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New music: in stores and online, Oct. 20

The latest from Flight of the Conchords, Tim McGraw, Electric Six and more

Buckcherry: living loud and loving it

Guitarist Keith Nelson talks about opening for KISS and surviving rock debauchery

Say Anything: the anti-Kings of Leon

Punk/emo icon Max Bemis wants to be the Iggy Pop to Caleb Followill's Bowie

Country star Mindy McCready appearing on "Celebrity Rehab"

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The Buzz From Readers Like You

Cyd commented on Bill and Tom Kaulitz (Tokio Hotel)

Wow, that was incredibly insightful. Great mention for the band.

Cyd commented on The Sounds concert photos

The Sounds are amazing! I couldn't get to the couple of shows they just did here. Glad to hear they plan to come back in the fall.

cincioh wrote about Japan Pop Show

I would say if you didn't live in a bubble with Britney and Kanye forced pumped into your brain by Ryan Seacrap - you may just be ab...

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Jessica Simpson boots her pop past

The singer/starlet talks about her rebirth as a country artist

Band of the Week: TK & Lulo

Hip-hop duo you can't resist

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Grab your partner and go dancing

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CRITICS' REVIEWS

Rihanna, 'Rated R'

By Keith N. Dusenberry

Rihanna goes hard—edge up, hooks down

John Mayer, 'Battle Studies' 1

By Tamara Palmer

The bluesy ladies' man keeps it short and sweet on world-weary fourth LP

Leona Lewis, 'Echo'

By Keith N. Dusenberry

The 'X Factor' winner tries her best to top 'Bleeding Love'

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Music Interviews

Brendan Benson: steady as he goes: With the Raconteurs on hiatus, a gifted tunesmith rekindles his solo career

Dashboard Confessional's happy 'Ending': Chris Carrabba talks about DC's latest, 'Alter the Ending'

Video interview: MuteMath: Paul and Darren of MuteMath talk about their new album, 'Armistice'

Generation Jerk: the New Boyz 1: The leaders of hip-hop's latest dance craze hit the road with Chris Brown

Matisyahu: Harleys, 'Goonies' and Phish concerts: There's more to the Hasidic rap star than meets the eye

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MORE Music NEWS

Music Review: Ryan Leslie's sophomore CD is enjoyable, but too generic: Ryan Leslie, "Transition" (Universal Motown) Nine months after putting out his debut CD to underwhelming response, Ryan Leslie is back, this time, with "Transition." The...

Country legend wants 'country' title back, thinks pop-country stars have 'stolen our identity': NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years. When asked about what he thought about music by today's top...

Music Review: On 'Play On," Underwood shows maturation and growth for a top-notch third album: Carrie Underwood, "Play On" (19 Recordings/Arista Nashville) Carrie Underwood opens her third album with an audacious stomper, "Cowboy Casanova," a put-down of a playboy that slyly...

Carrie Underwood is looking for something different on her third album, 'Play On': NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Pop-country has made superstars out of acts like Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and more, but the term is not particularly endearing in Nashville, even to the artists who have...

Former agent jailed for embezzling from composer to Queen Elizabeth II: LONDON (AP) The former agent to Queen Elizabeth II's official composer was sentenced to prison Monday for embezzling more than 500,000 pounds ($800,000) from his employer over a period of 16 years....

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