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The Village Voice doesn’t know bad band names

Mon, June 17 2013 10:14pm - Source: Death + Taxes

Today The Village Voice blog published " These Are The Worst Band Names in Indie Rock " and I take offense.

The Best & Worst Of 'Man of Steel'

Mon, June 17 2013 8:45pm - Source: The Playlist

If you listen to the internet -- and that's always a potentially precarious thing to do -- Warner Bros. " Man Of Steel " is either the worst movie of all time or the best movie of all time and of course, nothing in between (and lord there's been some kicking and screaming by people who disagree with one another).

James Holden - The Inheritors

Mon, June 17 2013 8:28am - Source: Drowned In Sound

It has been seven long years since James Holden released The Idiots are Winning to widespread acclaim, with the Guardian dubbing it 'the most astonishing debut in electronic music since Boards of Canada's Music Has the Right To Children '.

LWE Podcast 165: Jimpster

Mon, June 17 2013 5:29am - Source: LITTLE WHITE EARBUDS

Jamie Odell has proven a remarkably durable figure in the fast-changing world of dance music.

Chris Brown's Girlfriend Sure Knows How To Wear A Bikini

Sun, June 16 2013 5:09pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Karrueche Tran might not be the best when it comes to relationships, but the model sure knows how to wear a bikini.

Now that Winter’s gone: a Tribute to the Trees! Dunsmuir Botanical Garden

Sat, June 15 2013 9:14pm - Source: Dead Flowers

Every morning this time of year, from the early morning lifting through the trees and on the horizon just before 5 am to that hard to-pinpoint moment when morning has become full-fledged day, the birds regale us with their summer morning songs – symphonic it would seem when put all together in the green spaces, woodlands and garden of the region.

Paul McCartney Reigns at Bonnaroo

Sat, June 15 2013 5:48pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Paul McCartney may have played 24 Beatles classics and seven Wings gems in a whopping, two-and-a-half-hour set at Bonnaroo last night in Manchester, Tennessee, but that doesn't make him an oldies act.

Recommended: If You Wait Long Enough – Songs of Will Stratton

Sat, June 15 2013 4:30pm - Source: Slowcoustic

Every once and a while you find yourself thinking about an artist as a real person.

The Top Ten Albums Of 2013 (Jan – Jun)

Sat, June 15 2013 2:55am - Source: Swan Fungus

WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU CHANGE "GOIN to "JOIN STUPID AUTO-CORRECT!?

Marty Lipp: An Atypical Brazilian Pop Star Listens to Her Inner Voice for New Album

Fri, June 14 2013 7:42pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

In the high-energy world of Brazilian popular music, Marisa Monte has always stood apart -- a pensive pop star more interested in making beauty than shaking booty.

A conversation with Youth Lagoon

Fri, June 14 2013 2:31pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

If that didn't grab you, then what can I say to make you read on?

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: The Dirty Shoes Halftime Extravaganza!

Fri, June 14 2013 1:04pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Douglas Martin is a pioneer of modern National Basketball Association fashion.

Dwight Brown: The Apollo Spring Gala Honors Chaka Khan

Thu, June 13 2013 10:40pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

Monday night, June 10, Chaka Khan , the legendary lady of funk and soul, was inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame in celebration of her 40th anniversary in the music business.

One Track Mind: Serpent and Seraph, “Tears of Niviane” from Under Darkened Skies (2013)

Thu, June 13 2013 2:19pm - Source: Something Else!

I try my best not to judge an album by its cover or a band by its name.

Album Review: Quadron - Avalanche

Thu, June 13 2013 12:08am - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Quadron have made some pretty big steps onto the American scene in the last few years, but they've received almost none of the credit for them as Quadron.

Dwight Brown: The Apollo Spring Gala Honors Chaka Kahn

Wed, June 12 2013 5:37pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

Monday night, June 10, Chaka Kahn , the legendary lady of funk and soul, was inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame in celebration of her 40th anniversary in the music business.

Nightwaves #011: Female Fashion Icons of the 80s

Wed, June 12 2013 2:32pm - Source: Salacious Sound

This edition we celebrate summer with some of the most beautiful and stylish women of the 80s.

Playlist: Jon Hopkins

Wed, June 12 2013 9:50am - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

In recent years, prolific producer Jon Hopkins has worked with Brian Eno, Coldplay and King Creosote – earning a Mercury nomination for his album with the latter, 'Diamond Mine'.

The Lay Of The Land: An Interview With Hwyl Nofio

Wed, June 12 2013 7:33am - Source: The Quietus

The career of Steve Parry, classically trained guitarist and composer, spans nearly three decades, encompassing threads that reach back as far as the post-punk movement and as far forward as the contemporary prevailing drone/doom scene.

Joanna Colangelo: My Grateful Dead

Tue, June 11 2013 9:03pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

The passing of time has always struck me by its strange subjectivity and distortion.

