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Dashboard Confessional's happy 'Ending'

Dashboard Confessional's happy 'Ending'

Chris Carrabba talks about DC's latest, 'Alter the Ending'

Can Perez Hilton save the music biz?

Can Perez Hilton save the music biz?

With a new label and tour, the gossip blogger is giving it a shot

The Minus 5, plus baseball

The Minus 5, plus baseball

Scott McCaughey combines his love of twangy bar rock and America's pastime

Get Up Kids: no apologies

Get Up Kids: no apologies

Matt Pryor talks about breaking up, reuniting and the current state of emo

Amazing Baby grows up fast

Amazing Baby grows up fast

Brooklyn's latest buzz band tries to survive the hype

The Breeders splash back

The Breeders splash back

Kim and Kelley Deal remain rock's most wonderfully weird sister act

The Airborne Toxic Event: 'Midnight' massive

The Airborne Toxic Event: 'Midnight' massive

An unlikely hit and non-stop touring put TATE on top

Asher Roth's dirty laundry

Asher Roth's dirty laundry

The college-loving MC talks about wild times in Vegas and shaking up hip-hop

Serious fun with the Honey Brothers

Serious fun with the Honey Brothers

Adrian Grenier's band proves banjos and ukuleles don't have to be silly

Jeff Tweedy (the interview)

Jeff Tweedy (the interview)

The Wilco frontman talks about his band's new album and Jay Bennett's death

Paul van Dyk is not a trance DJ

Paul van Dyk is not a trance DJ

With a new tour and career retrospective CD, PvD tries to lose the labels

Metric's dark 'Fantasies'

Metric's dark 'Fantasies'

Emily Haines talks about her band's latest—and why she's a strange dinner guest

The Field: another kind of trance

The Field: another kind of trance

Sweden's Axel Willner makes music you can dance to or zone out to—or both

Run, White Rabbits, run

Run, White Rabbits, run

New York indie rockers take it to the next level—with a little help from Britt Daniel

St. Vincent acts out

St. Vincent acts out

Art-pop 'it' girl Annie Clark is breaking out the lasers for her latest tour

The Offspring come out and play

The Offspring come out and play

California's other punk veterans (no, not Green Day) are still going strong

Andrew McMahon: still fighting it

Andrew McMahon: still fighting it

The Jack's Mannequin frontman talks about his battle with leukemia

Tom Morello's 'Social' experiment

Tom Morello's 'Social' experiment

Rage guitarist teams up with rapper Boots Riley for Street Sweeper Social Club

Dex Romweber: the Jack White touch

Dex Romweber: the Jack White touch

The original guitar/drums blues-rocker works with his most famous fan

The Gaslight Anthem: punk Springsteens?

The Gaslight Anthem: punk Springsteens?

A Jersey band fights van robbers and stereotypes

Fischerspooner: from Hamlet to sweat pants

Fischerspooner: from Hamlet to sweat pants

The bizarre odyssey of electro-pop's flashiest duo

Lady Sovereign pieces it together

Lady Sovereign pieces it together

With her new album, 'Jigsaw,' the U.K. rapper is back on top of her game

Patience rocks!

Patience rocks!

More than three decades after forming, Canadian metalheads Anvil finally capture America's hearts and ears

Peter Bjorn and John: no whistling!

Peter Bjorn and John: no whistling!

The Swedish pop trio proves there’s life after 'Young Folks'

Love, death and the Thermals

Love, death and the Thermals

Portland's lo-fi indie rockers tackle big themes on their latest

Life on the bus with Lady Antebellum

Life on the bus with Lady Antebellum

Country hottie Hillary Scott reveals her rock star crush—and inner nerd

The Kills are coming!

The Kills are coming!

