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Interactive Video: Arcade Fire “We Used to Wait” The interactive music video thing has been done before (see: Broken Bells and Robyn). However, none are as cool or...

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Interactive Video: Arcade Fire “We Used to Wait”

The interactive music video thing has been done before (see: Broken Bells and Robyn). However, none are as cool or personal as this one from Arcade Fire. Sticking with The...
MP3: Dirty Projectors “Temecula Sunrise (Live at Other Music)”

If you can’t get enough of Dirty Projectors, just you wait until they release the deluxe treatment of their 2009 album Bitte Orca on September 28th. The Bitte Orca Expanded...
VIDEO: Interpol “Barricade”

This new Interpol video is way less creepy than their previous one (“Lights”), starting with the fact that there is no ‘Roman shower’ or whatsoever involved. Instead, we see images...
JUST FOR FUN: What Was No.1 the Day You Were Born?

We’ve been plugging in numbers on THIS SITE all morning to see what songs made #1 on Billboard Charts the day we crawled out of our mothers’ wombs. My birth...
VIDEO: I Blame Coco “Quicker”

I Blame Coco aka Coco Sumner — born Eliot Sumner — only just turned 20 not too long ago but she’s already making great strides in the music business. Coco’s...
VIDEO: Washed Out “Hold Out”

Here is the new Washed Out video, a collection of documented clips from his spring 2009 tour. It’s a nice end of the summer release as a look-back at the...
VIDEO: Wavves “Post Acid”

Wavves has an interesting method of sharing their new music video for “Post Acid” – you’ll have to go to THIS SITE and tweet or Facebook to access it. The...
VIDEO: Male Bonding “Weird Feelings”

The new video from British rockers Male Bonding looks old – not just trying-to-look-vintage old, but actually looks like it’s straight from the 80s/90s. Similarly, so does their grunge sound,...
LISTEN: Twin Shadow Debut Album “Forget”

Congratulations to Brooklyn’s Twin Shadow for releasing their debut album Forget on Terrible Records today. We were even more psyched to hear about this unF0rgettable offer from the label: for...
VIDEO: MGMT “Congratulations”

We found another music video trend: sad story lines involving strange-looking imaginary creatures (see: Yeasayer’s “Madder Red”). Watch the boys of MGMT and the aforementioned creature walking in the desert...
LISTEN: Beach House “White Moon”

Dreamy duo Beach House are one of our favorite indie bands and live acts [read our live review], so it’s no question we’re excited about their new iTunes Sessions EP....
COVER: Fever Ray does Peter Gabriel “Mercy Street”

Listen to Fever Ray‘s interpretation of the Anne Sexton-based Peter Gabriel song “Mercy Street.” Singer Karin Dreijer Andersson said of the track: “We made it more intense and faster to...
MP3: Jenny and Johnny “Big Wave”

Indie duo and real life love birds Jenny and Johnny – otherwise known as Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis and boyfriend Jonathan Rice – are releasing their debut LP I’m Having...
VIDEO: Toro Y Moi “Low Shoulder”

We don’t usually put sugar in our coffee – if that even was sugar – but err, it seems like a really bad idea. The girl in this Toro Y...
VIDEO: The Thermals “I Don’t Believe You”

Having a hard time turning off The Thermals? Well, you’re not alone. Although, in their latest music video “I Don’t Believe You,” the girl is desperately trying to shut them...
VIDEO: Arcade Fire “Ready to Start”

Indie royalty Arcade Fire must know how well-received their shows are to have used a footage of a recent concert for their new music video “Ready to Start.” The shots...
LISTEN: The Ting Tings “Hands”

Listen to “Hands,” the brand new spankin’ Calvin Harris-produced tune from the UK electro pop duo The Ting Tings. We can hear the Calvin Harris-ness of the song driving a...
VIDEO: Screaming Females “I Don’t Mind It”

Enjoy this doodle-licious new video “I Don’t Mind It” from Screaming Females, which is actually one screaming female and two lads, a New Jersey trio led by front woman Marissa...
MP3: Wild Nothing “Golden Haze”

With Wild Nothing‘s May release of debut Gemini, we were instantly swept away by their shoegaze indie pop sound that was just the perfect amount of sweet and shimmer. Jack...
VIDEO: The Vaselines “Sex With An X”

Remember The Vaselines? They were active in the late 80s-early 90s and to some primarily known for being the band that Nirvana covered. After a 20 year hiatus, the Scottish...
VIDEO: Yeasayer “Madder Red”

Enjoy the latest video from Yeasayer, which features Kristen Bell and her gross but strangely lovable ‘pet.’ The video is sort of WTF and a bit off-putting but really very...
VIDEO: Scissor Sisters “Any Which Way”

This technicolor Scissor Sisters video for “Any Which Way” is a great visual trip, thanks to director Ace Norton’s colorful vision. And umm, wow, singer Jake Shears is something himself...
VIDEO: Arcade Fire Perform Two Songs on The Daily Show

It’s a good year for Arcade Fire. With a highly acclaimed #1 album The Suburbs, they’ve been creating more hype than ever and have played talk-worthy shows at MSG and...
REMIX: Vampire Weekend “White Sky” (Cecile)

Vampire Weekend – or Vampi Weekers as we like to call them – just got a Twitter and have used their first tweet to give us this Cecile remix of...
VIDEO: Broken Bells 3-D Video “October”

Okay, bring out your 3D glasses because Broken Bells‘ new music video for “October” is a three-dimensional ‘choose your own adventure via the direction of your cursor’ type. You can...
MP3: Eternal Summers “Pogo”

We have a soft spot for dream-pop bands because of their ability to woo us with short and sweet songs, making us wish we still had crushes and could write...
MP3: Röyksopp “This Space”

So, as you may or may not know, the sick Swedish electro duo otherwise known as Röyksopp have been giving away a free song a month. This month’s track is...
VIDEO: Cut Copy Performs New Track “Blink and You’ll Miss the Revolution”

Last month, Cut Copy hyped up their forthcoming album with their first single “Where I’m Going.” When they performed at Lollapalooza over the weekend, they couldn’t resist showing us another...
VIDEO: Thom Yorke Performs New Radiohead “Give Up the Ghost”

Radiohead has been teasing us with the announcement of a new studio album that could drop anytime now as we’re anxiously on the look-out. Over the weekend, Thom played a...
MP3: Simian Mobile Disco “Nerve Salad”

Simian Mobile Disco have been keeping themselves busy – touring, starting a record label, and regularly DJ’ing at New York’s Fixed club. On October 10th, they’ll be releasing a mixtape...