Topix — In Mexico, Halloween is nothing compared to the Day of the Dead, a national holiday that commemorates good and bad spirits of people who no longer get tricks or treats. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Just days after wrapping up its flagship Hard Summer event, Hard Events announced that dubstep kingpin Skrillex and the EDM wiseacre Deadmau5 will headline its fall festival Hard Day of the Dead . more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Rachel Carr Rodrigo y Gabriela / skull In February 2010, The Old Vic acquired this new performance space beneath Waterloo Station from BRB (Residuary) formerly British Rail. This unique venue showcases productions, performances and installa... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It’s probably no coincidence that Maya Jane Coles , the 24-year-old British-Japanese producer and one of very few female artists on the bill at Saturday’s HARD Day of the Dead , helmed the best set of the night. more info

Dlisted — Like something out of the worst episode of Taxicab Confessions, a drunk Chris Brown mumbles in a video he tweeted to his followers that he's not trying to be a player or a dog and that he doesn't want to hurt anyone, but he's in love... more info

Starpulse — The tattoo artist who etched a Day of the Dead "sugar skull" on Chris Brown's neck has spoken for the first time about the controversy his ink caused earlier this week. Media outlets scrutinising ... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — The tattoo artist who etched a Day of the Dead "sugar skull" on Chris Brown's neck has spoken for the first time about the controversy his ink caused earlier this week. more info

ContactMusic — The tattoo artist who etched a Day of the Dead sugar skull on Chris Browns neck has spoken for the first time about the controversy his ink caused earlier this week beg10Sep12 Media outlets scrutinising photographs of the new skin art suggested it re... more info

Dlisted — "It's not RiRi!" is what Fist Brown's rep said when everyone figured he passed the pinnacle of psychopathness by getting a trophy tattoo of RiRi's beaten face on his neck. Fist Brown said that his new neck tattoo isn't of RiRi, it... more info

Guardian Music — Singer claims inked sketch on his neck is 'art' and portrays a Mexican sugar skull, not the bruised face of his ex-girlfriendChris Brown has denied suggestions that his new tattoo portrays the bruised face of his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna. The inked ske... more info