Music-industry entrepreneur, DJ and producer Steve Aoki doesn't stop. He's constantly pounding the pavement, promoting his own music and the releases on his Dim Mak label. 
The biggest problem with The Maccabees has always been that they're The Macabees: clean-cut, serious lads who read the NME thoroughly and make music that comes out just a tad too earnest for their own good.
Canadian jazz singer/pianist Diana Krall has revealed a round of East Coast shows this spring, as well as a two-night stint at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl.
For the first time in the event's 50-year history, Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Ball will take place on U.S. soil. Coldplay, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are among the confirmed entertainers.
A pair of new 90-second samples from Van Halen's upcoming album have surfaced in the last couple of days as the build-up to the Feb. 7 release of the band's new album continues.
With their 2012 St. Patrick's Day North American Tour approaching, Celtic-punkers the Dropkick Murphys have just announced that fellow Greater-Boston outfit State Radio will be their special guest for the 1 p.m. St. Patrick's Day show at Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA. 
After an Australian jaunt, experimental rockers Portugal. The Man will helm the 2012 Jagermeister Music Tour in support of last year's "In the Mountain in the Cloud."
