Music blogs are a dime a dozen these days, but it's clear that a few still manage to hold clout. A blog first brought Tapes 'N Tapes ' self-released debut, The Loon, to label and public attention in 2006. While the Minnesota-based foursome are certainl

Last summer, Melanie and Stephanie Carr shared their European adventure on this page. This year they are staying close to home but still having a fabulous summer. Tag along on their adventures every week - in print right here, as well as online with their

Best Buy -- which recently made headlines for its purchase of Napster -- is moving into the musical intrument biz and to kick things off, the Greenfield store, 4610 S. 76th St., hosts an in-store with local rockers The Cocksmiths on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 2

Technorati, an online search engine for blogs, said it has purchased Northeast Ohio-based Blogcritics.org, for which hundreds of bloggers write about music, arts, popular culture, books, commercial products and more.

Nobody can accuse the Guilty Parties of not being dedicated to their music. For the last five years, the members have invested all the money made from shows into the future of the band.