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Beyond the Mascot, The Man (and His Faults) in Marley

It's Bob Marley's Birthday. Party Like a Rasta!

Today marks Bob Marley's birthday, and although he's now gone, why not celebrate his memory with a Jamaican feast? The Caribbean island's cuisine has become more popular in recent years in New York City, with everything from food trucks to high-end establishments popping up. Here's how to party in B ... More >>

Etta James, R.I.P.

​Etta James used to tell a story about meeting Billie Holiday in which Holiday told her—fatherless wild child to fatherless wild child—not to let the bad men and drugs that were going to come her way destroy her. Something about that brief conversation must've stuck, because despit ... More >>

Interview: Annie on Her Long-Awaited Don't Stop, What Really Happened at Island, and DJing with Vinyl in the 21st Century

As pop stars go, Annie is about as star-crossed as they get. Ever since the Norwegian electro-pop artist released her debut single, "The Greatest Hit," back in 1999, Anne Lilia Berge-Strand has had to deal with tragedy after tragedy. The first was both business and personal: in 2001, Berge-Strand ... More >>

News Roundup: Ryan Adams, Raekwon, The-Dream

​--The onetime musician Ryan Adams, whose next new book of poetry, Hello Sunshine, just landed on top of his last one, Infinity Blues, at SOTC HQ, is taking his act to the Awl, where he'll be reviewing video games. Ahem: "Playing Gorf is like getting wasted, or what I remember about getting wa ... More >>

Interview: Thursday Frontman Geoff Rickly

"We always just wanted to be Fugazi, but people saw us otherwise." Thursday: Geoff Rickly is the one in the middle It's been almost a decade since Thursday released their breakout record Full Collapse, the album that launched the "post-hardcore" band into a major label contract with Island Records ... More >>

The Power-Pop Geeks Finally Fit In

A four-night festival celebrates that most unlucky and unloved of Milk 'n' Cookies–loving genres

Pirates of the Caribbean

Record execs hoist soca as the island flavor of the season

Killing Yourself to Live

Balls to the Wall With Bam Margera & His Crew