I'd like to say I have unwavering faith in pop proper, but I've mostly been clinging to Robyn for dear life to maintain my insy shred of hope. So I'd like to thank you, Sweden's Icona Pop, for restoring the faith for just a little longer. Icona Pop are the enigmatic Kitsuné collaborators Aino Jawo

Now we know a little bit more about The Serenades than we did back in April, when we blogged about their first single "Birds" and the mysterious involvement of Adam Olenius of the Shout Out Louds. Details have been revealed, and they're promising. Adam, the main songwriter, singer and guitarist for

Have you ever thought of the popular American Christmas song "Frosty the Snowman" as a haunting, goosebumpy tale? We hadn't either until we heard Malaysian folky Zee Avi's shivery version. The skeletal arrangement and the old-timey wail in Avi's voice give the ordinarily cheery story the feeling of

Skrillex has toned down the crazypants on his new track "Breathe" -- out today. Perhaps humbled by all the attention and MTV EDM Artist of the Year win, (and some inevitable haterade), the juggernaut LA producer has made a track that's a little lighter on the eardrums than the terrifying Scary

Comprised of Moisés Horta, Moisés López, and Reuben Torres, Tijuana trio Los Macuanos incorporate live instrumentation...

The debonaire J-rock megastar spent a recent afternoon with MTV Iggy, performing an exclusive acoustic set in New York's elegant Hudson Hotel. Whether bathed in the glow of sunlight or neon light, he never breaks a sweat. He told us he likes seeing people faint at his concerts, which is probably

They call their sound “psychedelic cumbia,” and we called them a “freight train at full speed” at SXSW...and it’s all...

We’re bringing you to Iceland to meet some not-so-sheepish indie rockers, we’ll swing past the UK to visit the queen of the grime and then wind up in China for a Kung-fu punk paddle-ball session. Be sure to check out more on this week’s artists: Reykjavik’s groovy Who Knew, London’s hard-spitting

They call their sound “psychedelic cumbia,” and we called them a “freight train at full speed” at SXSW...and it’s all...

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What was it like for the artists at the MTV Iggy concert? Go backstage and find out. Walk into their dressing room and bathrooms to see 2NE1 sharing a...

For all intents and purposes, can we all just come to the consensus that 2011 is UK house producer Maya Jane Coles' breakthrough year? This year saw the 24-year-old Londoner perform nonstop (including at big international music fests like Glastonbury) in Europe and the States, remix for the likes

Are you a burger-serving, tip-seeking individual with low morale? Boy, an indie pop Swiss-German lady duo, has an anthem for you. “Waitress” from their debut Mutual Friends is an acoustic guitar and tambourine ode to the blue collar workers who deserve a musical bonus....

This week we belly-up to stages and hit the streets to catch music performed live. From Puerto Rican garage rockers to Australian disco-house throwbacks to Moroccan socially conscious rap, we try to capture lightening in a bottle -- the anything-goes magic of music unleashed upon an audience. Be

In our 5th episode we check out a Chilean child prodigy with a great head of hair, a British electropop group with a vampiric vibe, and a Congolese/Belgian rapper with a smooooth French flow. Check out more on this week's artists: Francisca Valenzuela, Ladytron, and Baloji....

Isn’t it refreshing when R&B/soul divas can really sing? And I mean really sing, as in En Vogue sing? As in Destiny’s...

Norwegian blackened rock ‘n’ rollers Kvelertak draw inspiration from the rawness of black metal but their sound is...

Damu has only been putting out his crystalline dance music for a year-and-a-half, but Sam Schorb's glistening take on UKG, electro, and house has already been touted by Mike Skinner as the future of UK bass. His summer single "Ridin'" took liberal arpeggios, laser bleeps, and r&b vocals and

Rapper YAS is Iran's Persian hip hop laureate. A disciple of Tupac and Rumi, YAS uses uplifting poetic imagery delivered through an impassioned, at times ferocious, flow to communicate uplifting rhymes about his culture and people. The 29-year-old Tehran native broke ground in Iran by becoming the

A blonde Swedish dance-pop diva. How prosaic, how expected, how Ace of Base, how Roxette…how ABBA. Actually, if that's...

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Metallica postponed their concert in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday after lead singer/ guitarist James Hetfield was taken to the hospital.