In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth,...

His American breakout moment came earlier this year when he tore up the 2011 Coachella festival, in a high-intensity electronic set backed by a full live rock band and a visual show that had breathless bloggers and reviewers proclaiming it the festival’s high point. But in Europe Anders

Girls’ Generation has been working hard these past few weeks promoting “Mr. Taxi,” the group’s follow-up single to chart-topping worldwide release, “The Boys.” SM Entertainment finally revealed the Korean MV for “Mr. Taxi,” which gives …

But the city didn’t stop at chastising the ones responsible and re-affirming facility laws that are already there (but not always enforced). The city also closed a number of concert venues, pissing off a very hungry music community and prompting all kinds of protest.

The frontman of spastic electronic punk outfit The Death Set, Johnny Siera, puked on a girl standing near the stage not long into last year’s SXSW gig and then took to Twitter to apologize/giggle about the mishap. Knowing this, I was not remotely surprised when I arrived at the Beauty Bar Backyard

Girls' Generation has been working hard these past few weeks promoting "Mr. Taxi," the group's follow-up single to chart-topping worldwide release, "The Boys." SM Entertainment finally revealed the Korean MV for ...

Not long ago we featured the music of Adam & the Fish Eyed Poets, the one-man project of Chennai rock wunderkind Kishore Krishna, whose angsty

When Madame Ur sings, she invokes every part of her body. Her hands slither along, aiding her tales of travel, love, female empowerment, grief, and persecution with every snail-paced curl of the finger. She thrusts her head forward with the weight of her notes. Her lips curl around her teeth in

Amidst the chaos of SXSW, the Brooklyn via Iran band Yellow Dogs was a calming oasis. Unfazed by festival stress, the band with the dredlocked frontman played their rumbling garage beats with charming confidence in the dark Habana Bar. Yellow Dogs have been through far more nerve-wracking

CHANGSHA, China: There was a place far from the neon flash-and-bang of Jeifang Xilu, where Russian whores and fake whiskey mingle in a smorgasbord of decadence. It's beyond the perpetually shallow Xiang River, with its houseboats and rusty beaches, and across the Number 2 Bridge to the west bank of

Don't you feel like lately there's a secret global contest running for which dark, sultry female vocalist of the many popping up in the dance-indie world will be crowned the next Beth Gibbons? I do. And so I officially (secretly) nominate Rebeka for her 2011 rendition of the Portishead vocalist's

It's the last day of SXSW 2011, and everyone's ready to crash. Cue Danish electro-pop band Alcoholic Faith Mission, who just wrapped up a whirlwind tour through Canada, NYC, and Austin. Brooklyn-based AFM played a tight schedule, bouncing from venue to venue, promoting their latest EP “The Running

Not long ago we featured the music of Adam & the Fish Eyed Poets, the one-man project of Chennai rock wunderkind Kishore Krishna, whose angsty

Back in February, Virginian MC Manifest dropped his 3rd mixtape entitled Open Bars. The title is less an allusion to alcohol but rather more towards his lyrical content and at 20 tracks deep it’s clear that Mani has a lot to say. His last release was about two years ago but he’s stayed active

Madame Ur's Tijuana Despite glaring differences between Azzul and the Madame, she is in fact equal parts both women. The bifurcation is a direct result not only of Azzul's burning creativity, but of the psychological trail left by Tijuana's history. When Azzul was an 80s child, Tijuana was enjoying

The Show Must Go On Fueled and strengthened by the horrors around them, Madame Ur y Sus Hombres performed at the height of the drug war. The title of their first performance? "The Show Must Go On." "We refused to stop playing," Toto said. "We’re rebellious. We refused in our own way to lay

OMG! You've remembered your passport, your phone charger, your manager has secured the gig, there's no war on in your country and... holy moly!... an Icelandic volcano erupts, shutting down your country's airport with a blanket of un-fly-able ash. That's what's happening to MTV IGGY fave Frightened

As is plain from Best Band in the World winner 2NE1, K-pop is repping hard in 2011. The industry, dominated by a few savvy entertainment companies, has made Seoul into a millenial Detroit, with acts like Girls Generation and Super Junior churning out catchy singles and beautiful choreography to

Though proud to be born-and-raised in Tijuana, Madame Ur y Sus Hombres delightfully transport you to another time and place through dramatic, emotionally raw cabaret pop. We spent lots of time with the band in Tijuana's dive bar Dandy el Sur -- and talked to the fascinating Madame herself in her

London's Male Bonding came straight from JFK Airport to tear up Mercury Lounge with their peculiar mix of fuzzy pop noise and raw punk roar. Judging from their American fans's headbanging fits of ecstasy, the songs from the quartet's new album Endless Now were a hit. Flip through the slideshow to

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