Blog: Pigeons and Planes

Magic Man, the five-piece synth-rockers from Providence, Rhode Island who we picked as a Best New Artist in March, are back with the third and final release from their self-produced Fox Den EP. The young, promising musicians have joined St. Lucia, HAIM and Haerts as Neon Gold's latest album signing. "Nova Scotia" sounds like what you would get [...]

• Magic Man - The Fox Den Demos

As you may have heard, RiFF RAFF is playing a "smooth talking art dealer from Miami" in the latest episode of One Life To Live. The characters name? Jamie Franko, obviously. Curious what that looks like? Watch the full episode above. Or just skip around until you see RiFF RAFF, watch for 10 seconds, nod [...]

After his epic 46 minute discussion with Questlove, Nardwuar is back with another interview, this time with electro-indie duo Purity Ring. Together they talk about notable Edmonton music, that time Megan slept with a Kangaroo and a crazy story about Megan's brothers getting rescued at sea. Watch the full interview above.

Yesterday we watched the video of Chance The Rapper and Nosaj Thing collaborating, and today we get the end result, "Paranoia." Nosaj Thing's sedated electronic production on "Paranoia" isn't the typical beat you'd expect to hear Chance on, but that's one of the exciting things about Chance—it's way too early and he's way too capable [...]

• NOSAJ THING - Paranoia

Frances Cone is another fresh voice on the Americana-pop circuit that caught our ear with her raspy, sweet voice and horn, flute and strings accompaniment. Classically trained in piano, Francis left Charleston for the confines of New York City, slowly crafting her debut album Come Back that was quietly released in February of this year. [...]

• FrancesConeBand - Long Way Down

What does Bradford Cox want and will he ever get it? This was the question that plagued me after spending nearly two hours sitting on the floor of a hotel room listening to him wax philosophical on topics as diverse as Gucci Mane and gay marriage (Note: he’s not really in support of either). The notorious behavior of the Deerhunter frontman has been confusing and fascinating journalists, audiences—and even his publicist— for the greater part of a decade.

With the release of their eighth studio album quickly approaching, Swedish duo Club 8 have shared the second single off the upcoming LP. Much like their last track, "Stop Taking My Time," the band delivers another undeniably catchy electro-pop production. This time though, "I'm Not Gonna Grow Old" possesses a much stronger disco-inspired sound, with [...]

• Club 8 - I'm not gonna grow old

What do you expect from an album with this as the cover? The Yeah Yeah Yeahs keep things out in left-field for their new video, which follows the story of a bloodsucking insect as it swells with the blood of  a child and then, for some reason, gets trippy. Watch above. THE 15 BEST YEAH [...]

Continuing to support his fantastic Overgrown, James Blake stopped by "Late Show With David Letterman," where he performed a haunting rendition of "Retrograde." The interesting aspect of this appearance though, wasn't so much the actual performance but rather the intimate social media add-ons Blake shared with his fans and followers. Much like we saw with [...]

Action Bronson has only been on Vine for, as of today, 34 days, but he's already put up 112 Vines. Those who follow him on Twitter know that he's nothing short of a social media superstar, constanting tweeting the most ridiculous, vulgar, and sometimes, thought-provoking stuff. Needless to say, his presence on Vine is no different. So, we've sifted through all 112 vines and found you the 15 funniest, weirdest, and ridiculous Vines, courtesy of Bam Bam. Enjoy.

Last November, Vampire Weekend took to the stage on late night program Jimmy Kimmel Live to debut a new song called "Unbelievers." The band were coming due for a new album, but at the time there were only rumors and speculation surrounding what XL Recording's New York darlings might be up to. Naturally the Internet [...]

Tonight is the star-studded 2013 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Attendees included Beyoncé, Cameron Diaz, Miley Cyrus, Jessica Biel, Taylor Swift, Gwen Stefani, Katy Perry, Florence Welch, Gwen Stefani, the Olsen twins, and plenty of other big-name celebs. Kanye West is performing at the event right now, and while [...]

Ace Hood had a hit on his hands with "Bugatti," thanks in a large part to Future delivering that beast of a chorus. Ace is going to make the most of this hit. Deciding that Future wasn't enough, Ace brought a few shitload of friends, including DJ Khaled to make sure you know that THIS [...]

A few weeks ago, Cassie dropped her Rock-A-Bye Baby mixtape; a collection that marked her first official release since 2006. Complete with abundant guest verses and Cassie's signature sensually hypnotizing vocals, the record was an impressive return to the music scene. One of the standouts on the the mixtape is a Rick Ross assisted banger [...]

After signing a deal with Sony to start generating revenue that will go toward paying the taxes she owes on around a million dollars of income, Lauryn Hill has received her sentence. Apparently her new deal was too little too late, and she has been ordered to serve three months in prison and an additional [...]

So, Iggy Azalea, the 22-year-old Australian rapper with a Def Jam deal, has a new music video for her song "Bounce." It takes place in India and features Iggy wearing a saree, riding an elephant, and dancing Bollywood-style. Heems (Das Racist, Greedhead) is a Queens rapper of Punjabi descent, and he's not feeling the visuals. See [...]

Disappointed that The Knife's new album is an inaccessible, brutal assault on your ears and mind? Wish there were more Deep Cuts-era dark electronic pop songs and fewer twenty-minute long washes of ambient nothingness? If so, the three Swedes and one Australian who make up Kate Boy have got your back. With "In Your Eyes" the band [...]

• Kate Boy - "The Way We Are"

Nosaj Thing isn't known for working with rappers, but he made an exception for Chance The Rapper. For the latest episode of Yours Truly's "Songs From Scratch" the producer teams up with the Chicago rapper, whose nimble delivery should find no problem weaving its way in to the far-from-traditional production. Watch above to see the [...]

Apparently a firm believer of not playing favorites, Justin Timberlake has announced a solo tour in support of The 20/20 Experience, hitting up 23 more cities from September to February 2014. Between his co-headlining Legends of Summer tour with Jay-Z and The 20/20 Experience Part II release on September 30, JT won't be getting much [...]

Punk didn't come into prominence in China until the mid-'90s, and while Chinese punk pioneers were listening to acts that talked about the U.K. in the '70s, a lot of the feelings that punk represented were exactly what young people in China in the '90s felt like they needed. In this short documentary, The Guardian [...]