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Thanks so much for the great questions you sent in for singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. This week, Ingrid sent back her responses. So, without further ado, here's your interview with Ingrid! KittensOnVespas asks: What did...

Happy New Year, everybody! Thanks for sending in all those great questions for Ingrid Michaelson. She's in the process of answering them right now. I'll post her responses as soon as they come in. What's...

I'm sure you ladies and gents are all familiar with Ingrid Michaelson. (In fact, I've even seen some of you talking about her on the forums.) The Staten Island-dwelling "The Way I Am" singer...

OK, we'e in the thick of the holiday season. Some holidays have just ended and a few have yet to start. So it's the perfect time to talk about holiday songs. Do you love them?...

Working with people in the music industry means I sometimes get to find out interesting things about some of my favorite artists. Last week, I was talking to the publicist for J. Holidayâ¿¿he of...

Nominees for the 50th Grammy Awards were just announced, and I think the choices were so-so. Some of the nominees seem really on point, but other categories are so formulaic. Take Album of the Yearâ¿¿it's...

OK, not to get overly Gossip Girl-focused, but I can't help itâ¿¿they keep doing cool things with musicians. On next week's episode, sister act The Pierces become the first band to actually be featured...

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure to meet Justin Tranter. Justin is the lead singer of NYC glam rock band Semi Precious Weapons. SPW just released their debut album, We Love You,...

I've got five songs I can't get enough of at the moment. They are (in no particular order): Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, "You Ain't Goin Nowhere" (from the I'm Not There soundtrack)Tegan & Sara,...

Last night's episode of Gossip Girl features five, count 'em, FIVE songs from NYC band The Virgins (who I wrote about back in August). If you loved the music, you can find the tracks...

I've always thought that musicians should write travel and style guides in their downtime. I mean, on tour, they see hundreds of different cities and probably meet some of the most fashionable people in them,...

For my upcoming birthday, my boyfriend got me the a brand new iPod Nano and the Nike Plus Sport Kit. (I've been trying to run more regularly and I need all the incentive I...

Here at Teen Vogue, we're all very committed to help support as many charity and non-profit organizations as we can include in our pages and online. This week, iTunes presents the Natalie Portman-curated Big...

Woodie Guthrie was a folk singer from the 1930-40s, whose powerful songwriting has won him a constant stream of admirers. Guthrie directly inspired the work of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Wilco (who teamed...

Speaking of MySpace... Since the social networking site has been so successful in breaking new artists (like Secondhand Serenade as well as Lily Allen, Panic! At the Disco and countless others), the site has decided...

This month, the film Kurt Cobain: About a Son opens in New York, LA, and Seattle (with a national DVD rollout at the start of next year.) The film, shot entirely on 35mm film,...

On Tuesday, South Carolina's own I-Nine stopped by the Teen Vogue offices to tell me all about their upcoming debut album Heavy Weighs the King (J Records). You might recognize the foursome from their...

In the October issue, my column was focused on British avant-garde it-girl Natasha Khan, who plays under the name Bat for Lashes. As my space in the magazine is somewhat limited, here are some...

On Wednesday night, I went to the Hiro Ballroom in the Maritime Hotel for a performance by Australian singer Sia. Sia's one of those amazing singers who you know even if you don't think...

I've been trying to read more ambitiously these daysâ¿¿you know, catch up on the classics and become a more well-rounded person. But the problem is a lot of the classics are SLOW going. So...