This Just In

Videos of the Day – week of 9/30

9/30 – in case you missed their “Here Comes The Night Time” NBC special after SNL Saturday, here’s the whole Arcade Fire-tastic thing!

10/1 – great show tonight at The Jefferson with Bill Callahan in town!  Here he is doing a song from his new album in a slighty different setting than the typical recording studio/radio station setup…

10/2 – RJD2 has a new album coming Tuesday (10/8)…here’s a cool new track!

10/3 – by now, you’ve probably heard Avicii’s “Wake Me Up”…here’s the acoustic duo version…can’t blame Aloe Blacc for trying to let people know it’s HIM who is singing words HE wrote on the track!

10/4 – Meat Puppets are in Cville Sunday at The Southern!  And listen for them in the Corner Lounge that afternoon too…here’s something from their 2009 album –

a funny one from their pre-guesting-with-Nirvana-on-MTV-Unplugged days…

a cool live one from the legendary Amoeba Records…

and here they are on Conan back in the NBC days (1994)…

Latest News

4 hours ago in Entertainment

Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, with ‘Sold’ topping the list

Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, according to the American Library Association. And efforts to have titles removed have never been more coordinated or politicized.

5 hours ago in Entertainment

South Korean police seek to arrest K-pop mogul behind BTS

South Korean police said Tuesday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100 million in an investor fraud scheme.

5 hours ago in Lifestyle

What to know about psychedelic retreats, a booming business with few safety guardrails

Surging interest in the purported benefits of psychedelic drugs has given rise to books, documentaries and conferences dedicated to the mind-altering substances. Now add one more business to the list: psychedelic retreats.

5 hours ago in Trending, World

Late Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy still looms over British monarchy 100 years after her birth

Queen Elizabeth II lives on at the Cool Britannia gift shop across the road from Buckingham Palace. Four years after the queen's death, the shop is doing a brisk business in mugs, tea towels and key rings bearing the likeness of Britain's longest-reigning monarch as the nation marks the centenary of her birth on Tuesday.

6 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, UVA

Billy Strings postpones upcoming shows after JPJ injury

The Grammy-winning musician confirmed he broke his left leg during Saturday's show in Charlottesville.