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Tesla Boy Is Russia’s Synthpop Superconductor
February 17, 2012 No, they're not from Australia. Despite the vocal polyphonic splits, candied synthesizers, and Bag Raiders via New Order warmth, Tesla Boy actually hails from....Moscow.
Yep, Russia is the new neon,...
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Wine-spiration: Your Soca Mixtape for Carnival 2012
February 17, 2012 Soca isn't like other music. The rest of the musical world has SXSW buzz, taste-making blogs, and indie posturing to determine who is a big deal. Soca musicians have Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival. And...
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Hail Enshadowed’s Unorthodox Greek Black Metal
February 16, 2012 Greece is home to one of the world's least known yet most intriguing black metal scenes. Greek black metal bands often draw on Greece's own rich ancient mythology instead of Nordic legends -- bypassing...
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Faces by Mike Gao & Daisuke Tanabe
Project: Mooncircle & Finest Ego | 02/17/2012
From the land of future beatmaking obscura, Faces bubbles up from a subterranean jazz club where reality is spotty, and the hookahs are plentiful.
The 12" split between Los Angeles' Mike Gao (a...
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Raw Flower: Androsace Blooms Wildly In Shanghai
February 15, 2012 Androsace the plant is an unassuming but hardy species with tiny flowers that can be found in cold, rocky environments across Asia and Europe. Androsace the band is a force of nature that can mainly be...
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Getting The Concept of Stockholm Pop
February 15, 2012 Hailed as Sweden's answer to Phoenix, The Concept's infectious, happy-go-lucky tunes fit the pop music formula to a T. The Stockholm sweethearts happen to know just a bit about the pop music industry-- all four members have served under the pop...
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Korean House Pioneer Clazzi Goes Solo
February 15, 2012 Clazzi is an old/new artist: he just dropped his first solo LP Infant last month, but he's been producing and making music since he was discovered on the Internets back in 2001. He's a Korean/not-Korean artist: his entire music career has been based in...
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The Best Valentines Day Tunes Of All Time
February 14, 2012
We recently interviewed a few of our favorite artists to learn what Valentine's Day is like in their neck of the woods, and how they choose to celebrate (or not celebrate) it. Here's how they...
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WORLD PREMIERE: Yuna — “Live Your Life”
The world fell in love with Yuna when she took the stage at MTV Iggy's Best New Band Concert, blowing listeners away with her lilting, flawless voice. Now, she's dropping some more performance magic with her brand new video for "Live Your Life." With a...
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