Election 2012: Who are our favorite (or not-so-favorite) musicians endorsing? Jay-Z, the National, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus and others have a lot to say.

Live review: 30 Seconds to Mars @ the Fillmore Auditorium

The Reverb Interview: Shannon Leto (of 30 Seconds to Mars)

Timbaland, “Shock Value II” (Interscope) For more than a decade, Timbaland has given the kids something to dance to. The mega-producer broke out via his genre-busting work with Missy Elliott in the late-’90s, but he’s gone on to work with many of the biggest names in the game. It’s fair to say that Timbaland is as responsible for Justin Timberlake’s success as J.T. himself.

Live review: 30 Seconds to Mars @ the Ogden Theatre

[photopress:offspring.jpg,full,pp_image] The Offspring performing May 18 in Santa Barbara, Calif. Photo from Offspring.com. As I sat, swayed, danced, and bounced through the Big Gig, one song kept bubbling to top of mind: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s “Whatever Happened To My Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Surrounded by the next generation of punk rock girls and boys, happily bouncing and pogo-ing to the tunes Saturday at Fiddler’s Green, I tried to share the bliss they were feeling. But I missed any sense of urgency, or riot, or anger, [...]