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Jukebox Jury: Are Boy Bands Getting Worse?

Welcome to Jukebox Jury, our new music debate show where experts face off and a jury of fans decides the winner. THE CASE: Justin Timberlake may have dropped his big comeback single “Suit & Tie,” […]

2013/01/15

REWIND: Boy Band Award Snubs

Why did the GRAMMYs snub One Direction this year? A quick look back shows they have never, ever, ever, ever (like never) liked boy bands.

2013/01/07

Boy Bands Snubbed Again At The GRAMMYS

While .fun, Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen & Gotye are celebrating their GRAMMY Nominations there is one group of artists left out of this year’s ceremony: boy bands.

2012/12/06

Muse's Matt Bellamy perfoming at the Olympics (Leon Neal, AFP)

Your Music Guide: Muse, Blur, Liam Gallagher Rule Olympic Closing Ceremony

Rock dominated what will likely go down as one of the most impressive Olympic closing ceremonies of all time. The British roster included Muse, Blur, Pet Shop Boys, Queen, Liam Gallagher, and more.

KROQ-FM–2012/08/12

Kasabian’s Sergio Pizzorno Apologizes For British Boy Band One Direction, X-Factor

With a sound that is a psychedelic, sprawling blend of Stones Roses and Primal Scream mixed with the cocksure swagger of the mid-’90s Britpop whence they came, Leicester-based Kasabian–named after Linda Kasabian who was serial […]

2012/06/15

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