Michael Stipe is proving his activist persona is still alive, well, and kicking out the jams, with the release of a six-song EP to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina.

By: Alyssa Rashbaum

For the last month, musicians have rallied non-stop to keep legendary rock club CBGB open. Despite their best efforts, the venue's landlord announced Wednesday that he will not renew the club's lease.

If the graffiti-splattered, poster-covered walls of CBGB could talk, aside from asking for a good scrubbing, they might wax nostalgic about an era when they watched the Ramones grow up and fantasized as Debbie Harry sauntered across the stage. With those legendary walls facing possible demolition in a month, the venue's owner kicked off a month-long campaign on Monday (Aug.

If the graffiti-splattered, poster-covered walls of CBGB could talk, aside from asking for a good scrubbing, they might wax nostalgic about an era when they watched the Ramones grow up and fantasized as Debbie Harry sauntered across the stage. With those legendary walls facing possible demolition in a month, the venue's owner kicked off a month-long campaign on Monday (Aug.

Forsaking the standard detached rock star pose, Sound of Urchin instead opted for balls-out rock'n'roll energy at a recent CBGB gig celebrating the release of their latest album, The Diamond, produced by Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger.

When it comes to the rock-star son of violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, the apple didn’t just fall far from the tree--it sunk into the fertile soil of indie rock, grew roots in electronica, and emerged as the axe-wielding frontman of the electronica-infused rock band Something for Rockets.