It's been a long time since Brooklyn-janglers DIIV released new music -- three years, to be exact -- which can build some lofty expectations and eagerness for new material. This past week, the band unceremoniously delivered the first taste of upcoming album, Is The Is The...
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"I would like to clear the air, that I am not, and have never been, related to Steamin' Willie Beaman." - Bhi Bhiman. Bhi Bhiman is a fellow St. Louisian who creates very nice to listen to Americana folk rock. The culturally Sri Lankan compared his...
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The term "pop rock" may have been given a bad name because of the mid-2000's and bands like All Time Low and We The Kings - but now there's a new instance of pop rock with bands like COIN, CRUISR, and Strange Names creating some...
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That's right! CMJ is a month out and TMD's annual Showcase at Knitting Factory will be where it's at Friday night. I must say, we had an especially fun time booking this one, taking full advantage of an amazing pool of Aussie talent that so gracefully descends upon our city each...
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Aussie favorites Mansionair finally are back with their first new release of the year. While "Speak Easy" may be their most upbeat and radio-ready number yet, it's also slow-burner with atmospheric instrumentation and a gorgeous falsetto-heavy hook that will have you falling in love with the Sydney...
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Lotta heat on Lostboycrow right now coming from the west coast...
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Now that summer's officially over, besides ya'know, the 90+ degree heat, violent panhandlers, and perpetual subway sweat, we can pay homage to all the Shady Girls of Summer. To the gals who insist on only meeting up "out east" - umm, why would I do that?...
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Indiepopper and Tegan & Sara vocal double, Allison Weiss, created a Kickstarter in 2009 to press her debut full length, and after crushing her monetary goal, she became a sensation for online promotion (NYT, Wired, etc). Regarding her new album, out in October, she says...
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19 year-old Canuck, Scott Helman, was signed by Warner at 15 (not too shabby, pretty sure at 15 I had braces and was still spiking my hair up, not signing record deals or doing anything creative whatsoever besides doodling dicks on my math books) and went...
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Good remixes are really hard to come by: for a remix to actually be effective, it has to take a song and give it a whole new feel while still maintaining the original track's essence. Anonymous producer Toulouse does just that, by transforming Kanye West's somber hip-hop...
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