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This Week in Music History: January 6 - 12 -- The Connection Between Elvis, Smash Mouth, Sean Paul & Kris Kross

This week in music history there was a cosmic conspiracy of major stars being born. ... Read More »

New York Dolls 'Dancing Backward,' Looking Forward on New Album

This month, the New York Dolls will release 'Dancing Backward in High Heels,' the fifth album of their 40-year career and third since reforming in 2004. ... Read More »

Rockers Who Have Taken Over the Radio ... as DJs

Musicians from Jarvis Cocker and Alice Cooper to Tom Petty and Lou Reed have jumped at the chance to moonlight as radio DJs. ... Read More »

Alphonsus 'Arrow' Cassell, 'Hot Hot Hot' Singer, Dead at 60

Alphonsus "Arrow" Cassell, the soca musician behind the 1982 hit song, 'Hot Hot Hot,' died in his home on the Caribbean island of Montserrat on Wednesday. ... Read More »

Patti Smith, Swell Season, Nada Surf Join Forces for Haiti Relief Concerts

The first wave of concerts to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti has been announced and despite ... Read More »

Joe Perry Recruits YouTube Singer for Solo Album -- Exclusive Video

When your main gig involves playing with Steven Tyler, finding a vocalist that measures up for the ... Read More »

Potent Quotables: Johansen's a Humble Doll

"I don't really like to sit around the house listening to my own records. They're not that good." ... Read More »