It's the garage-goth duo's last tour before Jack White borrows their lead singer

Jenny Lewis abides

Jenny Lewis abides

Indie rock’s 'it' girl reveals her 'Big Lebowski' connection

Lif to the fullest

Lif to the fullest

Indie rapper Mr. Lif wants hip-hop to get serious

Kevin Rudolf lets it rock

Kevin Rudolf lets it rock

The rap world’s favorite guitarist headlines his own tour

Third Eye Blind: semi-charmed kind of band

Third Eye Blind: semi-charmed kind of band

The ‘90s alt-rockers are back (actually, they never left)

Chris Cornell screams back

Chris Cornell screams back

The former Soundgarden singer answers critics of his new album

Say 'ciao' to Lacuna Coil

Say 'ciao' to Lacuna Coil

Cristina Scabbia and her band put Italy on the heavy metal map

Elvis Perkins' journey to Dearland

Elvis Perkins' journey to Dearland

An NYC folkie debuts his new band and a (slightly) sunnier outlook

Less Than Jake: ska-punk stalwarts

Less Than Jake: ska-punk stalwarts

Chris Demakes shares the secrets of his band's success

Back to the future with Max Tundra

Back to the future with Max Tundra

A London producer uses '80s technology to make cutting-edge music

Dan Deacon goes deep

Dan Deacon goes deep

Wham City’s electro hero returns—with a 15-piece band

Busta Rhymes: gambling with 'Arab Money'

Busta Rhymes: gambling with 'Arab Money'

The veteran rapper is back, still courting controversy

Ne-Yo: a gentleman for the ladies

Ne-Yo: a gentleman for the ladies

The world's most dapper R&B star sets the record straight

Raphael Saadiq: R&B's old soul

Raphael Saadiq: R&B's old soul

The singer-producer talks about his new tour and vintage sound

Katy Perry: out of the kiddy pool

Katy Perry: out of the kiddy pool

The infamous girl-kisser is seizing her superstar moment

Sam Roberts wants you to dance

Sam Roberts wants you to dance

This Canadian rocker has a message for 'Them Kids' in America

A heart-to-heart with Heartless Bastards

A heart-to-heart with Heartless Bastards

Erika Wennerstrom discusses the turmoil behind her band's latest

Chairlift: band of 'Bruises'

Chairlift: band of 'Bruises'

Meet the electro-indie trio that does handstands for iPods

Adele: chasing pavements and Grammys

Adele: chasing pavements and Grammys

A soulful British newcomer explodes onto the scene

Wild times for Wild Light

Wild times for Wild Light

Are these New England rockers the next Arcade Fire?

Passion Pit: from Boston with love

Passion Pit: from Boston with love

A Valentine's Day gift spawns one of 2009's most hyped bands

Big drunken mess

Big drunken mess

That could be you--but not Jay Reatard at this New Year's Eve Show

T-Pain: Lord of the Ringz

T-Pain: Lord of the Ringz

The robot-voiced superstar is bringing a hip-hop circus to town

School of Seven Bells is in session

School of Seven Bells is in session

Ex-Secret Machines guitarist Ben Curtis talks about his new dream-pop band

The Hold Steady: the ultimate bar band

The Hold Steady: the ultimate bar band

Talking townie culture and monster riffs with indie rock’s unlikely heroes

Yelle out loud

Yelle out loud

France’s hottest pop export is hard to understand, but impossible to ignore

Don’t worry about Frightened Rabbit

Don’t worry about Frightened Rabbit

Things are looking up for these bittersweet Scottish pop-rockers

Metallica: some kind of comeback

Metallica: some kind of comeback

Kirk Hammett talks about getting back to solos on the metal gods’ latest

Alanis untangled

Alanis untangled

The angry young woman of the ‘90s reveals a happier side on a new album and tour

The radical sounds of Stereolab

The radical sounds of Stereolab

The world's greatest 'Marxist pop' band lets the music speak for itself

Rolling with Okkervil River

Rolling with Okkervil River

Will Sheff talks about his band's new tour and an unusual video project

Dan Deacon gets a 'Round'

Dan Deacon gets a 'Round'

Baltimore bands hit the road with Dan Deacon's Round Robin tour

Ben Folds: ‘Normal’ guy

Ben Folds: ‘Normal’ guy

The piano man talks about writing fake songs and ripping off Elton John

Weezer: in the ‘Red’ zone

Weezer: in the ‘Red’ zone

Rivers Cuomo talks about his band's latest risk-taking album

Kings of Leon on fire

Kings of Leon on fire

Southern rock’s rising stars ditch the mumbling (but not the booze)

