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We picked five who are more important than the rest. Here's why. Dave, brooklynvegan.com Omnivorous online granddaddy of the local live-music scene who covers bands from Brooklyn to London.

South African dance company, Via Katlehong has wowed audiences far and wide from New York to Germany to Spain.

In After Mickeya s Makeover, Less Mr. Nice Guy , the New York Times reports today that the Walt Disney Company is finally planning to restore some definition to the Mickey Mouse character.

Jen Brooks still has a few questions though : Which still leaves the question: Why would a public university not only welcome a reputed hate group to campus, but issue a press release to celebrate that fact? In recent years, the Nation of Islam has done extensive gang outreach and issued calls to rap and hip-hop artists to take a more positive role ...

A French band with members who come from nooks and crannies across the world, named itself after a racial abuse that was hurled at them by a dissatisfied listener.

There's a reason the critics are raving about Glee , and it's not its hard-hitting approach to tackling teen issues.

The first thing I do whenever I arrive in Florida is carry our Norwich terrier Liberace into the ocean and wash away any dingle berries from his most private arena.

HYPE CHECK 'DJ Hero ' What it is: Until now, rock-and-roll has dominated the rhythm-action gaming charts.

Spike Lee v. Tyler Perry Movie producer, director and actor Tyler Perry appeared on "60 Minutes" last weekend to talk about his unlikely and very successful career.

They're huffing and puffing-- but not before they put those headphones on. And they probably wouldn't pump iron without listening to something on their digital music players.

Which musicians have spawned the most killer Halloween songs? From the bleak power rock of Black Sabbath to vamp tramps The Cramps, from the goth-punks of Bauhaus to the horror hip-hop of Gravediggaz, there's a huge pile of sonic corpses.

Why spend hours wandering Manchestera TMs In The City showcase? Wea TMve rounded up the best.

Thursday, October 29, 2009 I've mentioned this documentary on The Kitchen a couple times before.

As we get closer and closer to the end of another season of Project Runway , the designers are having a tougher time dealing with the challenges.

Therea s no shortage of attitude displayed in video clips of performances by the Bad Boys of Dance, nor on the troupea s website .A This TV clip combines a Chippendale-like, bare-chested insouciance with something out of a Michael Flatley-induced nightmare.

All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear.

You seemed totally startled at the fanatical devotion the crowd at Berbati's Pan poured at you on Friday.

Why does it seem like all the new young singers in the tradition of classic American soul are white girls from England? First Alice Russell , and now Amy Winehouse .

When students in Iran rushed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, took 66 Americans hostage and set off a chain reaction that severed diplomatic relations between the two countries, I hadn't even been born.

The prosaic subjects on the latest album from WHY? run like streams, slowly revealing a portrait of the ever-evolving avant-emo hip-hop artist Yoni Wolf.