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Pitchfork

  • Tyler, the Creator Expands Spring Tour, Adding Dates With Earl Sweatshirt
    Photo by Erez Avissar Odd Future kingpin Tyler, the Creator, who's about to release his sophomore album, has added more dates to his international spring solo tour. He'll also be joined by Earl Sweatshirt for a string of shows. Wolf, Tyler's new a…
    - 68 days ago, 14 Mar 13, 3:56pm -
  • SXSW: Pitchfork's Show No Mercy With Skeletonwitch, Trash Talk, Pallbearer, and More
    Photos by Trent Maxwell. Above: Trash Talk. For all of our 2013 SXSW coverage, head here.  There were blues skies and warm spring breezes for a packed house at Pitchfork's Show No Mercy Day Party at House of Vans at Mohawk on Wednesday. Not exa…
    - 68 days ago, 14 Mar 13, 3:40pm -
  • Echo Chamber: DIIV: "Fuck SXSW"
    Photo by Erez Avissar "Hi Austin. Fuck SXSW. There… I said it. Here, the music comes last. 5 minute set-up, no sound check, 15 minute set. The 'music' element is all a front, it's the first thing to be compromised. Corporate money everywhere but…
    - 68 days ago, 14 Mar 13, 2:04pm -
  • SXSW: Eagulls
    Photo by Erez Avissar/Weird Magic. For all of our SXSW 2013 coverage, head here. The Leeds-based melodic punk band Eagulls are not the sort of group that seems to be comfortable inside the corporate shit-show of SXSW. (Revisit their handwritten…
    - 68 days ago, 14 Mar 13, 1:50pm -
  • Lil Wayne Was Hospitalized for Seizures Again
    TMZ reports that Lil Wayne was taken to a Cedars-Sinai hospital in L.A. on Tuesday night after apparently suffering "multiple seizures" following a music-video shoot. He was apparently released a few hours later and is "doing much better now." Thi…
    - 68 days ago, 14 Mar 13, 1:38pm -
  • SXSW: Eddi Front
    Photo by Trent Maxwell. For all of our SXSW 2013 coverage, head here. Behind the record-hiss atmospherics of singer-songwriter Eddi Front's recent self-titled EP, her songs take on an air of mystery. Accompanied by a pianist in a long chapel, th…
    - 68 days ago, 14 Mar 13, 1:25pm -
  • SXSW: Blue Hawaii
    Photo by Trent Maxwell. For all of our SXSW 2013 coverage, head here. "Is that Grimes?" asked a fellow concert-goer upon seeing Blue Hawaii frontwoman Raph Standell-Preston flail and wail in front of projected jellyfish at Resident Advisor's show…
    - 68 days ago, 14 Mar 13, 1:16pm -
  • SXSW: Chvrches
    Photo by Trent Maxwell. For all of our SXSW 2013 coverage, head here. Up and coming Glasgow three-piece Chvrches have songs. Good ones. And quite a few. Several of the songs they played last night are not yet released, and they sounded like the…
    - 68 days ago, 14 Mar 13, 1:04pm -
  • SXSW: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    Photos by Trent Maxwell. For all of our SXSW 2013 coverage, head here. Karen O should never, ever be taken for granted. Ten years into the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, she has reached national treasure status-- a fact pushed forth by her giddy, silly, terri…
    - 68 days ago, 14 Mar 13, 12:47pm -

