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As well as “the year of the ox,” 2009 is proving to be “the year of band comebacks.” Many bands have reformed and returned to life on the road. No Doubt is one of these bands to head back out on tour this year.

Taylor will be covering the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival for mtvU. Here’s what to expect.

I have somehow always been enthralled by Spektor’s wackiness; smitten by the almost-too-cute-and-cuddly personality that shines through the music.

This video takes up the thread of public perception; how crime and punishment are viewed in sight of an audience and used to create a spectacle. (Think outlaws and Jesse James and other cool bad ass stuff.)

Mastodon is back with their second single, “Oblivion,” off of the impeccable Crack the Skye. As expected, they’ve accompanied it with a fantastic video that tops the one we featured here for “Divinations.” How is that possible?

Jesse Rifkin of The Wailing Wall sits down with us and talks about his new album Hopsital Blossoms and gives us a special performance of the title track.

The collaboration between the band, Clay Lipsky, and Jason Bognacki gains speed with the ninth video for album Mean Everything to Nothing.

With Thursday’s sad and untimely passing of the King of Pop, we pay tribute to his legendary music.

Bon Iver’s got a new project, Marina’s got a new video, The Roots have a new song, and Jack White is in a new rockumentary.

Alright ALRIGHT. I love Harry Potter, OKAY? I’m a huge Harry Potter fan and I’ll test my Harry Potter trivia skills against your Harry Potter trivia skills any day.