We've been collectively crushing on Sydney's The Death Set for awhile now, so it's high time we wrote them an official mash note. We love them for their frenetic mix of dance punk, electronics, and a bit of hip hop. We love their vertiginous, mosh 'til you puke live shows. We love their

How cool are bands fronted by girls? ESG, Elastica, the Pretenders, Sleigh Bells, Shilpa Ray, Blondie... um, the Shaggs. Obviously bands fronted by women are infinitely superior to bands fronted by dudes, because of math: Women > Men What if that band, in addition to being fronted by a female,

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The devastating earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti earlier this week has killed thousands and left the city in rubble. (To see images of the disaster, check out our slideshow.) As with other disasters, the Haitian earthquake is bringing together the music community. On a tragic note, the

In February, MTV Iggy brought you news about Pakistani rocker/model Meesha Shafi, who was turning heads for both her talent and beauty. Shafi, who serves as Pakistan's spokeswoman for L'Oreal makeup, is still making waves in Pakistan's pop scene. Shafi currently performs as the lead vocalist of

It's not every day that the worlds of Japanese and American film collide. But on Thursday, I got a taste of it at the GANTZ world premiere at Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The two stars of the film, actor Kenichi Matsuyama and J-pop star/actor Kazunari Ninomiya flew in from the premiere

When Hollywood makes movies set in Japan, they're usually wrought with samurai, geisha, ninjas or yakuza. Then along comes a film like GANTZ. Based on the super violent manga by Hiroya Oku, GANTZ is a sci-fi action flick set in modern Tokyo. It has none of the usual characters you'd expect to see

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Workers in Chinese factories already live in a form of hell. 60 hour work weeks — at best. Sleeping in stuffed dormitories alongside their colleagues. No A/C. Cramped. Hot.

The devastating earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti earlier this week has killed thousands and left the city in rubble. (To see images of the disaster, check out our slideshow.) As with other disasters, the Haitian earthquake is bringing together the music community.

We caught up with Yelle, the French electro-popper who fronts a band of the same name, at the wrap of their five-week North American tour. You might know Yelle for notorious reasons: she hit it big rapping about tiny dicks in “Je Veux Te Voir.

Random incognito youtube DJs of the world, take note. Just because dubstep has risen from British streets to megawatt nightclub sound systems to a certifiable global craze, this does not mean that dub remixes of Justin Biebs and Gameboy theme songs must be produced. These days, there isn't a

Charles Misodi Njapa, better known by his stage name 88-Keys, is a record producer and rapper out of NYC, USA. After working with the likes of Talib Kweli and Mos Def, 88 Keys brings us his 2008 debut album The Death of Adam, which features sincere resonating lyrics, guest appearances from Kanye

Netizens agreed by complaining that they couldn’t believe Jokwon and Ga-In would celebrate their 1 year anniversary by making a huge cookie house after they arrived in Jeju Island! Even their mission to see the sunrise was a failure…

When we first reviewed The XX, we said they had crafted the perfect sound for brooding in the night-time. Minimal new wave bass-lines stood in for the scoot of far-off traffic while whispery R&B vocals sounded like nearby teenage lovers speaking through their sleeping bags. (And in fact, Oliver

This video is very Tron, with the color palette of the most recent M.I.A. video. (You know, the one she filmed in a closet with a green light…) Dutch DJ/Producer Tiësto is a mix-board genius and here, he rethinks sugary indie sisters Tegan and Sara as robot queens with heavy attitude. The song, "I

Thirty or so people were milling around the Ace of Clubs as Los Angeles quartet Casxio set up for their CMJ showcase. Keyboard player Andrea Choe stood behind two massive keyboards dressed like an American Apparel-sponsored dominatrix in shiny black leggings, black lacy top, corset and zebra-stripe

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

We just warned you that these three Beijing bands, touring the US for the first time starting this week, are the best. Enjoy this picture-logged recap of yesterday's show! Packed! Oh, man. It was packed. Everyone wanted a sight of these guys. Kids climbed banisters, leaned over the balcony, flooded

Released today, the first video for 2PM sans Jay Park is kind of a mess. Admittedly, the song is good -- we've said so much already -- but the video for the romantic, emotional "Heartbeat" finds the boys lying face-down at the bottom of a black and white aquarium kind-of-thing, dancing like

Watch free trailers, read the latest news and plot synopsis, and see photos of the cast and crew of Death Note on MTV.com.

Watch free trailers, read the latest news and plot synopsis, and see photos of the cast and crew of Death Note II: The Last Name on MTV.com.

First there was "Battleship," in which Taylor was all hands on deck for an explosion-riddled battle against starfish-handed aliens armed with giant roly-poly death machines! And then, there was "John Carter," in which...well, something about Mars and an intergalactic war?