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Last night, MTV tried to revamp the Video Music Awardsâ¿¿shorter! new award categories! more performances! Britney!â¿¿in an effort to get back in the game. Did they succeed? I say: Kinda. Itâ¿¿s hard to have a...

It's no secret that one of my favorite artists is Ben Harper. Here's my two sentence pitch on why you should check him out. First off, Ben's not just talented, he's versatileâ¿¿witness the rock, pop,...

I finally got cable in my apartment and just in time... last night, as I folded my laundry I watched Justin Timberlake's FutureSexLove Show on HBO. Did anyone else catch it? Wow. First off,...

Did you guys watch the Teen Choice Awards last weekend? My sister and I watched it and were pretty impressed. We both liked Avril's performance as well as Kelly Clarkson's. Avril managed to sing,...

Last week, the always-excellent band Earlimart released their 5th album, Mentor Tormentor. I've been a fan of the groupâ¿¿comprised of founders Aaron Espinoza (vocals/guitar) and Ariana Murray (vocals/keys) along with Joel Gravesâ¿¿ for a...

The past few years I've been buying music online more and more. But there's something about the experience of just browsing music stores that downloading can't compare to. Last week, I went to the...

I'm going on vacation with my Dad and sister this weekend and I've got a problem: They've decided to boycott my car mis. I used to be totally on top of my game with...

Am I the only one who absolutely loved the delicate, folky cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella" on The Hills premiere Monday night? After some web searching, I found the singer: Marié Digby. Here's her story:...

Last Thursday, on the eve of their first-ever Brooklyn, NY show, The Beastie Boys held an intimate press conference at the Soho House to talk about their new instrumental album, The Mix Up, and...

Do you get missed-show remorse?  I do. And I totally have it this week, as I didn't get to see either of the amazing lineups at the Lollapalooza and Virgin Fest this past weekend....

I've always been a "music person" if you can call it that. I enjoy it, mostly because I have very little discernable talent of my own. I took piano lessons when I was ten and...