Red Jumpsuit Apparatus overcomes odds 4 hr ago | Add a comment Ronnie Winter and his guitar-playing friend Duke Kitchens have come a long way from their cramped trailer practice space in Middleburg, Fla., where they were jamming together just for the fun of it...

Gene and George List Their Favorite Albums of 2008 Yesterday | Add a comment Two bands with Oklahoma ties made the cut in my Top 10 coolest albums of 2008 considerations, and neither one has an alley named after it in Bricktown. Move over, Flaming Lips, and make room for...

Slotmusic Obsolete from Start Yesterday | Add a comment Counting down 10 titles is tragic, since it means that deserving discs by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Raphael Saadiq, Coldplay and Of Montreal bubble just under this list. But again, the bracing...

NEW YEAR’S EVE Tue, Dec 23, 2008 | Add a comment TV OPTIONS "Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest,” 9 p.m. on ABC (Performers: Fergie, Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift, Natasha Bedingfield, Jesse...

Smashed Kurt Cobain guitar sold Fri, Dec 26, 2008 | Add a comment SEATTLE — A smashed guitar from the late grunge rocker Kurt Cobain has been sold to an unidentified private collector for $100,000. Helen Hall, a broker in England, says it’s the...

Two bands on list have Oklahoma ties Thu, Dec 25, 2008 | Add a comment Two bands with Oklahoma ties made the cut in my Top 10 coolest albums of 2008 considerations, and neither one has an alley named after it in Bricktown. Move over, Flaming Lips, and make room for...

Lindsey Buckingham shows growth in 'Gift of Screws' Thu, Dec 25, 2008 | Add a comment Fans of Oklahoma’s diverse music scene could find plenty to celebrate in 2008, with stand-out debuts in the alt-pop, country and folk genres. It also was the year when many big-name talents...

High Fiver Wed, Dec 24, 2008 | Add a comment The top 5 lists in film and music.

Boom in music video games a boon for original artists Mon, Dec 22, 2008 | Add a comment LOS ANGELES — Flinty-eyed Lisa Hsuan purrs a song dedication into a microphone on the stage of Hyperion Tavern, a cozy dive where patrons drink soda and beer from bottles. The veterinarian,...

CD Review: The Killers 'Day & Age' Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | Add a comment Little Steven’s Underground Garage Presents "Christmas A Go-Go” (Wicked Cool Record) Who could collect a cooler bagful of reindeer rockers than the curator of cool himself, Little...

AT A GLANCE Mon, Dec 15, 2008 | Add a comment A HIDDEN HAZARD? Alan Korn, public policy director of the nonprofit group Safe Kids Worldwide, said one person dies because of pool or spa drain suction in a typical year. His agency cited 33...

Coldplay responds to copyright lawsuit Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK — Coldplay has fired back against accusations they copied another artist’s work for their hit "Viva La Vida.” In a statement released Tuesday, the band responded to...

High Fiver Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Add a comment Top 5 Tours 1. AC/DC 2. Metallica 3. Eagles 4. Motley Crue 5. Billy Joel From pollstar.com Top 5 Ringtones 1. 2Pac, Changes 2. Conjunto Primavera, No Se Vivir Sin Ti 3....

Musicology Mon, Dec 1, 2008 | Add a comment The Knux “Remind Me in 3 Days...” The last time hip-hop and rock got too close, they made ugly babies with names such as Limp Bizkit and Korn, but the Los Angeles-by-way-of New Orleans duo The...

LOOKatBooks: Old books for the young Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Add a comment FYI: You are not the first person to be young, unsure, disaffected, poetic, hell-bent and anxious in both a good and bad way about the prospects of your future. It’s been going on for years....

Glance ahead for November and December events Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment November 11-16 "The Rat Pack — Live at the Sands!" at the Civic Center Music Hall. 12 OKC Thunder vs. Orlando Magic, Ford Center. 13 Ryan Lindsey, Stillwater Community Center....

Better four months late than never. Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment Originally scheduled to perform in Oklahoma City on July 10, Coldplay finally roll their “Viva La Vida” North American Tour into the Ford Center on Sunday, Nov. 16, with special guests John...

Slotmusic obsolete from start Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment Anyone who actually expects fabulous prizes for voting needs to re-examine their priorities. Participation is its own reward, and excuse me for being overly earnest in the final days of Decision...

Voting has its rewards ... Wilco HQ Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Add a comment Anyone who actually expects fabulous prizes for voting needs to re-examine their priorities. Participation is its own reward, and excuse me for being overly earnest in the final days of Decision...

Kings of Leon look to rock OKC homecoming Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Add a comment Three sons and the nephew of a preacher man are coming home again to the town where two of them were born for what’s just liable to be the rockingest family reunion Oklahoma City’s ever seen.