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Cold War Kids on their 4th album 'Dear Miss Lonelyhearts'

The Long Beach, Calif. band Cold War Kids have a new album out entitled "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts," based on a black comedy set during the Great Depression. We speak with bandmembers Nathan Willett and Matt Maust.

YouTube 'Clouds' music star Zach Sobiech dies at 18 (video)

Zach Sobiech, a young man diagnosed with bone cancer who became an Internet sensation thanks to a song he wrote called “Clouds,” died this week. He was 18.

Screening Of "The Doors Mr. Mojo Risin': The Making Of L.A. Woman"

Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.

VIDEO: Miguel drops leg drop on fans at Billboard Awards

It was the leg drop heard ’round the world. At Sunday's Billboard Music Awards, R&B singer Miguel managed to drop a giant pro wrestling leg drop on fans.

Fitz and the Tantrums are back with 'More Than Just A Dream'

Fitz and the Tantrums singers Michael Fitzpatrick and Noelle Scaggs talk to Take Two about their latest album, and their life on the road.

'Hologram' ODB and Eazy-E join Rock the Bells 2013 lineup

Tupac Shakur's hologram will have to share the afterlife green room with a two new virtual artists — Eazy-E of N.W.A. and Wu Tang Clan's Ol' Dirty Bastard.

American Idol has its finale Thursday but everyone's going to watch 'The Office'

“American Idol” wants to stay relevant, but they’re facing for the second part of their two-night finale they're facing the series finale of “The Office.”

LA flight makes emergency landing when woman refuses to stop singing 'I Will Always Love You' (Video)

NME reports that a flight from Los Angeles to New York was forced to make an emergency landing because one of the passengers refused to stop singing the Dolly Parton-penned, Whitney Houston-piped megahit "I Will Always Love You,"

FYF Fest 2013 lineup headlined by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, My Bloody Valentine

FYF Fest, Los Angeles’s own mini-Coachella music festival, just released its lineup for another year of delivering indie rock darlings to the SoCal faithful.

Lisa Loeb says 'Stay' for her journey into children's music

Lisa Loeb recently appeared at the L.A. Times Festival of Books, but she wasn’t there to sing her 1994 #1 hit “Stay" — she was performing on the kids’ stage.

San Diego metal band addresses fans following arrest of frontman

Heavy metal band As I Lay Dying has posted a message to their fans about the arrest of their frontman Tim Lambesis in an alleged murder-for-hire plot .

'Make Music Pasadena' dares you to see 150 concerts in 12 hours (mixtape)

Make Music Pasadena 2013 puts forth this challenge on an upcoming Saturday — June 1 — with the promise of free music blooming all across the City of Roses.

Hey! Of Monsters and Men front folk revival that also yells at you (VIDEO)

The current folk revival is continuing to build steam, with Of Monsters and Men appearing on this past weekend’s “Saturday Night Live.” And they did a lot of yelling.

Tuesday Reviewsday: Lauryn Hill, Janelle Monáe, Alice Russell and more

Now it's time for Tuesday Reviewsday, where we talk about what's new in music. Joining us today is Oliver Wang from Soul-Sides.com and music supervisor Morgan Rhodes.

Steve Reich comes to LACMA's Bing; we explore his effect on your mind

Minimalist composer Steve Reich is coming to LACMA's Bing Theatre next week, where the Lyris Quartet will perform his works Different Trains and Piano Counterpoint. But we wondered, what does his music do to your brain?