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Video: Portugal. The Man – “Atomic Man”
The other night I saw Portugal. The Man perform in New York City. The biggest surprise—aside from two Beatles covers and an insane laser show—was the fact that over half of the audience seemed to know every word... Read more »
Download Ryan Hemsworth’s Free “Still Awake” EP
If you’re a fan of Ryan Hemsworth, 2013 has been a good year so far. He gave us a Backstreet Boys remix, an Outkast remix, a Rhye remix, a mix for Diplo, and a wealth of... Read more »
Album Stream: Gucci Mane – “Trap House 3″
Well damn. Gucci Mane has years of experience and plenty of successful records under his belt, but he’s still operating in the same old Guwop ways: tons of mixtapes, unofficial videos, and a commitment to doing... Read more »
Watch an Entire James Blake Concert in HD
We’ve seen a lot of footage of James Blake performing new material from Overgrown, but it’s usually in short clips or shitty videos made by fans with shaky hands and no sense of good angles. Lucky... Read more »
Video: Atmosphere – “Ain’t Nobody”
Better late than never, right? Atmosphere revisits The Family Sign for a new set of visuals. Earlier today Mass Appeal premiered the fan created music video for “Ain’t Nobody” off of their 2011 The Family Sign... Read more »
Watch Charli XCX Cover Backstreet Boys’ “I Want it That Way”
Charli XCX has taken off with a brand of pop worlds apart from the boy band stylings of Backstreet Boys, but surprise, she’s “obsessed” with this one. Maybe it shouldn’t be that surprising—after all, she did... Read more »
Ta-ku – “Love Lost (Daughter Edit)”
Daughter‘s music is skeletal. Even when the backdrops are whole with drums, guitars, and keys, there’s an element of emptiness there, and there is a temptation to wrap those bones in muscle, nerves, and skin. Australian... Read more »
Watch a Violin Cover of the Song Kanye West Sampled for “New Slaves”
Goddamn, Internet. The world wide web has a way of sucking you into black holes and dark corners. Like, you go to Google alternatives to ketchup and you find yourself, many hours later, reading conspiracy theories... Read more »
Pharrell – “Happy”
Pharrell is staying busy this year. After making one of the best songs of the year with Daft Punk, he’s got the the Dispicable Me 2 soundtrack coming up on June 18. Pharrell partnered with Heitor Pereira for... Read more »
An Update on Justin Bieber’s Pet Monkey
In March, Justin Bieber’s pet monkey got detained in Germany after the pop star failed to secure the proper documents. Today, we get an update on the situation. According to Billboard, customs spokesman Thomas Meister confirmed that... Read more »
Video: Bipolar Sunshine – “Rivers”
With a debut EP Aesthetics due June 17 and a spot on our list of Best Songs of the Year (So Far), Bipolar Sunshine is one of the new artists we’re most excited about this year. Part of... Read more »
T.I. ft. Lil Wayne – “Wit Me”
T.I. and Lil Wayne are kicking off the America’s Most Wanted tour this summer, and to celebrate they deliver “Wit Me,” an instantly satisfying new collaboration produced by Lil C. Nothing groundbreaking here, but this recalls... Read more »
Whilk and Misky – “Darklands”
With a lot of the electronically shaped minimalist music of the moment, vocals seem to fall into a more restrained type of delivery. As London duo Whilk and Misky’s “Darklands” starts off, you expect the same,... Read more »
Video Premiere: Starlight Girls – “Wasteland”
Lo-fi psychedelia swirls through this new Starlight Girls video for “Wasteland.” The band recently underwent a dramatic change of pace with “7×3,” and they return to familiar ground with the visuals for this track, which we... Read more »
Premiere: The Neighbourhood – “West Coast” & Lovelife – “Every Minute”
To celebrate their very first national headline run, The Neighbourhood is releasing three limited split 7″ singles that will feature new material from the band and their supporting acts, Lovelife, The 1975, and JMSN. The singles will... Read more »
