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Parallax | ALBUM REVIEW

Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox used to bury his voice under raging feedback swells or oceans of whooshing reverb. But he's grown far more confident in recent years – and on his third solo disc, Cox takes another...
November 8, 2011 12:10 AM ET
Ambition | ALBUM REVIEW

Wale's career had all but stalled last year – until the D.C. rapper won another bite at the apple by signing to Rick Ross' label. On his second LP (and first since he started rapping about strip...
November 8, 2011 12:00 AM ET
Jeff Mangum Caps Off Tour With Stunning New York Show | ARTICLE

"So, are you guys going to sing?" Neutral Milk Hotel frontman Jeff Mangum was a few songs into his October 29th solo performance at midtown Manhattan's Town Hall, and he'd already asked the crowd once before...
October 31, 2011 10:20 AM ET
"Original Don" | SONG REVIEW

The reggae-loving alter egos of producers Diplo and Switch stomp back into the dancehall with a brutal groove: Thudding bass tones, distorted horns and hacked-up vocal fragments pile up into the perfect soundtrack for a dystopian rave. Listen...
October 31, 2011 9:00 AM ET
"Lonely Boy" | SONG REVIEW

The first single from the Black Keys' El Camino (due out December 6th) moves like the album's vintage Chevy namesake – a swift, sturdy hunk of all-American cool. On last year's Brothers, the duo tightened up...
October 26, 2011 10:45 AM ET
"It Will Rain" | SONG REVIEW

Who better than Bruno Mars to lead the promotional blitz for Twilight's latest soundtrack? Mars' clean-cut looks and gently scuffed croon make him an ideal nonthreatening crush – and last year's smash "Grenade," on which he threatened...
October 17, 2011 3:55 PM ET
Portishead Bring Spellbinding Live Show Back to States | ARTICLE

More than three years after Portishead's sudden reappearance, there's still an air of mystery surrounding the British trio. Third, the album that ended their decade-long hiatus in 2008, was one of recent music history's great curveballs,...
October 5, 2011 3:05 PM ET
"The Game You Play Is in Your Head, Parts 1, 2 & 3" | SONG REVIEW

The reunited Georgia psych-pop crew's first single since the Nineties is a candy-colored daydream in three acts, totaling five minutes of exhilarating melodies and home-brewed sound effects. What a sweet surprise. Listen to "The Game You Play Is...
September 30, 2011 10:00 AM ET
Olivia Tremor Control, 'The Game You Play Is in Your Head, Parts 1, 2 & 3' | BLOG ENTRY

The reunited Georgia psych-pop crew's first single since the Nineties is a candy-colored daydream in three acts, totaling five minutes of exhilarating melodies and home-brewed sound effects. What a sweet surprise. Listen to "The Game...
September 27, 2011 4:59 PM ET
The Olivia Tremor Control Bring the Old Magic Back | ARTICLE

Nothing quite compares to an Olivia Tremor Control show. That's what those who got to see the Athens, Georgia psych-pop group before their 2000 breakup often say – and it's doubly true now that they've reunited for...
September 22, 2011 12:55 PM ET
Pearl Jam 'At Least Halfway' Done With New Album | ARTICLE

Pearl Jam have been celebrating their 20th anniversary all month long – with a two-day festival, a Cameron Crowe-directed documentary and a coffee-table book. But they can't wait to get back to making new music. The band...
September 20, 2011 3:20 PM ET
"Bonfire" | SONG REVIEW

Donald Glover would like you to start taking him seriously as a rapper. On his new single, the Community star reels off cheeky one-liners, mostly about how often he gets laid. His flow shamelessly mimics Lil...
September 20, 2011 10:00 AM ET
Cameron Crowe on 'Pearl Jam Twenty': 'We Went About as Personal as We Could Get' | ARTICLE

Cameron Crowe had already been thinking for years about making a definitive Pearl Jam documentary when he started work on Pearl Jam Twenty around Christmas 2008. "It's one of those things where you're like, 'When we do...
September 14, 2011 1:30 PM ET
Katy B, 'On A Mission' | BLOG ENTRY

Click to listen Katy B's "On a Mission" and "Broken Record" This London dance-music fixture is only now taking her remarkably confident debut to the States. She's an ideal ambassador...
September 13, 2011 1:13 PM ET
On A Mission | ALBUM REVIEW

Click to listen Katy B's "On a Mission" and "Broken Record" This London dance-music fixture is only now taking her remarkably confident debut to the...
September 13, 2011 12:30 AM ET
Pearl Jam Reward Fans With Epic Two-Day Festival | ARTICLE

Toward the end of Pearl Jam's huge 20th-anniversary celebration on September 4th, Eddie Vedder returned to the stage alone with an acoustic guitar and began playing a sweet little tune he'd written just hours before. "Couldn’t...
September 6, 2011 10:35 AM ET
"What the Water Gave Me | SONG REVIEW

There are megawatts of raw power contained within Florence Welch's larynx, and she wrings out every last one on the first tune from her forthcoming second album. She takes her sweet time getting there, though. The...
August 29, 2011 12:00 PM ET
Inside the 20th-Anniversary Reissue of 'Nevermind' | ARTICLE

One afternoon in April 1990, Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and drummer Chad Channing arrived at producer Butch Vig's Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, after driving 1,900 miles from Seattle nonstop. "They rolled up in a van," says...
August 23, 2011 4:50 PM ET
Das Racist, 'Michael Jackson' | BLOG ENTRY

"I'm fucking great at rapping!" roars Himanshu Suri on the hip-hop provocateurs' new one. It's true – he and partner Victor Vazquez have only gotten cleverer since last year's name-making mixtapes. They go extra...
August 22, 2011 12:25 PM ET
"Michael Jackson" | SONG REVIEW

"I'm fucking great at rapping!" roars Himanshu Suri on the hip-hop provocateurs' new one. It's true – he and partner Victor Vazquez have only gotten cleverer since last year's name-making mixtapes. They go extra hard here, referencing...
August 22, 2011 12:20 PM ET