Super Bowl XLII ended with a jaw-dropping, M. Night Shyamalan-styled twist an entire football season in the making, but those with little tolerance for surprises could at least take solace in the halftime show: Tom Petty offered none of them. It�s not tha

Pssst, gamblers: Want to know how to which disc that Grammys will crown Album of the Year for future reference? It�s easy: Examine the list of those nominated, and pick the least relevant one. This year, the award show that once gave a Steely Da

Epic faced an obvious problem marketing their 25th anniversary edition of Michael Jackson's Thriller: Everyone already owns the album. So, in addition to the requisite bonus DVD, the label packaged their set with five star-driven remixes, which ultimately

I ducked out of the office for a couple of hours today to catch Barack Obama�s afternoon town hall appearance in Waukesha. The candidate was running a bit late�apparently an auto factory tour in Janesville went long�so I had plenty of time to take in t

The web has taken a particular toll on two businesses: music and print publications. Unsurprisingly, print publications about music have become especially endangered. Small music magazines have been dying left and right, but today Idolator reported that t

My vacation is over�I'm back from South by Southwest. For those who don't want to skim our site's SXSW blog, here are some quick highlights: * R.E.M. and I have very different tastes in R.E.M. songs. * Vampire Weekend dare you to hate them. * Z