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Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City
Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City XL Recordings The initial wave of criticism that met Vampire Weekend’s self-titled first album was a hyphenated mess. The problem was that no singular...
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Joey Bada$$: "Word Is Bond"
TRACK REVIEW Joey Bada$$ “Word Is Bond” Self-Released On the first offering from his forthcoming mixtape titled Summer Knights, Joey Bada$$ has recruited Statik Selektah to produce some good old...
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Beliefs have released a new video for the track “Carousel” off their self-titled debut from earlier this year. The video was directed by Benjamin Portas who helmed the video for Dusted “Bruises” we...
View ArticleWATCH: Vampire Weekend "Diane Young"
Vampire Weekend have released an official video for the track “Diane Young” from their recently released excellent album titled Modern Vampires of the City. The fanfare features a psychotic dude in a...
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Beck: "Defriended"
TRACK REVIEW Beck “Defriended” Self-Released Beck Hansen is a chameleon. From the latest track titled “Defriended” that he has bestowed upon the world, you’d think it would be difficult to wrap your...
View ArticleWATCH: Jay-Z "Magna Carta Holy Grail"
During game 5 of the NBA finals last night Jay-z announced his new album in a Samsung commercial. The album is called Magna Carta Holy Grail and will be released on July 4th. The album will be released...
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Kanye West: Yeezus
Kanye West Yeezus Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam It would be easy to call Yeezus commercial suicide. There is no immediate pop appeal, no standalone radio single and rarely a conventional hook in sight. The...
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Above Palm Trees: Jimmy Eat World
BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE Talking about musical taste is really talking about entitlement. Call it pretentious, but more than once in my lifetime I have written off artists based solely on their increasing...
View ArticleWATCH: Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Despair"
The latest video from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs wins a couple of awards in our books. First, Karen O. takes home the hardware for both Happiest Indie Rock Queen and Most Contagious Smile. The video itself...
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Pearl Jam: "Mind Your Manners"
TRACK REVIEW Pearl Jam “Mind Your Manners” Monkeywrench The release of each new Pearl Jam single comes as a game of Russian Roulette. It’s not a matter of relevance or a question of whether they can...
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