To take your mind off Tax Day, today we’re rolling out our newest feature, #MusicMonday. Every week on the TickPick Google+ page we’ll feature a different musician or band and write a little bit about them. You tell us what you want us to write, who you want us to write about, and join in ... <a title="#MusicMonday on TickPick starts today!" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/musicmonday-on-tickpick-starts-today/" aria-label="Read more about #MusicMonday on TickPick starts today!">Read more</a>

About a month ago Resident Advisor released their first video of an anticipated new Between the Beats web series: Nina Kraviz.  The eleven minute clip sparked quite a bit of controversy because the filmmakers, and possibly Resident Advisor, questionable intentions.  Instead of focusing on Nina’s passion for music, they portrayed her as a marketable object.  The ... <a title="Nina Kraviz Video Scandal Explained" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/nina-kraviz-video-scandal-explained/" aria-label="Read more about Nina Kraviz Video Scandal Explained">Read more</a>

It always seems that there’s a bias toward US music in the international music scene. No matter where you go in the world, it can’t be too difficult to find American music like Elvis, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, etc. International music can sometimes be a bit naff, a little camp, or altogether just awful; however, ... <a title="Spotlight on Europe: The Best New & Classic Musicians From Across the Pond" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/the-best-european-bands/" aria-label="Read more about Spotlight on Europe: The Best New & Classic Musicians From Across the Pond">Read more</a>

The following Coachella Guide was adapted from a local NYC music blog/record label called The Most Definitely.  If you’re going to Coachella over the next two weeks, you’ll want to read this.  And if you don’t already have tickets, then you’re in the right place! The market is softening and we’ve got plenty. Get your ... <a title="Last Minute Coachella Study Guide" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/last-minute-coachella-ticket-guide/" aria-label="Read more about Last Minute Coachella Study Guide">Read more</a>

[well]UPDATE: Justin Bieber may be cleaning up his act. Apparently, he has been hard at work in the studio and is even dropping hints about a 2015 tour! [/well] Justin Bieber has been a tabloid fixture for the past few weeks due to his increasingly bizarre behavior and public relations snafus.  First the Catholic school ... <a title="Too Much Monkey Business for Bieber" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/too-much-monkey-business-for-bieber/" aria-label="Read more about Too Much Monkey Business for Bieber">Read more</a>

If you’re a student living in New York City then you know the feeling of living from paycheck to paycheck. It’s frustrating living in the greatest city on Earth when you’re low on dough! So we here at TickPick have made a list of ways that you can get the cheapest (or free-est!) tickets to ... <a title="The Best Student Deals for Broadway Plays" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/the-best-student-deals-for-broadway-plays/" aria-label="Read more about The Best Student Deals for Broadway Plays">Read more</a>

Thoughts on Joey Bada$$ being the future of Hip-Hop & Rap? ~ Comment below! The Brooklyn rap phenomenon of the 21st century, Joey Bada$$, has proved himself to be one the coolest, wittiest, and undoubtedly youngest premier artists in the game currently.  His style is too cool, his vibes are too reminiscent, the beats sync amazingly with his ... <a title="Joey Badass is The Best Young Rapper Alive | Performing Live in New York City! Tickets with discounts available now!" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/joey-badass-best-young-rapper-alive-nyc-tickets/" aria-label="Read more about Joey Badass is The Best Young Rapper Alive | Performing Live in New York City! Tickets with discounts available now!">Read more</a>

You can’t find which channel your favorite MLB team is playing on, so you switch on ESPN for Baseball Scores.  Of course, ESPN doesn’t have the baseball scores you’re looking for and all you want to do is watch the game.  Where do you go?  TBS online Streaming? MLB Network Live Streaming? First of all, ... <a title="Live Streaming Baseball Online | the MLB Network, TBS, and The Best Alternatives" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/live-streaming-baseball-online-mlb-networ-or-tbs/" aria-label="Read more about Live Streaming Baseball Online | the MLB Network, TBS, and The Best Alternatives">Read more</a>

Steve Ellison, popularly known as Flying Lotus, is touring around the United States with the likes of his friends, legendary artists Thundercat and Teebs.  However, rather than pairing with Teebs & Thundercat in New York, the Los Angeles native producer is playing with Ultraísta for the May 5th Flying Lotus x Ultraísta concert at Terminal 5.  Flying Lotus ... <a title="Flying Lotus Tour Dates Announced featuring Teebs, Thundercat, & Ultraísta" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/flying-lotus-tour-tickets-featuring-teebs-thundercat/" aria-label="Read more about Flying Lotus Tour Dates Announced featuring Teebs, Thundercat, & Ultraísta">Read more</a>

There is a secret to seeing Broadway shows, specifically The Book of Mormon, that casual viewers, and sometimes even well-versed theatre-goers, aren’t aware of: rush and lottery tickets. The way you can get these cheap tickets varies from show to show. At the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, home to The Book of Mormon, their lottery policy is ... <a title="The Book of Mormon Lottery vs. Rush Tickets" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/book-of-mormon-lottery-rush-tickets/" aria-label="Read more about The Book of Mormon Lottery vs. Rush Tickets">Read more</a>

The ethereal Icelandic rock group Sigur Rós has announced that they will be releasing their new album Kveikur on June 17/18. The new song Brennisteinn was released last November, which features a heavier sound than the overarching dreamy tone of the band’s usual musical themes. Could this be an indication of a new musical direction ... <a title="Sigur Rós releases new album Kveikur in June" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/sigur-ros-releases-new-album-kveikur-in-june/" aria-label="Read more about Sigur Rós releases new album Kveikur in June">Read more</a>

There’s Time Left to Catch Muse in the US Now about halfway through their The 2nd Law Tour, British alt-rock group Muse still has several shows to go on the North American leg of their tour before they head back home to the UK to start a second round in Europe. The tour has had ... <a title="Muse: The 2nd Law Tour Still Going Strong" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/muse-the-2nd-law-tour-still-going-strong/" aria-label="Read more about Muse: The 2nd Law Tour Still Going Strong">Read more</a>

Rock’s Theatrical Kings Present Masters of Madness: Shock Therapy Tour 2013 Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson will be touring together this June, starting at Red Rocks in Colorado and winding up in Rockford, Illinois. Both Cooper and Manson are (in)famous for their dramatic, horror-inspired performances, cashing in on violence, eroticism, and general shock value to ... <a title="Shock Therapy: Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson Announce Tour Dates" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/shock-therapy-alice-cooper-and-marilyn-manson-announce-tour-dates/" aria-label="Read more about Shock Therapy: Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson Announce Tour Dates">Read more</a>

The Rediscovered Folk Rock Legend Finally Brings His Music Home If you haven’t seen last summer’s Oscar-winning hit documentary Searching for Sugar Man, you should. In an incredibly satisfying case of truth-is-stranger-than-fiction (and the fiction that had arisen around Rodríguez was pretty strange), the film tells the story of tracking down the Detroit musician whose ... <a title="Sixto Rodríguez: See the “Sugar Man” Live" class="read-more" href="https://blog-admin.tickpick.com/sixto-rodriguez-see-the-sugar-man-live/" aria-label="Read more about Sixto Rodríguez: See the “Sugar Man” Live">Read more</a>