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DIIV Redefines the Indie Rock Narrative
Words and Interview by Laura Studarus
In March, in the midst of performing as part of the yearly Austin, Texas music-industry grind known as SXSW, DIIV frontman...
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Get Crunk With Bok Bok’s New Fade To Mind Mix
In the run-up to Fade To Mind and Night Slugs' collaborative showcases at SXSW this weekend, Bok Bok – the man behind London’s forward-thinking Night Slugs label and...
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ROKNROAR! 2K13 Seoulsonic: Korea Returns to Rock the USA
We'll just put this out there: No one who has seen the Seoulsonic tour will forget the experience quickly. Every year, the masterminds behind the tour bring together...
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Emma Louise Returns for a Second Serving of World Domination
Brisbane native Emma Louise is no stranger to attention. In the span of one year, her pop-folk freshman EP Full Hearts and Empty Rooms earned the Aussie songstress...
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Acid Baby Jesus to Tour US with Hellshovel, Hit SXSW
Following their collaboration on the deeply weird Voyager 8 project while hanging out in Athens, Grecian psych punks Acid Baby Jesus and Canadian noisemongers Hellshovel...
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Azari & III’s Moody “Indigo”, The Remix Collection
Toronto club kids Alixander III, Dinamo Azari, Fritz Helder and Starving Yet Full (yes, that ishis name), better known as Azari & III, can't stop—won't stop, apparently....
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Big Freedia: Twerkin’ It in 2013
Whatchu know about bounce music? If you don't know much, Big Freedia is your go-to guru. The transgendered diva set the bar six-inch heels high for the New Orleans based...
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Digging D E N A’s Balkan Dopeness
In the year of "Gangnam Style" and "Call Me Maybe," Berlin-based Bulgaria-born songwriter D E N A had an unlikely viral hit of her own. The video for her single "Cash,...
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Uruguay’s Campo: Self-Made and Grammy-Nominated
If you haven't heard Montevideo's Campo yet, you will very, very soon.
The Grammy-nominated crew from Uruguay includes an Academy Award winning composer, a superstar...
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Selma Oxor is Deliciously Dark and Vampish
Name: Selma Oxor nee Leticia Beeton
Where She's From: Monterrey, Mexico (but currently lives in Mexico City)
When She Started: 2007 (the band); 2012 (the solo...
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Chile’s Astro To Get US Album Debut
Following a splashy US debut at this year's SXSW, Chilean indie favorites Astro have announced that they will release their self-titled debut album in the United States...
interview
Nerds Unite within Acollective
Earlier this year, the genre-bending Israeli indie band called Acollective first appeared on American soil with hopes of taking over. Starting with SXSW, their US...
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Polock: Spaniards Lost in Translation @ SXSW 2011
Spain’s hottest indie rockers Polock finally took their first band trip to the states. It was really only a matter of time. The band sports a sprightly image with their...
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Go Chic @ SXSW 2011: Taiwan Bad Girls Ready to Spank
Go Chic is intimidating. The three girl/one guy band from Taiwan write confrontational electro punk tracks with Peaches-style cajones.
Their lyrics diss, among many...
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Alcoholic Faith Mission
It's the last day of SXSW 2011, and everyone's ready to crash.
Cue Danish electro-pop band Alcoholic Faith Mission, who just wrapped up a whirlwind tour through...
review
Suuns @ Nuvola, Austin
I was set to cover Montreal minimalist art rock group, Suuns, directly after the epic Colombian dance party that was De Juepuchas’ live show. So, covered in confetti and...
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The Death Set @ Beauty Bar, Austin
The frontman of spastic electronic punk outfit The Death Set, Johnny Siera, puked on a girl standing near the stage not long into last year’s SXSW gig and then took to...
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SXSW Cares, Raises Money For Japan Earthquake Relief
The SXSW music (and film, and interactive media) conference is one of the biggest festival/party/social behemoths in the world. It's also one of the most international....
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New Zealand’s Surf City Deserves “Kudos”
First there was the immortal Jan and Dean hit "Surf City," which was reenvisioned decades later by The Jesus and Mary Chain as the equally deathless "Kill Surf City."...
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Zuzuka Poderosa Has More “Interracial Music Babies” On The Way
Zuzuka Poderosa, our favorite Brooklyn-based baile funk goddess, just doesn't stop. Since our fervent Bands We Like shout out to her in November she's totally been...