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In the big battle at Sunday's American Music Awards, between the live teen and dead 50-year- old, Taylor Swift just edged Michael Jackson as artist of the year.

If you're downtown and you eat lunch, the Seattle Public Library is hosting another edition of Thrilling Tales: A Story Time for Adults.

The Strokes have been, for the time being, going their separate ways in recent years, around the time of their last release, 2006's First Impressions of Earth .

Much has happened since Third Eye Blind was the toast of rock radio with "Semi-Charmed Life" in 1997.

The Progressive Left are masters of ' Magic Eye Racism .' They can look at a typical scene in which a normal person would perceive no hint of racism and by squinting at it, tilting their heads, focusing on a point behind it, they can find racism.

For the past five years, Pasadena police officers have arrested African Americans on marijuana charges at rates wildly disproportionate to Pasadena's demographics, according to a review by the Weekly of nearly four decades worth of arrest data.

Toronto indie act The Golden Dogs have been churning out energetic pop rock songs since 2001.

In honor of their concert on Saturday night, this week's column is dedicated to none other than Third Eye Blind.

The first round of cuts has been made for the Square Room's Sound Off competition, which starts next week and runs until March, when one local band or solo performer will be left holding a prize package that includes studio time, an EP release, and a spot on the Sundown in the City line-up next summer.

JOE PERNICE reads from It Feels Good So When I Stop at Word on the Street, EYE WEEKLY Music Stage, Queen's Park.

The City of Madison and Frank Productions have announced the entertainment lineup for the fourth annual Freakfest, the ticketed State Street Halloween party designed to keep the hooligans from hooliganing and ruining the party for everyone.

Although often lumped into the post-grunge category, Third Eye Blind sported a brighter sound than many of their late-'90s peers, taking as much influence from classic pop/rock traditions as the angst-ridden music that dominated the decade.

There might not be any LOLcats , but there's totes a bunny! So the folks at Rabbit Press --that biannually released arts publication I'm sure many of you have heard a bit about by now--are hosting another of their epic release parties.

Third Eye Blind front man Stephen Jenkins did something unheard of when he started creating songs for the band's fourth album: he went to the fans for inspiration.

Why join? About the artist Although often lumped into the post-grunge category, Third Eye Blind sported a brighter sound than many of their late-'90s peers, taking as much influence from classic pop/rock traditions as the angst-ridden music that dominated the decade.

These days, CDs are out and downloading is in because it's rare to find a full-length CD that you can listen to from start to finish.

It's a little strange how much the legacy of the Beatles is suddenly back on the marketplace these days, with multiple magazine cover stories, "The Beatles Anthology" unfurling in its entirety on VH1 the next three Wednesdays, all manner of other specials surfacing and a remastering project reaching retail at long last.

Most artists with an inkling that their new album might top the charts probably lie awake the night before its release like a kid expecting an air rifle on Christmas morning.

Third Eye Blind made a big initial splash. The Bay Area band's eponymous 1997 debut sold about 6 million copies and contained five radio singles, including the smash hit "Semi-Charmed Life." That success paved the way for lead singer and songwriter Stephan Jenkins to join Hollywood's A-list. The Oakland native dated Charlize Theron and was named to ...

"American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert says he's seen more than a few admirers show up in eyeliner and painted nails.