Little Brother

Today marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season when millions of shoppers will boldly venture out into the vast wonderland of toys, electronics and apparel, anticipating the best deals of the year. Read More

"1969 and you're 15 years old. For the previous three years you've been swamped in lysergic symphonies, marathon guitar solos (even worse: drum solos) and blissful acoustic drippie-droning about pixies and bed-sits. The raw garage thrash that careered out of the '64 UK R&B explosion seem like a distant memory. Even the Stones had a touch of blurred vision in '67 before getting back to blues basics on Beggars Banquet. In '69, there were only mavericks, madmen and geniuses to rely on, like Jimi, the Doors, Beefheart and Tim Buckley, maybe the Velvet Underground if they survived. It would be a few more months before Mott The Hoople came along to sow the seeds of UK punk rock. Read More

Wearing jeans and a black T-shirt emblazoned with one word, "SOUTHERN," Josh Kelley walks into Nashville's Fido coffee shop feeling right at home. Read More

When Scott West wanted to ask his future wife Elke for her hand in marriage, he figured he should seek a blessing from her parents first. Read More

Born Patrick Denard Douthit in Winston-Salem, NC on January 15, 1975, 9th Wonder is a Grammy Award-winning producer, DJ, college lecturer and social activist. Read More

"We went from playing itty-bitty clubs to places like this," he tells the crowd. Read More

At the opening show of Kings of Leon's fall tour, singer Caleb Followill looks out over the packed pavilion and nods appreciatively. Read More

Stewart has spent most of the past 50 years playing country music. Read More

Even when declared in rock music's most preeminent publication, it's still largely a matter of opinion. Read More

Bartender-turned-superstar David Cook - who ended up finishing Season 7 of "American Idol" with 56 percent of the 97.5 million votes cast in a surprise win over runner-up David Archuleta - is headed to town for a Nov. 19 show at the Peoria Civic Center. Read More