Reuters - The music industry needs to learn from the "dark side of the Internet" that has so decimated its business if it is to ever regain the upper hand in the fight against piracy.

Say what you will about Brendan O'Brien, the producer who manned the boards for the overpacked Rising, the slick Devils & Dust, and the unbalanced Magic, but he knows how to juggle the E Street Band members. On this second song from Springsteen's upcoming Working on a Dream, O'Brien seems intent on capturing the momentum of a live perfor...

After several closely monitored weeks of leaks, it's time to take a look at the year's most anticipated album that doesn't feature Buckethead. Given Kanye West's reputation for finding musical inspiration in unlikely places (be they leftfield samples or genre-bending collaborations) it's surprising to see the superstar rapper/producer embrace su...

Reuters - Chameleonic Killers frontman Brandon Flowers seems to sport a new look for every album his band releases.

The Tain EP by the Decemberists has a history that's long and circuitous enough for, well, an 18-minute composition based on an Irish epic myth. Which is exactly what it is. The EP first came out on Spanish label Acuarela in 2004. Kill Rock Stars re-released the disc a year later, just before the baroque-beguiled jangle-poppers made the leap to ...