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Did you survive Daft Punk Week? We almost didn't. Needed a full recharge of our battery packs mid-week just to keep pushing. We're here, though, and we even have a Daft Punk track you might not... Read more »

It's hard to say with certainty that Kanye himself is behind this account, but if it's not him, it appears to be someone at the label or in his camp, because the account does have ties... Read more »

Today is Bob Dylan's birthday. Bob Dylan—a man, a legend, an enigma, or so the mantra goes. He's 72 years old today, and though there is some dispute about his actual birthday (see #20) today is... Read more »

With so much good music steadily coming through, it's easy to miss out on some of the best. To help prevent this, we've picked some of our favorite tracks from the week. Here are the songs... Read more »

Back when we found out that Cash Money signed Limp Bizkit, we were left scratching our heads. But Birdman is a smart, very successful man. Maybe he knew something we didn't know. Maybe he saw something... Read more »

Xavier Simmons is the son of world-famous rapper DMX, but that's not why he's agreed to meet me at the Museum of Natural History on a drizzly week day. The 20-year-old lives with his mom, DMX's... Read more »

Westchester County is the redheaded stepchild of the New York City area. It's too affluent on the whole for the worldwide ghetto pass and its high number of country clubs put some pitting on its authenticity... Read more »

It’s easy to understand the urge to censor music. Elements of it are so primal that it’s difficult for an authority to argue with, or confine to an official interpretation. This quality is what makes many... Read more »

Ella Yelich-O’Connor is a sixteen year old girl who has never left New Zealand—but she's also a singer/songwriter that goes by Lorde, and is on the cusp of becoming one of the world's major pop stars.... Read more »

It's very rare that you can ever fully appreciate a moment until it's gone. A moment usually seems insignificant until you can look back on it, put it in context, and realize how important it really... Read more »

It goes without saying that we're music fans. Massive music fans. Obsessive, nerdy music fans who want nothing more than to be able to sit in front of our laptops and, uninterrupted by human interaction, listen... Read more »

From the day he first strutted out on stage, Brian Warner aka Marilyn Manson has been controversy flypaper. He has riled up the Christian Right and inspired rumors so outrageous that they flaunt the boundaries of... Read more »

Every Sunday we collect the best free music we can find and put it all in one place. If you fell behind or just feel like building up your iTunes, we've got you covered. Enjoy. The... Read more »

Everyone should know their own spirit animal. You usually get a sense of your spirit animal as an adolescent, but this isn't a permanent thing. Many people go through three, maybe four spirit animal changes in... Read more »

We're like three days away from Random Access Memories, but guess what, there's a cavalcade of dope music that's dropped/dropping that has nothing to do with the androids. Don't believe me? Just watch.... Read more »