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Rapper Lil Wayne (1982)

What if Obi-Wan had used 'Force Speed'? Ron Lajoie returns with another instant classic; Parachute's "The Mess I Made" (video and live versions); and Kaci Battaglia's "Crazy Obsessive".

Platinum-plus-selling rockers 3 Doors Down (Universal Republic), who rose to fame with the Superman-like riffage of hit single, "Kryptonite," are going primal with their newest video, "Let Me Be Myself," which features the GEICO cavemen.

This week my friends, it is all about bringing to you, the rock. Yes, rock music, you know it and hopefully love it, because you know very well your friends at the Learning Curve love it.

This week's article is devoted to rock music, whether it's scenesters, 90'salt-rock, hardcore, and southern hard rock. You should hear, see and read about a lot of faces

Universal Republic juggernaut 3 Doors Down is set to bring their chart-topping success to 1 Cardinals Way for halftime of the NFC wildcard playoff game. The Atlanta Falcons

Videogame publisher XS Games will release the all-new music rhythm game for PopStar Guitar for Nintendo Wii and the Sony PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system in November.

As the Presidential campaign heads into the final stretch, rock and rap royalty are working hard to get out the vote for Democratic nominee Barack Obama.

Happy Birthday to Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne (1984), rapper Lil Wayne (1982), 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold (1978), "Shakespeare in Love" actress Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), singer Shaun Cassidy (1958),

Multi-platinum band Staind has announced the much-anticipated release of The Illusion Of Progress (Flip/Atlantic), available August 19.