It is not often that bands experience the type of tribulations that the Hot 8 Brass Band has faced. Since the group’s start in 1995, three members have been shot and killed. Then, Hurricane Katrina...

Waiter: You Vultures showed the world a new sound. Portugal. The Man’s 2006 full-length début album was the first to capture the soul-inspired tunes that have beccome synonomous with the band. No...

The only excitement the elusive Leon Redbone finds in life is through musical terms. “I’m interested in the sheer power music has of striking emotion in the listener with just one or two notes,”...

Pizza and ramen. Could there be a more perfect union? Two staples of the collegiate diet, they seem perfect for each other. What one lacks, the other has. Consider the three main components of a college...

These United States has one goal in mind right now. It’s not to be the best rock group on Earth, or to have a No. 1 hit, or to sell out Madison Square Garden. Instead, it’s to simply continue the drive...

Gene Simmons doesn’t give a damn whether people buy the new KISS album. Sure, it would be great for the Wal-Mart exclusive Sonic Boom to sell a couple hundred thousand copies and go No. 1 on the Billboard...

Mildred Kalish’s memoir was 85 years in the making. In 2007, she penned the bestseller Little Heathens, the story of her childhood on a farm in Garrison, Iowa. Though she grew up during the Great Depression,...

Home — a place to put your books. Or take a shower. Or hang your jacket. Or go to sleep. For four months, Aaron Chapman and John Bowers lived without common commodities in a van on the streets of Chicago. Now,...

My name is Melea, and I am a “Gleek.” My addiction began last April when I first saw the pilot episode for Fox’s “Glee.” It was spunky, it was fresh, and despite its atrocious “High School...

Lady Gaga — Genius or Idiot? Lady GaGa is an idiot It was a sad day in American music history when it was announced Monday that Lady GaGa would be honored as Billboard magazine’s “Rising Star”...

Way to wed after one month, Khloe The Kardashian family is always in a constant battle to see who can get the most attention. Be real, chicks — as long as Kim has the butt, she will be the focal point. Kourtney’s...

Notting Hill With the plethora of romantic comedies to choose from these days, it’s hard to find one packed with as much romance, heartbreak, and delicious accents as Notting Hill. The movie, set in...