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How You Can Help Japan NOW!

Japan Everyone knows by now what is going on in Japan. The country wasn't only struck by a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and a huge Tsunami, it might also have to face a nuclear catastrophe. Most relief organisations have already started to help by appealing for donations. Donate here: ...

Former Alice In Chains bassist found dead

SAD! Former Alice In Chains bassist Mike Starr (pictured far right) was found dead earlier ...

Cole Sternberg: I Was Here For Just A Moment @David B. Smith Gallery

CS Cole Sternberg: I was here for just a moment March 18 – April 09, 2011 Opening Reception: Friday, March 18, 7-10pm Artist in Attendance Free and open to the public DENVER – The David B. Smith Gallery is very pleased to be bringing Cole Sternberg and his unique sociopolitical art to Denver. Please join us for the exciting opening of this new exhibition, I was here for just a moment, on Friday, March 18th from 7-10pm. Each of Sternbergʼs works is an explosion of layered text, heavy painterly washes and strong, gestural brushstrokes. Working with oils, watercolors and spray paint, his works have an organized chaos that is both compelling and appealing. Within each piece, is an underlying statement on human rights, ecology, personal relationships or other subjects of emotional relevance....

Gary Baseman: Walking Through Walls @Jonathan LeVine Gallery

WTW Gary Baseman Walking through Walls Gallery I Solo Exhibition March 5, 2011 through April 2, 2011 NEW YORK, NY (February 2, 2011) — Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to present Walking through Walls, new works by Los Angeles-based artist Gary Baseman, in what will be his second solo exhibition at the gallery, and first solo show in New York in six years....

Unlimited Justice; should US teachers be allowed to hit students? (via Mike Shinoda’s Blog)

This is pretty disturbing so watch the video! In all 50 states it is illegal to hit a prisoner ...

New Poll: What’s Your Favourite New Song

I've made a new poll where you can vote for your favourite new song, and I've also changed the ...

James Jean: Rebus (via Mike Shinoda’s Blog)

James Jean's new show Rebus is coming to Martha Otero Gallery from March 12 - April 30.  ...

Best Linkin Park Video Of All Time Is….

...NUMB! Ummmm, wait a minute, WAITING FOR THE END! Well, according to your votes, Linkin Park have ...

Little Survey: What Was Your First CD?

BOMT In the age of downloading, the purchase of a CD single or album has lost it's importance and meaning. A song is easily obtained with iTunes etc. and at most times joins a playlist of thousands and more songs, also, as a result of illegal downloads, the music business is on the decline. As a huge music fan I definitely see the benefits of the mp3 age, but still, let's be a little bit nostalgic and think back to the old days! The first CD (for some people the first LP or cassette ;-D) often came with the first real pocket money and was a valued acquisition. Still, now that we are old and mature, somehow, the first CD we've bought, is quite often a bit embarrassing. Let's just say that our music taste just wasn't as refined with eleven or twelve, as it is now. Let's put all embarrassment behind us and collect a list of our first CDs! Comment this post and eventually we'll have a list of the most awesome music made during the last decades! I'm even nice enought o start the game! My first CD was the first album of German singer Xavier Naidoo. Here's a taste: ...

Marcus Mumford on Backing Dylan, Naked Songwriting and Why Arcade Fire Rule His World

MandS A week before the Grammys, Mumford & Sons had no idea they'd be sharing a stage with Bob Dylan. "It was surreal," says the folk-rock quartet's singer, Marcus Mumford, 24. "I was staying with my friend in California, and every night, we'd stay up until three listening to Dylan. Then I get a call: 'You're playing the Grammys with Bob Dylan.'" The British crew — whose breakout debut disc, Sigh No More, just went platinum — ended up stealing the show with a passionate rendition of their tune "The Cave," driving their album back up to Number Two. Mumford, taking a cigarette break from a writing session for the band's second album, checks in from London. Were you excited to back Dylan on "Maggie's Farm"? The initial idea was that we'd play the Grammys with the Avett Brothers — one of our favorite bands in the world — and "a legend of music." When our manager said, "It's Bob Dylan," I got out of bed and ran outside and jumped around like a madman! You can imagine the reaction of someone who probably wouldn't be playing music at all if it wasn't for Dylan....