We knew Irish comedy/hip hop duo Rubberbandits were romantic types when we saw the video for their song "Horse Outside." I mean, what's more romantic than carrying your...

Brazilian garage punk quartet Os Haxixins does some truly mind bending things with just a fuzz pedal and a Farfisa organ -- like instantly conjuring the memory of...

Young producers we love from Montreal: 1. Lunice 2. Kenlo Craqnuques 3. Shash'u (new!) This kid spins his sound out of 8bit, dubstep, hip hop, and a general...

The song "Little Talks" by Icelandic acoustic pop collective Of Monsters and Men has the energy and the rhythmic dynamics of a basement pop-punk sing along and all the...

In the age of shoegaze and light grids, musicians often forget: you don't have to do much to make tons of noise. Japan trio Miila and the Geeks are case in point. The...

Damn, funk! Pasadena's Dâm-Funk has never gone the conventional route with his releases, starting out on Stone's Throw in 2009 with the 5 LP Toeachizown and following...

Muammar el-Qaddafi's career as a brutally repressive dictator might be heading south, but he may soon find a second calling on the club circuit. The YouTube video...

He must ink pretty well. Inkswel has about as many synthesizers as the next Australian guy doing disco revival, but this one doesn't use his for the poppy stuff you...

FELA! the Broadway musical about Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer and activist Fela Kuti has garnered frothing reviews since its premier in New York City and during its run in...

Of all the deliciously guilty manifestations of goth's second coming, the much maligned genre some call witch house might be the most delectable. Its origins are as...

There are beatmakers everywhere. We know that Australia has been smashing it up with bands reviving disco and new wave, but Finest Ego is showing us another side of...

When I think "husband" I think of those nice big pillows with arms. Is there another definition or something? But the band Husband from Italy is far from soft and...

Bat for Lashes's just released her first single since "Let's Get Lost," her duet with Beck for the Eclipse soundtrack ... and ... it's a cover song! Sorry, but we are...

What time is it? It's time to bob your head to some Estonian electro dance rock. And time to get a watch, clearly. Think the uppity rock of Two Door Cinema Club with...

Young New Zealand trio Street Chant makes grungey power pop perfect for jumping up and down and spazzing out until you are convinced you gave yourself a concussion. It's...

Comedian Dave Chappelle was the first to recognize the genius of rapper Lil Jon. Namely, the genius of building an entire career out of loud grunts. Apparently he's...

Ever wonder what Maluca's life is like? I mean, ever wonder what it's like to rock parties, hang out with Diplo, and hike around New York's Washington Heights wearing ...

Brooklyn-based synthpop trio My M.O. just has their own way of doing things. In the music video for their dreamy, abstracted song "Monkey" they went in for a group...

Paris DJ trio Perfect Loosers has teamed up withAkwaaba Music to present a massive remix album. Perfect Loosers Present: Akwaaba features piles of tracks from Akwaaba's...

Some great artists have been paying tribute to Afrobeat  pioneer Fela Kuti lately, but none of them can compete with his youngest son Seun Kuti. Now in his 20s, Seun...