Canadian musician K-OS released the double album BLack on BLonde this year. One half is rock. The other half is hip-hop. In this exclusive interview, he explains himself. Bonus Explanation: How his approach to music makes him the opposite of the Beastie...
We found Birdy Nam Nam wandering in the desert of Indio, California (okay, performing at Coachella.) We interviewed the Parisian DJs about everything from turntablism to 2 Chainz.
Reika, Kanako and Sara of Americana band Pirates Canoe tell us how they infuse their music with a Japanese sensibility, the strange way they met, and how they felt when they found out they were our artist of the week.
We corralled David Lehnberg and Elin Lindfors, the two free-spirited Swedish geniuses who make up The Deer Tracks, to talk frosty, magical electropop and the rationale behind their Archer album trilogy. But things got out of hand pretty fast. Watch the...
Canadian band Stars is a group of friends who have been playing together for more than a decade. Over the years, they've put out six albums, some EPs and established themselves as beloved indie pop stalwarts. They've grown up a bit too and both lead...
Get to know our Artist to Watch The Pains of Being Pure of Heart, including how they chose the name and how the founding members’ cross-cubicle friendship blossomed into something a little more rock ‘n’ roll. We discovered that, as adorable as the...
Badass London-based Colombian DJ/producer Isa GT travels the world bringing electro tropical sounds to the people. When she was in New York we got the word from her on touring Mexico, her all-girl art gang, and releasing her own music. This woman is the...
How do you say "swagger" in español? Whatever it is, these guys have it. The bilingual rap and reggae duo from the Bay dropped by to tag up our studios and riff on what it means to be Afro-Latino.
Brazilian mic maven Zuzuka Poderosa calls her genre-bending baile funk-inspired music Carioca bass, which also happen to be the name of her new EP. In this exclusive video, she invited us into her...
French horns are so misunderstood. They’re loud, they’re geeky and they’re full of spit. But when a couple of Americans added sick beats to their brassy repertoire, the French horn was suddenly an...
Never underestimate the power of a broken heart, especially the tell-tale heart of British beauty, Kate Nash. Listen in as she recalls an episode of a girl's night gone mad. Jägerbombs, stripper poles, a gigantic teddybear and a broken tooth all...
The Brooklyn-based, bearded DJ/producer shares a never-ending saga of scheduling studio time with Vybz Kartel, and his fearful ordeal of trying to finally close the deal.
Sure girls just wanna have fun, but Peaches is no ordinary chick. Perched upon a swing, the Canadian star recalls what made the biggest impact on her in 2012.
