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May 20, 2012
Robin Gibb, who with his brothers Barry and Maurice formed the disco-era hit machine the Bee Gees, has died aged 62.
May 18, 2012
Most Chico cuts sound like what would come out of the perfect beach shack dance club.
May 17, 2012
Musician Reggie Watts on acting, comedy and shying away from projects that are ‘too contracty.’
May 17, 2012
Disco legend Donna Summer has passed away at the age of 63.
Santigold: Art poise
May 10, 2012
Santigold now belongs to pop, but she remains an art staple of the hybrid variety.
On ‘Blues Funeral,’ Mark Lanegan is as dark and snarling as ever
May 09, 2012
Mark Lanegan is one of music's most formidable frontmen.
Regina Spektor watches herself perform online
May 09, 2012
‘From the Cheap Seats’ is a more memorable album than she’s letting on.
Ira Glass, John Irving, Regina Spektor and more on latest podcast
May 09, 2012
MORE talk, less ROCK! But who needs music when you have people talking about music? Those people include John Irving, Ira Glass, Regina Spektor, M. Ward, Mike Doughty and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Plus, you'll get to find out once and for all, if Sting does it in the shower! Oh, and yes, we do have a song you will dig by Star Slinger.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros get ‘a little more all-togethery’
May 07, 2012
Lead singer Alex Ebert on the Magnetic power of his large crew and their ‘more aggressive’ next album.
New Bob Marley documentary examines the reggae legend
May 06, 2012
Director Kevin MacDonald finds humanizing, revealing and inspiring sides of the man.
Jason Pierce has put together an epic
May 06, 2012
Jason Pierce isn’t easy to track down, but at the last possible moment, Metro was able to talk to him about the recent release of his seventh album.
Beastie Boy Adam 'MCA' Yauch dies of cancer at 47
May 04, 2012
After a three-year battle with cancer, Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch has died at the age of 47.
M. Ward on ‘Wasteland Companion’ and people that inspire him
May 02, 2012
He says he never planned to write songs for a living.
Andrew Bird breaks through with a ‘Break It Yourself’ approach
May 01, 2012
Andrew Bird on the late-night TV rounds, a potential new sound and his ‘solitary, antisocial leanings.’
Utopians: Foreign exchange Argentina
April 27, 2012
"Attack of the 50-ft Chica" is a fitting description of Utopians' sound.
The Feelies never wanted to do an oldies tour
April 26, 2012
Believe it or not, indie rock existed well before the '90s.
Journey: Rockers have a new singer and an even newer movie
April 24, 2012
Lead vocalist Arnel Pineda on his past hardships and meteoric rise to fame.
Miike Snow are making some hits of their own
April 24, 2012
The band whose name sounds like the name of one guy is actually three guys who have helped write hit songs for Britney Spears and Bruno Mars.
Jennifer Hudson testifies against man accused of killing family members
April 23, 2012
"None of us wanted her to marry him," Jennifer Hudson said today in court as she took the stand to testify against her sister's husband, accused of murdering three of her family members.
Spanglish Fly: Bikes, babes and boogaloo
April 20, 2012
Boogaloo is the original NYC hybrid, blending classic Latin rhythms and instrumentation with popular Harlem 60s pop and soul.
'Hot Problems' rivals Rebecca Black's 'Friday' as worst song in the world
April 20, 2012
Which one takes the gold as worst song in the history of the world: "Hot Problems" or "Friday"?
Esperanza Spalding: Part of the 'Society'
April 19, 2012
Though the singer who bested Bieber admits she, too, may have dissed herself in her teen years.
Lucero: Whiskey, 'Women and Work'
April 18, 2012
Hard livin' and hard drinkin' band may have (gasp!) made a mature album.
Axl Rose says no thanks to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
April 12, 2012
The Guns N' Roses front man has publicly stated that he doesn't want to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The Big Pink keep the huge hooks coming with their new album
April 11, 2012
Band’s co-founder talks pop, ‘weird music’ and Nicki Minaj.
Daryl Hall, Youth Lagoon, Cloud Nothings and more on latest podcast
April 11, 2012
If you don't get goosebumps during this show at least once, you are a robot! Music and/or conversation from Alabama Shakes, Bob Marley, Youth Lagoon, Nirvana, Lower Dens, Cloud Nothings, Django Django, Kasabian, Daryl Hall and Gotye as part of this, the Third Anniversary celebration of the very first MMMPod.
Guns N' Roses set for Hall of Fame; Axl Rose rejects induction (UPDATED)
April 10, 2012
Guns N’ Roses will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Here comes a Howler
April 09, 2012
Howler is a band from Minnesota whose singer loves The Replacements.
'The Horrors' of being mislabeled
April 04, 2012
UK band are a stadium draw at home, but remain a cult hit here.
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