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Hangout 2013 Friday: Kings Of Leon, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, & More

Sat, May 18 2013 8:24pm - Source: Stereogum

The first considerations when attending a music festival on the beach are sartorial.

IRMA & SWAMP DOGG: The Canyon Sessions

Sun, May 05 2013 4:33am - Source: Home of the Groove

Back in March, out of the blue, David Marchese from SPIN sent me this link to his impressive feature on Jerry 'Swamp Dogg' Williams, Jr., a truly independent and amazingingly prolific R&B artist, writer, producer, publisher, label-owner, and walking definition of "gonzo".

Future Of Hammersmith Apollo In Doubt After Sheikh Tables £75million Bid To Turn It Into Warehouse

Tue, April 02 2013 1:19pm - Source: Stereoboard

Londons iconic live music venue the Hammersmith Apollo is reportedly under threat from an Arab Sheikh, who wants to turn the building into a massive furniture warehouse.

SXSW 2013 Thursday and Friday Recap – Sharon Jones, TOY, Savages, Youth Lagoon, Telekinesis, etc.

Mon, March 25 2013 10:58pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

Having survived the first two nights of SXSW and Under the Radar 's first two days parties, despite a crying newborn back in our hotel room, I ventured out into the Austin night yet again, already worn out before SXSW had even begun.

SXSW 2013 Tuesday and Wednesday Recap – Divine Fits, CHVRCHES, Ex Cops, Alt-J, Peace, and more

Fri, March 22 2013 11:46pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

My wife Wendy and I were warned not to bring a baby to SXSW but had little choice but to take our two-and-a-half-month-old daughter Rose to Austin with us.

KEXP at SXSW 2013, Day One: Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Thu, March 14 2013 1:39am - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Over the past few years, we've heard an R&B and soul music revival bubbling up from within everything from electronic to rock - and on the psychedelic end of that revival comes Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

PMA’s Guide to SXSW 2013

Fri, March 08 2013 6:36am - Source: Pretty Much Amazing

Join us at SXSW this year for #PMAVILLAGE , featuring Alpine, MØ, Empress of, Torres and more.

Out This Week 3/5

Tue, March 05 2013 11:03pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Two Seattle bands top this week's list of new releases.

The Rockometer: Chelsea Light Moving

Mon, March 04 2013 1:06pm - Source: I ROCK CLEVELAND

In the standard Hollywood version of a breakup, man gets a divorce, man loses things, and man replaces those things with a red Mustang.

Album Of The Week: Autre Ne Veut Anxiety

Tue, February 26 2013 9:45pm - Source: Stereogum

Interesting things are happening in R&B lately, with guys like Frank Ocean and Miguel and the Weeknd pushing the genre in directions both introspective and sonically expansive, somehow getting popular in the process.

Q&A: Doldrums

Tue, February 26 2013 10:41am - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

Doldrums, aka Airick Woodhead, released his first mixtape in 2010 on VHS.

Review: Trans Musicales 2012

Mon, January 14 2013 6:32pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

Established in 1979 by maverick promoter Jean-Louis Broussard, Recountuer Trans Musicales de Rennes has since become a veteran of the festival scene.

A Letter From... Canada #12

Wed, January 09 2013 11:58am - Source: ClashMusic.com

Well, it's 2013 and we survived yet another holiday season, and the predictions of the Mayans.

“Music for me is the language that I learned to speak” : Best Fit meets Doldrums

Fri, January 04 2013 11:17am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

It's a sleepy Airick Woodhead that greets us at the Shacklewell Arms, having just been disturbed from slumber to come and partake in our interview.

Under the Radar Announces the Best of 2012 Issue featuring Grimes on the Cover

Fri, December 21 2012 10:30pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

Under the Radar 's Best of 2012 issue is shipping out to stores and subscribers and will be on newsstands nationwide in January.

The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2012 (W/ Zip File)

Wed, December 19 2012 7:39pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

Yes, "Hot Cheetos & Takis" is a real song by children about two different spicy snacks that aren't available in all markets.

The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2012 (#25-1)

Tue, December 18 2012 2:03pm - Source: Passion of the Weiss

As much as Azealia Banks's Twitter is the worst thing on the internet and the blogosphere's obsession with her Twitter is the second worst thing on the internet, the inconvenient truth is that Banks made some of the most compelling music of 2012.

Rencontres Trans Musicales 2012 - Live In Rennes, France

Sat, December 15 2012 5:52pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

If only there were more things as entertaining as the daily hustle of the music industry.

Great Vibes and Musical Tales From ‘Said The Whale’

Mon, December 10 2012 7:00pm - Source: Music Under Fire

Fresh new music is always a welcome respite from the dark days of winter, so here's a little good cheer to help you let your inner kid come out and play.

Scraping Genius Off The Year: Gary Suarez’s Top Fifteen Metal Albums of 2012

Tue, December 04 2012 7:10pm - Source: Metal Sucks

I've earned a bit of a reputation here at MetalSucks for raging against sacred cows and asking provocative questions.

The only way (we’ll stay together)

Wed, November 21 2012 12:21pm - Source: Quick Before It Melts

Imagine that the Beach Boys and Everly Brothers apprenticed in punk rock bands before the discovered surf rock and parallel thirds, and you'll get a sense of what Teen Violence are up to.

