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China Cancels Oasis Gigs Over "Free Tibet" Show
Mon Mar. 2, 2009 2:52 PM PST

Video: Royksopp - "Happy Up Here"
Fri Feb. 27, 2009 6:16 PM PST

Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack Scores Big Post-Oscar Bump
Wed Feb. 25, 2009 2:39 PM PST

Arrested Development Movie a Go
Tue Feb. 24, 2009 5:17 PM PST

New (Leaked) Music: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
Tue Feb. 24, 2009 1:33 PM PST

Nate Silver's Computer Only Works On Politics
Mon Feb. 23, 2009 11:12 AM PST

Sean Penn in Oscar Upset
Sun Feb. 22, 2009 11:02 PM PST

Nikki Finke's Oscar Prediction: Epic Fail
Sat Feb. 21, 2009 4:32 PM PST

Georgian Band to Protest Putin at Eurovision?
Fri Feb. 20, 2009 4:39 PM PST

Stream New U2 Album at MySpace
Fri Feb. 20, 2009 2:12 PM PST

New York Post Apologizes for Monkey Cartoon
Thu Feb. 19, 2009 10:42 PM PST

Coldplay, Killers, U2 Share Stage, Avoid Ego Explosion
Thu Feb. 19, 2009 1:33 PM PST

Kanye West Can't Stop Saying "Gay"
Tue Feb. 17, 2009 5:11 PM PST

538's Nate Silver Predicts the Oscars
Mon Feb. 16, 2009 4:27 PM PST

M.I.A. Has Baby Boy, Gets Called Terrorist
Sat Feb. 14, 2009 4:41 PM PST

New "Red Hot" Comp Gets Indie
Fri Feb. 13, 2009 2:09 PM PST

Madonna, Bon Jovi, Springsteen Made Big Bucks in '08
Thu Feb. 12, 2009 3:38 PM PST

Song of the Day: RH+ - "Curb"
Thu Feb. 12, 2009 2:54 PM PST

Joaquin Phoenix Gets All Fawcetty On Letterman
Thu Feb. 12, 2009 1:35 AM PST

Sirius XM Prepares for Possible Bankruptcy
Tue Feb. 10, 2009 6:25 PM PST

New Green Day Album Set to Push the Boundaries of Pretentiousness
Mon Feb. 9, 2009 2:43 PM PST

Plant/Krauss, Coldplay Big Winners at Grammys
Sun Feb. 8, 2009 9:20 PM PST

Grammy Preview: M.I.A. About to Pop, Radiohead On the March?
Fri Feb. 6, 2009 12:40 PM PST

Why Are We Obsessed With the Christian Bale Rant?
Wed Feb. 4, 2009 6:14 PM PST

Bonnaroo Lineup Includes Springsteen, Beastie Boys, NIN, Extra Phish
Tue Feb. 3, 2009 5:39 PM PST

Stream Entire New Lily Allen Album at MySpace
Tue Feb. 3, 2009 12:58 PM PST

Video: 1981 Report About "Reading News on Your Computer"
Fri Jan. 30, 2009 1:16 PM PST

Paul McCartney to Headline Coachella
Fri Jan. 30, 2009 3:34 AM PST

Antony and the Johnsons Score Huge European Hit
Thu Jan. 29, 2009 2:36 PM PST

Mad Magazine Imagines Obama's Freaking Out a Little
Tue Jan. 27, 2009 4:53 PM PST

Has Animal Collective Already Locked Up the "Best Album of 2009" Title?
Tue Jan. 27, 2009 3:06 PM PST

Sean Penn: Straight Men Can't Even See Statue Penises
Mon Jan. 26, 2009 11:58 AM PST

Stephen Colbert Demands Remixers Avoid His Lessig Interview
Fri Jan. 23, 2009 5:52 PM PST

Video: Arcade Fire Cover "Born in the USA" at Obama Staff Ball
Fri Jan. 23, 2009 1:41 PM PST

