We write about a lot of artists, some way outside, some deep in the main, but I could count on one those that could emote for four-and-a-half minutes into a camera fixed at point blank, and actually…   Read Story »

NAME: Röyksopp PROGRESS REPORT: Wrapping up their third studio LP, Junior, recorded "all over the world." As reported here a couple weeks back, Norwegian duo Röyksopp just celebrated 10 years…   Read Story »

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear…   Read Story »

Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon are close to releasing an LP from their N.A.S.A. (North America/South America) project. The duo cook the beats, and turned to their enviable contact list to collect a…   Read Story »

The Woodies happened, I was there, you didn't miss too much. This year's performance roster was interesting though, particularly for a couple of onstage collaborations. Vampire Weekend's "The Kids…   Read Story »

Over the past few years, mtvU's annual Woodie Awards have been unexpectedly bloggable. But last night we couldn't rely on Jordan Catalano picking fights since he was busy being king douche somewhere…   Read Story »

It's a match made in post-CMJ heaven. UK outfit Friendly Fires met the base criteria to have themselves a high profile last week by 1) playing many shows and 2) always packing them. Of course if you…   Read Story »

Harlem-via-Cleveland's Charles Hamilton has been polarizing blog comments sections for a few months now. The self-promotional, self-referential rapper is halfway through a three month blog tour that…   Read Story »

After stopping by the LES's various day parties on Tuesday, I had a few hours to kill before our Late Night stand at Webster, which made stopping by the swanky Tribeca Grand Hotel for V Magazine's…   Read Story »

The earlier Sarah Chatfield-directed video version of "Breaking It Up" found Bon Iver and Heidi Klum collaborator Lykke Li making like Erotica-era Madonna. In this alternate live version, shot by…   Read Story »