McCormick's 2004 memoir "Killing Bono," which was subtitled...

By Chris Richards | January 7, 2010; 4:06 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Speculation | Tags: Bono, U2
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