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It’s probably not as painful as having his arm chopped off in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream, but it’s still going to hurt. Because Virgin Records wants an arm and a leg from actor Jared Leto and his band 30 Seconds to Mars, for failure to deliver a new record on time. That’s a seriously hefty parking ticket.

After playing a steady stream of dates in 2007, 30 Seconds to Mars has reportedly been at work on the new effort, but evidently it's not moving fast enough for Virgin. Maybe it should book some time on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic to…

A well written and insightful countdown of the top 10 American Bands.

A lot of my friends are Ween fans that I can not talk to about Ween. The die-hard have taken silly inside jokes and twisted them into some strange free-base religion that is only fully understood if you attend mass on mushrooms. I lack…

It seems that most romantic language lends itself to this passionate music. From New Orleans, LA in the United States to Marciac, France, here are the best of the best

Head north from your U.S. tour to Montreal then south to Havana (as you can’t get there from the U.S.) to finish a North America tour including Canada’s Montreal Jazz Festival starting June 26 at the Place des Arts, and…

Tired of listening to the same stuff over and over again? Well, there are some great bands out there, you just need to find them out.

Nico Vega?? http://www.myspace.com/nicovega Lead singer Aja is like that girl who lived down the street from you when you were growing up. She was a couple years younger than you, a lifetime when you’re in Jr High/High School, so you…

A long list of bands/singers and the requests they make on their riders. A rider is a document from the band to the concert organiser stating what they would like backstage. The demands can vary from having plenty of booze all the way to having dinner prepared for 75 people (50 cent must have a large entourage.)

The contract rider includes specifications on stage design, sound systems, lighting rigs, as well as an artist’s wish list–from transportation and billing to dressing room accommodations and meals. In some cases, a promoter will…