House on fire

House on fire

Gentleman Auction House turns heads with a rambunctious pop sound

Cut Copy likes it both ways

Cut Copy likes it both ways

Electro meets jagged rock in this Australian trio’s club-ready sound

The Presets: Down Under dance party

The Presets: Down Under dance party

A Sydney duo leads the charge in Australia's synth-rock craze

The Great Big Sea sing-along

The Great Big Sea sing-along

For these Canadian Celtic rockers, folk music is a participatory event

Wildly wordy

Wildly wordy

These United States’ frontman “can’t keep his vocabulary in his pants,” and he’s fine with that

The buzz about Shwayze

The buzz about Shwayze

The laid-back stars of MTV’s ‘Buzzin’’ talk about bringing their SoCal sound to the masses

Kate Voegele goes for the gold

Kate Voegele goes for the gold

You know her as Mia on ‘One Tree Hill,’ but this singer-actress is making her own name for herself

They are American

They are American

We Are Scientists' Brit-rock is a hit in England--despite coming from New York

Stage dive? D'oh!

Stage dive? D'oh!

Frontman for New York indie outfit Takka Takka takes a leap into the unknown

Two Adams for the price of one

Two Adams for the price of one

Friends and fellow rockers Maroon 5 and Counting Crows team up for a summer tour

Zooey sings!

Zooey sings!

Actress Zooey Deschanel is turning heads as one-half of breakout folk-rockers She & Him

Vanessa Carlton, piano girl

Vanessa Carlton, piano girl

She’s signed to a hip-hop label and loves Gershwin. Meet the future of piano-pop.

We’re feeling the Faint

We’re feeling the Faint

Todd Fink talks about his synth-rock crew’s new album—and why he changed his name to ‘Fink’

Q-Tip: ‘Renaissance’ man

Q-Tip: ‘Renaissance’ man

An interview with the legendary rapper from A Tribe Called Quest

'Not Motley Crue'

'Not Motley Crue'

Members of local outfit Bound Stems embrace their geeky sides and their day jobs

The Kid Sister smackdown

The Kid Sister smackdown

Chicago’s hottest female rapper calls us out for our lack of wrestling knowledge

Talkin’ ‘bout a Revolution

Talkin’ ‘bout a Revolution

Linkin Park’s Projekt Revolution tour promises plenty of hard rock and (maybe) flying surfboards

No Age doesn't want your money

No Age doesn't want your money

Los Angeles art-punk duo wants to launch a vegan-friendly empire—one free party at a time

Wolf Parade drives us crazy

Wolf Parade drives us crazy

Canada's indie supergroup explains its Fine Young Cannibals connection

Alkaline Trio: transcendental punks

Alkaline Trio: transcendental punks

Meditation, ‘The Hills’—have these Chicago punks gone totally L.A.?

'Venues beware'

'Venues beware'

Unassuming singer-songwriter Samantha Crain destroyed one local bar, and she’d do it again

Katy Perry crashes the boys’ club

Katy Perry crashes the boys’ club

Is Warped Tour ready for the girl-kissing pop provocateur?

Crying it out

Crying it out

No matter how sunny Maria Taylor sounds, her tunes still make Mom tear up

Keeping it faux

Keeping it faux

Catching up with New York’s original fake French band, Les Sans Culottes

So you wanna be an air guitar star

So you wanna be an air guitar star

Bjorn Turoque explains the joys of rockin’ out on an invisible six-string

Earning their stripes

Earning their stripes

Midwest rockers the Republic Tigers prepare for their mainstream close-up

Jamie Lidell rises and shines

Jamie Lidell rises and shines

To be the world’s most soulful Englishman, you have to get up early

Sloppy on purpose

Sloppy on purpose

Welsh indie rockers Los Campesinos! prefer drunken fun to coherent live performances

Panic breeds clarity

Panic breeds clarity

Ex-emo poster boys Panic at the Disco are cool if they don’t hang on your wall

The Submarines break the surface

The Submarines break the surface

Meet the husband-wife duo behind that catchy iPhone song

'Cue up the blues

'Cue up the blues

Blues musician and barbecue vet Jimmy Burns really knows how to cook

Death Cab for Cutie will possess you

Death Cab for Cutie will possess you

Ben Gibbard talks about eight-minute singles and outlasting ‘The O.C.’

