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Melissa Etheridge Supports Legalizing Marijuana in Colorado With Ads

Melissa Etheridge is supporting Colorado's Amendment 64 to legalize marijuana because using the drug helped her recover from cancer treatments. ... Read More »

The National Get Facebook 'Hate Mail' For Supporting Obama

The National feel it's important that the band backs Barack Obama for president. ... Read More »

Glenn Beck Pens Odd Lengthy Letter to Muse Singer Matt Bellamy

British band Muse's peculiar interacts with ring-wing talk host Glenn Beck continue with an open letter Beck sent the band. ... Read More »

Political Songs: Top 12 Post-Millennial Anthems That Rallied the Masses

It's not the late-'60s, but there are still artists making political music, so we made a list of the 12 best post-millennial political songs. ... Read More »

Arcade Fire, K'naan Play Haiti Charity Show in Toronto for A-Listers Jude Law, Alexander Skarsgard

Arcade Fire and K'naan performed at the Artists for Peace and Justice charity benefit to support Haiti on the weekend. ... Read More »

Public Enemy's Chuck D Challenges Young Rappers to 'Say Something'

Veteran rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy says the next generation of hip-hoppers needs to say something important and not focus on just making money. ... Read More »

Phil Lynott's Mom Objects to Republicans Using Thin Lizzy's 'The Boys are Back in Town' at Convention

The mother of late Thin Lizzy singer Phil Lynott is mad at Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney for using the band's songs on his campaign. ... Read More »

Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline' Removed From Penn State University Football Game Playlist

Penn State University has banned Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" from its athletics gameday music playlists. ... Read More »

16 Things Morrissey Hates -- Including Canada, Dogs, Rollercoasters & Rain

British musician Morrissey is a noted curmudgeon and we attempted to list some of the major things he hates. ... Read More »

D.O.A.'s Joe Keithley Running For Political Office in British Columbia

Joey Keithley of punk band D.O.A. is running for political office in the province of British Columbia. ... Read More »

M.I.A. Attended Julian Assange's Wikileaks Speech at Ecuadorian Embassy, Defends Him Against Rape Accusations

Protest dance musician M.I.A. got to witness Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's recent speech up close. ... Read More »

Moby Fears Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and Republicans Winning November Elections

Electronic dance musician is very concerned about what would happen in the United States if the Republican Party won the upcoming election. ... Read More »

Grimes Not Surprised "How F--ked Up" Russia is Following Pussy Riot Verdict

Montreal musician Grimes has weighed in on Pussy Riot going to jail in Russia. ... Read More »

15 Musical Family Feuds: The Jacksons Aren't the Only Ones With Bad Blood

The bizarre ongoing Jackson fight may be one of the biggest family feuds in recent memory, but it's far from the only musical family feud. ... Read More »

The Show Mustn't Go On: A Brief History of Concert Censorship from Elvis to Gaga

AFP For as long as the kids have wanted to rock, The Man has wanted to stop them from (party) ... Read More »

12 Great Anti-Royalty Songs For Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee Concert

To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II of Britain's Diamond Jubilee we put together a list of the 12 most withering anti-royalty songs we knew. ... Read More »