Beach House Announce 2013 Tour Dates
Photo by Charlotte ZollerBeach House will return to the road in 2013 with a just-announced string of dates that will take them around the world. They're playing the West Coast in mid-April, with no...
View ArticleListen/Watch: SBTRKT's Boiler Room Set
SBTRKT: Boiler Room Set on SoundCloud. Last week, SBTRKT joined fellow Young Turks affiliates Jamie xx, Nautic, Short Stories, and more for an evening of live DJ sets for Boiler Room in London....
View ArticleWatch: Daft Punk on "The Simpsons" (Sort Of)
In addition to a guest appearance from the Decemberists on last night's "Simpsons", Daft Punk also made a cameo. Well, sort of. Springfield's resident disco expert, Disco Stu, strides by wearing the...
View ArticleDetails of A$AP Rocky's Long.Live.A$AP Confirmed
After a good deal of speculation, A$AP Rocky's camp has unveiled the official details for his major label debut album, Long.Live.A$AP. The album, which is scheduled for January 15, is stuffed with...
View ArticleThe xx to Curate Festival Series
The list of the xx's post-Coexist extracurriculars grows longer by the day: In addition to their zine, mobile app, art exhibition, event series and Manchester residency, they'll curate a series of mini...
View ArticleWatch Jack White on "Conan"
Last night, Jack White paid a visit to his friend Conan O'Brien. (White performed on the first episode of "Conan", and Conan appeared in the White Stripes' Michel Gondry-directed "Denial Twist" video.)...
View ArticleWatch Solange on "Fallon"
Solange stopped by "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" last night, where she was accompanied by True producer Dev Hynes (of Blood Orange) and Chairlift's Patrick Wimberly. They performed "Losing You".
View ArticleWatch Frank Ocean Cover Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees"
Photo by Erez AvissarLast Thursday, Spotify held a press conference at New York City's Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet to talk up their success in the U.S. and outline future plans. The six times...
View ArticleWatch the National Play a New Song at ATP
The National curated All Tomorrow's Parties at Camber Sands Holiday Park in England this weekend, which climaxed with a two-hour performance from the Ohio band, who were intermittently joined by Arcade...
View ArticleWatch Big Boi Perform "Lines" With A$AP Rocky and Phantogram Live in NYC
Last night, to celebrate the release of Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, Big Boi performed at the Manhattan venue at SOB's, where he brought out several guests. Below, watch him perform "Lines" with...
View ArticleWatch: Twin Shadow's Self-Made Video Montage for Stripped Down Version of...
Today, Twin Shadow releases a single for his Confess track "The One". But it's not the album version. Rather, it's a version George Lewis Jr. performed with just his guitar on KCRW's "Morning Becomes...
View ArticleIceage Announce New Album
Danish punks Iceage released many things in 2012-- knives, locks of their hair, materialfromoffshoot bands-- but next year they'll finally issue a sophomore record, the followup to 2011's impressive...
View ArticleThe New Marnie Stern Album Is Called The Chronicles of Marnia
Screw The Hobbit: Today Marnie Stern has announced details of her new album, The Chronicles of Marnia. (Someone somewhere is already engraving that on 2013's "Best Album Title" trophy.) That's the...
View ArticleHere's Sufjan's Christmas Rap Mixtape Chopped and Scrooged, With Das Racist,...
Because a five-EP box set is simply not an adequate celebration of Christmas, Sufjan Stevens has corralled a group of rappers for a Christmas-themed hip-hop mixtape featuring music from the box set....
View ArticleNew Depeche Mode Album out in March
In October, Depeche Mode announced a spring arena tour, as well as news that they'd release a new record in the spring. The album, which follows 2009's Sounds of the Universe, will be out in March 2013...
View ArticlePublic Enemy, Donna Summer, Heart, Rush, Randy Newman Inducted Into Rock and...
The 2013 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees has been announced. Public Enemy, Donna Summer, Heart, Albert King, Randy Newman, and Rush will all be honored at the induction ceremony, which...
View ArticleEcho Chamber: Morrissey's Hatred for the British Royal Family Knows No Bounds
"Even with the recent story about the nurse killing herself in King Edward Hospital, there's no blame placed on Kate Middleton, who was in the hospital as far as I could see for absolutely no reason....
View ArticleWatch Big Boi and Kelly Rowland on "The View"
Last week, Big Boi did "Mama Told Me" on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" alongside the track's original collaborators, Little Dragon. Today, he performed the Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors version...
View ArticleDiplo Has the Best Backstage Rider
Photo by Erez AvissarBackstage riders, which outline an artist's demands when playing a show, can be revealing. It appears Diplo used a recent one to let his humorous side shine. The New York Post's...
View ArticleArcade Fire, Fiona Apple, the Black Keys, Karen O, Rick Ross Make Oscar Song...
Photo by Anton CorbijnAs Rolling Stone reports, the longlist for the Best Original Song Academy Award has been revealed. Among the 75 potential nominees, the list features some pretty noteworthy...
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