After a nearly perfect Halloween episode, this week's Community feels like a bit of a let down. Jeff appears topless right away, revealing himself to be living out of his car. Again, this show continues to mime the various aspects of the community college experience, this time the compromises one makes with his pride. Jeff still wants to be a superficial lawyer with a lavish condo and a Lexus, but in order to become a real person, someone Britta would date, he'll have to set his sights lower.

He moves into Abed's dorm (yes, some larger community colleges have dorms), where he learns the ...

Soul superstar Prince proved he can still draw a crowd after selling out two upcoming concerts in less than eight minutes when tickets went on sale on Saturday.

Eager fans snapped up more than 7,000 tickets for the singer's headlining gigs at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland later this month in just seven minutes and 58 seconds.

The Purple Rain hit-maker will close the event with two consecutive shows on July 18th. In 2007, Prince set a record after selling more than 4,500 concert tickets for the Swiss event in just 10 minutes.

Artists including the Black Eyed Peas, Ste...

Legendary guitarist Hiram Bullock has died. He was 52.

The jazz and rock guitarist passed away last Friday in Manhattan, New York. The cause of death is unknown, according to his partner Jennifer Armstrong. Bullock, a member of the original band for the TV show Late Night with David Letterman, was diagnosed with cancer of the tongue last autumn.

The Japanese-born musician played on a series of hit-making pop albums during the 1970s, including Billy Joel's The Stranger, Steely Dan's Gaucho and the soundtrack to A Star is Born by Barbra Streisand. Bullock's best-known work was per...

Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game company, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks, along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today revealed at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit the song set list for Rock Band 2, the next evolution of the groundbreaking Rock Band music platform. The Rock Band 2 soundtrack will feature over 100 songs with over 80 songs on disc plus an additional 20 bonus tracks which will be made available for free download this fall. This builds upon the unparalleled depth and diversity of Rock Band’s original set list and...

Of all the different types of songs, none is more essential than the Breakup Song. Sure, love songs are nice and dance songs are fun, but when you're feeling blue, a good breakup song is nearly a panacea. Knowing someone else has felt that low and hearing it perfectly articulated can pry the Jack Daniels from your hands for a minute and allow you to once again think that life is worth living.

Artists produce breakup songs with a prolificacy only outdone by love songs. With so many to choose from, and so many situations in which to listen to them, selecting the best breakup song is im...

Sometimes it seems like a band just doesn't know when to quit. Just imagine how many times you've heard some classic rock DJ try to pawn off front row tickets to Steely Dan, or how many advertisements you've seen for a free REO Speedwagon show at the naval base followed by fireworks and the Glen Hill retirement community brass band. While I'll admit that the willingness of these groups to play every major outdoor amphitheater each summer showcases their tenacity, it doesn't exactly work wonders for their dignity. After a while, playing to half-empty audiences of drunken suburbanites has to ...

There are lots of bizarre, random band names in the history of rock and roll, like the Strawberry Alarm Clock, the Smashing Pumpkins, and the Electric Prunes, and it may have been a little embarrassing to say "I'm a member of The Electric Prunes." But, would you be willing to say, "I am the Electric Prune?"

Here at Starpulse, we would like to pay tribute to the individuals who have the courage to sign his/her checks, or introduce him/herself at a parent teacher conference with one of the below listed names.

10) The Edge: It's kind of a cool name when you think about it. Not Ed...

Idina Menzel is best known for her critically lauded roles in Rent and Wicked, but who knew she started out as a wedding singer and fronted rock bands in the bars of Greenwich Village? In this Starpulse Q and A, Idina reminisces about her nights as a teenage entertainer, driving illegally across state lines to perform at Temples and Reception Halls, what it took to channel all of her experiences and influences to make her latest album I Stand, and takes a stab at the age old question, "What is love?"

You worked with Glen Ballard on this album, who's best known for his work on Alanis Mo...

The final entry in the 40th anniversary restoration campaign of the great album discography of the first golden decade of Sly & The Family Stone - which kicked off with the spring release of the expanded editions of their seven original studio albums on Epic Records (1967-1974) - now comes full circle as Greatest Hits arrives in stores Aug 28th on Epic/Legacy, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment.

Sly & The Family Stone - the first hitmaking interracial, mixed-gender rock and soul band - recorded and released their first album 40 years ago in 1967, A Whole New Thing. It introduc...

"I wanted to make a record that would be accessible yet truthful," Luciana Souza says of The New Bossa Nova, her seventh album and her Verve debut. "The world is so loud and noisy and overwhelming now that it can be a challenge to get people to sit and listen to something that's quiet. But I have faith that they will."

The New Bossa Nova marks an exciting new chapter for the Brazilian-born vocalist and three-time Grammy® nominee, who's already widely acknowledged as one of jazz's most respected and accomplished vocalists. The 11-song album finds the artist crafting a fresh and highl...

David Gilmore's guitar work on Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" has topped a new poll of rock solos. The searing solo beat out Brian May rocking on Queen's "Killer Queen," while Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix tie for third place with instrumental segments on classics "Stairway To Heaven" and "Purple Haze" respectively.

The 20 Greatest Guitar Solos has been compiled by the staff of Britain's Q magazine.

The top 10 are:

1. David Gilmore - "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd

2. Brian May - "Killer Queen" by Queen

3. Jimmy Page - "Stairway To Heaven" by Led Zeppelin

3. Jimi H...

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters hits cinemas April 13 and if you're like me, you gotta wonder what the four main characters of rock to in their boom boxes. What follows is an odd eclectic mix of tunes - from Carl's big hair rock to Master Shake's collection of tunes about promiscuous women.

