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After watching the VMAs last night, it seems that the MTV award show that once rebelliously stood apart from all the boring predictable ones, has become just as humdrum and unsurprising as every other show.

Joe South, the man behind multiple hits in the 1960’s and 70’s, such as the Grammy winning, “Games People Play,” and “Down in the Boondocks,” has died at 72 after suffering a heart attack in his home in Buford, GA.

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FRIDAY 8/31:FYF FestWhere: Downtown Los AngelesThis is a great way to see a slew of different bands this weekend like Refused and M83.

Alanis Morissette, the long haired brunette that caught everyone’s attention almost 15 years ago, has just released her eighth album, “Havoc and Bright Lights.”

Yesterday, an education program hosted by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), recording artist will.i.am, 53 high school students from the i.am College Track Center in Boyle Heights/East Los Angeles and Curiosity mission members paid tribute to the legacy of Astronaut Neil Armstrong.

The Lumineers, a Denver-based band with a faithful following, is breaking into the mainstream.

Is another “Smash” hit on the horizon?

The last thing I want to do is be your bitch, 50 Cent.

Barbra Streisand has unlocked her musical vault, sifted through countless recordings, and selected eleven previously unreleased tracks for her new aptly titled compilation album, Release Me.

It used to be that if you were a young aspiring musician, you’d have to play hundreds of dive bars, just hoping that a record exec would happen to walk in, hear you, love you, and offer you a deal.

1960’s singer-songwriter, Scott McKenzie died this week in his home in Silver Lake, CA at the age of 73.

All Rights ReservedPushing her hands firmly into wet cement inside of Hollywood’s Guitar Center, Alanis Morissette proved that when it comes to music, she has quite literally left an indelible impression.