Augustana’s rock star moment

Augustana’s rock star moment

The band behind the hit ‘Boston’ isn’t quite living in the fast lane...yet

The Robyn revolution

The Robyn revolution

Sweden’s hottest export this side of IKEA is here to jumpstart modern pop music

DeVotchKa: tubas, accordions and sexy acrobats

DeVotchKa: tubas, accordions and sexy acrobats

Denver’s global pop band brings their circus-like show to town

David Ford, the polite rocker

David Ford, the polite rocker

Meet the British singer who’s a one-man band—and a one-man cleaning crew

Roots on the rise

Roots on the rise

Hip-hop’s leading live act likes to keep them guessing

Cute and delicious

Cute and delicious

Singer Kate Nash invents her own flavor of Brit-pop

‘The option to zigzag’

‘The option to zigzag’

The Mars Volta provides the soundtrack to your wild, swerving road trip

Freedom fighter

Freedom fighter

Rapper-poet Saul Williams and his ‘Niggy Tardust’ alter ego tackle some tough issues

Lemony fresh

Lemony fresh

Indie hip-hop duo Atmosphere’s rhymes—and jokes—are pretty damned juicy

Troubadours of metal

Troubadours of metal

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine leads his latest troupe of headbangers out on the third Gigantour

So sue him!

So sue him!

If Bon Iver’s music literally bowls you over, singer Justin Vernon will take the blame

Pedal to the metal

Pedal to the metal

R.E.M. is back and louder than ever. Michael Stipe explains why his band needed to ‘Accelerate.’

Catching fire

Catching fire

Pop-punk underdogs the Matches broaden their fan base, with a little help from...Ashley Dupré?

‘Old people’ target me

‘Old people’ target me

That and other quirky confessions from Swedish pop master Jens Lekman

Anti-aging advice

Anti-aging advice

Canadian rockers Black Mountain suggest screaming

Beer-guzzling prog-rock

Beer-guzzling prog-rock

Protest the Hero brings humor and hangovers to metal’s most serious offshoot

Song and dance girl

Song and dance girl

Avril Lavigne livens up her latest tour with uptempo songs and—backup dancers?

The ‘Forest Whitaker’ of hip-hop?

The ‘Forest Whitaker’ of hip-hop?

Brother Ali is not your average rapper—in more ways than one

‘Distortion,’ unplugged

‘Distortion,’ unplugged

Magnetic Fields are doing quiet shows to promote one very noisy album

Less than literal

Less than literal

British band Working for a Nuclear Free City is not working for a nuclear-free city

'Not just a bunch of drunks'

'Not just a bunch of drunks'

Bang Camaro’s 20-member dude choir is taking sing-along rock to new extremes

Sia's colorful world

Sia's colorful world

Why we want to get invited to the Starbucks-backed singer’s next party

‘Superstar’ in the making?

‘Superstar’ in the making?

Lupe Fiasco collaborator Matthew Santos breaks out on his own

The Irish are coming!

The Irish are coming!

It's always St. Patrick’s Day with Celtic folk-punks Flogging Molly

Heidi sings!

Heidi sings!

Heidi Montag, foxy villainess of ‘The Hills,’ makes a bid for pop music stardom

‘A great sleeping pill’

‘A great sleeping pill’

Keren Ann doesn’t mind if her often-quiet folk-pop makes you pass out

Friendship bracelets for all!

Friendship bracelets for all!

Brooklyn up-and-comers Yeasayer will buy you jewelry if you buy their album

The Whigs: Alive and kicking

The Whigs: Alive and kicking

Knocking over amps with Georgia's premiere garage rock trio

London calling...again

London calling...again

Gallows are putting U.K. punk rock back on the map

Enough with the comparisons!

Enough with the comparisons!

