"What passion cannot music raise and quell?" It's a question Dryden asked centuries ago, as relevant in today's rap lyrics as in the vocal and instrumental curlicues of the Baroque era: joys, hopes, sorrows and fears can all be expressed in verse. Some 200 years before Mozart, 400 years before 50 Cent, Eminem and Three 6 Mafia, Handel was laying the groundwork. more ›

Tonight, if you aren't going to see DJ-AM (you fool!), your best bet is Beck and Le Tigre at the Paramount. We know that Beck is a Scientologist, but at least he didn't yell at Matt Laurer (or if he did, it was in private). more ›

Everyone's favorite mega-coffee-selling corporate behemoth has started to annoy some independent record sellers as they become more and more of a force in the music retail business. more ›

To all you aspiring hip-hop MC's out there. Advertising Age and the Daily News are reporting that McDonald's is offering between one and five dollars everytime a song that plugs their signature sandwich is played on the radio. more ›

-The M's start playing something vaguely resembling baseball. more ›

Occasionally when we take a break from adding bulletproofing to our trusty Seattlest offices on the off-chance 50 Cent stops by for an interview, we amuse ourselves with the Clear Channel College Entertainment site. What is the Clear Channel College Entertainment site, you ask. Well frankly it's one of the more entertaining and revealing sites on the internet. Pause for you to be shocked that Clear Channel can actually provide some entertaining content. more ›