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  • Jun 2 east coast

    Wu-Tang Clan- "Only the Rugged Survive"

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    On the latest incarnation of Wu-Tang, the New York rap crew is still up to their old tricks. Here’s a new single to prove it: “Only the Rugged Survive.” Produced by Noah Rubin, this track features RZA on the mic, rocking a familiar–if a bit hurried and hidden–

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  • Jun 2 10 years after

    Woods- "Any Other Day"

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    “I’d love to change the world, but I don’t know what to do. So I’ll leave it up to you.” That was the band 10 Years After circa 1971, and 30 years later, Brooklyn’s Woods are changing things with their latest LP, Sun And Shade. It’

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  • Jun 2 Album Reviews

    TOAD- "Midnight Hunger"

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    MP3 Hailing from Arizona, TOAD–which stands for Take Over and Destroy–is a six-piece metal band that sounds kinda like the genre’s scrapyard. While scrapyards are full of junk, there’s also hidden treasure in them for anybody who is willing to to dig through the rusty pipes

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  • Jun 2 denmark

    Iceage- "New Brigade"

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    New video from Denmark’s Iceage, which is for a track off the band’s latest album, New Brigade. The album is out now on Escho.

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  • Jun 2 album

    Stream Zomby's New LP

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    Stream: Zomby- Dedication Not to be confused with Zombi, London’s Zomby is gearing up for a sophomore album release via 4AD on July 12th. The title is Dedication. Whether or not you believe the sounds of Burial, James Blake, or Mount Kimbie could legitimately be called dubstep, the sound

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  • Jun 2 album

    Stream David Comes to Life

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    Thanks to the good people at NPR Music, the new Fucked Up album is streaming front to back, which includes the LOVED track “Queen of Hearts.” The album is dropping on the 7th via Matador Records, and watch a short docu-film-piece-thing on the band over here. Here we go: “First

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  • Jun 1 akira

    This Summer's Most Insane Music Video

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    OK, so I’m not trying to be provocative with the title of this blog post. I honestly mean it when I say this will be the most insane music video you see this summer. It’s basically the viral internet blockbuster the blog-o-sphere has been waiting for, so buy

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  • Jun 1 1-minute miracles

    Again with the 1-Minute Miracles!

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    Since I started blogging about 1-Minute Miracles, I’ve been asked questions I just can’t answer. All I truly know is this project is dropping some serious nuggets of beat-backed joy! The biggest question I get is where someone could even download this stuff. Well, the announcement has been

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  • Jun 1 blood ceremony

    Blood Ceremony- "The Great God Pan"

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    Is “darkness” taken seriously anymore, or has it just become a schtick that gets your band labeled “witch house”? Canada’s Blood Ceremony does reference witches, but they’re not in a house–they’re not in the ghetto either. The witches on the band’s latest album, Living With

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  • Jun 1 dance pop

    Metronomy- "The Bay" (Stopmakingme Remix)

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    Stopmakingme remixes “the Bay,” which was on Metronomy’s latest album, the English Riviera. Watch a review for the album here.

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