The Stone Temple Pilots have been touring nearly non-stop since their first reunion gig at Harry Houdini's house in 2008.

As SPIN writes in our new Rock Myths feature, behind all the dramatic videos, mind-boggling outfits, and onstage antics, Lady Gaga is in fact a talented songwriter and performer.

Beck's weird side is rubbing off on French pop royalty Charlotte Gainsbourg.

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Layers of ghostly organs and twinkling electric guitars; delicate percussion; Victoria Legrand's spellbinding coo -- it's the unique sound of Baltimore duo Beach House, who blissfully pair Mazzy Star psychedelia with hints of 1950s girl-group pop, and it's rife on "Norway," a track from the band's Sub Pop debut, Teen Dream (out Jan. 26).

In a PR blitz to salvage his image, a "sorry and saddened" Chris Brown is giving TV interviews apologizing for his February assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna.