L’Orange & Mr. Lif –“Strange Technology” (Feat. Akrobatik & Gonjasufi)
North Carolina producer L'Orange is one of the most underrated beatsmiths and samplers right now. Veteran underground spitter Mr. Lif is in the same category when it comes to MCs. Both of them together...
View ArticleThe Glazzies –“Spies Overhead”
Long Island duo the Glazzies are singer-songwriter-guitarist Peter Landi and drummer Dave Horn. They offer fuzzy anthems with earworm hooks and warped psychedelia. They're set to release their latest...
View ArticleOrchin –“One”
Orchin is the LA-based noise pop project from Jeremy McLennan. Along with guitarist Daniel Lavezzo and drummer Griffin Kisner, the trio makes a rhythmic, infectious brand of pop craft. Following the...
View ArticleAmazon Reportedly Planning $5 Streaming Service That Only Works On Echo
Amazon is looking to undercut the competition by offering a $5-a-month streaming service which is only compatible with its Echo voice-enabled wireless speaker. Spotify and Apple charge $10 a month for...
View ArticlePuddle Of Mudd Singer Draws Bomb Squad With Homemade Car Alarm
Puddle Of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin caused quite the stir on a West Hollywood street when he rigged his car to look like a bomb. According to TMZ, police say Scantlin sought to protect his car after...
View ArticleThundercat –“Bus In These Streets”
Singer and bass-lacer extraordinaire Thundercat celebrated the one-year anniversary of his excellent mini-album The Beyond/Where The Giants Roam a couple months ago with a video for standout "Song Of...
View ArticleMoby & The Void Pacific Choir –“Don’t Leave Me” Video
Last year seemed like the best time for Moby to get Moby & The Void Pacific Choir off the ground. He had just linked with Miley Cyrus on the Flaming Lips' "Blonde SuperFreak Steals The Magic Brain"...
View ArticleEmpire Of The Sun –“High And Low”
Empire Of The Sun have announced a new album, Two Vines, due later this fall. The Aussie dance-poppers enjoyed a resurgence in popularity earlier this year after their 2008 hit "Walking On A Dream" was...
View ArticleUnderworld –“Ova Nova” Video
Electro pioneers Underworld released Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future, their first album in six years, this past spring. After 20 years in the game, they're still making good music. One of the...
View ArticleHiss Golden Messenger –“Tell Her I’m Just Dancing” Video
Hiss Golden Messenger casually announced a new album, Heart Like A Levee, this past spring while playing "Happy Day," one of its new tracks. Since then we've heard "Biloxi," and it seems the album is...
View ArticleHazel English –“I’m Fine”
Oakland-via-Australia singer Hazel English is set to drop her debut EP, Never Going Home, later this fall. We've already heard the title track, and today she follows up with a lyric video for "I'm...
View ArticleEddie Vedder Stops Song To Eject Chicago Fan
Not sure why people won't just behave themselves at rock concerts recently, but yet another has been ejected from a show after doing something questionable in the crowd. During Pearl Jam's show at...
View ArticleWill Frank Ocean’s Blonde Switcheroo Get Him Sued By Universal?
Frank Ocean released about as much music over the past week or so as he had in his entire career up to that point. In doing so, he may have pulled a fast one on Universal. The "visual album" Endless...
View ArticleKaty Perry Discusses Guy On Catfish Who Thought He Was Dating Her For 6 Years
You probably heard about poor Spencer, the guy who was catfished into thinking he was dating Katy Perry for six years. Well, Perry heard about him too, and she discussed the situation briefly during an...
View ArticleR.E.M. Announce 25th Anniversary Out Of Time Deluxe Reissue
It's hard to believe R.E.M.'s Out Of Time is turning 25 this year because you heard R.E.M. in so many other bands throughout the '90s and even the early aughts. But here we are a quarter of a century...
View ArticleBalance And Composure –“Afterparty”
Balance And Composure previewed new music earlier this summer with a pair of teaser clips. Now they're in full promo mode for the upcoming Light We Made due in October. We've already heard the lead...
View ArticleMoses Sumney –“Worth It” Video
The oh-so-soulful Moses Sumney drops sparingly, but when he does it's usually something gorgeous. "Worth It" is a song he's been performing for a while now, but even after sitting with it a couple...
View ArticleBoys Noize –“Birthday” (Feat. Danny Brown, Hudson Mohawke, Pell, & Spank Rock)
Boys Noize dropped Mayday this past spring. The album's closer, "Birthday" was already a banger with Hudson Mohawke and Spank Rock on it, but today another version has surfaced with Detroit spitfire...
View ArticleSon Little –“State Trooper” (Bruce Springsteen Cover)
The soulful Philly troubadour Son Little has been relatively quiet since dropping his self-titled album last year, but he's broken a year's silence with a cover of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska favorite...
View ArticleJack Grace –“All Lost”
Aussie Jack Grace seamlessly sews genres together that you probably would never mention in the same sentence or even an entire longform piece. Grace melds '90s trip hop, footwork, gospel, and dubstep...
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