2013

STREAM: Of Us Giants – “All Of My Daughters”

California has a new indie rock group on the rise, and we’re making sure to keep our eyes locked on them. Trio Of Us Giants will be releasing their debut full-length, Nova Scotia, on January 28, 2014, and they’ve shared another excellent new track off it which you can stream below. Titled “All Of My Daughters,” […]

Watch Alt-J Perform “Fitzpleasure” on ‘Letterman’

English indie rock group Alt-J have been running nonstop ever since they dropped An Awesome Wave last year. They’re in the middle of an intense tour right now, yet squeezed in a pit stop last night to perform on the Late Show with David Letterman. They chose to play “Fitzpleasure,” and their performance was nothing less than […]

Justin Bieber Jokes About Retirement, Internet Wants To Belieb He’s Telling The Truth

Oh, Justin Bieber. We can always count on you to provide us with something interesting on otherwise slow news days. While taking part in a radio interview this morning (12/18) with Power106 in Los Angeles, Justin Bieber told listeners he was considering walking away from music after his next album hits stores. He said, “The […]

Run The Jewels Releasing Deluxe Edition of Self-titled, Stream Dave Sitek’s Remix of “Sea Legs”

Rap duo Run The Jewels, made of El-P and Killer Mike, are going to be putting out a deluxe “European edition” of their excellent self-titled debut on January 13 through Big Dada. The release will come with brand new artwork and three bonus tracks: “Pew Pew Pew” (which we heard a snippet of a few […]

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Stream Kid Cudi’s New Song “Satellite Flight”

A little while ago, Cleveland rapper Kid Cudi announced he would be releasing a new EP called Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon based on 24-hours notice. Almost out of nowhere, Cudi has shared the title track off that work today and you can give it a listen after the jump. The track sounds like a […]

Watch The National, Gregg Allman, and Stephen Colbert Sing “Silver Bells” on ‘The Colbert Report’

Christmas is in a week, and Stephen Colbert is more than ready to get the countdown ticking. Yep, it’s Colbert’s Christmas Carols Week, and he night number one of cheery musical guests happened last night as he invited The National to the stage for the second time this year. As a treat from Santa, special […]

Jacob Tender’s ‘Best Of 2013′ In Music

‘Tis the season to make the most difficult choices I have to make all year. Seriously, my life is easy enough to make that statement true. I hate making these lists, more-so this year than any year previous. Yet I’m obligated to do so. So here I am. You see, in January, I told myself […]

Nirvana, Kiss, Peter Gabriel Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

It feels both about time and yet still too early for it to be true, but Nirvana are finally in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As Rolling Stone reports, the inductees for 2014 have been announced, and it looks like Nirvana will be joined by Peter Gabriel, Kiss, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens, […]

Tyler Hanan’s ‘Best Of 2013’ In Music

Personal year end lists are a beautiful thing, regardless of feelings towards the “best of” list’s annual, suffocating December deluge. Amalgamated and popular vote-based lists may filter out any releases that are remotely different, unknown, or unhip, but personal lists from trusted sources are a treasure trove of goodness, a ready-made shopping cart that can […]

Watch The Ready Set Bake You Cupcakes in “I Don’t Want to Spend Another Christmas Without You” Music Video

Indiana punk pop singer The Ready Set is certainly in the holiday spirit, and he’s got several canisters of sprinkles in his belt loop to surprise you with a gift. Cookies? Why yes, don’t mind if I do. Off the Punk Goes Christmas album, “I Don’t Want to Spend Another Christmas Without You” is The Ready Set’s poppy, […]

Matthew Leimkuehler Album of the Year

Matthew Leimkuehler’s ‘Best of 2013’ In Music

2013 was a year full of insurmountable twists and turns with each new record release. One of the best years in recent memory, music fans world-wide rejoiced over incredible releases amongst all genres in the industry. As the year comes to an end, it has been overwhelmingly difficult to narrow down a list of simply […]

Watch Chvrches Cover East 17’s “Stay Another Day”

This year saw a flood of new bands riding on their own wave of success. From HAIM to Lorde, artists were blowing up, and Chvrches were at the forefront of that explosion from the beginning. The Scottish synth-pop trio have shown up on late-night TV and venues worldwide throughout the year,  but perhaps my favorite […]