M for Montreal 2012: day 4 review (Moon King, Goose Hut, CTZNSHP, Odonis Odonis + more)

Tue, November 20 2012 1:02am - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Saturday was the fourth day of M for Montreal and the second day of the weekend M Fest with shows spread out all over the city.

405 Gig Guide: 19th-25th November 2012

Mon, November 19 2012 7:45am - Source: The Four Oh Five

This weeks gig guide features the likes of Withered Hand, Tom Williams & The Boat, Sleep Party People and more.

Deconstructing: Sufjan Stevens And Christian Music

Fri, November 16 2012 5:44pm - Source: Stereogum

Sufjan Stevens dropped 59 songs' worth of existential Christmas crisis on the world this week in the form of a five-disc collection called Silver & Gold. The sprawling set is Sufjan's attempt to reconcile the conflict he feels between the sanctity that supposedly defines the holiday and the vapid consumerism that has become its calling card, a conflict that seems to be rather consuming.

CMU Planner: w/c 5 Nov 2012

Mon, November 05 2012 11:18am - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

Robbie Williams turns on Oxford Street Christmas lights.

Under the Radar Announces Fall Issue Featuring Animal Collective on the Cover

Fri, November 02 2012 9:28pm - Source: Under The Radar Magazine

The exclusive photo shoot was conducted by Tommy Kearns in New York. "From the beginning, we wanted it to be positive energy or positive experience. Along the way some people have viewed some of the things we've done as dark, but for us the energy and joy has always been a part of it."

Iceland Airwaves 2012: The 405 Preview

Tue, October 30 2012 7:33am - Source: The Four Oh Five

The 405 spent the best part of a week at Iceland Airwaves in 2011, and, as you'd be able to tell from our coverage we fell a tiny bit in love with the festival, the people, and Reykjavík in general.

Rising: Doldrums

Fri, October 26 2012 4:42pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

"Dreamy" seems to be an especially important word in 23-year-old wanderer Airick Woodhead's universe-- during our recent conversation, he talked a lot about the tangled lines between the unconscious world and modern technology.

The Stereogum Guide To CMJ 2012

Mon, October 15 2012 4:38pm - Source: Stereogum

Lower East Side venues are hanging up their energy drink-branded vinyl banners, the streets are filling with bright-eyed college students slathered in one-inch badge pins and laminates … it's beginning to look a lot like CMJ week in NYC.

Doldrums names new single

Fri, October 05 2012 11:39am - Source: CMU - Complete Music Update

Zany Canadian Doldrums, aka Airick Woodhead, has pressed just 500 copies of his new seven-inch single, 'She Is The Wave', for limited release via Souterrain Transmissions on 5 Nov. It also comes with a B-side titled 'Dysphonia'.

Doldrums Shares New Track

Thu, October 04 2012 2:35pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Canadian producer Doldrums is sharing his new track 'She Is The Wave' ahead of his tour with Purity Ring. Montreal's arts scene is bustling right now, fusing music and video to create brave new shapes.

Niki & The Dove and Moon King at The Drake Underground in Toronto

Thu, October 04 2012 12:39pm - Source: Chromewaves

Frank Yang Maybe it's because I tend to exist in a very Brit/Scandi/indie-centric music bubble that I figured by the time Niki & The Dove's first proper North American tour rolled into Toronto, they'd have already been the buzziest thing going; this based on both the power of their performances at Iceland Airwaves last year and at SXSW this Spring, the overall impressiveness of their debut Instinct.

Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits

Fri, September 28 2012 2:24pm - Source: The Quietus

Divine Fits, if you don't know, is a supergroup / side-project (delete as appropriate, depending which term you think is least pejorative) featuring Britt Daniel of Spoon, Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs, and drummer Sam Brown of New Bomb Turks.

Decibel Festival presents Ariel Pink and Friends

Mon, September 24 2012 10:53pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Everyone on the lineup for Decibel Festival makes sense – there are a lot of dance friendly electronica or ambient beauties.

Austra, Doldrums & Zambri played Music Hall of Williamsburg (pics)

Thu, September 20 2012 2:01pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

The animal on the left looks like a Honey Badger....

Converse to Invade POP Montreal Next Week

Fri, September 14 2012 6:36pm - Source: ArtistDirect

CONVERSE Inc. announced it will bring the Converse Rubber Tracks experience, from Brooklyn, NY to Montreal from September 17-22 during the POP Montreal International Music Festival.

Cover Story: Ariel Pink

Thu, September 13 2012 5:46am - Source: Pitchfork Media

Mrs. Linda Rosenberg Kennett is calling her son.

Six Producers Worth Their Salt #009

Fri, September 07 2012 1:37pm - Source: Salacious Sound

Six producers worth their salt is a weekly column which features six relevant, up-and-coming, under-exposed, or disruptively innovative musicians in a particular genre-space.

Interviews: John Maus

Fri, August 10 2012 4:19pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

Despite his absent ego, thirst for knowledge, and seemingly affable persona, it is not easy to talk to John Maus. His logic is heady.

All Things Gold Preview: The Hood Internet

Tue, August 07 2012 5:17pm - Source: All Things Go

Like sand through the hourglass, another July has come and gone, taking with it rose-colored memories of revelrous cavorting at the first anniversary of our monthly All Things Gold dance-a-palooza.

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