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New York City, United StatesHeavy Trash Get Aspirational
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Heavy Trash Get Aspirational

Rockabilly outfit Heavy Trash sound off in this very inspiring clip. Jon Spencer (of JSBX) and Matt Verta-Ray tell young aspiring musicians just what they should do to get ahead in today's competitive environment.
Paris, FranceThe Adorable, Adorable Yelle
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The Adorable, Adorable Yelle

It's no secret that we at Iggy harbor barely concealed crushes on French chanteuses. When you hear the accent you WILL. CRUMBLE. That's why when Yelle, from the French band Yelle, talks about her influences you will have no choice but to say "awww…"
Montreal, CanadaThunderheist Share Some Tour Horror Stories
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Thunderheist Share Some Tour Horror Stories

Isis and Grahm from Thunderheist are a hardworking dance party duo from Canada. They play aggressive, fun uptempo party jams and the next time they roll into town you must see them. They haven't been on...
New York City, United StatesTour Talk
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Tour Talk

Andy Butler has toured the world with his DFA Records disco/house revival group Hercules & Love Affair. With all that experience under his belt there is only one relevant question: where is the funnest place in the world? His answer may surprise you…
Los Angeles, United StatesHealth Talks Time Travel and Journey
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Health Talks Time Travel and Journey

Electronic psyche-pop misfits Health are one of our favorite leftfield experimental bands. They've been remixed by Javelin and Crystal Castles already – not bad for a quartet of nerdy dudes from L.A. In this clip the group considers the viability of...
Detroit, United StatesDirtbombs And High School Nerdiness
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Dirtbombs And High School Nerdiness

Garage rockers the Dirtbombs hail from dirty dirty Detroit, Michigan and make some of the most urgent, down-home, fuzzed out punky fury this side of 8 mile. Did you know? Lead singer Mick Collins' first concert was Bo Diddley in 1972 (unassailably...
London, United KingdomThe Black Ghosts = Voltron
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The Black Ghosts = Voltron

What does it take to make a great pop song? UK dance producers Black Ghosts think they've got it figured out. One of them used to be in the Beatles-esque psyche-pop group Simian! Who later went on to become Simian Mobile Disco! Who we love!
London, United KingdomThe Kills Talk New York City
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The Kills Talk New York City

We like the Kills. They're so cool! Lead singer Alison Mosshart is super foxy, and guitarist Jamie Hince is totally British, AKA dry-humored (or dry-humoured) and deadpan. Here's Jamie sounding off on whether or not New York City is the greatest city in...
Hong Kong, ChinaStarting a Career in Hong Kong
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Starting a Career in Hong Kong

Jonathan Wong, the rising young Canto-pop star compares living in New York City to living in Hong Kong in an exclusive interview with MTV Iggy. After meeting his current producer during his junior year at Cornell University, he moved to Hong Kong once...
Hong Kong, ChinaAn Athlete First and a Dancer Second?
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An Athlete First and a Dancer Second?

When the seriously adorable triple-threat (singer/songwriter/dancer) Jonathan Wong told us that he was a “three season athlete” who didn't care much about dance well into his late teens, we couldn’t really believe it. Have you seen the man dance? He...
Hong Kong, ChinaUS + HK = Best of Both Worlds
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US + HK = Best of Both Worlds

Jonathan Wong, the triple threat singer/songwriter/dancer from Hong Kong, talks to Iggy about his diverse musical background -- he took classical piano lessons as a young boy, listened to Canto-pop growing up in China, and discovered soul and R&B after...