Pop starlet Ellie Goulding first won me over with her fetching cover of Passion Pit’s “Sleepyhead,” with Starsmith at the production helm. It’s been something like three years...
Rappers like to rap about receiving lady favors. No real need to go into detail here, but one could quickly document countless examples in hip-hop history where part or all of certain songs are dedic...
Oh, no, as if the hate wasn’t plentiful enough… Here we have a Nespresso Commercial using Lana Del Rey‘s “Blue Jeans” as the soundtrack, which does wonders for making th...
Swoop. This is Jay-Z & Kanye West, this is Watch The Throne, so if you expect anything other than big, prepare to get your expectations to get blown away. Watching this is an event, and just when...
At a Garbage show in Atlantic City last Friday, lead singer Shirley Manson had to stop the performance during a rendition of one of the band’s hits, “Stupid Girl,” to stop a fight t...
The Vaccines debut album was full of short, sweet slices of punchy guitar music that seemed so fresh and immediate that when the band first burst onto the scene they were hailed in some quarters as t...
ANTHM has come a long way over the past year. Just last March we heard the NC rapper for the first time, and it was with this very song. Back then he went by Anthem, and it wasn’t a name that w...
Serial remixer and reliable party starter Calvin Harris has got his hands on the stems of “Spectrum” from last year’s Ceremonials album, and turned the track into a thumping, out an...
There is something to be said for simplicity. In fact, there is a lot to be said for simplicity, especially when you’re talking about Bobby Womack. From what we’ve heard so far of his Dam...
Sigur Rós - Valtari The Icelandic band’s sixth studio album is a slow-moving, atmospheric, brooding piece of work that bares little resemblance to Jonsi’s recent bright solo work, but wil...
We last heard from Chicago indie rapper Open Mike Eagle two weeks ago, when we were lucky enough to premiere “Universe Man.” The song was great and his mom dropped by the comments section...
This is the third time that Nardwuar has met Spitta, and it seems like the two are building up a nice rapport. For this Curren$y interview, the two talk about weed and even discuss a possible collabo...
By Shotbro with contributions from Safia New Zealand is far away; traveling here from the U.S .means you arrive on a different day. That isolation has always had the obvious negative effects, but rat...
The Shins have revealed more U.S. tour dates in support of their most recent album, Port of Morrow. The tour will continue in the US and the band will make its way to Europe and Australia as well bef...
It’s been said that nothing is certain but death and taxes. Well, the early summer of 2012 has it’s own little “absolute” trend forming. Try as we might (and not that we’...
Mumford & Sons have gotten a lot of action out of their 2009 release, Sigh No More. The band has won Grammys, VMAs, NME Awards, and performed all over the world. Finally, it’s time for a fo...
Pusha T took aim at Drake and got pretty cold on his latest track, and now he’s got a video for his The-Dream assisted cut. The clip takes things back to the raw, drug-fueled content that we...
Azealia Banks‘ trademark snarling swagger is back with “Van Vogue.” Since splashing heavily onto the hip-hop/dance scene, we’ve made sure to keep a close ear on her youthful p...
In some ways, music videos can almost match the importance of the music itself. I’m so glad that the first time I heard this song was whilst watching this engaging video. With a budget probably...
Who better to tap into the character of an eccentric, world famous musician than an eccentric, world famous musician? That was the thinking behind the makers of the new Jimi Hendrix biopic, which wil...
What we have here is a video release prior to a single release, which is pretty unorthodox. Then again so is wearing a ball cap with the word “C*NT” plastered across the front in capital ...
We are a greedy people when it comes to music. We’ve been conditioned to not only want free music, but to expect it. Luckily, a lot of artists (and some labels) understand this, and they’...
Some new visuals off Chromatics’ Kill For Love. Yes, the beautiful summer days are finally here, but if you’re still feeling the effects of seasonal depression left over from Winter, get ...
There is something about heartbreak that makes for fantastic music. Whether it’s Bobby Womack’s cracked, world-weary voice apologising to his lover or the pitch shifted vocals of this mys...
Pusha T’s latest track directed at Drake was especially potent, but he’s not the only one who has taken aim at the Young Money star. Over the years, there have been tons of Drake disses (...
It’s summertime. Your days are filled with sunshine and ice cold beer, and your time is spent soaking it all in. Everything is light and carefree, and there’s an feeling of invincibility ...
I could not be more excited for Bobby Womack‘s forthcoming album The Bravest Man In The Universe, which represents the legendary singer’s first full record since 1994. This is the third t...
Sunday afternoon in Calabasas, CA, Justin Bieber was at a mall when a photographer started snapping pictures. According to reports, the photographer was blocking Justin’s car so the Biebz got o...
Willis Earl Beal was allegedly arrested last night in Utrecht, the Netherlands after kicking a man in the face during his show. According to accounts, a drunk audience member near the front of the st...
Continuing in the summery vein of things, it’s Summer Camp, who are currently working on an EP for one of the best independent record labels around – Moshi Moshi. “Always” (fr...
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