Archive for 2012

Frank Ocean is a new kind of pop star. This weekend, he uploaded a screenshot of the lyrics to a song he’s been working on before playing a surprisingly intimate rendition of the song from his... Read more »

The long-awaited sophomore album from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros has finally arrived. Here is the follow-up from the breakthrough debut Up From Below and is reportedly the first of two albums to be released from... Read more »

For their second performance at London’s O2 Arena, Jay and ‘Ye brought Rihanna on stage for “All Of The Lights” and “Run This Town.” During Kanye’s “bee stings” line, RiRi grabs her own breasts. So that... Read more »

The upcoming weeks will yield a slew of new releases, and among them is the seventh studio album from The Walkmen. The indie rock world is full of forked roads and all types of new paths... Read more »

“Lungs“ was as good an introduction to a new artist as I’ve ever heard, and the video that followed it was a moody, flickering representation of the very real heartbreak one could hear in the song. Not... Read more »

Sigur Rós held a listening party for their new album Valtari  at 7pm worldwide last Thursday, but for those of us who had something better to do than sit in front of a computer, they are now streaming... Read more »

If there’s one thing DJ Khaled is good at, it’s bringing together big names for the sake of big Khaled songs. “Take It To The Head” isn’t a game-changer, but it’s sure to get some radio... Read more »

South African indie band The Plastics are working on their second album, set to drop later this year, but before that comes together, they made this video for “Stereo Kids.” The track is currently playing on... Read more »

Canadian synth-rock duo Handsome Furs have called it quits after six years and three great albums. The real-life married couple had to cancel a tour earlier  this year due to urgent health issues, but there is... Read more »

The 10 Best Indie Covers Of Kanye West Songs  What happens when indie takes on of hip-hop’s biggest stars? Well, some pretty great covers actually, the 10 best of which we collected for you. Yeasayer’s “Henrietta”... Read more »

After he slapped a reporter, it was obvious that Will Smith was serious about this rap stuff. To ease back into things, Big Willie revisits his classic “Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air” theme song during a stop... Read more »

SNL had not one, but two huge musical guests last night with Arcade Fire and Foo Fighters. To top it off they brought in an older English man, who I’m assuming is maybe a movie director... Read more »

Beach House released their fourth album, Bloom, last week and it is really rather fantastic. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, you can get a little taster of the Beach House... Read more »

Animals are amazing. This woman has trained her golden retriever to play the piano. She plays a note on her whistle and the dog plays the note back to her on its electric keyboard on the... Read more »

Yesterday the West Philly side of Will Smith came out, and one of the most well-behaved, media-friendly men in showbiz backhanded a reporter who tried to get a little too close. The reporter’s shtick, apparently, is... Read more »