Stereogum

  • newThe 10 Less Obvious Must-See Sets At Sasquatch! ’13
    If you’re heading to The Gorge for Sasquatch! this weekend, you probably already know to check out Sigur Rós, Vampire Weekend, Tame Impala, and other live favorites. But, as with Coachella, there are some hidden gems of the festival that you need…
    - 1 hour ago, 21 May 13, 1:49pm -
  • newDeafheaven – “Sunbather”
    From a distance, the title track from Deafheaven’s sophomore LP, Sunbather, sounds like a particularly harrowing and intense display of might. But in the lovingly crafted details, the song is all about dynamics: George Clarke’s raw shriek is pure…
    - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 1:06pm -
  • newLightning Dust – “Diamond” Video
    The Vancouver duo Lightning Dust is a side project of the great Black Mountain, and their new single “Diamond” is the romantic soft-focus new-wave jam that nobody ever expected them to write. With the song’s video, director Helen Reed tells a n…
    - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 12:41pm -
  • newPity Sex – “Wind Up” (Stereogum Premiere)
    I used to work in an office with a guy who played drums for the band Asobi Seksu. When he told me the name of his band, I found the moniker to be strange, inviting, and enchanting … till he informed me it was a Japanese translation of the English-l…
    - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 12:25pm -
  • newShe & Him – “I Could’ve Been Your Girl” Video
    For certain segments of the population, including some of us who may be reluctant to admit such things, an adorable Zooey Deschanel dance routine is pretty much audio-visual crack cocaine. And that group of people (which, let’s be honest, probably…
    - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 12:15pm -
  • newSally Shapiro – “If It Doesn’t Rain (Dan Lissvik Remix)” (Stereogum Premiere)
    Today, Sally Shapiro released Elsewhere, a remix album of her most recent full-length Somewhere Else. Among refits from Young Galaxy, Little Boots, and Nite Jewel is this Dan Lissvik’s flip of Shapiro’s “If It Doesn’t Rain.” Both versions a…
    - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 12:07pm -
  • newWhen Saints Go Machine – “Iodine” Video
    In the video for “Iodine,” the latest single from Copenhagen electro-poppers When Saints Go Machine, a mysterious radiation-suited figure drives an old-school ragtop out to the middle of the desert, descends into a bottomless pit, and explores th…
    - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 11:43am -
  • newWatch The-Dream & Kelly Rowland Play Leno
    The-Dream’s new album IV Play is now a week away from release, and on its latest single, the slippery but heartfelt “Where Have You Been,” he teams up with the former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland. Both singers showed up on The Tonight…
    - 4 hours ago, 21 May 13, 11:08am -
  • newPhotos: The Rolling Stones @ Staples Center, Los Angeles 5/20/13
    With the 50 And Counting tour, the Rolling Stones are back on the road rocking arenas. Prior stops featured special guests Dave Grohl, Tom Waits, Katy Perry, Keith Urban, and Gwen Stefani, but on this particular night the Stones (including former gui…
    - 4 hours ago, 21 May 13, 11:07am -

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  • newCrocodiles Announce Sune Rose Wagner-produced 'Crimes of Passion' LP
    Fuzz-pop merchants Crocodiles have set a pretty prolific pace since issuing their Summer of Hate debut in 2009, and now they've announced their fourth full-length, Crimes of Passion. The act's next set arrives August 20 through Frenchkiss Records.…
    - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 1:04pm -
  • newShad and Skratch Bastid Team Up for 'The Spring Up' EP, Share New Cadence Weapon-equipped Track
    Canadian rap charmer Shad has a new album called Flying Colours on the way this year, but that's not the only collection he has in the works. He's also teamed up with East Coast turntable master Skratch Bastid for a collaborative EP called The Spring…
    - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 12:33pm -
  • newWale Details 'The Gifted'
    Following yesterday's (May 20) premiere of new single "LoveHate Thing", Maybach Music Group rapper Wale has now let loose the cover art and tracklisting for The Gifted. Set to drop June 25 through MMG/Atlantic, the LP will come stacked with 16 song…
    - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 12:07pm -
  • newQueens of the Stone Age Extend North American Tour, Add Canadian Dates
    Queens of the Stone Age are not only inching closer to the release of their long-awaited …Like Clockwork LP, but towards a summer tour. Now, the band have added a couple more Canadian dates on top of their previously revealed appearance at BC's Squ…
    - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 11:49am -
  • newMatthew Good Returns with New Solo Album, Canadian Summer Dates
    Canadian '90s radio mainstay Matthew Good is pressing ahead with his solo career, and the latest in his steady string of releases will arrive this fall. Good's new disc is called Arrows of Desire, and it's out on September 24 through FrostByte Media/…
    - 4 hours ago, 21 May 13, 11:28am -

Yahoo! Music News

  • newMusic Review: Singer Laura Mvula enchants on debut
    Laura Mvula, "Sing to the Moon" (Columbia Records)
    - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 1:06pm -
  • newUS-MUSIC Summary
    Singer George Michael under observation for head injuries LONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael remains in hospital under observation for head injuries, five days after a car accident, his publicist said on Tuesday. "I can confirm that Geo…
    - 6 hours ago, 21 May 13, 9:26am -
  • newJustin Bieber's monkey 'Mally' becomes German state property
    BERLIN (Reuters) - A monkey which belonged to popstar Justin Bieber has become German national property after the singer failed to provide authorities with the documents needed to reclaim the pet seized by customs officials. Bieber had until Friday t…
    - 6 hours ago, 21 May 13, 9:17am -
  • new'Apple of my Eye' star turns to first love: music
    HONG KONG (AP) — Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music.
    - 16 hours ago, 20 May 13, 10:37pm -
  • newKelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio join U.S. 'X Factor' judges panel
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Kelly Rowland and Mexican singer-actress Paulina Rubio have signed onto "The X Factor" judging panel replacing Britney Spears and music mogul L.A. Reid, the Fox television talent competition produced by Simon Cowell…
    - 17 hours ago, 20 May 13, 10:04pm -

