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Please Explain: What is Bubbling?
A few months ago, the little-known Dutch Caribbean party sound of bubbling got a rare moment in the spotlight. A track leaked by it-girl Azealia Banks titled “F**k Up...
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Goodbye J-Wow, Hello Branko and Buraka Beats
Jersey Shore fans are rowdy. Buraka Som Sistema's producer extraordinaire got so much hate for having a name similar to a character on that reality TV program that he's...
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Stoner Rocket: Kadavar’s Crate-Digging Metal Takes Off Into the Void
Name: Kadavar
Where they’re from: Berlin, Germany
Genre: heavy metal
When they started: 2012
Most Similar: Black Sabbath, Christian Mistress, Church of...
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Kele Announces Details on New Bloc Party Album
After four years of radio silence from Bloc Party and frontman Kele embarking on a solo career, the group is finally dropping their fourth album, aptly titled Four, on...
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Rebecca Ferguson Dazzles the UK with Quiet Confidence
Rebecca Ferguson was an X-Factor contestant like no other. With a fragile, painfully unassuming demeanor, the young mother of two nevertheless won over Simon Cowell and ...
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Tigerstyle — “Ik Banere”
Watch an artist at work – literally. Tigerstyle, Glasgow-based brothers, merge traditional vocals and futuristic bhangra beat with “Ik Banere.” An artist sketches and...
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Hip-Pop Artist Ruby Goe is Britain’s Latest Gemstone
Name: Ruby Goe
Where She’s From: East London, UK
Genre: Hip-Pop
When they started: 2010
Most Similar: Niki & the Dove; Rye Rye
The Sound: Sex;...
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Video Roundup: Tea, Crumpets, and Bhangra
Desis have been living in the UK for generations, and with the influx came issues of racism and economic disparity -- but also, a brilliant wave of music, videos, and...
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Foe — “A Handsome Stranger Called Death”
Hannah Clark, the artist currently known as Foe, is afraid of the dark. “A Handsome Stranger Called Death” is the English indie singer’s confession of her fear of the...
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Martin Solveig — “The Night Out”
Stuck inside tonight? Consider “The Night Out” your official date invite from Martin Solveig, a Parisian electro DJ and producer. The Madonna collaborator woos you with...
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Is Tropical Unmasked: UK Electro Rockers Drop the Veil
London's Is Tropical are guerrilla warriors fighting for real music. They're battling for substance over image in a world that can barely remember a time before the Lana...
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Single “Spectrum” Hints at Zedd’s Debut Album & Doesn’t Disappoint
Zedd's coming, and your club banging may never be the same. For his debut full-length, tentatively to be released in the fall on pal Skrillex' OWSLA label, the bass...
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Ruby Goe — “Badman”
Tsk, tsk. We hate to choose sides, but British pop singer Ruby Goe makes it pretty easy. She dishes all the dirt on “Badman,” which refers to a former confidante who...
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Bang On! — “Fars Yer Wop”
Fresh off the label Big Dada (Diplo, Wiley) comes Bang On!, a Liverpool MC who couldn’t be a further cry from the Beatles. The up-and-comer flows about crime and spoiled...
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The Truth — “You Think You Know Me” f/ Jammer
The Truth from the UK proves that he’s worthy of his moniker. “You Think You Know Me” is a simple but powerful autobiographic cut that boasts elements of Jay-Z and...
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Batida: 808s and Guitar-Breaks
Name: Batida
Where He’s From: Lisbon, Portugal via Luanda, Angola
Genre: Kuduro (Redux)
When He Started: 2007
Most Similar: Baloji, Buraka Som Sistema
The...
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Man Like Me — “Squeeze”
Man Like Me, a north London electro pop duo, plays dresses up in “Squeeze.” They participate in the small town escapades that most people dream of –surfing through the...
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Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Releases Glittering New Video
"American Dream Part II" is an electro house-style dance-floor burner from the UK's Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. Taken from the producer's forthcoming debut...
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Emeli Sandé — “Next To Me”
Emeli Sandé, a pop singer/songwriter, has whip appeal. She sings about her close relationship with a very worthy lover in “Next to Me.” He nixes nights at the club and...
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Me and My Drummer — “Heavy Weight”
Me and My Drummer, a Berlin-based electronica duo, moonwalks into a space age situation with “Heavy Weight,” a single from their debut album The Hawk, The Beak, The...