We’ve expanded the definition of AVQ&A—our weekly thought-starter—by asking you (and us) a simple question each week: What pop culture did you consume this weekend, and what did you think of it? If you have suggestions for AVQ&A questions, big or small, you can e-mail them to us here.

You can find the first part of this Inventory here.

Happy Birthday, Bob Marley. The iconic musician would be 70 years old today and, to celebrate the milestone, the Marley family and Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) will be working together to unearth rare music and videos from the artist all year long. Kicking off the year is the release of Easy Skanking In Boston ‘78

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re talking about shows we’ve seen where the opener eclipsed the headliner.

There’s no doubt that Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” bears some resemblance to Tom Petty’s hit “I Won’t Back Down.” But the history of pop music is full of such similarities, and only some of those end up with songwriting settlements. This list—part one of two, with the other half publishing tomorrow—explores some songs…

In HateSong, we ask our favorite musicians, writers, comedians, actors, and so forth to expound on the one song they hate most in the world.

TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek has made a name for himself outside his band as an accomplished producer, working with everyone from Santigold to Foals to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. In 2012 he co-founded his own indie record label, Federal Prism, that has quickly gained a reputation for its diverse slate of artists and…

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re talking about shows we’ve seen where the opener eclipsed the headliner.

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re talking about shows we’ve seen where the opener eclipsed the headliner.

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re talking about shows we’ve seen where the opener eclipsed the headliner.

Releasing a record of standards covers is not a new or innovative concept. Rod Stewart pulled it off to great effect at the beginning of this century. Lady Gaga dropped her own takes from the Great American Songbook with Tony Bennett last year. Hell, even Sir Paul McCartney has taken a crack at it. Yet fans were still…

Butch Walker is a rock ’n’ roll chameleon. The Georgia native began his career playing Southern-boogie hair metal and skinny-tie power-pop in the cult bands SouthGang and Marvelous 3, respectively, before becoming an on-demand producer for pop-punk and Top 40 acts, and a cheeky solo artist fond of homages to glam, new…

Permanent Records is an ongoing closer look at the records that matter most.

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re talking about shows we’ve seen where the opener eclipsed the headliner.

As an owner of Beats headphones, I’m irritated when people tell me there are better headphones available at a lower price. Even if true, that’s a matter to be sorted out between me, my ears, and my bank account. But with my Beats on their last leg, I figured I’d research premium headphones and try something else. I…

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re talking about the songs we hate by bands we love.

In 2002, Box Car Racer released its first single, “I Feel So.” The lack of direct object in the title is instructive. Tom DeLonge, the Blink-182 singer who had ditched bandmate Mark Hoppus to form the new, darker side project, felt lots of things, according to the song: mad, angry, callous, used, cheap. But the…

Marilyn Manson has had a busy couple of months: He showed up as a white supremacist in the final season of Sons Of Anarchy, he spoke with us about the Charlie Hebdo tragedy, and he’s been promoting his new album, The Pale Emperor, which we called “both inspired and rejuvenated.” For fans of the shock-rocker who have…

In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, we’re talking about the songs we hate by bands we love.