Donald Glover unexpectedly lit up his twitter feed this afternoon, sharing a lot of raw thought 140 characters at a time. So far Gambino hasn’t reacted much to criticisms of his rap career, but the writer/actor/rapper... Read more »

We’ve been hearing from ANTHM (formerly Anthem) for a while, and he’s seemed a little all over the place. One day he’ll be spitting some pop-friendly lines over an indie beat, and the next he’ll be... Read more »

By Constant Gardner & Icarus Lana Del Rey‘s buzz started with vintage clips and timeless songs with a classic structure, but there has always been a modern edge to her. Production by guys like Emile and... Read more »

The fantastically affecting indie-pop of Mr Little Jeans is the kind that begs to be reinterpreted well. With an ear for big choruses and a genuinely beautiful voice, Monica Birkenes makes music that it’s easy to... Read more »

Take some layered dueling guitars, a kick-you-in-the-ears drummer, harmonious vocals and chants that collude together seamlessly. Then throw in a few jingling synths, shameless solos and cool crashing crescendos. What you get is loud and life-affirming, and it... Read more »

If Brenton Duvall wanted to, he could probably pump out college rap-type beats and fun, party-starting mash-ups and be pretty successful with it. But even with his more straightforward stuff, it’s always been clear that the... Read more »

By Marlon Latron In 2012, standing out is hard to do. We’ve seen it all. Shit, we’ve probably seen way more than we ever cared to see, thanks to unfortunate Google Image searches and mass texts from... Read more »

We knew The xx had new material in the works after announcing a new tour, but this is the first time since then we’ve heard any of it. They debuted this track at a concert last... Read more »

It’s hard to imagine El-P recreating his massive sound on the set of Letterman. His chaotic production is like a gigantic machine finely tuned to be slightly off. Can you recreate that with live instrumentation and Nick... Read more »

Kid Cudi, Nas, Wiz Khalifa, J. Cole, Atmosphere, Lupe Fiasco, Kendrick Lamar, Deltron3030, A$AP, Missy Elliott, Timbo, Bong Thugs, and many more.... Read more »

Yeasayer have been tweeting out some rather random things over the past 24 hours. First a link to their Facebook page, which when clicked displays the gritty image of a deformed alien paw, and next a... Read more »

Airy, guilt-free pop music is so hot right now. When you consider the success of acts like Foster the People, Gotye, and most recently The Neighbourhood, it’s easy to see why this sound and genre is... Read more »

ScienZe & King I Divine dropped a new visual today for a track off of their latest Divine Science mixtape titled “Hero”. If you have yet to download or at least listen to the tape please... Read more »

Had you forgotten about super-hip Brooklyn art-pop band Friends? They of the lush, funky instrumentation, incredibly cool videos, super catchy choruses and sexy lead singer? Well they’re back today, with a sci-fi referencing, kaleidoscopic trip of a video for... Read more »

Take two in The Search For A New T.I. Single. His last official track, “Love THis Life,” didn’t seem to gain much mainstream traction, so Tip goes for a more street-oriented appeal on this one. The... Read more »