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features
	Consider the Lily
Watch: "Lily Allen on Fashion" England's MySpace pop sensation, Lily Allen, shares her thoughts on fashion, body image and the Internet in this series of video blogs *...more*

	From Your "Lips" to Hinder's
Watch: "Lips of an Angel" Okay, we know they wrote the biggest lighter-flicking rock ballad of 2006. What else can we learn about Hinder? Why don't you ask them yourself? *...more*

	Sounds of the Game
Watch: "It's OK (One Blood)" When it comes to rap, no one knows the game better than... well, The Game. Check out the Compton boy's playlist of his all-time favorite rap tracks *...more*

	Where There's a Willy
What the heck is "folk 'n' roll"? It's what Willy Porter calls his music, and it's a description that fits. Get to know this talented Milwaukee singer-songwriter in an exclusive Q&A... *...more*

	Talking Back to McKnight
Listen: "Used to Be My Girl" You asked, Brian McKnight answered. Read Brian's answers to the questions his fans submitted to ARTISTdirect *...more*

Archived features/interviews:
The Album Leaf	Ambulance LTD
Anti-Flag	Avenged Sevenfold
Baldwin Brothers	Band of Horses
Bassnectar	Be Your Own Pet
Ben Gibbard	Billy Miles
Blockhead	The Black Keys
Bow Wow	Boy Kill Boy
Brian McKnight	Cameron Crowe
Cheap Trick	Cherish
Chingy	Chris Mills
Christina Milian	Cut Chemist
Colossus	CSS
The Czars	Dead to Me
Decemberists	Deep Dish
Ditty Bops	Eagles of Death
Everclear	Forward, Russia!
Garbage	Giant Drag
G. Love	Godsmack
Har Mar Superstar	Hawthorne Heights
Henry Rollins	The Hold Steady
Ima Robot	James Blunt
James McMurtry	Jibbs
Jimmy Eat World	Josh Rouse
Josh Wink	Kaki King
Kasabian	Kevin Federline
Kings of Leon	k-os
Lacuna Coil	Lady Sovereign
Latoya London	Le Tigre
LeToya	Lil Boosie
Lil Jon	Lostprophets
Love Arcade	Ludacris
Monica	Mary J Blige
Margot/Nuclear...	MXPX
Ne-Yo	New Found Glory
Perseph's Bees	Pinback
Pink Spiders	Psapp
Queensryche	Michelle Shocked
Ray J	Razorlight
Relient K	Rhymefest
Richie Havens	Rihanna
Rise Against	Scissor Sisters
Sergio Mendes	Sevendust
Silversun Pickups	Simple Plan
Snow Patrol	Soulwax
Stewart Copeland	Story of the Year
Susan Tedeschi	TakingBackSunday
T-Pain	Tegan and Sara
Theory/Deadman	Thievery Corp.
Three Days Grace	Thunderball
Trail of Dead	Weezer
The Who	William Shatner
The Wreckers	Young Dro
Yung Joc	Zero 7


featured albums
	Crowded House Farewell to the World 2CDs $19.99
File under: Kiwi rock live! Listen to a full album stream
	Frank Sinatra Romance: Songs From the Heart $14.99
File under: Frankie for lovers. Full album stream
	Diana Ross I Love You $14.99
File under: Supremely romantic ballads. Box set listening party
Click here to browse all album reviews by our highly opinionated staff.

contests
	Win an Ashley Tisdale/High School Musical Prize Pack!
An ARTISTdirect exclusive! Grand prize is a High School Musical MP3 player, t-shirt and signed photograph from Ashley Tisdale... enter now!

	Search the Web With Meat Loaf and Win!
Use our exclusive new Meat Loaf search engine, and you could be entered to win a trip to New York and tickets to see Meat Loaf in concert, plus special "Meat & Greet" backstage passes... enter now!

	Help Make This Band Famous
Are you an aspiring promoter? Then win a chance to bring the band Dropping Daylight to your town. You pick the venue, promote the show and book the opening band... enter now!

	Go Upscale With the Crue
To celebrate the launch of Royal Underground, the new clothing line from Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx and St. John's Kelly Gray, we're giving away a Sixx-autographed book and copy of the Crue's Carnival of Sins Tour DVD... enter now!

