It looks like Hollywood Forever Cemetery is working on filling up their musical calendar even more in 2012. This time it's folk singer Mason Jennings that's next on the list to play a set at Hollywood Forever Masonic Lodge next month. You can see Mason J

Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation. There are very few people in the world who can sing the role of Siegfried in Wagner's opera, "Ring Cycle." When the Met Opera recently lost its star, a Texas newco

Pint-sized axe-shredder Mayda has been a constant presence on the Twin Cities scene the past few years. The South Korean adoptee manages to channel funk (i.e. Prince) and sneering rock (i.e. Joan Jett), mixing those parts to create a high-energy, uniquel

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Gabe - X-Ray Spex, Germfree Adolescents (1978) Getting my Monday morning started off with a jolt this week; X-Ray Spex, the highly influential 1970's UK punk rock band fronted by teenage screaming banshee Poly Styrene, is giving me a much-needed shot of

If you're going to bounce from Hawaii to Pittsburgh to Minneapolis, then you're going to end up with a voice that mixes sun, smog and snow. Mason Jennings proves that perfectly, and he's become the full embodiment of the soulful singer-songwriter. We got