Independent Film Channel (IFC) ( Pitchfork.tv partnered with them for " Pitchfork Airwaves on IFC ", as reported earlier this month) has started an interesting series of panels devoted to discussion of issues related to intersections of music, technology, and media. A segment about the ethical and cultural implications of entrepreneurial websites like Muxtape and Hype Machine ...

Michael Phelps takes his gold to the Video Music Awards ... Hillary Duff's dad to spend 10 days in the cooler ... and more.

Click on the video tab to view NEWS 3 Coastal Sunrise anchor Kim Gusby as she interviews the author of Music in the Garden of Good and Evil.

R&B singer Solange has lashed back at Fox News for what she believes was an ambush that would have interrupted her interview about music to talk about Jay-Z and his recent business dealings.

Dreams of Obama Activist and retired lawmaker Tom Hayden on why Obama will disappoint--and why we should vote for him anyway. N?z: Santa Cruz County News Briefs La Bahia critics erect their own damn story poles, district parks chief Chet Bardo takes the helm of a leaky boat and the harbor gets a big mop for cleaning up oil spills.