	Win an Autographed CD From Lucinda Williams!
Lucinda autographed a copy of the remastered and expanded Car Wheels On A Gravel Road for you. Come and get it! enter now!

	Win a Robert Plant Lithograph and Box Set
Grand Prize: a copy of Robert Plant's 10-disc box set, Nine Lives, plus an exclusive lithograph based on the box set artwork... enter now!

	Win the Ultimate Band Rig From MXPX
There's so much gear in this prize pack, we can't even list it all: guitars, drums, amps, plus signed drumsticks and an MXPX prize pack... enter now!

	Win an autographed flying V guitar from Mastodon!
Grand Prize: Epiphone 1958 Korina Flying V guitar autographed by Atlanta's grindcore kings... enter now!

	Win a Private Concert From Drake Bell!
One lucky winner will get a visit from Drake Bell, star of Nikelodeon's Drake & Josh, who will give a private, acoustic performance of songs from his new album, It's Only Time... enter now!

	Win Rims For Your Ride From The Game
Let The Game pimp your ride! Grand prize is a copy of the new album Doctor's Advocate and a set of rims from Dub Magazine... enter now!

editor's picks

Listen:

The View - "Wasted Little DJs"

Modest Mouse - "Dashboard"

Amerie - "Take Control"

The Trucks - "Titties"

Lady Sovereign - "Pretty Vacant"

Money Mark - "Pick Up the Pieces"

Los Abandoned - "Van Nuys"

Mos Def - "Napoleon Dynamite"

Watch:

Papoose - "Alphabetical Slaughter"

The Beatles - "Tomorrow Never Knows"

Fall Out Boy - "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"

Arctic Monkeys - "Leave Before the Lights Come On"

Johnny Cash - "God's Gonna Cut You Down"

Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Tell Me Baby"

Gnarls Barkley - "Gone Daddy Gone"

KT Tunstall - "Suddenly I See"

on the verge: The Silent Years


We're so blown away by how good The Silent Years are, we can't even form words right now. So here, we'll let these other guys explain it for us: "One of 10 bands out of 1,000 you should see at CMJ this year." -The New York Times "Teeters between raw rock and lilting pop. Frontman Josh Epstein's got a killer set of pipes, so let's hear more." -The Village Voice ""The most engaging rock show we've ever seen." -Static Magazine Listen: "Someone to Keep Us Warm" Read: an exclusive Q&A with The Silent Years

artist picks: Taylor Hicks


Admit it: You have a soft spot for Taylor Hicks and that big, old-fashioned, soulful voice of his. The winner of American Idol's fifth season steps out this December with his long-awaited debut album, so we thought the time was right to ask the silver-haired boy from Alabama for a list of his all-time favorite albums. Plus, it's not too late to add these classics to your holiday shopping list!
	George Benson Weekend in L.A.
	Grateful Dead Dick's Picks, Vol. 12
	King Curtis Zero Time
	Les McCann Talkin' Verve
	Peter Frampton Greatest Hits
	Ray Charles The Genius of Ray Charles
	The Allman Brothers Band Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival
	Phish Farmhouse
	Sam Cooke One Night Stand: Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963
	Elton John Greatest Hits 1970-2002
Taylor Hicks' new album, *Taylor Hicks*, is available now in the ARTISTdirect Store, as are all of his picks (except Dick's Picks, Vol. 12, which is out of print). Click any of the album covers for more information.

Check Out Past Artist Picks From:
311	Alanis Morissette
The Album Leaf	Alien Ant Farm
All-American Rejects	Bebel Gilberto
Blackpool Lights	Black Eyed Peas
Bloc Party	Bryan Adams
Buckcherry	Calexico
Camera Obscura	Catfish Haven
The Darkness	Doves
Drive-By Truckers	Embrace
Fall Out Boy	Feist
George Benson	Hem
Hinder	The Horrors
Huey Lewis	Jack's Mannequin
Joanna	Tommy Keene
Kelly Osbourne	Kulcha Don
The Lashes	Lil Scrappy
Mason Jennings	Mobb Deep
Mountain Goats	Mushroomhead
Natalie	Oranger
The Panic Channel	The Postal Service
Slumber Party Girls	Seether
Soundtrack of Our Lives	Stephen Yerkey
Stereophonics	Three 6 Mafia
Transplants	Violent Femmes
Wakefield	We Are Scientists
Weird Al Yankovic	World Party