The members of Mono experience nostalgia on a much deeper level than the rest of us. This is the major takeaway from the post-rock legends' recent album For My Parents....

Soca pop star Erphaan Alves' first release of the year is "I Never," a high energy paean to a bumper unlike any other. With a tropical soul and a beat tooled for the...

Way young hip-hop crew Camp Mulla are showcasing the his-and-hers don't-give-an-eff verses and mellow dance beats of their single "Feel No Pain" with a music video that...

Moscow-based Sistra is one of those rare bands where the sound alone is all that's needed to capture the imagination. Their sound combines synthesizer and electronic...

Russian alt-rock superstars Mumiy Troll took their protein pills and put their helmets on to make a video for their Blondie-esque track "Love Contraband." The aerospace...

It's been awhile since we caught up with Chicago rapper The GTW but it is definitely time now. 4814, his new EP with Chicago producer BengFang finds him sounding pretty...

Rising urban pop stars Wizkid, Skales and Banky W. are three of the creative engines behind Nigeria's upstart label Empire Mates Entertainment. Their latest effort...

Lagos, Nigeria is arguably Africa’s entertainment capital. With the world’s most prolific film industry (sorry, Bollywood) it is one of the world’s entertainment...

After releasing their first-ever English language release on iTunes in July, Japanese rock legends B'z are bringing their arena-ready show back to the US. The veteran...

Name: Akabane Vulgars On Strong Bypass Where They’re From: Tokyo, Japan When They Started: 2005 Genre: goth-tinged punk blues Most Similar: The Gossip, The...

This new video for "Glass Walls" off Duck Fight Goose's 2011 album Sports is a spare yet mind altering companion to the Shanghai band's tight post-punk grooves. That...

Name: Sultan Bathery Where They're From: Vicenza, Italy When They Started: 2012 Genre: psychedelic garage punk Most Similar: Black Lips, Strange Hands, Acid...

There was something missing. Something more had to happen before we could let the season go. That thing was this video from Trini soca pop group Kes the Band. Frontman...

And the award for most epic low budget music video definitely goes to DJ Vadim. Preparing to release his sixth album Don't Be Scared on BBE records, Daddy Vad got...

A year after the Arab spring faded into grimmer seasons for the Middle East, and with the Occupy movement spreading across the world, a small group of Russian women...

There are a lot of music festivals for discerning fans to choose from lately. But this line-up would definitely make Pop Montreal 2012 (Sept 19-23) one of those...

Twenty-one year old Gloria Edna Mecheo, known to her fans as Xtatic, is a rapper rising so fast in Kenya that it makes us a little giddy. She only has a few tracks out,...

We realized Canada's Yamantaka//Sonic Titan was basically the most amazing band on the planet when we heard their debut album YT//ST. That gorgeous mountain of rock led...

It's one of the true joys of pop culture when something improbably random happens that actually makes perfect sense once it has happened. For instance, Todd Rundgren...

Name: Sistra Where They're From: Moscow, Russia Genre: Electropop with post-rock leanings, or vice versa. It depends on the song. Post-electro rock?  Most...