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Sound Board: The Week’s Best Tracks

Even with the holiday on Monday, this week was stacked with unheard tracks left off of previous albums (St. Vincent,…

January 23, 2015

Ava Luna / 2015 / photo by Emily Theobald

LISTEN: Art-Rockers Ava Luna Share New Single “Billz,” Announce “Infinite House” LP

It’s a bit difficult to describe the type of music that Ava Luna make, but to be honest, almost every…

January 22, 2015

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WATCH: King Tuff Shifts Dimensions to Play “Bottom of the Pops” in “Headbanger” Video

King Tuff is currently doing a victory lap around America in celebration of his latest album Black Moon Spell, and…

January 21, 2015

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LISTEN: Legends Collide on Giorgio Moroder’s Kylie Minogue–Featured Track “Right Here, Right Now”

Along with the mission-defining (and very appropriately-named) instrumental track “74 Is the New 24,” electronica guru Giorgio Moroder’s return came…

January 21, 2015

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WATCH: Enter the New Piano Man: Tobias Jesso Jr. Shares Video for Heartfelt “How Could You, Babe”

After turning quite a few heads with the jarring ballad, “Hollywood,” Tobias Jesso Jr. has now shared the video for “How…

January 20, 2015

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Staff Picks
Sound Board: The Week’s Best Tracks

This was a big week for excellent tracks from innovative solo artists (Matthew E. White, Waxahatchee, Nedelle Torrisi, Ryley Walker)…

January 16, 2015

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Film + TV
Woody Allen’s First Ever TV Series Has Been Ordered In Full…By Amazon

Since 1966, Woody Allen has been churning out movies at an unbelievable rate, directing forty-four feature length films (ranging from…

January 15, 2015

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Art & Culture
Bonnaroo Reveals 2015 Lineup, Billy Joel Headlines Instead of Drake

With the lineups of both Coachella and Governors Ball announced last week, it was only a matter of time before…

January 15, 2015

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LISTEN: Gal Pals Eclipse the Winter with Sunny New Track “Punisher”

Between the bonkers Burgerama lineup and King Khan & BBQ Show putting aside their differences to make a new LP,…

January 15, 2015

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Film + TV
And Now For The Main Event: 2015 Academy Award Nominations

The nominations for the 87th Academy Awards were announced in Hollywood this morning and, while there were plenty of familiar and…

January 14, 2015

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Film + TV
Your 2015 Razzie Award Nominations Are Here

In 1981, the publicist, copywriter, and true American hero John J. B. Wilson hosted the first ever Golden Raspberry Awards…

January 14, 2015

2015. J Mascis, “At Guitar Center.” Photo courtesy of Guitar Center

WATCH: J Mascis Lights Up Dinosaur Jr.’s “Get Me” Solo in “At: Guitar Center” Performance

When J Mascis isn’t performing excellent Mazzy Star covers or preparing for the latest Burgerama festival, he’s giving some really interesting…

January 14, 2015

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WATCH: Title Fight Performs in the Halls of Your Mind For “Rose of Sharon” Video

Slightly less confounding than the band’s nautical video for “Chlorine,” the four-piece shoegaze (née punk) group Title Fight have now…

January 14, 2015

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Art & Culture
H&M Is Teaming Up with Coachella to Create Your Music Festival Uniform

After the 2015 Coachella lineup was announced exactly a week ago, thousands of festivalgoers from SoCal and beyond started to…

January 13, 2015
LISTEN: Purity Ring Share “Begin Again,” Announce Plan to Do the Same With New Album “Another Eternity”

With the new Grimes album seemingly floating around the stratosphere until Claire Boucher feels ready to drop the hammer on…

January 13, 2015

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Film + TV
“Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Now Has an Official Start Date (And It’s Not Til September)

Though David Letterman will wrap up his legendary late-night campaign on May 20 (unfortunately taking the magical man that is…

January 12, 2015

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA…

Film + TV
And The Winners Are: 2015 Golden Globes Edition

The 72nd Golden Globes have come and gone, and as usual there were upsets and surprises in both the film…

January 12, 2015

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LISTEN: Grand Vapids Release Drifting, Laid-Back New Single, “No Memory”

Four-piece ensemble Grand Vapids just got together at the beginning of last year, but they’ve wasted no time in making a name…

January 12, 2015

2015. X Ambassadors courtesy of Guitar Center Sessions

WATCH: X Ambassadors Belt Out “Unsteady” On “Guitar Center Sessions”

East Coast alt-rock quartet X Ambassadors stopped by Guitar Center Sessions this fall to chat with the show’s host, Nic…

January 09, 2015

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Film + TVStaff Picks
For Your Consideration: Our 2015 Golden Globes Predictions

On Sunday, your favorite (and hands-down The Most Entertaining) film and television awards show, The Golden Globes (aka the one…

January 09, 2015
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