NPR Music

  • newThe Doors' Keyboard Counterpoint Goes Silent: Remembering Ray Manzarek
    Raised on the South Side, Manzarek brought Chicago sound to L.A.'s beaches with the trailblazing band. He died Monday at age 74.
    - 12 hours ago, 21 May 13, 3:15am -
  • Draco Rosa: A Pop Survivor Returns From The Brink, With Friends
    In the 1980s, he was Robi Rosa, the lead singer of Menudo at the boy band's peak of popularity. Rosa went on to write hits for bandmate Ricky Martin and develop a solo career. When Rosa was diagnosed with cancer several years ago, some of the biggest…
    - 3 days ago, 18 May 13, 12:00pm -
  • Giving It Away
    You can give away almost anything — your time, money, food, your ideas. Giving helps define who we are and helps us connect with others. Thanks to the Internet and a rise in social consciousness, there's been a seismic shift not only in what we're…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 9:56am -
  • Andris Nelsons Named Music Director Of The Boston Symphony
    The announcement that the 34-year-old Latvian conductor is taking the reins of the ensemble puts an end to years of uncertainty at the storied orchestra, following James Levine's 2011 resignation.
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 12:07pm -
  • Google Launches A Streaming Music Service
    On Wednesday the company launched All Access, a paid subscription service that will put it in direct competition with Spotify and Pandora.
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 4:00pm -

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    • newVFILES’ Model Reality Show is Back
      The internet is a much, much funnier place with our favorite renegade media conglomerate VFILES producing content. Today is the second season premiere of their really good show Model Files, which exaggerates all the stupid … read more »
      - 1 hour ago, 21 May 13, 1:53pm -
    • newAwesome New Long Sleeve Tees from Game
      Maybe it’s Hood By Air’s fault, but, even with tank top weather right around the corner, long sleeve tees are pretty much the only tees we’re coveting right now. Game’s are ideal: simple white and … read more »
      - 5 hours ago, 21 May 13, 10:29am -
    • Line Item: Andrea Crews 500 Euro T-Shirt
      Sure, we could (and do) talk endlessly about the clothes we love, but for our column Line Item, we ask some of our favorite designers to tell us what they think about the best pieces … read more »
      - 1 day ago, 20 May 13, 11:06am -
    • Line Item: Tezuka x Lacoste L!ve
      Sure, we could (and do) talk endlessly about the clothes we love, but for our column Line Item, we ask some of our favorite designers to tell us what they think about the best pieces … read more »
      - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 11:00am -
    • Interview: Grimes and Angel Haze on Versace
      Last night was the massive party for Donatella Versace’s recently relaunched diffusion line, Versus, with guest designer J.W. Anderson at the helm of it’s dyed fur stoles, zebra print tank tops and signature safety-pin dresses. … read more »
      - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 1:03pm -

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    PopMatters

    • newSuffering Mind - "Kompleks Przemyslowo​-​Militarny" (stream)
      Suffering Mind, Poland's finest (and most prolific) grindcore export, continue their blastbeat fury with a speed-shifting chunk from their upcoming split 7" with Archagathus.It seems like Polish grindcore lifers Suffering Mind are releasing somethin…
      - 5 hours ago, 21 May 13, 10:30am -
    • newListen to This Week's New Music Releases Now
      This week's new releases available for streaming are highlighted by the National, Beth Hart, Townes Van Zandt and more.This week's new releases available for streaming are highlighted by the National, Beth Hart, Townes Van Zandt and more.…
      - 6 hours ago, 21 May 13, 9:10am -
    • newHave Fun: A Tribute to Diana Ross, Nile Rodgers, and the CHIC Groove of 'diana' (Parts 5-6)
      While Broadway gets Motown and Daft Punk gets lucky, more than 25 artists and producers explore why Diana Ross and Nile Rodgers still turn us "inside out". Stay tuned tomorrow for the rest of the chapters in this story.Read Parts 1 - 4 Part V: diana…
      - 12 hours ago, 21 May 13, 3:14am -
    • newThe National: Trouble Will Find Me
      The National keeps on growing older gracefully with the impeccably executed Trouble Will Find Me, but it might just be that the venerable group has reached the point of no-longer-increasing returns.The National is one of the rare indie bands that ha…
      - 12 hours ago, 21 May 13, 3:06am -
    • newJustice: Access All Arenas
      Access All Arenas, a vivid and vivacious capture of Justice's 2012 Arena of Nîmes show, proves once and for all that the progression that occurred between Cross and Audio, Video, Disco hadn't changed them as a band. It, in fact, made them better.Au…
      - 12 hours ago, 21 May 13, 3:05am -

