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Britney Enlists Matrix | ARTICLE

A friend once said to me, "If you can stick it out in this business ten years, something extraordinary will happen to you," says Lauren Christy of the songwriting and production team the Matrix, a voluptuous Brit with dyed-black hair...
February 28, 2003 12:00 AM ET
Remembering The Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb | ARTICLE

Singer Maurice Gibb, of disco kings the Bee Gees, died in a Miami hospital on January 12th after suffering complications from an intestinal blockage....
February 20, 2003 11:35 AM ET
DMC Speaks Out on Jay's Death | ARTICLE

Three months after Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay was murdered in a Queens, New York, recording studio, his death remains a mystery. No suspects have been arrested, and news of the investigation has faded. "It's a shame," says Darryl "DMC" McDaniels....
February 4, 2003 12:00 AM ET
Benzino, Eminem Feud Heats Up | ARTICLE

"Eminem is the culture stealer, and I'm coming for him," says Raymond "Benzino" Scott, a Boston-bred rapper who touched off a war of words with Eminem late last year that culminated in a volley of dis tracks between the two...
January 3, 2003 12:00 AM ET
Police: Jay Killed Over Money | ARTICLE

Two weeks after Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay was murdered at a New York recording studio, police were reportedly on the hunt for a convicted drug dealer from Queens who may have served as a lookout during the October 30th...
November 25, 2002 12:00 AM ET
Q&A: Jackson Browne Naked | ARTICLE

Somewhere in the New York palace hotel, the Rolling Stones are sleeping off the previous night's Madison Square Garden show. As for Jackson Browne, he's already awake at 10 a.m., more eager to talk about the Stones gig than he...
October 24, 2002 12:00 AM ET
You Can Play These Songs With Chords | ALBUM REVIEW

A collection of outtakes, demos and rarities, this eighteen-song disc proves that Seattle indie-rock band Death Cab for Cutie was onto something before it even got started. Like Seam or Quasi, Death Cab make icily pretty music...
October 22, 2002 12:00 AM ET
Labels Banking on CD Extras | ARTICLE

This summer, prices as low as $8.98 for CDs by Avril Lavigne, Ashanti and John Mayer helped rocket those albums to the top of the charts. But don't expect to see the discounts on fall blockbusters: New discs by Santana,...
October 16, 2002 12:00 AM ET
Ladytron's Synth Life | ARTICLE

Electronic music seems technological, and people think girls aren't as good at math," says Ladytron's Mira Aroyo. "But I've always been pretty good at math. Some of our synths even have flow charts on them. They're really cute. They look...
October 16, 2002 12:00 AM ET
Q&A: October Surprise | ARTICLE

"I heard that my album was Number One on the Internet," says James Taylor, in a tone that suggests he's unsure whether that's a good thing. There's little doubt, though, that the fifty-four-year-old musician is enjoying a sweet comeback: October...
September 13, 2002 12:00 AM ET
Nirvana Compilation Taking Shape | ARTICLE

Nirvana's last recording may finally see the light of day. According to sources close to the project, Universal Music Group hopes to put out a one-disc Nirvana greatest-hits album before the end of the year. Though no...
August 30, 2002 12:00 AM ET
Springsteen Back With New Album and Tour | ARTICLE

I wanted to make an album that was essential, even if you have every single one of my other albums," says Bruce Springsteen...
August 8, 2002 2:05 PM ET
Mick Jagger Knighted | ARTICLE

Forgiving a 1967 drug conviction and the small matter of a Rolling Stones album called Their Satanic Majesties Request, Queen Elizabeth II knighted...
July 25, 2002 12:00 PM ET
CDs Getting Cheaper | ARTICLE

Is a CD worth twenty bucks? In a year when record sales have plummeted twelve percent, consumers are answering that question with a resounding no. Label executives blame CD burning and illegal MP3 downloads for the slump, but whether or...
June 14, 2002 12:00 AM ET
The Strokes Lead New York's New Rock Revolution | ARTICLE

At 119, a dive around the corner from the Manhattan club Irving Plaza, light from the street creeps through horizontal blinds in the front...
April 11, 2002 4:30 PM ET
Creed Take You Higher | ARTICLE

For Creed, making their new record, Weathered, was an exercise in restraint. During the entire year and a half that the band toured behind its previous album, Human Clay, frontman Scott Stapp had one rule: No new...
November 2, 2001 12:00 AM ET
Townshend Lost Album Due | ARTICLE

You could call it Pete Townshend's "lost album": The Oceanic Concerts, an eighteen-track disc documenting the Who leader's 1979 and 1980 collaborations with classical pianist Raphael Rudd, will finally be released October 16th by Rhino Records. Recorded at...
September 14, 2001 12:00 AM ET
Britney, Bono Fight AIDS | ARTICLE

Hoping to raise awareness about the AIDS epidemic claiming 5,000 African lives each day, artists including Bono, Wyclef Jean, Britney Spears, 'N Sync, Fred Durst, Missy Elliott, Gwen Stefani and Mary J. Blige have come together to...
September 6, 2001 12:00 AM ET
Oh, Inverted World | ALBUM REVIEW

Indie rock's obsession with the Beach Boys has yielded some lovely pop records in the past several years, but even the best (the Apples in Stereo's Fun Trick Noisemaker, the High Llamas' Gideon Gaye) have been a...
July 24, 2001 12:00 AM ET
U2's Call to Disarm | ARTICLE

On their recently wrapped tour, U2 used their nightly podium to powerfully address the issue of gun control. During their performance of The Joshua Tree's "Bullet the Blue Sky," the band screened a disturbing video montage created...
July 3, 2001 12:00 AM ET