The great part of Lollapalooza is the music. The not-so-great part is the crowds. For those of you who love the music but hate the festival scene, Lollapalooza weekend provides the city with plenty of preshows and after shows. For more, check out the list of all of the so-far-announced post-Lolla shows. more ›

Kanye's put up the new video for his song "Welcome to Heartbreak on his blog, but don't expect to see it in heavy rotation anywhere but the internet. According to Kanye: more ›

We're sure you've heard that Chairlift tune in the recent iPod commercials, right? Well, the rest of the album doesn't disappoint either, building pretty little pop bubbles that are nearly bursting earnest and imploring tunes. Yes they traffic in a style very similar to that employed by Postal Service -- and since ripped off by about a bajillion bands -- but their mixture of sunny boy / girl vox isn't afraid to dip into bewitching Lee Hazelwood / Nancy Sinatra territory either. Or borderline disco shuffle. Or whatever else strikes their fancy. We have no clue if these kids will be around in 6 months or if they're just another blog band that'll go bust in the night, but we're rather enjoying what we're hearing right now. more ›