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Foster the People's 'Pumped Up Kicks' Also Pulled From Radio Stations Following Newtown, Connecticut School Shooting

Jessica Sager — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:36:53 +0000

Foster the People's biggest hit to date is taking a hit in terms of radio airplay. Though 'Pumped Up Kicks' is almost two years old, the debut single from the Los Angeles-based band still had some residual airplay on Top 40 stations. However, it's dwindling much faster following the Newtown, C.T. school shooting on Dec. 16.

Foster the People Singer Kicked Out of Prince Concert

Scott Shetler — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:59:36 +0000

Foster the People singer Mark Foster may be a big name to some people, but the bodyguards who kicked him out of Prince's L.A. gig the other night were not impressed. After Foster was spotted checking his cell phone during the concert -- a breach of protocol for this particular gig -- he was escorted outside and had to beg to get back in, and TMZ cameras were there to capture the entire awkward exchange.

Chris Reed's Top-5 Favorite Songs Of 2011 [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:08:07 +0000

As we rapidly approach another new year, I can't help but look back on the music year that was. Personally, I think the year of 2011 delivered some really good songs. In addition to that, the year 2011 introduced many of us to artists we never heard of....until now. As I hit the rewind button here, let's look back on the year 2011 and look back on my top-five favorite songs of the year.

Kids Have a Lot of Opinions on Dubstep [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:33:40 +0000

Dubstep is the hot new dance trend that’s sweeping the internet.

The most popular video, featuring Marquese Scott dancing to a dubstep remix of Foster the People’s ‘Pumped Up Kicks,’ has close to nine million views on YouTube. And kids just can’t get enough of it.