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Rock stars are certainly used to having their picture taken -- it's a major part of the job -- but one photographer they will always try to avoid is the cop behind the camera at booking. Mug shots are part of the procedure every time someone gets arrested, so there's a mug shot out there for every arrest. Unfortunately for rock stars, they are part of public record.

We hope you've been enjoying Diffuser.fm's daily free MP3 downloads, which give us an opportunity to introduce you, our faithful readers, to some of our favorite up-and-coming -- and sometimes more established -- acts in a variety of genres, from straight-up rock, alternative and indie-pop to alt-country, electronica, R&B and more. We've been g...

As good as 2012 was for new rock albums -- trust us, it was a pretty stellar year -- the next 12 months are shaping up to be even more full of bountiful goodness. There are way too many discs we're excited about to make our Most Anticipated Albums of 2013 list even close to comprehensive, but we tried our best to narrow it down to 10, all the while picking from a wide swath of styles in a good-fai

Because there's no such thing as too many Best Albums of 2012 lists, we asked our various Diffuser.fm contributors to submit their picks. Scroll down to see how our team of intrepid reporters and critics rated the year's recorded music, and whether you agree with their selections, hit us up in the comments to share your own personal Best Albums of 2012 lists...

As far as shocking rock news stories go, it's shocking how full of tragic and troubling headlines 2012 was. From the death of Radiohead's drum tech in a stage collapse to ex-Cake drummer Peter McNeal standing trial on child-molestation charges, the last six months have seen plenty of controversy and conflict -- and neither of those incidents even made our list of the Most Shocking Rock Stories of

<div > Twitter / Samir Hussein,Getty Images / Kevin Winter, Getty Images If a picture is worth a thousand words, our list of the Best Rock Photos of 2012 is worth 10,000. Whether that math holds, the following 10 images capture some of the most visually stunning and memorable indie and alternative rock events of the last 12 months. Peep...

Since the birth of MTV, music videos have drawn criticism for their violent, sexual and otherwise offensive content. Most of the time, complaints fall on deaf ears, but every now and then, a video is actually banned from the airwaves, lest it pollute the minds of impressionable youth...

The holidays can be rough. As if enduring bad weather, spending tons of money and sitting through Target commercials weren’t bad enough, it's the one time of year you're obligated to spend with family. Whether you're returning home for the first time since last year or just preparing yourself for this year's onslaught of fights, our latest Super Specific Weekly Playlist gives you Songs for Survivi

YouTube Outdoor Christmas lights displays set to rock music have become national phenomena. It all goes back to an enterprising electrician who hooked up thousands of lights outside his suburban Ohio home and synchronized them to ‘Wizards in Winter’ by the symphonic metal band Trans-Siberian Orchestra. (It was ...

No matter what you think of his music -- really, it's not everyone's cup of PCP tea -- Ariel Pink deserves credit for being an observant listener. What else could explain the precision of his uncannily awkward, badly-tracked-Betamax vibes...