Leigh Belz

The last record I bought was "Liberace at Home" a few weeks agoThe New York Post recently reported on a recent move by electronics-giant Best Buy to re-embrace the record.According to the report, the chain...

Working at Teen Vogue, I get the opportunity to meet a lot of amazing ladies and gentlemen. One of the MOST inspiring people I've met in my time here is Josh Rifkind. When Josh isn't...

Last November, I had the honor of judging Teen Vogue's first ever Rock Meets Runway battle of the bands. It was a very cool day of music and fashion. While I was waiting for the...

Name: Will O.Age: 18Hometown: Rockland County, New YorkBlog: We All Want Someone To Shout ForBlogger Since: July 2008Music Mantra: "Without music, ears would be a hell of a lot lonelier."How did you get started in...

Tomorrow, in honor of Earth Day, National Geographic is hosting a live concert in Rome's Piazza del Popolo. Featuring Ben Harper and Relentless 7, the concert will air at 2 p.m. EST on the National...

When you consider the damage we have done to the Earth over the past century (chronicled in images like this one, above, by photographer Andreas Gursky of a seemingly never-ending garbage dump in Mexico City),...

Happy almost Record Store Day!Tomorrow, April 18th, is Record Store Day, the day to celebrate independently owned record stores. Record Store Day came about in 2007 as a way to celebrate the unique culture of...

At the start of this month, MTV started doing something weird. They started... playing videos. Years ago, videos were the focus of the network, but over the years they started to turn into needles in...

Last week, I was syncing one of my runs to the Nike+ site through iTunes and I saw a link for "All American Speed with AAR." Intrigued, I clicked on and was offered a free...

Music festival season is upon us. All summer, you'll have a chance to get a sampler platter of amazing artists all over the country from Coachella (this weekend in Indio, CA!) to Bonnaroo (June 11-14th...

Photo: Rachel WarnerI've been a fan of Leona Naess for almost a decade now. So when a copy of her latest album, Thirteens, arrived in my mailbox a few months ago, I was excited to...

Yesterday, Apple finally completed a long-planned move in terms of the pricing for songs on iTunes. Gone are the days of $.99 for each and every song. Now, songs are classified into price categories: $1.29...

Last week, I was talking to our web editor about this blog and he mentioned that, last month, over 10,000 visitors had checked it out. That absolutely blew me away. Thank you so much to...

In our February issue, the Music Blogger column was dedicated to Texas singer-songwriter Erin McCarley. Erin's debut, Love Save the Empty, came out in February and the title track was featured in the movie He's...

M. WardEarly Saturday morning, Sixth street in downtown Austin was relatively empty, save for a littering of flyers, stickers, and other music-related debris. (I even spotted a half-eaten Bratwurst sandwich on the curb. Forgot to...

Those Darlins liveMy Friday morning started with an excellent brunch at the Carrera Cafe, a temporary hangout set up for artists and the media. After debriefing with a few friends and spotting some hungry musicians...

Amber Rubarth performsThursday morning in Austin was cloudy and cool -- but by noon the sky had cleared and the bands who braved the stage for the day parties faced the bright, hot sun. "Does...

Picking a first show to attend at Austin's annual South by Southwest music festival is pretty daunting. With hundreds of intriguing choices, you don't want to start off on the wrong note. (Music pun not...

One of the bands I'm most excited to see at SXSW is Australian duo An Horse. The band, whose debut, Rearrange Beds, just came out on Tuesday, is comprised of vocalist/guitarist Kate Cooper and drummer...

This afternoon I'm flying from NYC to Austin, TX for the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival. I'm excited -- in years past I've seen some amazing bands for the first time at SXSW. (And...

Three Chaser shirts.Do you frequent the merch tables at shows?I do. I'll often pick up a band's t-shirt after a particularly amazing concert. (So in my closet, you'll find things like a Radiohead shirt I...

Since February, the website Tonic has been auctioning off celebrity iPods to fully benefit Music Rising, an organization that helps replace lost or damaged instruments in the Katrina-affected Gulf Coast area. This week, the auction...

At some point in late 2007, I was at home watching the local news and a story came on about eight girls in Long Island who had started a charity to rescue children who were...

The VeronicasA few years ago, I interviewed Aussie twin duo The Veronica's for Teen Vogue's People Are Talking About section. Besides being totally friendly and down-to-earth, the sisters (who at the time were just coming...