It certainly was a great night in Harlem on Thursday as producer Quincy Jones and a cast of blues jazz and R&B greats gathered to raise funds and awareness for artists who have fallen into financial despair "We don't just dedicate this song to the ones who've passed on" Bono...

Click to listen to the Afghan Whigs' 'See and Don't See' The recently reunited Afghan Whigs have returned with their first new recording in over five years a cover of "See and Don't See" originally recorded in 1970 by Marie "Queenie" Lyons The track gets a haunting rework by the Ohio...

Click to listen to El-P's album 'Cancer for Cure' Constantly progressing and unapologetically ambitious Brooklyn indie-rap icon El-P has returned with Cancer for Cure his first solo hip-hop album in five years Since then the underground rap world that anointed El-P has dissipated replaced by an anything-goes broadband landscape of endless...

San Diego rockers Delta Spirit turned up on Jimmy Kimmel Live to play a few numbers from their third full-length album Delta Spirit In this clip the band rip into their new single "California"

President Obama joined music fans around the world in mourning Donna Summer yesterday by releasing an official statement that he and First Lady Michelle Obama were saddened to learn of the Queen of Disco's death "Her voice was unforgettable and the music industry has lost a legend far too soon Our...

Jack White vented his frustrations with the Guinness Book of World Records in the latest issue of Interview telling interviewer Buzz Aldrin – yes the astronaut – that their ruling body rejected his submission of a White Stripes concert in 2007 consisting of only one note as the shortest gig...

Bay Area rapper Kreayshawn pays her haters no mind The 22-year-old rose to prominence last May when the video for her swagged-out ode to anti-materialism "Gucci Gucci" went viral logging almost 35 million YouTube views - and more than 33000 "dislikes" – to date With her Columbia Records debut Somethin'...

Just two days ago Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward announced that he would not participate in the group's three upcoming reunion gigs with an incredibly detailed 1504-word letter Today the rest of the group responded with a mere 54 words Their statement reads in full We have decided not to make...

Van Halen have abruptly postponed all tour dates after their June 26th show in New Orleans with no explanation The band yanked more than 30 long-planned dates including shows in Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland Salt Lake City and El Paso Local promoters United Concerts and AEG issued statements regarding some postponed...

New York state senators have drafted reported and adopted a resolution honoring the late Beastie Boys member Adam "MCA" Yauch The resolution granted legislative time for lawmakers to pay respects to the recently deceased emcee It called Yauch a "man of colossal talent and charisma" and contained an apparent lyrical...