Leigh Belz

Heading into the Thansksgiving break, I thought it'd be a good time to ask you guys what songs you've had on repeat of late. I've had a playlist called 'What I Want to Listen to...

I'm a very big fan of The Swell Season. I'm also a very big fan of How I Met Your Mother and Jason Segel (who plays Marshall.) So when I heard that Jason made a...

To be filed under Things I Dig: Wayne Coyne, the debut album from Copenhagen's The William Blakes. The album, out this past Tuesday, is a true tribute to the Flaming Lips frontman, from the amazing...

Talulah Riley and Tom Sturridge in Pirate Radio I generally leave film coverage to my lovely friends over at the PATA blog (check 'em out), but I have to give you all a special MusicBlogger nudge...

Last night, Taylor Swift won the Entertainer of the Year award at the 2009 Country Music Awards. Nominated alongside Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait and Keith Urban, Taylor was not only the youngest person...

In our December/January issue, which hits newsstands next week, the MusicBlogger column is dedicated to pop band fun. Here's the trio's new video for the party anthem "All the Pretty Girls" -- take a look/listen...

After being on the road where we had performed at a rock n roll circus, encountered a van break in, and accidentally stumbled upon a Midwest town we were told to leave for our own...

Tegan and Sara (left to right) at Town Hall, Friday, October 30th.Longtime blog readers will know that one of my favorite albums of the past few years has been Tegan & Sara's The Con. (In...

Florence and the Machine at the Bowery Ballroom October 27th.One of my 'best new artists' of 2009 is certainly the amazing Florence Welch of the British band Florence and the Machine. We profiled Flo in...

As a teen, Crystal Renn starved herself to get into the competitive world of modeling--but became a bigger star after embracing her natural body type. I was always, you could say, a different type of...

Growing up, I heard a lot of Carpenters music. (Especially around the holidays. The Carpenters' Christmas Portrait was on heavy rotation along with Peter, Paul & Mary's A Holiday Celebration.)So I got a bit nostalgic...

"Tik Tok" singer Ke$ha stopped by the Teen Vogue offices earlier this month. During our thirty minute hang, the following happened: she gave us a preview of her debut album (out at the start of...

As I'm sure you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Victory Records is doing their part to help the cause with their Victory Over Cancer campaign. Victory released a series of cool pink-themed takes...

Time for a little MusicBlogger book club. Last week, photographer Ben Watts' excellent photo scrapbook Lickshot hit stores. The 200+ page hardcover is a mish-mash compilation of images, polaroids, contact sheets and graffiti scrawlings that...

The always-impressive Regina Spektor was the music guest on this weekend's Saturday Night Live. Here's a video of her second song, The Calculation. Regina's latest album, Far, is out now.For more Regina, go to www.reginaspektor.com...

One of MusicBlogger's favorite artists (profiled in our Feb issue this year) is amazing Texan singer-songwriter Erin McCarley.Erin just set off on a fall tour but before she hit the road, she created a video...

I've written before about my quest to find good songs to work out to. The thing is that I run 3-4 times a week to keep healthy but I don't exactly love it. So any...

Give Up the Ghost.Not everyone gets to meet their idols. But singer Brandi Carlile not only MET her rock idol, she got him to sing on her new album. (Good work, Brandi.) Her new album,...

from left: Tennessee Thomas, Z Berg, Laena Geronimo, Reni LaneExcellent news from LA's The Like. The band is sporting a new lineup--original members Z Berg and Tennessee Thomas hold firm while Laena Geronimo replaces Charlotte...

Tom Gossin and Taylor Swift "Taylor is stronger than she looks. Don't be fooled. She won two out of three!" --Tom PHOTO CREDIT: Chad Denning Cheyenne Kimball, Tom Gossin, Mike Gossin, Rachel Reinert "After performing...

(from left) Dr. Dre, Lady Gaga, Jimmy Iovine, and founder of Monster, Noel Lee.Yesterday afternoon, I went over to the Palace Hotel (no Chuck Bass sightings, unfortunately) for a press conference about the new collaboration...

Iconic rockers Pearl Jam have long used their fame to spotlight social, political, and ecological issues. Now, with their album Backspacer just released to the masses, the Seattle band is teaming up with Target and...

RadioheadAny Radiohead fans out there in need of a little something extra before the rumored new album comes out next year? Check out the just-released delu reissues of Kid A, Amnesiac, and Hail to...

Justin Bieber. In my office. Pretty cool.At the start of the month, Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber stopped by the Teen Vogue offices to tell me about his hit song "One Time," having Taylor...