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Watch Matthew E. White's "Will You Love Me" Video
Richmond-based songwriter and Bon Iver/Megafaun/Mountain Goats collaborator Matthew E. White released his excellent debut LP Big Inner earlier this year. Now, the orchestral slow jam "Will You Love Me"...
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Flying Lotus Reveals That He Is Captain Murphy, Releases "Tiny Tortures"...
Last night, the mysterious rapper Captain Murphy performed his first live show. And, not surprisingly, it was revealed that Captain Murphy is actually Flying Lotus, as Complex points out.Captain Murphy...
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Watch Julia Holter's Literature-Inspired "Goddess Eyes II" Video, Ekstasis to...
Avant-pop artist Julia Holter has today shared the new video for her Ekstasis cut "Goddess Eyes II", which finds her peeking in on a world of tiny figurines, before taking on a...
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Video of Pussy Riot's "Punk Prayer" Cathedral Performance Banned in Russia
The video of Pussy Riot's anti-Putin performance inside a Russian cathedral in February-- which gained the group international notice, prison sentencings, and an outcry of global support-- has been...
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Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Named Cultural Ambassadors to Russia...
For years, Springfield, Missouri indie-pop crew Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin have been known mainly for their decision to name their band "Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin". Looks like...
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Watch Chapter 27 of "Trapped in the Closet"
Another day, another new chapter of R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" via IFC. As you might recall, in the last chapter, Dr. Perry (played by R. Kelly) was trying to help Cathy and Rufus try to save...
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Kyuss/Kyuss Lives! Reform as New Band Vista Chino
Photo by Kristy CampbellBear with me here, because the lineage of these bands is a bit tricky to follow: First there was a California stoner-rock band called Kyuss, who broke up in the mid-90s. Josh...
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Hear Local Natives Perform Two New Songs Live on BBC Radio 6 Music
Photo by Bryan SheffieldOn January 29 (the day before in Europe), Local Natives will release a new album called Hummingbird, the follow up their solid 2010 debut Gorilla Manor, via...
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A-Trak Announces New EP, Listen to a New Track
Big-tent producer and Fool's Gold main man A-Trak will drop a new EP, Tuna Melt, December 4 on his label. The four-track release features contributions from Tommy Trash, Oliver, Galantis, and GTA, the...
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R.I.P. Influential Rock and Blues Guitarist Mickey Baker of Mickey & Sylvia
Mickey Baker, guitarist for the duo Mickey & Sylvia, died of heart and kidney failure on Tuesday at his home in France, The New York Times reports. He was 87 years old. Baker developed a...
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Cannibal Ox Planning Tour, New Album in Progress
Earlier this month, the pioneering Harlem indie-rap duo Cannibal Ox unexpectedly announced a Brooklyn comeback show following years of inactivity. Now, Billboard reports that the duo is working on a...
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Wilco's Solid Sound Festival to Return in 2013
The Wilco-curated Solid Sound Festival will return in 2013 after a hiatus in 2012. It takes place at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, Massachusetts from June 21 to 23. The...
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Reminder: Oneohtrix Point Never, Ducktails, Holly Herndon to Play Hurricane...
This Sunday, December 2, Pitchfork and MoMA PS1 will present a special event as part of MoMA PS1's Sunday Sessions, to benefit the Hurricane Sandy recovery effort. For this multimedia performance,...
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R. Kelly Writing "Trapped in the Closet" Book
If 32 new chapters of R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" are not enough, and you're left awake in bed at night wondering what these characters were up to before we met them, fear not: R. Kelly has told...
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Watch: A.C. Newman Reduces a Talk Show Host to Tears in the "I'm Not Talking"...
The New Pornographers' A.C. Newman sits in as the musical guest on a vintage-looking talk show set in his new video for "I'm Not Talking", directed by the General Assembly. It starts out awkwardly, but...
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Watch: Christopher Owens, Formerly of Girls, Talks Going Solo, His New Album...
Ex-Girls frontman Christopher Owens will release his solo debut, Lysandre, out January 15 in the U.S. and January 14 in the UK via Fat Possum/Turnstile. Owens recently sat down to discuss the album...
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Watch Five Essential Throbbing Gristle Clips
With Found Footage, we dig through the depths of archival video online. From live clips to interviews and music videos, we uncover the best visual documents floating around the web.Today, we've...
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The Weeknd Announces California Tour
Photo by Erez AvissarThe Weeknd-- who has been showing his face in the UK for television performances and radio spots over the last couple weeks-- has planned an extended stay in California to round...
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Watch the Video for the Mike Patton-Lead Group Tomahawk's First Song in Six...
On January 29, the supergroup Tomahawk-- which consists of Mike Patton (Faith No More), Duane Denison (Jesus Lizard), John Stanier (Battles, Helmet), and Trevor Dunn (Melvins, Mr. Bungle)-- will...
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Photos: RZA, Holly Herndon, Large Professor, and More at Vice's Motherboard...
Above: RZA by Erez AvissarLast night, Vice hosted a party for the re-launch of their Motherboard channel in NYC, featuring performances from RZA, Holly Herndon, Large Professor, and more. Photos by...
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