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Qtrax Free Downloads Too Good to Be True?
Mon Jan. 28, 2008 11:48 AM PST

Friday Implies It's Music News Day
Fri Jan. 25, 2008 9:56 AM PST

Debra Dickerson Awesome on the Colbert Report (Again)
Fri Jan. 25, 2008 2:13 AM PST

MPAA Accidentally (On Purpose?) Exaggerated Impact of Piracy
Thu Jan. 24, 2008 4:43 PM PST

Franz Ferdinand Hoping for Comeback
Thu Jan. 24, 2008 1:41 PM PST

Warm-Weather Tunes: Music to Turn Your Heater On
Wed Jan. 23, 2008 6:29 PM PST

Last.fm Makes Deal With Labels to Stream "Every Track"
Wed Jan. 23, 2008 4:20 PM PST

Coachella Lineup Announced: No My Bloody Valentine, But Stoners Will Still Be Happy
Mon Jan. 21, 2008 5:41 PM PST

The 300 Somehow Manages to Avoid "Worst Picture" Razzie Nomination
Mon Jan. 21, 2008 12:58 PM PST

Cloverfield: New Kind of Monster Movie or "The Real World" With Giant Frog?
Fri Jan. 18, 2008 9:44 PM PST

Is Music Really So Bad? Another Music Snob's Dissent
Fri Jan. 18, 2008 3:52 PM PST

Presidential Campaigns Using Lots of Inappropriate Songs
Fri Jan. 18, 2008 2:02 PM PST

Friday Sighs, "Music News Day"
Fri Jan. 18, 2008 1:45 PM PST

Coachella Countdown: Three Months, Ten Days
Thu Jan. 17, 2008 11:41 AM PST

New (-ish) Music: Studio - Yearbook 1
Wed Jan. 16, 2008 4:12 PM PST

Banksy Wall Gets $400,000 Bid, Remains Terrible
Wed Jan. 16, 2008 12:40 PM PST

Tuesday's Snoozy Music News Day
Tue Jan. 15, 2008 12:36 PM PST

If a Golden Globe Falls in the Forest and Nobody's There to Watch It...
Mon Jan. 14, 2008 11:21 AM PST

Friday's Sly Music News Day
Fri Jan. 11, 2008 1:35 PM PST

Writers' Strike to Cancel Grammys?
Thu Jan. 10, 2008 4:28 PM PST

People Actually Buying In Rainbows
Thu Jan. 10, 2008 1:02 PM PST

Watching the Primary: Stone Temple Romney?
Tue Jan. 8, 2008 6:35 PM PST

Stewart and Colbert Return Without the Prompter
Tue Jan. 8, 2008 2:59 PM PST

Tuesday's Bemusing Music News Day
Tue Jan. 8, 2008 1:56 PM PST

Michael Stipe Murmurs He's Charmed By Huckabee
Mon Jan. 7, 2008 1:39 PM PST

Friday's Battle Cry: "Music News Day!"
Fri Jan. 4, 2008 2:25 PM PST

Watching the Caucuses: Obama Speech Strikes Keith Olbermann Dumb
Thu Jan. 3, 2008 11:02 PM PST

New Music: The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust
Thu Jan. 3, 2008 4:11 PM PST

Mashup Roundup: DJ Earworm Combines 25 Biggest Songs of the Year
Thu Jan. 3, 2008 1:11 PM PST

David Cross Explains Balance of Indie Cred and Chipmunk Cash
Wed Jan. 2, 2008 6:55 PM PST

Top Ten Albums of 2008! Just Kidding
Wed Jan. 2, 2008 4:43 PM PST

Late Night Talkers Returning, Some With Writers, Some With Protests
Wed Jan. 2, 2008 12:09 PM PST

Is Sound Quality Really "Worse Than Ever"?
Wed Jan. 2, 2008 10:59 AM PST

No More Sexy Time?
Fri Dec. 21, 2007 5:43 PM PST

All I Want for Christmas, Part 4: New Balance Joy Division
Fri Dec. 21, 2007 5:05 PM PST

Thank You, Jesus: Stewart and Colbert Returning to Our TVs
Fri Dec. 21, 2007 1:04 PM PST

Friday Don't Be a Wise Guy It's Music News Day
Fri Dec. 21, 2007 12:54 PM PST

M.I.A., Spoon, Swizz Beats Among Shortlist Prize Nominees
Fri Dec. 21, 2007 12:05 PM PST

Party Ben's Top Ten Albums of 2007
Thu Dec. 20, 2007 9:25 PM PST

All I Want for Christmas, Part 3: Cassette Bag
Thu Dec. 20, 2007 1:41 PM PST

Mashup Roundup: Tasteless Ike Turner Mashup, Tasteful Christmas Mashups, Obvious Jay-Z Mashup Album, Super Zep Mashup
Thu Dec. 20, 2007 1:18 PM PST

Larry Flynt Doesn't Know Whether Rudolph Giuliani is Gay or Not
Thu Dec. 20, 2007 12:33 PM PST

Party Ben's Top 10 (Plus!) Songs of 2007
Wed Dec. 19, 2007 6:22 PM PST

First Look at Lily Allen and Ed Simons' Baby
Wed Dec. 19, 2007 1:06 PM PST

Breaker of Music Industry Laments Breakage of Music Industry
Wed Dec. 19, 2007 10:59 AM PST

Drudge Quotes The Enquirer on "Edwards Love Child"
Tue Dec. 18, 2007 11:40 PM PST

Top Ten Online Radio Streams
Tue Dec. 18, 2007 8:43 PM PST

Video: Huckabee & Norris Split the Screen on Larry King Live
Tue Dec. 18, 2007 3:55 PM PST

BBC Reverses Decision to Censor Pogues Track
Tue Dec. 18, 2007 3:06 PM PST

FCC Relaxes Media Ownership Rules... Again
Tue Dec. 18, 2007 12:08 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