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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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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

Sade, 'Soldier of Love'

By Keith N. Dusenberry

Britain’s long-running R&B/smooth-soul band gets a highly anticipated reboot

Lil Wayne, 'Rebirth' 2

By Andy Hermann

Rapper’s rock experiment could’ve been worse—but it’s still not good

Nick Jonas and the Administration, 'Who I Am'

By Andy Hermann

The youngest JoBro tries to grow up by going retro

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Music Interviews

Quickie Q&A: Owl City: Meet Adam Young, lover of fireflies and maker of 'basement electronica'

A new voice for Alice in Chains 2: Singer William DuVall helps the '90s hard rock icons return with a vengeance

Quickie Q&A: P.O.S.: The rising star of Twin Cities hip-hop talks about rapping at punk shows, and what pisses him off

Quickie Q&A: STS9: Bikes, cars and ‘Avatar’—on the road with NorCal’s mad scientists of synth-jam

Quickie Q&A: Nouvelle Vague: Meet the French band that does cheeky bossa nova twists on classic pop tunes

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Swedish hip-hop artist accused of killing jazz pianist claims self-defense during Calif. trial: LOS ANGELES (AP) A Swedish hip-hop artist accused of killing a jazz pianist at a Hollywood crosswalk was acting in self-defense after the victim slapped his rented SUV, an attorney said Wednesday....

Bassist who toured with Lauryn Hill fatally shot in car in California; police seeking suspects: CROCKETT, Calif. (AP) Authorities in California are looking for suspects in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man who played bass and toured the world with singer Lauryn Hill. The...

Owners face eviction from planned Ariz. wildlife preserve after deaths of Jackson's 2 giraffes: FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) Police in a small northern Arizona city are investigating the deaths of two giraffes from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, and two others likely will have to find new homes....

Toby Keith merges Show Dog label with Universal South, immediately signs Trace Adkins: NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) Toby Keith merged his Show Dog Nashville with Universal Records South and celebrated by signing a new artist to the label Trace Adkins. Adkins made a surprise...

NEA Jazz Masters honors singer Annie Ross, pianist Kenny Barron, and others at ceremony: NEW YORK (AP) Annie Ross summoned the spirits of departed jazz legends in a performance of her song "Music Is Forever," providing an emotional highlight at the annual NEA Jazz Masters Awards...

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