This battle of the bands went head to head with music genres from hip hop to electro, punk rock, hard-core and nu-wave! MTV Voices went inside and backstage to talk with every performer about the New York underground music scene, Occupy Protests, starting your own band and more.

There are places we expect to be inspired: at the museum or on the beach or at the lake or at a coffee shop or while gazing at an epic monument… We all have our go-to destinations when we’re in search of a creative boost… But, oftentimes, inspiration is stumbled upon in strange and unexpected places…

Carly Lomas was a healthy 21-year-old when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. In this retelling of her brain surgery, Carly shares how she got the strength to “leap into the unknown.”

The Real World’s Alex Govere asks: what do you think about random hook-ups?

From facing ten-years in prison to starting his own fashion label, Jon Gray learned the long and hard way that luck is what we make it.