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LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 22: Prince speaks onstage during the 2015 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/AMA2015/WireImage)

RIP: Prince (1958–2016)

It’s snowing in April.

April 21, 2016

2016. Coachella flyer crop

Staff Picks
WATCH: Ease into Your Monday with Coachella Weekend One Video Highlights

Run the Jewels, Sufjan Stevens, Mavis Staples, and more lit up the desert this weekend.

April 18, 2016

2016. Levitation preview video screenshot

PREMIERE: The Black Angels’ Take on The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” Kicks Off Levitation Austin’s Saturday Mixtape

The former Austin Psych Fest stakes its claim among the best-booked festivals in the country.

April 13, 2016
Film + TV
WATCH: Aziz Ansari and Eric Wareheim are Dancing to Kanye and Having Lots of Fun in Italy

Don’t blame them for wanting to be free.

April 13, 2016
PREMIERE: Japanese Psych Innovators Kikagaku Moyo Unveil “Melted Crystal”

From their forthcoming third record, “House in the Tall Grass.”

April 13, 2016

Kamasi Washington / photo by Todd Cooper

PREMIERE: Kamasi Washington’s Magnificent Eight Salute “The Magnificent 7” in Pickathon’s Galaxy Barn

It’s the second episode in the exclusive Galaxy Barn Series, part of the Oregon festival’s Spring Season.

April 12, 2016

OJ Simpson mugshot

Art & CultureFilm + TV
The Whole Truth: ESPN, FX, and O. J.

With “American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson” in the bag, ESPN’s prestigious “30 for 30” series is ready to take its crack at the Crime of the Century. Do we need to hear this story again?

April 11, 2016

photo by Matt Rubin

Playlist
PLAYLIST: Woods Share the Songs that Influenced “City Sun Eater in the River of Light”

Jeremy Earl and Jarvis Taveniere go deep with Ethiopian jazz, New Orleans funk, and The Jackson 5.

April 08, 2016

Chance the Rapper in “Angels”

Chicago Belongs to Chance the Rapper, and Chance Belongs to Chicago

With the release of the video for “Angels,” anticipation for the South Side native’s third mixtape is at an all-time high.

April 08, 2016

NEW YORK: Merle Haggard performs live on stage in New York in 1978 (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)

RIP: Merle Haggard (1937–2016)

The outlaw country superstar passed away today due to complications from pneumonia.

April 06, 2016

Sextile “I Can’t Take It”

PREMIERE: Sextile Go Jackson Pollock in “Can’t Take It” Video

From the LA punk band’s 2015 LP “A Thousand Hands.”

April 06, 2016

David Bowie “I Can’t Give Everything Away” video

WATCH: David Bowie’s Haunting “I Can’t Give Everything Away” Gets an Equally Haunting Animated Video

“★”‘s third single is a song about everything.

April 06, 2016

A. Igoni Barrett / photo by Victor Ehikhamenor

Art & CultureIn Conversation
In Conversation: A. Igoni Barrett Talks “Blackass”

Sometime in 2011, I had a sentence pop into my head: “A young man wakes up on the morning of an important job interview to discover that he’s white.”

April 05, 2016

Weekender / photo by Jen Bragan

PREMIERE: Weekender are “Floaty Feeling, Blue” in New Video

Wake up, Philadelphia, you’re dreaming.

April 04, 2016

Spiritualized / photo by Rozette Rago

Kendrick Lamar, Grace Jones, LCD Soundsystem, Tame Impala to Headline FYF Fest 2016

Pull up to the bumper at Exposition Park this August.

March 29, 2016
PREMIERE: Bibio Peels “Petals” Back in Intimate Live Session

The British songwriter/producer’s eighth album, “A Mineral Love,” is out Friday on Warp.

March 29, 2016
PREMIERE: A Giant Dog Do “Sex & Drugs,” Bring Rock & Roll to Pickathon’s Galaxy Barn

Spanning three packed days and three late nights in the coniferous confines of Pendarvis Farm outside of Portland, the intimate Pickathon is…

March 29, 2016
PREMIERE: The Best Way to Respect the Funk is to Dance to Ronnie Heart’s “You(r) Mine” EP

The Neon Indian guitarist’s solo debut EP is now streaming in full.

March 28, 2016

Fruit Bats / photo by Annie Beedy

PREMIERE: Fruit Bats’ Eric D. Johnson Declares Self “Absolute Loser,” Still Seems Pretty Happy

It’s the title track from Fruit Bats’ forthcoming record of the same name.

March 24, 2016

Iggy Pop performs at the SAG-AFTRA/BMI Showcase during SXSW at the ACL Live at the Moody Theater on March 16, 2016, in Austin, TX. (Erika Goldring Photo)

Events
LIVE: Iggy Pop Is Worth a Million in Prizes (3/16/2016)

“Post Pop Depression” comes to SXSW.

March 17, 2016
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