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In 2000, a German producer under the guise of Seor Coconut y Su Conjunto released El Baile Alemn , an album's worth of tongue-in-cheek Kraftwerk cha-chas.

Six years after mourning the death of his wife in a car accident on Never Say Never , Austin's renowned UK expat and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame keyboardist turns his wizened eye to romantic relationships in all their glory and sorrow.

Recorded during a half-dozen sessions in Austin, Nashville, and Louisville, Spanish Gold's borderland bow, South of Nowhere , blurs the boundaries of band and genre.

Here are tips to help you get ready. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/1mhZZ72 After covering Bunbury last year, and having been to my fair share of music festivals before that, I've learned that a little planning can make all the difference.

The 18th annual Black Potatoe Music Festival promises music "from New Jersey to New Orleans to Nashville," with 42 acts playing rock, jazz, blues and folk on two stages through Sunday at The Red Mill Museum, 56 Main St, Clinton, N.J. This year's headliner is Rumble and Twang, an all-star roots-rockabilly-rock 'n' roll band featuring "Conan" show ... (more)

The fifth record from Ice T 's metal group is easily its best since its 1992 debut.

EDM is a propulsive, thumping launching pad for artists on the rise, blasting recent success stories Sam Smith and Aloe Blacc into the top 40 stratosphere.

The next day, the scene was much mellower. In fact, the reserved seat banks at Austin's largest venue were so barren it's a safe guess many music fans shelled out for the three-day reserved seating upgrade primarily to ensure entry to the Kanye show, only to see their music enthusiasm falter after three days of X Gaming in the 90-degree Texas heat.

Anyone who's ever seen Kentwood's sweetheart Britney Spears perform live will not be surprised that the singing, dancing, occasionally head-shaving pop starlet's voice is funneled through a multitude of effects, including the pitch-correcting software Autotune.

"Lost Sirens" was the influential synth-pop band's ninth studio outing -- and its first since 2005's "Waiting for the Sirens' Call."

It was the last show because that was the last time band leader, vocalist and rock icon Freddie Mercury shared a stage with bandmates Roger Taylor and Brian May. Since then Taylor and May have occasionally played Queen's music live with replacement singers who range from Elton John and Paul Rodgers to, well, Wyclef Jean.

There's no rule that says if you make music you have to have a tattoo, but the reality is that a lot of people who play music have ink on their bodies.

The weather Saturday is going to be gorgeous -- high in the low 80s and sunny -- and we can't wait to see all of you out at the South Street Seaport , where we'll be hanging with our good friends Dinosaur Jr ., Mac DeMarco , Those Darlins, Speedy Ortiz , Radkey and many, many more .

We're only half way through 2014 but there's already been some memorable moments in music we just have to talk about.

Since breaking out with its debut EP in 2012, which included its ready-made anthem "St.

OK Go will be the Saturday night headliner at this year's MidPoint Music Festival, set for Sept.

Priscilla Presley is asking fans of her late ex-husband Elvis Presley to "please calm down" after a report that two jets once owned by the singer could be removed from Graceland.

German power metal doesn't usually come this grizzly or packed with sinew. This seems mostly to be the doing of guitarist Axel Ritt's jagged attack.

Billboard's list of the highest-paid musicians of the past year is out. It's no shocker that seven-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift is sitting pretty.

The 2014 edition of the Essence Festival broke attendance records, thanks to an added fourth night of concerts in the Superdome and the biggest sell-out crowd ever, on July 4, for long-awaited returning headliner Prince - who was welcomed by a Dome lit up in purple and a crowd dressed in his favorite hue , too.