The Very Best, 'Warm Heart of Africa' (Green Owl)
Exotic dance-pop clique lives up to name -- mostly.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 08.26.09 11:15 AM
On last year’s mix tape Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit Are the Very Best, London-via-Malawi singer Mwamwaya lent his exuberant vocals to the British production duo’s party-ready remixes of such sonically disparate artists as Michael Jackson, M.I.A., and Vampire Weekend.
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The Antlers, 'Hospice' (Frenchkiss)
Making indie kids cry, one diagnosis at a time.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 08.14.09 10:15 AM
With a heavy focus on hospital imagery and morose lyrics—“I’d happily take all those bullets inside you / And put them inside of myself” -- this promising Brooklyn trio exist in an openhearted world that’s far removed from their borough’s often too-cool posturing.
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Foo Fighters, QOTSA, Led Zep Members Record New Album
The rock titans' release has "beats and sounds like you’ve never heard before," says Josh Homme's wife, Spinnerette frontwoman Brody Dalle.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.02.09 1:32 PM
It's a rock'n'roll obsessive's wet dream: Foo Fighters frontman / ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, and Queens of the Stone Age bandleader Josh Homme are working on a new album -- together!
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Watch: Bloc Party's Haunted House
The Brit band's new song is dance floor-ready. But in its music video the lads stay at home -- and summon ghosts with a Ouija board!
By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.02.09 8:01 AM
With a pulsing piano melody and skittering, rave-style beats, Bloc Party's new song "One More Chance" is the perfect soundtrack for a night on the dance floor. But in the tune's just-released music video, the lads have something else in mind -- an evening at home with the world's creepiest family!
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Watch: Hot Rapper Drake's Kanye West-Directed Video
The Lil Wayne protégé coaches a basketball team of hotties in his just-released clip, directed by hip-hop's biggest star.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.02.09 7:56 AM
It appears Lil Wayne protégé Drake thinks that classic basketball movies like Hoosiers were in need of a little more T&A and a little less athletics.
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Behind the Scenes: Nas and Damian Marley Collaborate
VIDEO: Click here to go inside the studio with the roughneck rapper and reggae maestro as they work on their new album.
By Larry Fitzmaurice 07.01.09 7:45 AM
New York hip-hop veteran Nas and Bob Marley's youngest son, Damian, have joined musical forces and are hard at work on their first album, Distant Relatives -- and you can check out a video of their creative process below!
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