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What is This Instrument in a New Trent Reznor Song? - The mysterious instrument was created to produce eight tones tuned approximately to one note, each tone slightly different in pitch to produce a complex and natural choral effect.

Ace Of Base rips off Lady Gaga (video proof) - Gaga’s most recent single - Alejandro - has definitely been stolen by 1990s famous Ace Of Base crew, probably by manipulating the very essence of the space-time continuum.

5 Nice Songs About Mothers For Mother's Day (VIDEOS) - Mother's Day is today, and you won't forget after checking out these songs about mothers. Mother do you think they'll like these songs?

10 Songs You Must listen to On Mothers Day (Videos) - A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. To honor mothers around the world, we have compiled a list of ten best songs which you can dedicate to your mom on mothers day.

Geek The Beatles: Let It Be’s Recombined Reality Bites - Forty years ago, Let It Be closed out a decade of The Beatles’ artistic and technological influence. It’s a period that has yet to be matched in popular culture. Wired.com will explore the band’s lasting impact in a new occasional series called Geek The Beatles, anchored to the band’s momentous anniversaries in 2010.

The 6 Worst Christian Bands Of All-Time - Outside of the chapel, Christian music doesn't earn a whole lot of respect.

Liam Gallagher Reportedly Planning Beatles Movie - Liam Gallagher has obtained the rights to a memoir written by Richard DiLello, and is planning to release a film about The Beatles.

Judas Priest Celebrates 30 Years of British Steel - Judas Priest is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their classic British Steel album by reissuing deluxe versions of the album and releasing nine live tracks from it on Rock Band.

5 Weird Stage Personas of Popular Musicians - There’s a reason why rock n’ roll stars always seem to be larger than life. but some artists have taken this process a step further.

24 musicians who actually received college degrees [PICS] - Yes, Carrie Underwood was a sorority girl.

Rap FAIL [VID] - I don't do bestiality, but I do sexuality.

Indie Band Slapped with Copyright by Roy Lichtenstein Estate - The late pop artist Roy Lichtenstein became famous for his paintings that were originally comic book panels. But now indie band Elsinore is being slapped with a copyright notice by his estate, essentially for doing what Lichtenstein did so famously -- taking inspiration from others and making it their own.

Hard-Line Islamists Ban Music From Somali Radio - Radio stations have become the latest front in an unrelenting war that is a struggle as much for Somalia's identity as its territory. Three weeks ago, a hard-line militia, Hezb-i-Islami, ordered stations in Mogadishu to stop playing music, declaring it un-Islamic. Radio Xurmo complied; the Islamists have killed Somali journalists for less cause.

Military Brass Likes Lady Gaga Parody - The YouTube video of Afghanistan-based soldier recreating Lady Gaga's "Telephone" video has accrued over 3 million hits. At this point, everyone has seen it--including some of the military's top brass. And they like what they see.

Voting Changes Nothing - jh (UK Election 2010) - WARNING: CONTAINS OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT. PLEASE DO NOT WATCH IF EASILY OFFENDED (or if you still take politics seriously)... Voting Changes Nothing:...

Being In A Band vs. Being In A Startup (Graph) - Live Large. Big House. 5 Cars. Golf with Bill Gates?

A Song About Lactose Intolerancy (Video) - I have been cursed by a cow! I don't know why, but I sure know how. Low in fat but high in evil, milk puts me in full retrieval...

Amazing Upside-Down Guitar-Playing Woman - Imagine how good she'd be if she actually knew how to play guitar.

Farting and Whistling Man Upstages Band - The one time we asked him to quiet down he just gave us the finger quickly and kept screaming, so we just shrugged and kept watching the show. What can you do to bring down the Farting and Whistling Man that hasn't already been tried?

5 Song Covers More Popular Than the Original - Here are five classic songs that only got that distinction after getting a makeover.

RIAA Can Unmask Anonymous File Sharers, U.S. Court Rules - Privacy may be becoming a scarce commodity on the Internet today, but we think this is one area where it should be preserved. In a situation where frivolous lawsuits against college kids have already tarnished the recording industry's public image, this only digs the RIAA into a deeper PR grave.

Makmende Returns! - A Kenyan cross between Chuck Norris, Dirty Harry and Shaft - but cooler than all three put together, Mamende knocks the bad guys out and the ladies love him. The vid is full of awesome, but wait 'til you get to the subtitles around the 2:20 mark. Win.

Heavy metal dinosaurs rock the kiddie crowd in Finland - The usual heavy metal fan may not be a five-year-old girl in pigtails, but she is typical of hardcore following of Hevisaurus, a metal band that has hooked the kiddie crowd in Finland.

Kid Who Gets Head Blown Off in MIA Video Explains Why - 12-year-old Ian Hamrick gets his head blown off in M.I.A.'s new controversial music video ... and he sounds like a 50-year-old philosopher as he explains why he let someone put a gun to his head.

Church Hymn Or Metal Song: Can You Tell The Difference? - See if you can tell which lyrics are from an old-fashioned Christian hymn, and which are from a heavy metal song. If you're stumped - and we don't really blame you; they're a lot closer than anyone has any right to expect.

Eminem Apologizes For Sucking Recently in New Song - But is it too little too late?

David Letterman starts record label, signs pop-punk band - Is David Letterman on his way to becoming a music-biz mogul? The Late Night host has just started a record label called Clear Entertainment/C.E. Music.

5 Appropriate Ice Cream Flavors for Summer Music Festivals - Now that summer music festivals are announcing lineups, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream has announced "Bonnaroo BUZZ," which is supposed to capture the "flavor" of the Tennessee mega-fest. But what about the other big music festivals? Here are five creamy suggestions for this summer.

I Need A Dollar [vid] - Big Gigantic Remix of 'I NEED A DOLLAR' by Aloe Blaac Animation done by David Bywater (BYH20)

Paul McCartney: It's a Blessing The Beatles Never Re-formed - Sir Paul McCartney tells "Q" Magazine that he's glad the Beatles never re-formed, insisting it would have spoiled their legacy. Well, only if they recorded garbage like "Silly Love Songs."

All the Single (B-School) Ladies [VIDEO] - If girls in business school were honest. And sang to Beyonce.

Trent Reznor's Rumored To Have New Band With His Wife - Rumors have been swirling today that a new project called How to Destroy Angels is perhaps the collaboration between Trent Reznor and his wife, Mariqueen Maandig of West Indian Girl.

Fact: Music Videos in the US Are Getting More Boring (NSFW) - The takedown of MIA’s recent video is emblematic of how we censor music videos that take risks and try to push boundaries.

Space Monkey - "Created as a collaboration between World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Ben Lee and Leo Burnett, 'Space Monkey' carries a message about our planet, and features Ben Lee's track, ..."

M.I.A - Born Free (Official Music Video) - Directed by Romain Gavras

"I Am Not A Robot" covered by the PS22 Children's Chorus - The fifth grade chorus from Staten Island, New York which has performed nationally including for president Obama covers Marina And The Diamonds' "I Am Not A Robot."

Theresa Andersson - Na Na Na - The little known, yet highly talented, Theresa Andersson performing her one-woman show using loop pedals to create a 'wall of sound' effect unlike any other.

Photos from Malcolm McLaren's Funeral Procession - There were loads of confused tourists and one of the punks was sick off the back of the Nowhere bus. Just how a punk funeral procession should be.

Bret Michaels Rushed to ICU with Brain Hemorrhage - The rocker is in critical condition and "under intense observation," a source tells PEOPLE

Don't Question: Just Do It - Seriously, what are you waiting for? Just do it already.