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Robert Glasper's Jazz Experiment Entices Kanye West, Beyonce and More

The Robert Glasper Experiment aren't some typical jazz group. They defy expectations, attracting fans and collaborators like rappers like Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco, and pop vixens such as Beyonce. ... Read More »

15 Songs Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.

It was perhaps the greatest hit of the '60s -- not ... Read More »

B.B. King, Jim James, Ingrid Michaelson Help Light National Christmas Tree

While it was evident that Maroon 5 had top billing at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree, B.B. King and Jim James made prominent appearances. ... Read More »

Richard Ashcroft Aims to Defy Genres With 'Are You Ready?' -- Song Premiere

Although ‘United Nations of Sound’ was released in the UK in July, Richard Ashcroft’s album with his new band, RPA and the United Nations of Sound, will not be available in the US until March. ... Read More »

Rob Thomas Discusses New Santana Collaboration

Anyone who is familiar with Rob Thomas knows that he wears both hats as the frontman of Matchbox ... Read More »

Gil Scott-Heron Celebrates New Record at New York's Blue Note

Once you've been branded a rabble rouser, it's hard to shake that image. But for legendary soul ... Read More »

Best of by:Larm Fest's Rest: Five Scandinavian Acts You Need to Hear Now

While some may question the logic of hosting a multi-venue, club-crawl music festival in the middle ... Read More »

Top 10 Winter Music Videos

Wintertime means cold weather and heavy snowfall for those of us in non-tropical climes, which is a ... Read More »

15 Songs Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.

It was perhaps the greatest hit of the '60s -- not 'She Loves You' or 'Blowin' in the Wind' but the ... Read More »

Best Songs of the 2000s

Terms that come up more than once in our list of the best songs of the 2000s: "crazy," "idiot," ... Read More »

Lykke Li Goes Thrift Shopping in San Francisco

Some artists spend their touring downtime partying it up with groupies, while some prefer to relax ... Read More »

Bad Lyric of the Week

"Broads say, 'Are you a philosopher?'/Yeah, yeah, I philosophize on top of ya" --Common's ... Read More »

Femi Kuti Trumpets a New Era for Afrobeat

Femi Kuti is dragging a bit, recovering from an illness that marred his otherwise triumphant ... Read More »

Radiohead Greatest Hits on the Way + More

EMI will release a Radiohead greatest hits album to coincide with the Brit rockers' upcoming ... Read More »

The Chum Bucket: Keith Richards' Diet, Bindi Meets Britney + More

How to Lose Weight 101 by Keith Richards -- Rule No. 1: Eat cigs, not carbs. [Dlisted] Bindi Irwin, ... Read More »

With a Bullet: Today's Charts

There's that term again: the "summer doldrums." What is a summer doldrum, anyhoo? Is it some kind of ... Read More »