"People always say to me, ‘Why don't you get along with critics?'" Lou Reed told me one night last year. "I tell them, ‘I get along fine with Anthony DeCurtis.' Shuts them right up." We were sitting in the dining room in the Kelly Writers House at the University of ... More

It was a week of court cases, apologies, and kiss-and-tells from teen icons. Read on for for the most brazen—and revealing—quotes from the past week.   Bieber Does Baywatch “Can't believe or dwell on the bs. Just gotta know your truth. U can't bring us down. And @DavidHasselhoff everyone loved BayWatch.”—Justin Bieber, responding (sort ... More

Ten years ago, a budding rock band comprised of Alex Hall and Emil Amos found themselves hooked on a new sound. Inspired by Cluster, a German experimental group, a growing obsession with electronic music would ultimately spark a second act for the Portland, Oregon duo. "[Cluster was] ... More

Lou Doillon is many things. She's an actress, a model, a singer. She's cultural royalty: Her father is French filmmaker Jacques Doillon, her mother is the actress and It-handbag inspiration Jane Birkin, her stepfather was the legendary French warbler Serge Gainsbourg, and she has a whole litter of glittering siblings. ... More

Cameron Mesirow’s first album as Glasser, 2010’s Ring, marked the debut of an exciting new musical talent. The modern-day lounge feel of Glasser won fans with songs that layered Mesirow’s thick, smooth voice over electronic tracks. Three years later, Mesirow is back with Interiors, a new ... More

Movie star-handsome musician Diego Garcia first got noticed in the rock band Elefant, but these days it's his solo work that's garnering all the attention. Garcia’s sophomore album, Paradise, out October 8, makes it easy to see why: The tropical-tinged love songs are the sort to climb into ... More

The most unexpected Gloria Estefan fan isn't the millennial with "Conga" and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" in her music library or even Deepak Chopra, who follows the Latin singer on Twitter. But it might be the 94-year-old man she met a few hours before we sat down ... More

On a recent Friday night, the Greek Theater in Berkeley lit up with the inaugural concert for RH Music, Restoration Hardware's newly unveiled platform for emerging artists that provides cutting-edge musicians opportunities to reach new audiences. On September 20, three phenomenal bands curated by the initiative "set the ... More

When Au Revoir Simone released their fourth album, Move In Spectrums, the Brooklyn-based three-piece pop band—named for a Pee-Wee Herman catch phrase—re-emerged with a strong new sound, complete with all of the pop charm that’s made the band a hit with fans (and landed their songs ... More

Cleveland, Ohio native Mary Bridget Davies was literally moving into her first New York City apartment when she stopped to take a call from DuJour. The singer was relocating with just weeks to spare before her big September 20th Broadway debut—and she's no chorus girl. Davies is starring in More