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Following up their European tour dates, The xx have announced a short US tour. They aren’t hitting very many cities, which is really a shame – they might have the most anticipated album of this year... Read more »

It was just a week ago that we found out Jay-Z would be curating (and headlining) his own music festival in Philadelphia this summer, and now phase  1 of the lineup has been announced. The “Budweiser... 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 »

We recently heard “Varúð,” a beautiful track from Sigur Rós new album Valtari, and now fans of the Icelandic band are going to have a chance to listen to the whole album in advance of its May 28th... 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 »

Today at the press conference announcing his own music festival, Jay-Z sat down for an interview with CNN in which he was asked his opinion on President Barack Obama’s recent personal endorsement of gay marriage. Jay... Read more »

It seems like reports that Coachella 2013 might stretch out over three or four weekends were very premature. The Indio, California festival is to be held on two weekends again, which is the same setup as... Read more »

And in perfect Animal Collective manner, they’ve announced it with the trippy video below. There’s not much news other than Centipede Hz will be out in September, but you can hear a couple new AC tracks here.... Read more »

Serious question: who is going to stop Jay-Z? The guy already has it all, but now we can add having his own music festival to the list. According to slightly premature reports (official announcement is set... Read more »

Passion Pit’s “Take A Walk” They’re back, and sounding more polished than ever. Whether that’s a good or a bad thing is up to you. Discovering The Line Between Fan And Music Journalist After interviewing Willis... Read more »

Adele‘s music is inescapable. Songs like “Rolling In The Deep” and “Someone Like You” are everywhere, all the time. But think of how little you’ve actually seen of Adele herself. In the UK she’s outsold classics... Read more »

I guess touring with/being around/Coachella-ing with Danny Brown has an effect on a person. Childish Gambino seems to have developed a little man crush on hip-hop’s newest crazy uncle. But really who hasn’t? I respect anyone... Read more »

Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie has been found not guilty of the murder of Terry Boyd. Boosie was charged in 2010, and the jury decided its verdict today after six days of deliberating over the evidence. Boosie is... Read more »

Iron & Wine originally recorded this for the AV Club, and now they’re including it in a single called Two Sides Of George (with a b-side cover of Little Feat’s “Trouble” (their frontman was named Lowell George.))... Read more »