On February 4th, the day before Super Tuesday, Dave Matthews sent out a brief but passionate email to 1 million of his fans endorsing Barack Obama for president. Born in South Africa under (More...)

Gnarls Barkley's soul man talks Goodie Mob and dressing like Dr. Evil In Issue 1050, Austin Scaggs spoke with Gnarls Barkely's Cee-Lo about what comes after "Crazy" and the nature of genius (More...)

Usher, Death Cab For Cutie, My Morning Jacket, Weezer and Dozens More Madonna Hard Candy 4/29 Madonna hooked up with two of hip-hop's top beatmakers — Timbaland (More...)

AP - There's another side to Alicia Keys: conspiracy theorist. (More...)

E! Online - You can't keep a good mama's boy down. (More...)

AP - In the late 1950s and early 60s, a lanky blond Texan sold out concerts, caused riots when spotted in public and was so popular that one Elvis fan club changed its name to his. (More...)

Reuters - Despite an unusually aggressive promotion schedule, Kylie Minogue has bombed in the United States with her first album in four years. (More...)

E! Online - Vanilla Ice is going from the cooler to the hot seat. (More...)

AP - Like Mark McGwire, Kathleen Battle doesn't want to talk about the past — at least not when it comes to her rancorous firing from the Metropolitan Opera 14 years ago. (More...)

Reuters - Country star Phil Vassar hopes his recent label switch will give his career a little jolt. (More...)

Reuters - Mark Ronson, the Grammy-winning producer behind Amy Winehouse, has partnered with Interscope to distribute his Allido Records label. (More...)

Reuters - Gospel veteran CeCe Winans targets the church crowd with her first album in three years, and is enjoying a chorus of support. (More...)

Reuters - Sugarland, Little Big Town and Jake Owen, three country acts that toured together last fall, are also climbing the chart together this spring. (More...)

Reuters - As a music lover who grew up in a tiny Welsh town, 23-year-old U.K. chart phenomenon Aimee Duffy is struggling to comprehend her sudden popularity. (More...)

Reuters - With the economy headed for recession and a Clinton running for the White House, it feels like the '90s all over again. (More...)

Reuters - Every morning, the head of Britain's Glastonbury Festival swims 40 laps of a chilly pool. But sales of tickets for this year's show aren't performing quite so swimmingly. (More...)

Reuters - If a ringback tone launches on a network and nobody hears it, did it ever really exist? (More...)

Reuters - Artists and industry personnel representing all facets of the Christian/gospel music community will gather April 19-23 in Nashville for GMA Music Week, the Gospel Music Assn.'s annual gat (More...)

Reuters - The crowd at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena is primed, rowdy and ready to rock, anxiously anticipating a night with hometown hero Kid Rock. (More...)

Reuters - Ready, maestro; start your engines. (More...)

Myspace // "Flybus! [mp3]Bands that name themselves after cities, states and countries tend to miss the mark when it comes to the actual quality of their music. Just to name a few, Boston, Kansas and (More...)

Myspace // "För Sent För Edelweiss" [mp3]I spent a lot of time over the weekend trying to track down info about Håkan Hellström, but most of the sites I came across were in Swedish. Thanks to Wikiped (More...)

Myspace // "Secrets" [mp3] // "Deja Vu" [Buy]Could Bobby Cook be the next great songwriting talent out of the UK or is he simply a lad with a few good tunes. The cinematic pop masterpieces of "Secret (More...)

Myspace // "Terra Firma" [mp3] // "Terra Firma" [Video]Oxford, UK's Young Knives' new album Superabundance will be released stateside April 22 on Rykodisc. Hailed by Q Magazine as "a celebratory affai (More...)

Myspace // "It's Getting Boring By The Sea" [mp3]This is Blood Red Shoes' brand new video -- the single was released this week and the band's debut full-length, Box of Secrets, is out on Monday, April (More...)

Myspace // "Always Where I Need To Be" [mp3] (Live @ the Astoria in London)The brand new album from The Kooks is out this Tuesday (tax day!) here in the States. The band did a short swing through the (More...)

Myspace // "Girls & Boys" [mp3]It seems that a lot of people have forgotten about The Subways, but the band is starting to show life after some personal turmoil. In early '07, singer Billy Lunn h (More...)

Anneke van Giersbergen’s departure from THE GATHERING was certainly a surprising announcement. But with a rapid turnaround not remotely metallic, it appeared to be a necessary move for van Giers (More...)

FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) are proud to announce the debut album of their new group, ARKAEA, featuring THREAT SIGNAL vocalist, Jon Howard. ARKAEA (More...)

KAYO DOT’s new album, Blue Lambency Downward, is due out on May 6th via Hydra Head Records. The band have also lined up three dates with EARTH. Tour dates w/EARTH May 4 2008 Rock and Roll Hotel (More...)