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The movie theater at Union Square was a quarter full with a mix of Japanese young people and other New Yorkers. What drew this group together -- one of many around the world who turned out for the special screening event on November 29th...

The movie theater at Union Square was a quarter full with a mix of Japanese young people and other New Yorkers. What drew this group together -- one of many around the world who turned out for the special screening event on November 29th -- was the L'Arc~en~Ciel 20th L'Anniversary Live concert

We, of course, love our Desi celebs always. But on days when stars use their notoriety to spread awareness of important causes, their cool factor goes through

His American breakout moment came earlier this year when he tore up the 2011 Coachella festival, in a high-intensity electronic set backed by a full live rock band and a visual show that had breathless bloggers and reviewers proclaiming it the festival’s high point. But in Europe Anders

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In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth, haunting cover of Nirvana’s “Come As You Are.” P.S. – see if you can spot Pharell!...

Music is a direct and powerful unit of energy, and hip hop alone is more capable of translating this in a positive way than most people are willing to realize.

Girls’ Generation has been working hard these past few weeks promoting “Mr. Taxi,” the group’s follow-up single to chart-topping worldwide release, “The Boys.” SM Entertainment finally revealed the Korean MV for “Mr. Taxi,” which gives …

K-pop’s most adorable soloist IU is gearing up for Japan, folks! Signing with EMI Music Japan, home to fellow Korean artists, SHINee and T-ara, IU will release her very first Japanese album next month. The album will …

Girls’ Generation has been working hard these past few weeks promoting “Mr. Taxi,” the group’s follow-up single to chart-topping worldwide release, “The Boys.” SM Entertainment finally revealed the Korean MV for “Mr. Taxi,” which gives …

It’s been four years since SM Entertainment’s artists — known collectively as SMTown — have come together for a winter holiday album. After finally dropping their 2011 edition, The Warmest Gift, on December 13, the …

Say what you will about Girls’ Generation, but numbers don’t lie, and it looks like the 9-member girl group is still making waves with their latest album, The Boys. The Boys, which was released just …

On December 10, Big Bang‘s Taeyang uploaded an unplugged, keyboard cover of Beyonce’s “I Miss You” to his brand new Youtube channel. The YG Entertainment artist wrote in the video’s description, “I put this video up …

Just when you thought Kara’s infamous “Mister” butt dance was gone forever, it comes out of nowhere and sucks you back into its black hole of addicting booty-shaking ways. Kara’s resident skinny-licious member, Goo Hara, …

Imagine being in a band and seeing your own songs on the karaoke machine! For British duo Blood Red Shoes, it's just another day in a life full of crazy, mind-bending situations. We took a walk down the Lower East Side of Manhattan with Steven Ansell and Laura-Mary Carter as they told us about...

We can’t help but sway to Erland & the Carnival’s exclusive performance of the breezy “Nightingale.” As the United Kingdom folk band performs under the string lights of an empty Austin, TX storefront, we want to "fly into the night" too....

Paris-based Nigerian singer-songwriter Asa fascinates us with her quiet, mysterious charisma and deep, colorful voice. We reviewed her concert at The Rockwood and took photos for a slideshow, were simply wowed as she cast a spell over the audience with hits like "Be My Man" from her sophomore album

After including Pentaport in our list of fifteen end of summer festivals, we had to see the festival in all its head-banging glory. From August 5-7, music fans braved their way through the torrential rain and wind to make it out to the 2011 Pentaport Rock Festival at Incheon Dream Park in Korea.

These Swedish sisters can really put on a show — and they did, at Austin City Limits Music Festival. Johanna and Klara Soderberg of First Aid Kit create tender, aching folk songs with harmonies so angelic and spellbinding, it’s obvious that the young ladies have been singing together since they

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Alicia Keys launches the Digital Death campaign to raise $1 million for those affected by HIV/AIDS

Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper goof around in behind-the-scenes photos from their MAC AIDS-awareness photo shoot featured in V magazine.