Editors are not ‘the British version’ of your favorite band

Ready to reciprocate

Ready to reciprocate

If you send the love, Ra Ra Riot will crank the crazy

'The greatest show ever'

'The greatest show ever'

Steel Train frontman Jack Antonoff loves 'Sex and the City'

He wants Candy

He wants Candy

White Williams puts a personal touch on a much-covered tune

Silently swearing

Silently swearing

Jazz-pop duo The Bird and the Bee says their colleagues are also profane—but in secret

Stolen moments

Stolen moments

The Dresden Dolls’ Amanda Palmer seeks youth, balance, a solo career and a new bike

No blimps needed

No blimps needed

Spoon has arrived—without any flashy New Year’s Eve promotions

Risk, reward and records

Risk, reward and records

Thrill Jockey founder Bettina Richards puts her "life on the line" to release albums

This band will be huge!

This band will be huge!

Well, maybe. Indie rockers Vampire Weekend handle the hype

A foolproof Plan

A foolproof Plan

Injuries and lineup changes can’t slow down metal cult heroes Dillinger Escape Plan

Soulja of fortune

Soulja of fortune

Hip-hop upstart Soulja Boy makes the most of the “Crank That” craze

A killer Soundtrack

pick A killer Soundtrack

Motion City’s Justin Pierre talks relationships, sort-of duets and natural hair products

Story time!

Story time!

Identical twin pop-rockers Tegan and Sara prefer onstage banter to backstage booze

Half-naked ambition

Half-naked ambition

Chicago’s The Academy Is confronts success and clothes-devouring fans

Deck the Hall & Oates

Deck the Hall & Oates

John Oates tells us why he and Daryl Hall like singing holiday tunes

Let Sondre open the door

Let Sondre open the door

Meet Sondre Lerche, ‘Dan in Real Life’ composer and incurable romantic

Getting into character

Getting into character

Polka dots help British pop gals the Pipettes turn back the clock

Who’s Winehouse?

Who’s Winehouse?

Sharon Jones had the old-school soul long before Amy arrived

Don't call them sellouts

Don't call them sellouts

Against Me! are more punk and political than ever, major labels be damned

Your granddaddy’s homeboy

Your granddaddy’s homeboy

Down home, dirty history lessons from rapper Buck 65

Ghost, the machine

Ghost, the machine

Is Wu-Tang’s Ghostface the hardest working man in hip-hop?

The human touch

The human touch

Some call them futuristic, but Battles' frontman insists they’re not robots

All in his head

All in his head

Forget scary movies--thoughtful Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco scares himself

There’s a 'Riot!' going on

There’s a 'Riot!' going on

Paramore is young, crush-worthy and taking the pop-punk world by storm

Coming clean

Coming clean

Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba opens up about his new album, Counting Crows and Hilary Duff

Grease is the ... cure

Grease is the ... cure

The Weakerthans frontman discusses hangover relief and, uh, sonnets

House, techno or disco?

House, techno or disco?

Whatever they are, Justice will make you move it

Back off, Blunt!

Back off, Blunt!

Josh Rouse is a laid-back guy, but his fans are up in arms over James Blunt’s latest

Patrick Wolf: magic man

Patrick Wolf: magic man

Brit-pop’s enfant terrible makes noise and meets his idols

Size doesn't matter

Size doesn't matter

Seven-piece Chicago pop group The 1900s can squeeze onto any stage

Promotion time!

Promotion time!

Chicago popsters Office pursue stardom like it’s their job

Ex marks the spot

Ex marks the spot

No longer a couple, New Zealand pop duo the Brunettes pushes on

Renaissance man

Renaissance man

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner moonlights as a juggler and scarecrow

Safety first!

Safety first!

Bloc Party looks out for Beyonce—and seeks protection from Madonna

What's so funny?

What's so funny?

Eccentric rockers Minus the Bear ditch the jokes and get serious—sort of

Mustaches and lipstick

Mustaches and lipstick

Despite his love for 'Magnum, P.I.,' Marilyn Manson says a ’stache just wouldn’t work for him

No more cupcakes!

No more cupcakes!

Brooklyn pop trio Au Revoir Simone gets its priorities in line

'A ridiculous idea'

'A ridiculous idea'

The Swell Season has a hit musical on its hands, despite one star's doubts

The Secret Machines: don't call it a comeback

The Secret Machines: don't call it a comeback

Label and lineup woes haven’t slowed these New York rockers

Natural born rocker

Natural born rocker

Years after 'Natural Born Killers,' actress Juliette Lewis gets even wilder

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