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2009 mtvU Woodies

On the red carpet with Asher Roth, Pete Wentz, 3OH3!, Kid Sister and other college favorites

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The week's top live music picks

Rooney goes 'Wild' (sort of)

Guitarist Taylor Locke wants to talk about his band's new tour...not his famous exes

Under the radar #55

Bands the blogs love: Real Estate, the Very Best, Wetnurse, Pantyraid

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Rick Ross live at Dreamz

Mississippi native chart-topping rapper wowed crowd with his Miami grooves

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You guys are clearly going for something different here (i.e., anti-traditional). Have fun. I'll stick with Nat King Cole or Johnn...

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Got to go with Lou Rawls for the best performance of this song, but Crosby/Bowie is cool.

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Generation Jerk: the New Boyz

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CRITICS' REVIEWS

John Mayer, 'Battle Studies'

By Tamara Palmer

The bluesy ladies' man keeps it short and sweet on world-weary fourth LP

Bon Jovi, 'The Circle'

By Wade Tatangelo

Pop-metal survivors make misguided, ‘working man's’ rock record

Dashboard Confessional, 'Alter the Ending'

By Kirk Miller

Sing-along emo's inventor aims to please on half-acoustic, half-electric LP. It 2/3 works!

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Music Interviews

Brendan Benson: steady as he goes: With the Raconteurs on hiatus, a gifted tunesmith rekindles his solo career

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Video interview: MuteMath: Paul and Darren of MuteMath talk about their new album, 'Armistice'

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Matisyahu: Harleys, 'Goonies' and Phish concerts: There's more to the Hasidic rap star than meets the eye

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Springsteen cancels Kansas City show due to death in 'immediate' family: KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Bruce Springsteen canceled a performance in Kansas City after his cousin and road crew member died. The death of 36-year-old Lenny Sullivan was announced in a...

Music Review: Stewart mines Four Tops, Sam Cooke and more on latest cover album 'Soulbook': Rod Stewart, "Soulbook" (J Records) Rod Stewart reinvented himself in the new millennium by exercising his distinctly soulful pipes on classic standards with his "Great American...

Jay-Z to perform 'Empire State of Mind' with Alicia Keys at Game 1 of the World Series: NEW YORK (AP) The New York Yankees have been blasting Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" during their playoff run. Now, the team is having the rap king perform the song live to kick off Game 1 of the...

Music Review: Pair from movie 'Once' return with break-up album as the Swell Season: The Swell Season, "Strict Joy" (Anti-) Boy loses girl, boy meets new girl, boy and girl make lovely, love and pain-filled music. That's essentially the gist of "Once," the...

Madonna returns to Malawi to visit the school she is building for poor girls: LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) Madonna has left Malawi after a nearly weeklong visit with her family, airport and charity officials said Saturday. Officials said Madonna flew out of the southern...

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