At just 18, Young Smoke of Chicago is readying a debut release of futuristic footwork that bears all the best hallmarks of youth. That is to say, he sounds fresh.  Get...

Diplo's dabbling in more lo-fi vibes with "About That Life" featuring Jahan Lennon. Jahan Lennon is Jahan Zeb Malik, PO PO's erstwhile leader, and his Diplo collab...

It was only a matter of time before J-pop iconoclast Kyary Pamyu Pamyu went on a punk rock tear, but we never dared to dream it would be like this. The creepy-glam video...

Atlanta garage punks Black Lips are touring the Middle east with stops in Cyprus, the UAE, Jordan and Lebanon, with Lebanon's Lazzy Lung opening. On September 21st...

This may be using the term glo-fi here pretty loosely, or maybe ignoring the actual denotations entirely, but darn it if it isn't the hyphenated sub-genre term that...

Dub will have its day in NYC this week (Sept. 20-24) when the Dub Champions Festival breaks out across the city. Presented by New York's own Subatomic Sound label and...

Our fave azonto diva Itz Tiffany just dropped her EP Press Play worldwide! Now available on iTunes, it's stocked with sultry party tracks like "Akyee Wo" and features a...

Norwegian songwriter Ane Brun gets a big impact out of a few squiggles in this new video for "These Days" off her recently released album It All Starts With One. The...

Color-coded Japanese/extraterrestrial punks Peelander-Z will be headed out from their base of operations in Brooklyn for a US tour with Tokyo garage veterans Electric...

We all love Joy Division and New Order. Some of you weirdos even like Happy Mondays. But Factory Records, the Manchester label that launched those groups, goes way...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...