Reuters - Sundance Channel is taking an in-depth look at the challenges facing Newark, N.J., in a new documentary series backed in part by Forest Whitaker. more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — After a three-year partnership that resulted in the release of the two highly successful albums, "Metal Will Stand Tall" (2006) and "Sweet Trade" (2007), Swedish rockers THE POODLES have amicably parted ways with their record label Lionheart Internat... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — "Wherever I Stand", the new video from the Michigan-based hard rock quartet TAPROOT, can be viewed below. more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - He woos. He seduces. And then he celebrates -- but with sincerity. That was the equation when Usher's One Night Stand Ladies Only tour rolled in for a Wednesday "hump day" -- appropriately enough -- performance in Detroit, where the mu... more info

Music For Ants — From the Banana Stand to Hot Cops to Never-Nudes to the Chicken Dance (and that’s not even mentioning The Cornballer, Pop-pop, or Franklin), Arrested Development has provided the some of the funniest moments in television history. Jeffrey Tamborâ... more info

MTV.com News — Vampire Weekend and Chromeo, Lykke Li and Q-Tip take the stage for unusual collaborations.By James Montgomery Ezra Koenig at the 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards Photo: Getty Images Paramore, Jack's Mannequin and Motion City Soundtrack won big, and... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Familiar to Millions is a live album by Oasis from their July 21, 2000 concert at Wembley Stadium and was released on 13th November 2000. Familiar to Millions debuted at a respectable #5 in the UK charts with 57,000 copies sold in the first week. To ... more info

Stereogum — It feels comprehensive, but there are plenty of gaps (it's a list). Still, it's interesting, mostly because for some of the folks listed other vocalists wrote the accompanying blurbs, offering insights in both directions. Like Iggy Pop (#75) on Jame... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Prez Election 2008 If you're gonna make a bad joke about Obama and Allstate, "24's" Dennis Haysbert -- the original black president -- is gonna call you on it. See Also Obama Jokes -- As Simple as Black and White ... Permalink ... more info

Perez Hilton — Hairspray composer Marc Shaiman was shocked to find out this weekend that a business associate was a supporter of Proposition H8te. According to public records, the Artistic Director of the California Musical Theater, Scott Eckern, donated $1,000 to ... more info