The Shackeltons spent 109 nights on the road in 2008 -- and only paid to stay in a hotel once. The rest of the time, the Pennsylvanian post-punkers crashed at private homes, sometimes with friends, but more often with strangers they found through couchsurfing.com.

Like any musician, Brutal Attack's Ken McLellan wants to be heard. Only, what he wants people to hear are self-described "white power" anthems with lines like "This is the Final Solution / Our turn / They'll burn."

Simple beats and Auto-Tuned vocals form the foundation of 808s & Heartbreak, Kanye West's latest release. As the title implies, it's a breakup album. But perhaps the split is deeper than even West realizes.

Bo Burnham is an 18-year-old YouTube phenom from Boston who posts songs about having a small penis, his family thinking he's gay, and the benefits of dating senior citizens. Millions of people have viewed his videos, which often start with him apologizing for their offensiveness while simultaneously greeting his pedophile fans.

In 2005, Faheem Najm (a.k.a. T-Pain) descended on the scene armed with a quavering robo-tenor, audacious top hats, and an endless supply of lyrics about strippers.