Legendary rock band Mötley Crüe was honored at the Sunset Strip Festival, accompanied by enthralling guest performances.

Three years after she dropped her last album, Beyonce Knowles is back to run the music world. But her ammunition isn’t quite as strong this time. Beyoncé’s fiery return to mainstream pop music this year has been hard to ignore. From her performance during Oprah’s farewell blowout to her American Idol finale showstoppers, the Houston [...]

It’s been five years since Ontario electro-pop duo Junior Boys dropped the ridiculously infectious single “In The Morning” as a free download on iTunes, but what do Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus have to show for the time? One full-length (2009’s Begone Dull Care), a few remix-heavy EPs and the harder-to-quantify experience that comes with [...]

In the three years since releasing the divisive album Evil Urges, My Morning Jacket’s future seemed uncertain. Jim James, lead singer, songwriter, guitarist and one of only two members who has been on every album, has kept busy in the group’s downtime, embarking on a series of side projects including a solo EP (under the [...]

For many, its been a long wait for the latest from Lady Gaga. The Fame Monster dropped in November 2009, only weeks before the pop star embarked on her record-breaking Monster Ball tour. Weighing in at eight tracks, it was long for an EP but apparently too short to be taken seriously as a full-length [...]

How does one go about listening to post-rock instrumental band Explosions in the Sky’s new album, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care? There’s a lot of answers to that question.  But a quality pair of headphones or good speakers is key, as is a solid chunk of time to hear as much of the album [...]

Not too long ago, Amanda Jo Williams was a mother of two who performed in Woodstock before coming to Los Angeles to gather a solid fan base. Although she’s been given the reputation of a sad, lonely mother who has suddenly made it big, the magical-sounding freak folk singer rejects this, saying in an interview [...]

Two’s tracks are bubbly and easy to listen to, but leave the listener wanting much more.

On Friday, April 22, The Railroad Revival Tour made its second stop at an old shipping yard in San Pedro. In a mere six days, Old Crow Medicine Show, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros and the revelatory Mumford and Sons, will have trekked from Oakland to New Orleans, with stops in both Arizona and [...]

Paul Simon creates original tracks that captivate and show off his characteristic talents.