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If not for Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice, Andy Frasco might have never found his muse.

America's liberal class and Main Stream Media are abuzz right now over Narco Cultura , a documentary about Mexico's horrific drug war and the musical movement that has risen around it .

As far as she can figure, folk diva Dar Williams hasn't played in Central Texas since 2008.

Jurassic rock, been there/done that, right? Not entirely. At this late date, to have both these "classic" acts produce essential documentaries on a pair of Blu-rays only reinforces their enduring relevance.

Last year, Lupe Fiasco found himself in the middle of a hot-button debate in hip-hop.

Neil Young will enjoy more recognition during the upcoming 56th annual Grammy Awards with the announcement his 1970 studio album "After the Gold Rush" will be among the latest crop of recordings inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The modest renaissance of the record player has led to something of a golden age in the music-reissue industry.

Rob Zabrecky had the world by the tail in the mid-1990s. As lead singer of new waveinspired pop group Possum Dixon, he was one of the prime instigators in transforming once-sleepy Silver Lake into the indie-rock capital of the universe.

Boston-based journalist and curmudgeon candidate for Massachusetts governor Chris Faraone spent the first few months of last year hopping between radio and press appearances to argue with dipshits and promote his book on the Occupy Wall Street movement, 99 Nights with the 99 Percent.

"Magical" is how P!nk described her past 18 months -- which included the release of her first No.

Was Yeezus snubbed in the nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards ? Kanye West put the question out there during a speech at his December 10 concert in Phoenix, Arizona.

His target this time around? The Grammys. Specifically, the lack of Grammy nominations he received this year for his critically acclaimed Yeezus album.

Miley Cyrus became a household name for families when her Disney Channel television show, "Hannah Montana," premiered in 2006.

It's a Meh-ry Christmas on the holiday music scene. No Groban, no Buble. Nothing to make the needles shake on the Christmas tree.

Marvin Rabin, a music conductor who founded youth orchestras in Wisconsin and Massachusetts and whose students played at the White House and Carnegie Hall, has died after a brief illness, his family said Tuesday.

Twang Twang Shock-A-Boom: If ever a local band name perked interest, it's that one.

A Grammy-winning band of brothers on Tuesday brought their soaring musical talent back to one of the places where it first took flight, Denbigh High School in Newport News .

Devotees of the Everything Used to Be Better school will love Neil Young's sorta-new record.

Who makes their biggest announcement of the year on a weekend? One paralyzed by Antarctic temperatures at that? The Grammys! Business as usual for the award avatars, contemporary flavors versus fossil rock .

Love makes sweet music! Many musicians can't resist bringing their boos into the vocal booth for some sultry duets.