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Charlie Klarsfeld of the Americans on His Anxiety Dreams and Working With Sean Lennon | BLOG ENTRY
Who are some bands that people say you sound like?Charlie [Klarsfeld, frontman]: There's one song we have, the song "The Antidote," where we just lift a Sly and the Family Stone melody from "Hot Fun in...
February 14, 2011 12:50 PM ET -
Kate Nash Talks "My Best Friend Is You," Announces Spring Tour | ARTICLE
After releasing her hit 2007 debut Made of Bricks, Kate Nash got sick of her career. "Touring and doing loads of work...
March 10, 2010 12:00 PM ET -
Good Charlotte Return to Rock Roots on Spring LP "Cardiology" | ARTICLE
For their fifth album, pop-punk fivesome Good Charlotte are going back to their roots. "The only thing I can hear when I listen to this record is our first two albums," says frontman Joel Madden. "It's got...
October 19, 2009 10:17 AM ET -
Perez Hilton Talks Ida Maria, Perezcious Label on Eve of Tour | ARTICLE
Starting tomorrow, Perez Hilton will step out from behind his keyboard and into a crowd of screaming fans. Not his fans, necessarily, but lovers of Norwegian singer Ida Maria, New Zealand chanteuse Ladyhawke and New York glam...
September 9, 2009 3:06 PM ET -
Taylor Swift Performs a "Fearless" Set at Madison Square Garden | ARTICLE
Three hours before hitting the stage for her sold-out gig at New York's Madison Square Garden, Taylor Swift is jittery with nervous energy. "I'm freaking out," says the singer, whose 52-date Fearless tour — which launched in...
August 28, 2009 5:58 PM ET -
Colbie Caillat on "Breakthrough," Rob Thomas, Dave Stewart Tunes | ARTICLE
Not many people manage to be productive while vacationing in Hawaii, but for Colbie Caillat — who wrote the tunes on her second disc, Breakthrough (out August 25th), in a rented house on Kauai's Hanalei Bay —...
August 20, 2009 10:21 AM ET -
Raconteurs' Brendan Benson Mans Vintage Gear For "My Old, Familiar Friend" | ARTICLE
For his first solo album since 2005, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Brendan Benson unwittingly reached back to something decidedly more anglophilic than the Southern-fried rock he makes with the Raconteurs: Elvis Costello. "It's that Farfisa!" says Benson, who used...
July 23, 2009 11:50 AM ET -
Breaking: An Horse | ARTICLE
May 27, 2009 6:56 PM ET -
Iggy Pop Talks Future of Stooges, Jazzy New Solo Album, "War Child" Disc | ARTICLE
Iggy Pop has puked on his audience, rolled around in broken glass and exposed himself to crowds. But on his new album, the 61-year-old rocker does something that may shock people — he sings in French. The...
March 11, 2009 12:09 PM ET -
First Listen: Lil Wayne Embraces Skate-Punk, Auto Tune On Rock Record "Rebirth" | ARTICLE
"This is that rock shit/this is hip-hop, bitch," spits Lil Wayne on an as-yet-untitled a track off his upcoming rock record Rebirth. While the lyric — uttered between dark, synthy strings and wailing electric guitar — may...
March 3, 2009 11:57 AM ET -
OK Go to Preview Dancey, Prince-Inspired Summer LP on March Tour | ARTICLE
Starting March 6th, OK Go are hitting the road to preview songs from their next album, the follow-up to 2005's Oh No. On this upcoming third full-length, the band is looking to some unlikely influences: Aretha Franklin,...
February 18, 2009 1:36 PM ET -
Lily Allen Shouts Out Britney Spears, Drops F-Bombs Galore at "Secret" New York Gig | ARTICLE
Last night, Lily Allen hit New York's Bowery Ballroom to perform a concert as part of MySpace's "Secret Show" series. While the gig was partly sponsored by Turbo Tax (yes, really) the British singer didn't let up...
February 11, 2009 3:12 PM ET -
"Just Dance" | SONG REVIEW
Sorority girls will surely relate to this mindless but addictive club cut, which finds Lady Gaga drunk, dizzy and wondering how her shirt got turned inside out — but powerless to stop dancing. "What's...
February 5, 2009 12:20 PM ET -
Patti Smith, Vampire Weekend Pay Tribute to Buddy Holly at Tibet House Benefit | ARTICLE
On February 3rd, 1959, China invaded Tibet, sending the Dalai Lama into exile in India. That same day, halfway across the world, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane...
February 4, 2009 1:55 PM ET -
Black Lips "Predict the Future" on "200 Million Thousand," But Fail to Foresee Own Exile From India | ARTICLE
"We're predicting the future," says Black Lips drummer Joe Bradley of his band's new album, 200 Million Thousand, due out February 24th. "Just general predictions, like violence in Europe and the assassination of a figurehead." Though he...
January 26, 2009 6:10 PM ET -
"If I" | SONG REVIEW
Fans hoping for another "My Love" should keep waiting: Justin Timberlake plays T.I.'s wingman on this very straightforward Timbaland-produced club cut, which is fueled by a sputtering bass line and T.I.'s freak-nasty come-ons: "Imagine...
January 22, 2009 2:20 PM ET -
The Jonas Brothers: Not-So-Secret Fans of the Band | ARTICLE
You already know that Nick Jonas idolizes Elvis Costello — but did you know he also digs the Band? At the Jonas Brothers' January 4th show in Nashville, the trio busted out a cover of...
January 15, 2009 12:11 PM ET -
The Year of the Collaboration: How Patrick Stump, T-Pain and Elvis Costello Spread the Love in '08 | ARTICLE
According to the Chinese calendar, 2008 was the year of the rat. But if you ask us, '08 belongs to a different animal: The Collabo. And no artists cross-pollinated more than Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump (he...
December 30, 2008 11:50 AM ET -
50 Cent Doles Out Business Advice on "The Money and the Power" | ARTICLE
In these troubling economic times, 50 Cent has some words of advice: "Turn Shit Into Sugar." That slogan is spray-painted on the wall at "Camp Curtis," the Brooklyn warehouse where the rapper is filming The Money and the...
November 3, 2008 1:36 PM ET -
Springsteen, Jay-Z, Beasties Lead Obama Swing-State Drive | ARTICLE
From Bruce Springsteen leading 50,000-strong crowds in chants of "Yes we can!" to the Beastie Boys headlining a last-minute voter-awareness arena tour to...
October 30, 2008 12:00 PM ET
