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Trying to explain how big a deal the c86 compilation was to a youngster could prove difficult (because first you'd have to explain what a cassette was), but even a young'un will be swayed by your old fogey ways once you pop in the upcoming deluxe 3-CD reissue of that classic archive of jangling indie pop. Read More »
Charli XCX may have handed off one of the biggest hits of the last several years to Icona Pop, but she's not taking such a breezy attitude toward her True Romance follow-up. That's evident by taking one look at the talent she's onboarding for her latest. In an interview with Complex, Charli revealed that she is working with Weezer's Rivers Cuomo and Vampire Weekend's production guru/band member Rostam Batmanglij. Read More »
As we'd previously reported, Madonna is working with Avicii on her latest album. Madge submitted photo evidence of the collaboration to her followers on Instagram. Read More »
Give them a filter and a place to rock, and Tame Impala can make the whole Earth sound trippy. Read More »
Jimmy Fallon's streak of excellent Tonight Show performances continues. Beck took to the stage last night to perform "Morning Phase" and "Waking Light" off of his latest album Morning Phase. Read More »
Tina Fey has put the kibosh on any future rumors of a Mean Girls sequel. Read More »
9 out of 10 doctors agree that grandmas are the best. The tenth got his degree from the same school as Dr. Leo Spaceman. It stands to reason then that an excellent song like Beyonce's "Drunk In Love" can only be made better via the inclusion of nanas. Read More »
Crunk may be long dead, but Lil' Jon just isn't ready to stop bringing the good time to everyone. That was evident late last year when his ultra-amped, trapped-out DJ Snake collaboration "Turn Down For What" first burrowed it's way into our earholes and it's doubly apparent now that the superstar producer has dropped a ridiculously turnt up music video. Read More »
Frank Ocean has responded to that Chipotle lawsuit in the most direct, belligerent and responsible way he knows how. Ocean wrote a check for the entire amount the burrito chain was suing for with a not-so-subtle "f**k off" written on the memo line. Read More »
Neil Young's hi-fi audio player/digital music service has already reach it's $800,000 goal on Kickstarter. The mark was reached at 11 p.m. EST Tuesday night, a mere ten hours after the campaign launched. The total currently sits at $1.5 million raised, largely thanks to the ability to pre-order the music player, as well as recieve exclusive artist editions engraved with laser-cut signatures from Tom Petty, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Arcade Fire. Herbie Hancock, Patti Smith, Lenny Kravitz, Norah Jones, Beck, The Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam or the Foo Fighters. Read More »
Lil' Boosie held a press conference yesterday, and the recently freed rapper let it be known that he wasted no time in prison. Read More »
I thought I was excited for The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's new album after hearing "Simple And Sure." Now - after the band debuted several new songs at Baltimore's Popfest - I realize my previous emotions were child's play. I don't know what to call this level of excitement, but let's call it the emotional equivalent of a broken Caps Lock key. Read More »
To say La Dispute just play emo would be an insult. These post-harcore punk rockers make music that is dense, literate and, in terms of their latest album, slick. Yes, the music is emotional, but don't let that turn you off if you're a scene outsider (and if you're already a La Dispute fan, don't let the "slick" label send you away. It's not like they went to Dr. Luke). Read More »
