Our definitive list returns! Featuring chart-topping albums, some returning veterans, and a few surprise upstarts. Join us as we count down the best albums of the year.

Folk duo The Dutchess and The Duke split up last year to many music lovers’ dismay. Their particular brand of painful, honest songwriting and heartfelt [...]

South By Southwest (SXSW) took place March 17 through 20, 2010. It’s a yearly event that has something for everyone! Are you interested in the latest developments in technology and gaming? Perhaps you’d like to see a movie premiere and meet Quentin Tarantino? Would you rather soak in every musical style under the sun? I couldn’t wait to grab my camera and cover the festival, and while all of these options sounded fun, I focused my sights on the music — Austin can’t be called the “Live Music Capital” for nothin’!