Artist: Rob Thomas

It's not exactly a green light, but Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas insisted that turning the cult television show into a feature length movie would be his next project. Speaking with reporters, while out promoting his new project - ABC's Cupid - Thomas revealed the silver lining behind his new show's episode reduction from 13 to 8. It's something we speculated on. "I know this happened across the board, so we don't take it personally, but that we were reduced from 13 episodes to 8 episodes," Thomas said . "But what [...]

Normally we try to stick to music (p)reviews and concert recaps rather than reporting on fluffy music news pieces, but something about sick children in hospitals makes us want to include them in some way. John Mayer and Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas took time out Monday to attend the WPLJ Benefit at Blythedale Children's Hospital in Valhalla, NY. They sang some songs to sick children and, well what else do you really need to know other than that. I have the set list for you guys, as well as ...

The geekier music fans among you might want to pick up the current issue of Billboard , which is devoted to the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100 and has put together a ton of commemorative listings. Among them, of course, is the All-Time Hot 100, which—through some tricky data-weighing —placed Chubby Checker's "The Twist" at No. 1. Right behind it is the unofficial song of Mets ace Johan Santana , "Smooth" by the Rob Thomas-assisted Santana; that track was also the No. 1 rock song of the modern era , so now you [...]