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Vince Staples Gives Zero Fucks At SXSW
In 2010, I saw Vince Staples in LA's Fox Hills Mall as one third of Cutthroat Boyz along with Joey Fatts and Ashton Matthews. Yeah, a damn mall. A building which serves as a gathering of corporate...
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D.R.A.M. Stays True To His Name At SXSW
Big Baby D.R.A.M., just D.R.A.M. for short, is a member of Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa's Save Money Militia family. His acronym/moniker stands for Does Real Ass Music, and the Virginian's brand of...
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Strong Asian Mothers –“The More That I” (Stereogum Premiere)
London trio Strong Asian Mothers comprise best friends Kalim Patel, Amer Chadha-Patel, and Josh Stadlen. They've made music in separate bands for quite some time, but they've melded their different...
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Slight Work For Anderson .Paak And The Free Nationals At SXSW
Anderson .Paak said it best himself on the humblebrag at YouTube Music's SXSW showcase at Copper Tank Events Center. "We had a few shows last year," Paak said after his riveting opener. "But this year...
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Flatbush Zombies Put The Beast In Beast Coast At SXSW
When Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era, the Flatbush Zombies, the Underachievers, Phony Ppl, and Action Bronson began the "Beast Coast" movement back around 2011, I initially thought: "Damn, how many times do...
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Lucy Dacus –“I Don’t Wanna Be Funny Anymore” Video
Virginia singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus dropped her latest album No Burden last month. It's excellent. The lead single "I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore" is a highly relatable jam; I'm sure you could...
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Sia –“Cheap Thrills” Video
Aussie songwriter-turned-pop force Sia is back with another black-and-blonde affair starring Dance Moms' Maddie Ziegler. The pairing is pretty much old hat now, but it's still entertaining. The...
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Open Mike Eagle & Paul White –“I Went Outside Today” (Feat. Aesop Rock)
LA spitter Open Mike Eagle has been in full promo mode for this week's drop of Hella Personal Film Festival. He's already shared a couple doses of dope with the lead single "Check To Check" and opener...
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Chelsea Wolfe –“Hypnos” Video
Goth-rock purveyor Chelsea Wolfe darkened last summer with the dense, decidedly metal Abyss, and it was excellent. Since then she's planned a new two-track 7″ this April that comprises Abyss B-sides....
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Diplo To Zedd: You Ripped Off Flume … Also I Fucked Your Girl
This beef has kind been half-cooked for some time now as Diplo had been the only one popping off at the mouth, but today both he and Zedd took to Twitter to make it official. Things hadn't always been...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Completing New Album With Nigel Godrich
Red Hot Chili Peppers' 11th studio album is in "the home stretch" and now some unexpected news about it has surfaced. Danger Mouse (and definitely not David Bowie) worked on the production, and it...
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Nardwuar Interviews DJ Khaled
It's good to see Nardwuar back on his feet bestowing amazingly specific gifts upon unsuspecting artists. In the latest installment of his interview series he caught up with producer, Snapchat all-star,...
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D.R.A.M. –“Signals (Throw It Around)” Video
Virginia rapper D.R.A.M. is looking to keep the momentum going after some high-energy performances at SXSW that were sure to gain him some new fans. He's dropped off a clip for the trap ballad "Signals...
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Lollapalooza 2016 Lineup
Lollapalooza's 2016 lineup is stacked with icons past, present, and future, but this year is a bit different as the festival is expanding to four days for its 25th anniversary and therefore boasts an...
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Marissa Nadler –“All The Colors Of The Dark” Video
Goth-pop singer-songwriter Marissa Nadler is set to release her new album, Strangers, the followup to 2014's July. She shared the lead single "Janie In Love" a month ago, and today she's back with...
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Stream Oddisee Al Wasta EP (Stereogum Premiere)
Prolific Brooklyn-based underground MC/producer Oddissee is back yet again with a free blessing, the seven-track AlWasta EP, to hold us over until the followup to The Good Fight drops in May. The EP...
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Morly –“Plucky”
Minneapolis-born, LA-based producer/singer/multi-instrumentalist Morly is gearing up to release the Something More Holy EP later this spring. She makes a catchy, versatile brand of genre-fusing indie...
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Watch A TV Traffic Reporter’s Sly Phife Dawg Tribute
There have been dozens if not hundreds of Phife Dawg tributes rolling in following the news of his death this morning, many of which came from fellow rappers, of course. But homage was paid to the A...
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Stream Fat Tony Look EP
Young Houston rapper Fat Tony is known for the goofy, smart-aleck tendencies he displayed on 2013's excellent Smart Ass Black Boy, but that might begin to change with the quick-strike three-track Look...
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Woods –“Morning Light”
Brooklyn damn-near-legacy folk-rockers Woods are set to drop their ninth album, City Sun Eater In The River Of Light. They've already shared "Sun City Creeps" and "Can't See It All," but their latest...
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