When M.I.A. held up her middle finger during Madonna's Super Bowl Halftime Show last weekend, she dominated blog chatter for a few days and incited a few minor cable-TV debates. She could have to pay…   Read Story »

It's a new year, and every Thursday, we're going to be publishing a new list in this space. You guys like lists, right? Good! For our first one, we got to talking about Guided By Voices, who just…   Read Story »

The artily debauched Toronto R&B project the Weeknd promised us three mixtapes this year, and they just got it in under the wire. We'd already heard the boundary-shattering debut House Of Balloons…   Read Story »

Dr. Conrad Murray, who was Michael Jackson's personal physician when Jackson died in 2009, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter this afternoon in California. Murray faces up to four years in…   Read Story »

Last month Death Cab For Cutie returned to the spotlight with "You Are A Tourist," the great first single and video from their forthcoming Codes And Keys. A sunny addition to our spring playlist, it…   Read Story »

Last week the Animal Collective bros released an official mixtape for their new … sneakers. That is a thing now. Gotta keep fans on their toes (ouch, sorry). The shoes which you can see here…   Read Story »

Nick Zinner is going to be spinning in the coffin he sleeps in after he feeds when he hears this. It's Glee's mix of "Heads Will Roll" and "Thriller," which will appear in the show's Super Bowl…   Read Story »

The "new" Michael Jackson song we mentioned a few weeks back now has a video with Akon and old MJ footage and an opening line about life not lasting forever and little children holding hands and…   Read Story »

Today comes the third "new" song from Michael Jackson's posthumous LP Michael, the marketing department wet dream/perfectly-titled-for-a-posthumous-release "Much Too Soon." It comes on the heels of…   Read Story »

We posted "Breaking News," the first (and controversial) taste from Michael Jackson's posthumous album Michael. "Hold My Hand" is the real, official first single. According to Billboard, Akon wrote…   Read Story »