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Kanye West’s “White Dress” and Black Keys + RZA’s “The Baddest Man Alive”

Kanye West’s “White Dress” and Black Keys + RZA’s “The Baddest Man Alive”

Jordy Kasko October 12, 2012 0

Pitchfork introduces us to two new tunes from The Man with the Iron Fists soundtrack, one from Kanye West and one a collab between rock band The Black Keys and producer RZA: On November 2, RZA will

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Britishness: Like Bombay Bicycle Club? Try As Elephants Are’s “War Cry” <small>[MP3]</small>

Britishness: Like Bombay Bicycle Club? Try As Elephants Are’s “War Cry” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko October 11, 2012 0

Drawing comparisons to Bombay Bicycle Club, British indie rock band As Elephants Are are hitting the scene with a bang, releasing their debut single “War Cry” to the excitement of the blogosphere and fans of

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About to Break: Aussie alt-pop act Teeth & Tongue’s “The Party Is You” <small>[MP3]</small>

About to Break: Aussie alt-pop act Teeth & Tongue’s “The Party Is You” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko October 10, 2012 0

I’m absolutely addicted to this new single from Australian alt-pop act Teeth & Tongue, and if there’s any justice in the world, this one truly is About to Break — at least into the

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Talk Show Tunes: Morrissey, The Gaslight Anthem, Garbage, & The Shins

Talk Show Tunes: Morrissey, The Gaslight Anthem, Garbage, & The Shins

Jordy Kasko October 4, 2012 0

Today, I’ve got a couple of great talk show performances for you from the last few days, including the inimitable Morrissey on Jimmy Fallon, New Jersey rockers The Gaslight Anthem on Leno, alt-rock icons Garbage on

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Britishness: Worship walk a “Tightrope” between dubstep and rock <small>[WAV]</small>

Britishness: Worship walk a “Tightrope” between dubstep and rock [WAV]

Jordy Kasko October 3, 2012 0

English alt-rockers Worship are no strangers to the wub-wub-wub, but their newest single, “Tightrope,” features that wobbly bass throughout the track.  It’s dark space-rock that will appeal to the dubstep generation in the same

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Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme’s rocker “Nobody to Love”

Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme’s rocker “Nobody to Love”

Jordy Kasko October 3, 2012 0

According to their Facebook posts, Queens of the Stone Age are working on their sixth album, the follow-up to 2007′s Era Vulgaris.  But before you hold your breath waiting for that, check out frontman Josh Homme‘s

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Video: Watch a full Muse concert in HD + “Supremacy” live on Jools Holland

Video: Watch a full Muse concert in HD + “Supremacy” live on Jools Holland

Jordy Kasko October 3, 2012 0

British alt-rockers Muse just released their sixth studio album, The 2nd Law, and it’s got quite a few great tunes on it.  One of my favorites is the Queen-esque opening track “Supremacy,” which the band

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse’s first tune off <i>Psychedelic Pill</i>, “Walk Like a Giant”

Neil Young & Crazy Horse’s first tune off Psychedelic Pill, “Walk Like a Giant”

Jordy Kasko September 26, 2012 0

Neil Young and Crazy Horse collaborated on a great album of Americana covers, appropriately titled Americana, earlier this year, and now they’ve dropped the first track from their upcoming album of originals, Psychedelic Pill.

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Song of the Day: British group Worship’s tense, amazing “Nothing Is Sacred”

Song of the Day: British group Worship’s tense, amazing “Nothing Is Sacred”

Jordy Kasko September 26, 2012 0

Reading, England group Worship caught my ear back in May with their spectacular “Leviathan,” and now the group is back with a tense tune that’ll swallow you whole, “Nothing Is Sacred.”  It’s nearly impossible

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Talk Show Tunes: Animal Collective, The Killers, and Muse rock out

Talk Show Tunes: Animal Collective, The Killers, and Muse rock out

Jordy Kasko September 26, 2012 0

Here are three of my favorite performances on talk shows from the last week — enjoy! -Jordy Kasko Video: Animal Collective – “Today’s Supernatural (Live on Conan)” Video: The Killers – “Miss Atomic Bomb

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Diplo + Jahan Lennon’s acoustic psychedelia, “About That Life” <small>[MP3]</small>

Diplo + Jahan Lennon’s acoustic psychedelia, “About That Life” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko September 20, 2012 0

Stereogum introduces us to Diplo‘s new track, “About That Life (ft. Jahan Lennon)”: Diplo and Jahan Lennon (Zeb from the now-defunct PO PO) sit back on the laid-back psychedelic jam “About That Life,” a track

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Hip-Hop Hits: British alternative hip-hop talent ML’s “Way Before” <small>[WAV]</small>

Hip-Hop Hits: British alternative hip-hop talent ML’s “Way Before” [WAV]

Jordy Kasko September 20, 2012 0

Some Kind of Awesome introduces us to South London alternative hip-hop talent ML, a.k.a. Mickey Lightfoot.  ”Way Before” mixes haunting choral vocals with piano, hip-hop-style production, and lyrics (presumably) about trying to break into

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