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If Beck-era "Sea Change" was actually written by Kevin Devine while he was high as hell and listening to a lot of Fiona Apple, he may've been Danny Malone. The Austin singer-songwriter just dropped the video for new single "Spiderlegs," a '90s-inspired piece showing Danny in his element -a barn where he actually resides and hosts a lot of shows- with just about everything a man would ever need: women, drinks, drugs, and a guitar. The low-lit scenes of Danny and his arm candy cutting lines and sipping from the bottle, kissed with jerky stop-motion and blurred out shots [...]

South by Southwest 2013 is almost upon us (like next week!), and at TGTF towers we are honing our scoop sniffing skills, polishing our camera lenses and preparing ourselves for a glut of musical goodness. So who can you catch in Austin that you haven’t seen paraded in front of you on MTV and the BBC? Well, probably no-one, but I’m going to point you in the direction of one of the shows I for one, would not be missing. (And best of all, it's absolutely free - along 2 other nights of outdoor music goodness.) [...]

Award season inches closer and closer and while we mostly focus on ceremonies like the Grammys, the Oscars also get our attention by way of the Best Original Song category. But 2013 will not be the year a rock band nabs a golden man as The Black Keys, Arcade Fire, and Mumford and Sons, among others, were snubbed in favor of songs from Skyfall and Les Miserables . Were any of our favorite bands worthy of a nomination this year? That's what we want to know from you on today's Rock it Out! Blog. Leave a comment [...]

Award season inches closer and closer and while we mostly focus on ceremonies like the Grammys, the Oscars also get our attention by way of the Best Original Song category. But 2013 will not be the year a rock band nabs a golden man as The Black Keys, Arcade Fire, and Mumford and Sons, among others, were snubed in favor of songs from Skyfall and Les Miserables . Were any of our favorite bands worthy of a nomination this year? That's what we want to know from you on today's Rock it Out! Blog. Leave a comment [...]

Earlier this month we asked our readers to submit their own annual report . Now that you've seen our selections , we're pleased to share yours. Band of the Year 01. Tame Impala 02. Grizzly Bear 03. Japandroids 04. Death Grips 05. The Black Keys Artist of [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , New Music , New Releases Chromewaves A live wire is dangerous -- and, yes, exciting -- because of its power and unpredictability. But it's also an adjective that can be hard to come by at SXSW , where 2000-plus acts play here, there and everywhere, and often deliver rote set after set. But live [...]

With South By Southwest right around the corner, we spent the majority of our week getting majorly pumped up for all the performers to hit Austin — particularly those at our own Pray For Pop party at the Pure Volume House. But SXSW aside, there were plenty more developments in pop to chronicle in our weekly Pop & Fizz rankings. (Remember, we measure each artist or major news story according to their size, or "Rank", and then we weigh how they’re faring overall in the pop zeitgeist, or "Hype".) Head below to [...]

So you're probably wondering why it's taken me so long to write a preview of this year's South by Southwest festival (now to be described as SXSW from this point forward), held annually in Austin, Texas. And yes, your faithful editor will be there to catch as much of the action as humanly possible. The music portion takes place from Tuesday the 13th humanly possible (read: I'm putting my body to the test on this). For your information, tickets to the music portion of SXSW from Tuesday the 13th all the way [...]