April 23, 2013 Any Twin Peaks fan can tell you about the first time they fell in love the show’s wild, ill-fated heroine. Bastille’s frontman Dan Smith wails his longing for the plagued beauty in the tribute “Laura...
April 23, 2013 Eliza Doolittle is the latest vocalist to receive some Disclosure treatment. “You & Me” is the title of the British dance duo’s latest collaborative banger, and it’s a brilliant follow-up to their...
Bassline/4x4 was – and still is, to some degree – the leading dance music genre in the North of England. Ushered through by clubs like Niche and DJs such as Jamie Duggan, Nev Wright and Shaun Banger...
Another weekend is upon us and that means we have four more up and coming artists from around the world for you to listen to, love, and ultimately vote on. One will rise to the top and become our Artist...
The winner is in! Flutronix are our latest Artist of the Week! While San Fran queer hip-hop deviants Double Duchess showed some real fight out there, but they were no match for the outpouring of love (and votes) the Brooklyn electro flute duo inspired...
Basement Jaxx are back, folks! In fact, they’re “Back 2 The Wild,” as the title of their comeback single puts it. It’s been four years since the British production duo released their Scars LP, but...
A*M*E and MNEK are the future of British pop. They kinda remind me of what Timbaland and Missy Elliott were to hip-hop 15 years ago: unafraid to be different in an industry that requires one to conform. Riding high off their recent number one hit with...

The inimitable Chico Mann is back with a new album on Soundway Records, titled Magical Thinking, and we're excited to to have a track by track rundown for you from the mann himself.
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After PSY debuted "Gangnam Style" things never went back to what one would call normal. The definition of a global hit had changed for ever and the bar for viral videos had been permanently raised. Now,...
The weekend is finally here and it's about that time to choose MTV Iggy's Artist of the Week once again!
This is a round-up of the best bands we featured this week and you have until next Friday...
The head-to-head race between TECLA and the new Artist of the Week winner, Ásgeir Trausti, has finally come to a head!
Congratulations to Icelander Trausti on his victory. For the classically trained guitarist (with a finger-picking style similar to...

CSS - the Brazilian rock band best known for hits like "Music is My Hot Hot Sex" (from 2008 iPod commercial fame) and "Let's Make Love (And Listen To Death From Above)" - just made us squeal a little bit...

“Flamboyant, percussive and melodic risks within a bass-driven, jazz-tinged environment,” is how north London’s Blacksmif described his sound in an interview with Dazed & Confused last year. You can hear...