‘Changeling’ based on local murders; BellRays headline Riverside’s Saturation fest; Morrison to get ‘Astral’ at Hollywood Bowl.

Travis Barker/DJ AM plane crash; Club Nokia announces debut; Kinks plan reunion; Letterman vs. McCain.

New Hagar disc; ‘A Colbert Christmas’; Palin Baby Name Generator; OMG, no more ‘TRL.’

VMAs; Twyla Tharp honored; Sarah McLachlan’s breakup; Phelps, Lil’ Wayne and Obama kick off ‘SNL’ season.

Nocturnal Wonderland; VMAs; political comedy.

DNC edition.

Gwen’s new baby; Ozzfest to returns to Dallas; Crow’s got something for voters; Morrissey to guest DJ on KCRW; NASCAR is on its way.

Our take on the Olympics; Julia Child’s not-so-secret life; how the O.S.S. begat Sting’s career; Jackson Browne v. John McCain; Rush Limbaugh hits a new low.

Paris strikes back; Glass House Swap Meet; lost in translation with engrish.com; Jay-Z vs. Noel Gallagher; Chemical Brothers’ Google Earth experiment; Iggy wants his stuff back.

San Manuel Amphitheater’s new name slow to catch on with Ticketmaster; MTV turns 27; LA police chief may have outed Lohan; regular guy wins reality show.