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Goth Or Not?: 10 Bands With a Touch of Darkness
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Goth Or Not?: 10 Bands With a Touch of Darkness

May 22, 2013
Words by Laura Studarus Today is World Goth Day! (It is also Morrissey’s birthday; a fact that we have chosen to pretend is more than a happy coincidence.) A celebration of all things dark,...
Nova Scotia, CanadaRyan Hemsworth: Hip-Hop’s Kitsch Genius
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Ryan Hemsworth: Hip-Hop's Kitsch Genius

May 22, 2013
Name: Ryan Hemsworth Where He’s From: Nova Scotia, Canada When He Started: 2009 Genre: Electronic-based hip-hop For Fans Of: Clams Casino, Evian Christ Sounds Like: Twilight electronica, swigged with a hip-hop-shaped codeine...
10 Spanish Bands That Deserve Your Besitos
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10 Spanish Bands That Deserve Your Besitos

May 21, 2013
Words by Jhoni Jackson Maybe it’s the success of the Primavera Sound festival that’s given Spain's independent music scene a boost. After all, the revered annual festival is now more than a decade old...
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Toronto, CanadaK-OS on BLack on BLonde
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K-OS on BLack on BLonde

Canadian musician K-OS released the double album BLack on BLonde this year. One half is rock. The other half is hip-hop. In this exclusive interview, he explains himself. Bonus Explanation: How his approach to music makes him the opposite of the Beastie...
Berlin, GermanyEmika — “Searching”
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Emika -- "Searching"

Do you ever just make a series of bad decisions, leaving you in a lost, yet profound space? Emika translates that feeling into a drunken Tori Amos-like synthpop ode in “Searching.”
Montreal, CanadaA K U A — “Gravity”
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A K U A -- "Gravity"

The effect of A K U A’s “Gravity” on you: expect to float along the current of the Montreal-based singer’s ethereal melodies.
London, United KingdomMONSTA — “Messiah”
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MONSTA -- "Messiah"

The video for MONSTA's "Messiah" has lead singer Skaar wandering through a rural landscape where around every corner either a gospel revival or the devil himself might reside. His hopeful hymn rises rapturously above the group's surging dubstep.
New York City, United StatesMaluca Wears New York with Attitude
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Maluca Wears New York with Attitude

What does it take to wear anything you want and always look amazing? Bronx-raised Dominican vocalist Maluca Mala knows and in this short she tells us the secret. Here's a hint: "You don't need to have money."
Nottingham, United KingdomJake Bugg — “Lightning Bolt”
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Jake Bugg -- "Lightning Bolt"

19-year-old Jake Bugg is from the UK and makes bluesy rock that skirts 90's alternative rock territory. The retro filtering and black-and-white footage in the video for "Lightning Bolt" makes Bugg's sound seem that much more comparable to early Oasis.