Carl:

Jailbreak - AC/DC

If you go to jail, why stay there? Get some friends with guns and dynamite to get you out.

Mr. Roboto - Styx

There's more to this song than meets the eye. He's like, in this jail for kick ass rockers, and he kills this robot and hides inside th...

The tumultuous hitmaking career of Sly and The Family Stone continues to reverberate in every single genre of contemporary music - from pop and R&B to hip-hop and jazz - more than three decades after the group's last appearance on the Top 40 charts.

The groundbreaking saga of Sly & The Family Stone was played out over the course of their seven original studio albums on Epic Records, recorded and released between 1967 and 1974: A Whole New Thing (1967), Dance To The Music (1968), Life (1968), Stand! (1969), There's A Riot Goin' On (1971), Fresh (1973), and Small Talk (1974). Those al...

Rod Stewart, Van Morrison, Steely Dan, ZZ Top And Norah Jones will headline this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

The stars will be joined by Louisiana favourites, like Irma Thomas, Dr. John and Allen Toussaint, who make up 80 per cent of the performers at the festival which spans two weekends.

Stewart, Morrison and Jones will play over the weekend of April 27 to 29, while Steely Dan, ZZ Top and John Legend will take to the stage between May 4 and 6.

New Orleans native Harry Connick Jr will close the festival on May 6.

(This news article provided by World...

Happy Birthday to NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme (1975), Crash Test Dummies singer Brad Roberts (1964), "Sunny Came Home" singer Shawn Colvin (1956), German guitarist Michael Schenker (1955), 80s singer Pat Benatar (1953), boxer George Foreman (1949), character actor William Sanderson (1948), Steely Dan singer/keyboardist Donald Fagen (1948), English singer Rod Stewart (1945), folk singer Jim Croce (1943; d. 1973), actor Sal Mineo (1939; d. 1976), baseball legend Willie McCovey (1938), historic author Stephen Ambrose (1936; d. 2002), film executive Roy Disney (1930), and "Casablanca" star Pa...

What happens with two of today's most successful classic rockers join forces to create an album of songs that have been a source of inspiration for their respective multi-Platinum careers?

The result is "Influence", the sophomore album by Shaw Blades--led by Styx/Damn Yankees guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw and Night Ranger/Damn Yankees bassist/vocalist Jack Blades--which is set for release February 20, 2007 on VH1 Classic Records. The self-produced album was mixed by Noel Golden (Matchbox Twenty, Willie Nelson) and Great White keyboardist/guitarist Michael Lardie. The first single, "Yo...

After winning music fans over with his 2003 multi-platinum debut Trouble, Senegalese singer Akon returns with more stories from his personal journey via his sophomore CD Konvicted. If Trouble was Akon's ode to redemption (before his music career took off he served time for car theft), Konvicted picks up at rebirth. His mission now is to reinvent himself through his salvation - music.

The son of accomplished jazz musician Mor Thiam, Akon was introduced to varied musical styles early on. "I grew-up listening to all kinds of music. Obviously I love soul songs, but I also like mixing in ot...

True to its intriguing and provocative title, Lee Ritenour's latest CD Smoke N' Mirrors takes listeners on a magical, multi-faceted global journey unlike any other in the legendary guitarist's three decade, nearly 40 album career. Inspired by his very first trip to South Africa in 2005, where he performed five hugely successful concerts at festivals in Johannesburg and Capetown, with Smoke N' Mirrors, Ritenour takes an expansive, polyrhythmic approach, working with musicians from South Africa, Cameroon-West Africa, Brazil, Columbia, Peru and India. Also joining him on this recording is an e...

Defying pop and rock conventions, Steely Dan's extraordinary three-decade-plus career has been filled with slinky grooves, inventive lyrics, and infectious hits. Now, as one of rock's most admired and innovative groups embarks on a major national tour this summer, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen marks its first career-spanning multi-label compilation--Steely Dan: The Definitive Collection (Geffen/UMe), released August 1, 2006.

(Editors note: click an album title in this article for a review and tracklisting)

Replacing and updating the 20-year-...

This spring sees the return of the UK’s hottest soul singer, Terri Walker. 'I Am' is a fusion of intelligent styles, blended into an accessible and commercial sound. The album features ten stunning tracks which are sure to capture the imaginations of all generations.

Terri signed with London based independent label Dekkor Records directly after coming out of her deal with Universal. “The concept was simple” states Leo Alexander from the label, “Make the album you want to make”.

Terri has co-written and co-produced all tracks from the album, taking the sound back to her debut Mercu...

'Morph The Cat,' the eagerly anticipated new solo album from Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen, has been set for a March 14 release; and 'H Gang,' the first single taken from the album, is already available as a digital download. Featuring nine new songs written and arranged by Fagen, 'Morph The Cat' is the multi-Grammy winning artist's first solo album since 1993's 'Kamakiriad' and the final installment in a musical trilogy that originally began with the release of 'The Nightfly' in 1982.

Written and arranged by Fagen with engineering assistance courtesy of Elliot Scheiner (a regular...

Happy Birthday to NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme (1975), Crash Test Dummies singer Brad Roberts (1964), "Sunny Came Home" singer Shawn Colvin (1956), German guitarist Michael Schenker (1955), 80s singer Pat Benatar (1953), boxer George Foreman (1949), character actor William Sanderson (1948), Steely Dan singer/keyboardist Donald Fagen (1948), English singer Rod Stewart (1945), folk singer Jim Croce (1943; d. 1973), actor Sal Mineo (1939; d. 1976), baseball legend Willie McCovey (1938), historic author Stephen Ambrose (1936; d. 2002), film executive Roy Disney (1930), and "Casablanca" star Pa...