If there's one song that Shilpa's known for, it's this one. On “Looking for Mr. Goodbar,” Shilpa sings the story of a self-proclaimed good-time girl lamenting her role...

The best songs start off with a good long drone to set the mood. Shilpa holds a chord on her trusty harmonium before rolling into “Sanitary iPad,” carried by a funky...

In this previously unreleased scene from the documentary Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam, the Kominas get shut down by the cops for playing punk rock at an Islamic...

Seeing Korea's Vidulgi OoyoO live is like witnessing some unexplainable and awe-inspiring cosmic event. You really hope someone else saw and heard what you saw and heard...

When you hear the infectious rhythms of Eurotrash techno, don't shy away. Embrace it. And dance like a fool. That's the mindset you should have when you embark on...

When you hear Wagon Christ's tracks, right away you think, "This would go really well with a cartoon." The quirky sounds, light melodies, claps, cowbells, and laser...

Chilean indie music darling Dadalú makes everything she touches seem cooler. Cheesy electro-funk synth lines? Smooth jazz solos? Slightly creepy animal hats? She turns...

When I first heard of Albion, he was called Translucent and was half of the duo Lu...Rreals. It was two MC's and a $#!+load of words per second: high quality machine gun...

Mother's Day is celebrated around the world. It's a special day when many of us show Mom we love her by buying her some nice flowers or a necklace or something. Some...

Jon Phonics' beat work can often be heard as the backdrop for UK lyricists like Mr. Drastick, M9, and Verb T, but his new 7" is just him, and he's armed with a lot of...

Beijing rockers Queen Sea Big Shark are one of the most interesting groups on the rise in China's rock scene. More established bands like Carsick Cars play noisy indie...

Germany's Digitalism has been taking power pop to great electronic heights. Their latest single "2 Hearts" is on par with the happy wall-of-sound hybridization of...

One of the newer beat labels out of Russia, Ritmo Sportivo, is putting out a comp this month in support of Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that...

French beatmaker Evil Needle called his new album Cirrostratus for the misty, cloudy ambient sounds that sustain through the whole record. It's a collection of 15...

The artist factory known as Monterrey, Mexico has churned out yet another gem. This one is a fan of dairy. Milkman is a longtime cohort of the ubiquitous Toy...

The Supply Education group, a non-profit devoted to empowering communities through education. Their latest campaign has them in the works to build the first secondary...

New Zealand rock trio Street Chant is re-releasing their album in the US through Arch Hill Recordings. Hopefully, this will bring the young band the wider exposure they...

The votes are in, and MTV Iggy's artist of the week is tribal guarachero pioneer Sheeqo Beat! If you like Bomba Estereo and Maria y Jose, you're already a fan of this...

Yuka Honda, of Cibo Matto and many other projects, has been collaborating with singer and violinist Petra Haden of  That Dog, The Decemberists and many other bands....

The Clonious is an Austrian making soul music, but it's been warped beyond recognition. The elements of 'soul' have been turned into their robotic equivalent; electronic...