LIVE REPORT: William Adamson

Tue, June 11 2013 9:02pm - Source: The Quietus

"William Adamson trudges into view, muddied and dishevelled from his journey across the mist-shrouded, waterlogged heath land of Suffolk, bearing verse imagined and forged 'Under An East Coast Moon'."

Music's beauty is in the ear of the beholder

Tue, June 11 2013 7:25pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

The fabulous Dame Jenni Murray of Woman's Hour has been lamenting the fact that female classical musicians are under pressure to look glamorous and to "go along with the idea that sex sells".

TVD Recommends: The White Mandingos at U Street Music Hall, 6/15

Tue, June 11 2013 4:26pm - Source: The Vinyl District

The White Mandingos are, no shit, the most exciting "progressive punk"-hardcore-hip hop hybrid to come our way since The Beastie Boys. LA emcee Murs, Bad Brains guitar legend Darryl Jenifer, and ego trip co-founder, editor, and artist Sacha Jenkins are set to release their debut album, The Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me, which they aptly describe in the title track as "Hard core hip hop with some punk in it."

Book Notes - Craig Nova "All the Dead Yale Men"

Tue, June 11 2013 3:38pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

Taking Care of Business: The 405 meets Ane Brun

Tue, June 11 2013 1:57pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

Last month saw the ten-year anniversary of the release of Ane Brun 's first record, 'Spending Time With Morgan'.

Album Review: Thundercat – Apocalypse

Tue, June 11 2013 4:39am - Source: Consequence of Sound

Flying Lotus and Thundercat have been highlighted as the dynamic duo of Los Angeles indie electronic label Brainfeeder Records.

Telly Gaz gets cop caution for brawl

Tue, June 11 2013 12:22am - Source: The Sun - London - UK

RACY Rita dons busty crop top as she wows crowd at Newbury Racecourse concert MODEL, 32, shows off hot body in two-pieces she designed for her Gisele Intimates line TV cop wife of movie star Alfred Molina reveals tragic illness at LA gala SINGER shares intimate tropical getaway photos.

OMG! Towie catfight

Mon, June 10 2013 1:20am - Source: The Sun - London - UK

CROW Road and Wasp Factory writer revealed inoperable cancer just weeks ago.

Sigur Rós - Kveikur

Mon, June 10 2013 12:21am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Sigur Rós , now recently diminished to a three-piece with the exit of longtime keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson, are swiftly hurtling into their twentieth year together.

John Dowland: a modern muse

Sat, June 08 2013 7:28am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

John Dowland, the Elizabethan composer, songwriter and lutenist, has been enjoying a quiet, belated renaissance.

Slipknot Percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan to Shoot a Documentary on Eating Disorders

Fri, June 07 2013 9:07pm - Source: Noisecreep

Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan has been spending more and more time behind the camera of late and he's got an idea for his next project.

Caught in the net: New mixtape from a voice of the future

Fri, June 07 2013 6:15pm - Source: The Independent - Music

Fresh from last year's well received Love This Giant collaborative album, David Byrne and St Vincent have released a new five-track EP.

Stereogum’s Top 25 Music Videos Of 2013 So Far

Fri, June 07 2013 2:45pm - Source: Stereogum

The idea of "music video" can mean a lot of things in 2013.

Book Notes - Marc Weingarten "Yes Is The Answer: (And Other Prog-Rock Tales)"

Fri, June 07 2013 2:43pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

Not so glum anymore...Katherine Jenkins is a beauty in blue at Oxford

Fri, June 07 2013 11:46am - Source: Daily Express - London - UK

Wearing her hair in a swept back ponytail, plain black stilettos and natural make-up , Jenkins looked laid back, but flawless during her visit to the Oxford Union to give a guest speech to members.

Holly Miranda: June 2, 2013 Glasslands – Flac/MP3/Streaming

Fri, June 07 2013 4:11am - Source: NYC Taper

A small record label is going to get very lucky in the near future.

New Artist Alert: The Trophy Fire

Thu, June 06 2013 6:28pm - Source: ArtistDirect

We want you to check out their song "Kids." But before you do, allow us to provide some context: The band combines '90s alt and indie rock with a love of '80s synth pop.

Barenaked Ladies On Grinning Streak, Chris Hadfield And 'Right-Wing Freak' Rob Ford

Thu, June 06 2013 4:25pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Barenaked Ladies are incredibly talented and kind of uncool.

Graded on a Curve: Muddy Waters, The Best of Muddy Waters

Thu, June 06 2013 12:41pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Where to start with the music of that sly titan of 20th century music Muddy Waters?

Album Review: Jon Hopkins – Immunity

Thu, June 06 2013 4:29am - Source: Consequence of Sound

Across producer Jon Hopkins' back catalog, only four tracks exist that extend beyond seven minutes — three of which can be found at the tail end of 2009's Seven Gulps of Air EP.

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