Monty Python Proves Free Stuff Sells
Fri Jan. 23, 2009 12:34 PM PST

TV on the Radio, M.I.A. Top Village Voice 2008 Critics' Poll
Thu Jan. 22, 2009 6:44 PM PST

Benjamin Button, Slumdog Lead Oscar Nods
Thu Jan. 22, 2009 12:06 PM PST

Love Guru, Disaster Movie Top Razzie Nominations
Wed Jan. 21, 2009 5:48 PM PST

New U2 Song Picks Up Where Queens of the Stone Age Left Off
Wed Jan. 21, 2009 2:55 PM PST

Inaugural Ball Performance Wrapup
Wed Jan. 21, 2009 1:22 PM PST

WhiteHouse.gov's Ambitious New LGBT Support Section
Tue Jan. 20, 2009 4:42 PM PST

Inauguration Concert Veers from the Sublime to the Ridiculous
Sun Jan. 18, 2009 2:34 PM PST

More Details Emerging on Indie 103.1's Demise
Fri Jan. 16, 2009 1:31 PM PST

New U2 Album Cover Art Might Owe the HRC Royalties
Fri Jan. 16, 2009 12:21 PM PST

The First Obama Joke on Comedy Central, Circa 2005
Thu Jan. 15, 2009 4:21 PM PST

Indie 103.1 Goes Off the Air
Thu Jan. 15, 2009 1:51 PM PST

Adam Freeland Remixes Daft Punk For Bonkers Obama Video
Thu Jan. 15, 2009 12:57 PM PST

New (Leaked) Music: Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 2:42 PM PST

"Peanuts" Exhibit Reveals "Hidden" Messages In Music
Wed Jan. 14, 2009 12:09 PM PST

One More Problem With Wind Power: Space Aliens Ramming Our Windmills
Tue Jan. 13, 2009 3:55 PM PST

Coachella 2009

Scenes from the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival.

Mon Apr. 20, 2009 11:08 AM PDT

Book Review: Remix

Should file sharing be safe, legal—and taxed? The Al Gore of the copyright muddle, Lawrence Lessig offers a fresh vision for making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy.

November/December 2008 Issue

Jukebox

Cat Power. <i>Matador</i>.

January/February 2008 Issue

10 Ways to Stay Hip: San Francisco Summer Edition

A weekly cultural reference to keep your mind fresh and your limbs loose. (Even in the bitter-cold San Francisco summer.)

Wed May. 30, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer

By Chris Salewicz. <i>Faber and Faber</i>. $27.<br /> Both scholars of punk history and casual fans should enjoy this surprisingly frank and entertaining biography of legendary Clash frontman Joe Strummer.

May/June 2007 Issue

10 Ways to Stay Hip: Coachella Edition

A weekly cultural reference to keep your mind fresh and your limbs loose.

Fri Apr. 27, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

10 Ways to Stay Hip: April 23 Edition

A weekly reference to keep your mind fresh and your limbs loose.

Mon Apr. 23, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

10 Ways to Stay Hip

A weekly reference on cultural production to keep your mind fresh and your limbs loose.

Fri Apr. 13, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

10 Ways to Stay Hip: April 10 Version

A weekly reference on cultural production to keep your mind fresh and your limbs loose.

Thu Apr. 12, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

10 Ways to Stay Hip

A weekly reference on cultural production to keep your mind fresh and your limbs loose.

Sun Mar. 25, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

10 Ways to Stay Hip

A weekly reference on cultural production to keep your mind fresh and your limbs loose.

Mon Mar. 19, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

Party Ben's Music Picks: March Madness Edition

Whether you buy CDs or download, these are some upcoming releases you ought to check out.

Wed Mar. 7, 2007 1:00 AM PST

Party Ben's Music Picks (For People Who Still Buy CDs)

All those cool bands you've been hearing about, and a few you've never heard of - but will.

Fri Feb. 2, 2007 1:00 AM PST