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New Music: Amadou & Mariam - Welcome to Mali
Tue Nov. 18, 2008 2:12 PM PST

Paul McCartney Announces Unreleased Beatles Track
Mon Nov. 17, 2008 2:42 PM PST

SNL Gets Gay
Mon Nov. 17, 2008 2:29 PM PST

Jason Bentley to Replace Nic Harcourt as KCRW Morning Host
Mon Nov. 17, 2008 12:52 PM PST

Side Benefit of Prop 8's Passage: Celebrities Busting Out of Closet
Sun Nov. 16, 2008 1:39 PM PST

Party Ben's Current Musical Guilty Pleasures
Fri Nov. 14, 2008 4:36 PM PST

Shepard Fairey Designs Gay Rights Poster (I Think)
Fri Nov. 14, 2008 3:08 PM PST

Crank-Call Scandal Turns BBC Upside Down
Thu Nov. 13, 2008 3:35 PM PST

Never-Nudes Rejoice: Arrested Development Movie In the Works?
Thu Nov. 13, 2008 12:30 PM PST

XM and Sirius Merge (and Cut) Stations
Wed Nov. 12, 2008 6:06 PM PST

Top 5: New Music
Wed Nov. 12, 2008 5:22 PM PST

Elton John, Tegan & Sara Weigh In on Prop 8
Wed Nov. 12, 2008 3:30 PM PST

Yes, You're Old: Nirvana Baby, Now 17, Reenacts Nevermind Cover
Wed Nov. 12, 2008 2:52 PM PST

TV on the Radio and Portishead Battle It Out for Album of the Year
Tue Nov. 11, 2008 3:38 PM PST

New Jay-Z Track Celebrates Obama Win
Mon Nov. 10, 2008 2:29 PM PST

Melissa Etheridge Says "You Can Forget My Taxes"
Fri Nov. 7, 2008 3:40 PM PST

Bush Appoints Lee Greenwood to National Arts Council
Fri Nov. 7, 2008 2:48 PM PST

So, Have Things Gotten Less Funny Since Tuesday?
Fri Nov. 7, 2008 2:20 PM PST

The Hidden Cameras' Anti-Marriage Sentiments Way Ahead of Their Time
Thu Nov. 6, 2008 4:07 PM PST

Video Roundup: M.I.A., R.E.M., Coldcut, Daniel Owino Misiani
Thu Nov. 6, 2008 12:55 PM PST

Help Me, Virtual Will.I.Am, You're My Only Hope
Wed Nov. 5, 2008 2:45 PM PST

Your Election Soundtrack: McCain and Obama Online Radio Channels
Mon Nov. 3, 2008 11:50 AM PST

Economic Troubles Trickling Down to DJs, Up to U2
Fri Oct. 31, 2008 3:47 PM PDT

Totally Mandatory First Impressions of Best American Non-Required Reading 2008
Thu Oct. 30, 2008 5:31 PM PDT

Your Future Dream is A Shopping Scheme: Christie's to Auction Punk Memorabilia
Wed Oct. 29, 2008 3:09 PM PDT

Thanks, Wal-Mart: AC/DC Scores First #1 Debut
Wed Oct. 29, 2008 2:42 PM PDT

New Music Out Today: The Cure, Deerhunter, Snow Patrol, Kaiser Chiefs
Tue Oct. 28, 2008 3:25 PM PDT

Obama Poster Parodies Proliferate
Tue Oct. 28, 2008 12:45 PM PDT

Morrissey Recording New Album, Writing Autobiography, Holding Baby
Fri Oct. 24, 2008 3:07 PM PDT

Friday YouTube Roundup: Silliest Political Videos of the Week
Fri Oct. 24, 2008 2:18 PM PDT

If Wes Anderson Directed a McCain Attack Ad
Thu Oct. 23, 2008 4:02 PM PDT

Top 5, October 22: New Music
Wed Oct. 22, 2008 5:01 PM PDT

Stream the New Guns N' Roses Track If You Dare to Face Its Super Rocking Thunderosity
Wed Oct. 22, 2008 2:16 PM PDT

Breaking: Eminem's Endorsement in the 2008 Race Is...
Tue Oct. 21, 2008 5:09 PM PDT

Metacritic Needs to Revise their "Best Albums of 2008" Logarithm
Tue Oct. 21, 2008 4:26 PM PDT

Omaha Dispatch: Things Are So Much Worse For McCain Than You Realize
Mon Oct. 20, 2008 3:04 PM PDT

Antidote to Too Much Politics on the Riff: M.I.A. Update!
Thu Oct. 16, 2008 7:11 PM PDT

Breaking: McCain Almost Missed Tonight's Letterman Appearance
Thu Oct. 16, 2008 1:48 PM PDT

Top 5, October 15: New Music
Wed Oct. 15, 2008 5:48 PM PDT

Devo Returns to Akron to Help the Democrats
Wed Oct. 15, 2008 1:26 PM PDT

What Would an Obama Administration Mean For Rock 'n' Roll?
Wed Oct. 15, 2008 11:56 AM PDT

Madonna Says Her Anti-Palin Threats Are a "Metaphor"
Tue Oct. 14, 2008 3:25 PM PDT

Top 5: New Music
Wed Oct. 8, 2008 7:33 PM PDT

I'd Just Like to Point Out that McCain's "Logo" is a Very Ironic Dingbat
Wed Oct. 8, 2008 11:37 AM PDT

MP3: Brett Dennen - "Make You Crazy"
Tue Oct. 7, 2008 3:06 PM PDT

Can a Palin Art Trope Be Far Behind?
Fri Oct. 3, 2008 3:03 PM PDT

Listen to New Oasis Album for Free at (Sigh) MySpace
Thu Oct. 2, 2008 3:13 PM PDT

My New Favorite Streaming Radio Station: Montreal's CISM
Wed Oct. 1, 2008 2:04 PM PDT

Second Radiohead Remix Project Offers Mixed Results
Wed Sep. 24, 2008 1:04 PM PDT

New York Times Seems to Think Tonight's Heroes Premier is About Credit Cards and Whininess
Mon Sep. 22, 2008 7:28 PM PDT

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