We loved the Santigold and Nick Zimmer -featuring first single from Amadou & Mariam’s upcoming record Folila “Dougou Badia,” and we’re digging the rest of the record too, especially “Wily Kataso,” which features Kyp Malone and Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio taking the wheel for a super-catchy chorus. The song’s got a sweet video now too, for which sought to evoke "Stanley Kubrick's 2012 rendition of the party in Midnight Cowboy featuring real today New York archetypal characters." The end [...]

Luego de haber anunciado Folila , su nuevo disco con colaboraciones de Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Santigold y Thelonius London para el 2 de abril, los malienses Amadou & Mariam presentan un nuevo adelanto junto a TV On The Radio . El tema, titulado Wily Kataso , es el segundo adelanto desde Dougou [...]

Luego de haber anunciado Folila , su nuevo disco con colaboraciones de Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Santigold y Thelonius London para el 2 de abril, los malienses Amadou & Mariam presentan un nuevo adelanto junto a TV On The Radio . El tema, titulado Wily Kataso , es el segundo adelanto desde Dougou [...]

Lamentablemente (o no), no voy a asistir al primer día del festival. Ahora, si fuera, lo más probable es que llegara a las 4 y media para ver un rato a Vetusta Morla que, aunque no son mi máximo, pues va, España y rock, va. Luego me saltaría a ver a Dënver, prácticamente por el puro hype y porque vi un video que duraba como 7 minutos y tenía unos bailarines y pues se veía bonito (?). Y luego me haría güey por un muy buen rato, la verdad. Tendría que esperar a que tocara TV On The Radio [...]
Malian duo Amadou & Mariam have a new album coming out on 10th April. The album's called, Folila , and they've just released a video for one of the LP's tunes, Wily Kataso . The tune is a collaboration with Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone (from TV on the Radio ) and the video is directed by Jennifer DeLia - check it out [...]

Amadou & Mariam will put out a new record this week, and it's a fairly star-studded one at that, as we've already heard the Santigold-featuring " Dougou Badia ." Now the Malian duo have put out a video for album track "Wily Kataso," the song that features TVOTR members Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone in support. Watch it below. Read More...
What: Malian duo Amadou & Mariam team up with TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone and Tunde Adebimpe for a lively musical gathering in the music video for "Wily Kataso". The pair's latest album, Folila , hits stores on April 10th via Nonesuch. Directed by: Julie Pacino
The Malians and the Brooklynites join forces.

Catalpa Festival at Randall's Island (July 28-19, 2012) Early Bird tickets are on sale now , for the inaugural Catalpa Festival at Randall's Island in NYC. Headliners for this new two day summer festival include The Black Keys, Snoop Dogg and TV On The Radio . Catalpa - New York City's Music Festival The inaugural Catalpa Festival is coming to New York City on July 28th + 29th 2012 from 1pm to 11pm and is lining up to be the year's [...]

Continuing on with our recap and coverage of this year's excellent SnowBall Music Festival in Vail, here's my final interview from the festival when I sat down with Zion Godchaux and Russ Randolph of Boombox. They rocked the Groove Tent at 4:15pm on the last day of the festival... LMB : How do you guys like being out in CO for Snowball? ZG : It feels really good. RR : This is awesome. It's a very unique experience actually. LMB [...]

It looks like we've got yet another summer festival on our hands here in NYC . The inaugural Catalpa Festival is set to take place July 28-29 on Randall's Island and they've announced their initial lineup, including The Black Keys , Snoop Dogg , TV on the Radio , and Umphrey's McGee in the top slots. Per the festival's promoters, they'll host a mix of bands playing from 1-11pm over two days, along with art installations, structures and unique elements including the Arcadia Spectacular, Frisky's [...]

New York City has a new music festival: The inaugural Catalpa Festival runs July 28-29h at Randall's Island, with a lineup boasting heavyweights like The Black Keys, TV on the Radio, and Snoop Dogg, who will perform his standout 1993 debut, Doggystyle , in its entirety. Also playing are Umphrey's McGee, Felix da Housecat, araabMUZIK, The Big Pink, City and Colour, and Fort Atlantic. In all, some fifty acts will appear this year's festival, traversing many styles and genres from rock and indie to hip-hop, reggae and the world of electronic music, according to the festival's [...]

It's Friday and that means Spring Break's here! In honor, I wanted to toss up some funky hits today, like this catchy new tune from Icky Blossoms. This is definitely a dance track, and I'd love to hear it in the club (you know versus my laptop); the song is the debut single from the group's upcoming debut on Saddle Creek . Dave from TV on the Radio is producing it, so you know there's a man with tastes behind the knobs. The band will be here [...]
Now in its second year, Snowball Music Festival promises to be a truly unique experience. Situated atop the mountains some 8,000 feet above sea level in Avon, Colorado, the snowy setting offers an alternative take on the traditional music festival. Rather than running around in the sweltering heat wearing flip flops, gym shorts and an optional basketball jersey, I'll be spending the next three days bundled up in my warmest winter gear; I even found men's rain boots in preparation (something I'd never had to consider before). The lineup boasts some of today's best indie acts in [...]

Snowball Festival out in Vail is going on this weekend, so pack your snowboard/skis and bags. The three day event starts on Friday and officially kicks of the music festival schedule for the year. If you haven't scored your tickets yet, head over here . C=T wants to make sure you're covered on your way out west on I-70 with the Snowball Music Festival Mixtape 2012. Have fun and stay warm! Snowball Music Festival 2012 Mixtape Snoop Dogg (f. Pharrell Williams) – Drop it Like It’s Hot (John Fontein Remix) [...]

5 Songs is a weekly series where we point out the strange, the grand, and the unique connections between our favorite songs. Let’s get weird. Words by Chris Several weeks ago, we looked at some covers of classic tracks from our favorite artists. There’s plenty of amazing covers out there, and there’s definitely a strange point of pride among music nerds to know all this shit. I for one am really enamored when a band [...]
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Tweet Milestones, points in our lives where we hit something big and commemorate it. Our first steps, the first tooth, the day the stabilisers come off the bike, our first beer. They're all up there. Today I'm adding one more. My 100th post for Listen Before You Buy. Yep 100! Who'dda thunk it? With a number like that it's got to be something special hasn't it? Well folks this is something very special. For you, today, I have a never released before, totally exclusive [...]
Until last month, trying to justify to people that I’m a fan of both Santigold and M.I.A. has made me feel like a pre-Anne Sullivan Helen Keller (i.e. probably not that great of taste in music and unable to articulate myself anyway). Just pick one big, young, multicultural, female act, Emma! You don’t need both! But since Santigold put out “ Big Mouth ,” her first single in what feels like forever off her new album, Master Of My Make-Believe (due to arrive May 1st via Downtown/Atlantic Records and said [...]

Tv On The Radio - Nine Types Of Light TV On The Radio is the Art Rock band from New York, they are known for their live performances (check out youtube) and experimental form of rock music. Kanye West made a film about his album last year , So Tv On The Radio are not the first to make a “visual re-imagining of the ir record” but we’ll tip our hats off to them since they put a lot of effort into it with the resulting outcome being phenomenal experience [...]