Tom Tom Club releases new music on NoHo's Nacional Records label

In progressive music circles, it's an event whenever Tom Tom Club, the arty...

Dirty Projectors leak new music from upcoming EP

David Longstreth and the rest of Dirty Projectors are in Europe at the moment, playing shows in support of this year's excellent "Swing Lo...

Sales of Taylor Swift's 'Red' off to a flying start

Taylor Swift may never, ever be getting back together with a certain beau, but she seems strongly positioned to getting back above the 1...

Billy Idol to play Seattle fan's birthday party and fundraiser

It took Michael Henrichsen of Seattle two years, a website campaign and a few friends and celebrities to assist his cause. 

Pussy Riot band members sent to remote Russian prisons

Two members of Pussy Riot, Russia's female punk band, have been assigned to serve out their two-year sentences in prisons far from Moscow,...

Sexual abuse scandal involving late 'Top of the Pops' host Jimmy Savile

Few U.S. music fans are likely to recognize the name of Jimmy Savile, the late British TV show host and self-manufactured media...

Maroon 5 announces North American tour

Maroon 5’s latest album might have been titled “Overexposed,” but the pop rockers have yet to hit the road in the U.S. for...

Justin Timberlake calls wedding to Jessica Biel 'magical'

"Magical." "Unforgettable." "Beautiful."

Review: Faust puts the art of noise to the test at REDCAT

The sacrificial piano sat stage right during German band Faust's concert at REDCAT. It was a church basement clunker, a blond-wooded upright...

Review: Brad Paisley plays it both ways at the Hollywood Bowl

Brad Paisley paused his song “I’m Still a Guy”on  Saturday night at the Hollywood Bowl to deliver a little speech...