    AbsolutePunk

    • newAlexander Correia (The Tower and The Fool) Streams Solo Song
      Listen to a new *Alexander Correia (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/alexander%20correia/) *(The Tower and The Fool (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thetowerandthefool), ex-Therefore I Am (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thereforeiam)) song titled "Corinna"…
      - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 1:03pm -
    • newVideo of The Offspring as Manic Subsidal Surfaces
      Before *The Offspring* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theoffspring) were The Offspring, they were known as *Manic Subsidal*. A new video has surfaced from back in 1987 of the band performing a complete set, which you can find in the replies.Submitte…
      - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 12:54pm -
    • newStream New Retox LP
      You can stream *Retox (http://www.absolutepunk.net/retox)*'s new album, YPLL, here (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcZMZxR9uxC9t6gm4rjbNrv6IXj2xDaQl). The album is in stores next week.
      - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 12:48pm -
    • newHunter Hunted Announces New Tour Dates With fun. And The Mowglis
      *Hunter Hunted* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/hunterhunted) announced new tour dates with *fun* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/fun). and *The Mowglis* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/themowglis). You can view them in the replies.
      - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 12:12pm -
    • newHawthorne Heights Release "Golden Parachutes" Lyric Video
      You can watch *Hawthorne Heights* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/hawthorneheights)' new lyric video for "Golden Parachutes" in the replies.
      - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 11:59am -

    Punknews.org

    • newTours: Trap Them (northeast, midwest)
      Trap Them have announced a few more tour dates this summer. The band reemerged this year to play the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest.
      - 1 hour ago, 21 May 13, 2:00pm -
    • newVideos: The Thermals: "The Sunset"
      The Thermals have released a video for their song "The Sunset." The song appears on the band's latest album, Desperate Ground, released this year.
      - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 1:30pm -
    • newGSD: 'In Hades'
      NYC's GSD (Go Sell Drugs) are streaming their new release, In Hades, in its entirety. The record can be purchased here from Dead Broke Rekerds.
      - 2 hours ago, 21 May 13, 1:00pm -
    • newMedia: Retox: 'YPLL'
      Los Angeles, CA's Retox are streaming their new record, YPLL, in its entirety today. The record is due out May 28, 2013 via Epitaph Records. Pre-orders are available here.Retox are currently on tour supporting YPLL.
      - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 12:30pm -
    • newVideos: Pepper announce new album and tour
      Pepper have announced the release of their new self-titled album, Pepper, which is due out July 16, 2013. The group have released a lyric video for a track from the album entitled "FKARND." You can click Read More to check it out.The group hav…
      - 4 hours ago, 21 May 13, 11:30am -

    Culture Bully

    • Portlandia debuts tonight!
      Don't forget to watch Porlandia when season 2 of the hit comedy debuts tonight!
      - 6 Jan 12, 7:28pm -
    • Portlandia Season 2 Preview
      A video preview of the upcoming season of IFC's Portlandia starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, and featuring guest appearances by the likes of Eddie Vedder, Kristen Wiig, and Andy Samberg.
      - 2 Jan 12, 8:57am -
    • Culture Bully Presents: 2011 Mashed
      The 4th installment in Culture Bully's annual mashup compilation, "2011 Mashed" features 7 new tracks as well as the 5 best mashups that were released this past year.
      - 25 Dec 11, 1:22pm -
    • How to Fail at (Music) Blogging
      Closing out a chapter of personal Interneting in true blog fashion... by over-sharing.
      - 4 Nov 11, 5:25pm -
    • Mac L’s “Raw Material” & the Trouble with Local Scenes
      A look at some of the underlying issues facing the development of local music scenes & a free download of "Raw Material," the latest release from Nashville's Mac L.
      - 26 Oct 11, 11:31am -