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Rilo Kiley Finishes New Album, Kinda

Posted by Kevin Cortez
Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Rilo Kiley is putting their final touch on a new release, though only a compilation of archived songs. So yes, this is a new Rilo Kiley album, but there won’t be any newer material on it, though most of these tracks will be fresh for all. The band’s Facebook page posted the other day, “Record ...
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The Best Free Albums of 2012

Posted by Kevin Cortez
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

For someone who devotes a majority of their spare time to listening to music, the Internet is an absolute necessity of a tool for discovering new artists and albums from day-to-day. While it’s crystal clear by now that the top albums of 2012 are dominated by all-stars such as Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, Japandroids, Grimes, ...
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Danny Brown Reveals Album Title and Contributors

Posted by Kevin Cortez
Monday, December 17, 2012

Danny Brown announced today that his upcoming studio album will be called none other than ODB. Of course the initials usually stand for Ol’ Dirty Bastard of Wu-Tang fame, but Danny also wants it to stand out as Ol’ Danny Brown. Brown told Fuse in an interview late last week that he was 75% done ...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Announce New LP

Posted by Kevin Cortez
Monday, December 17, 2012

Short and sweet, Yeah Yeah Yeahs announced via their official Twitter account that a new album from the group will be releasing this Spring. The tweet said, DNA upgrades, spontaneous evolution and NEW YEAH YEAH YEAHS RECORD ARRIVING SPRING 2013! finally. Also, there’s a James Murphy collab rumor going around. Hopefully it’s true.

Wavves Drops New Single/Music Video, “Sail to the Sun”

Posted by Kevin Cortez
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Wavves dropped a new single today for their an upcoming album that will debut in spring. “Sail to the Sun,” will be releasing on the untitled LP via lead singer Nathan William’s new label, Mom + Pop. The song was produced by John Hill, who has also worked with M.I.A., Santigold, and Rihanna. The video ...
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MP3: James Brown & 2Pac – “Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable)”

Posted by Kevin Cortez
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Django Unchained, is releasing this Christmas for all to enjoy. But in the meantime, fans and music nerds can thoroughly enjoy the accompanying soundtrack to the film, which has been dropping consecutive amazing singles the last couple of weeks. Here’s a new track from the OST, called “Unchained,” which is a ...
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Spin Releases Top 50 Albums of 2012 List

Posted by Kevin Cortez
Monday, December 10, 2012

Spin Magazine released their top 50 albums of 2012 last week. Check out the list here, and peep who’s on it. Below is their top 5 albums of 2012. 05 Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream 04 DJ Rashad – Teklife Vol. 1 – Welcome To The Chi 03 Japandroids – Celebration Rock 02 Kendrick Lamar – ...
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Nine Inch Nails Greatest Hits Planned, Reznor Pursues Music Streaming Service

Posted by Kevin Cortez
Monday, December 10, 2012

In this week’s New Yorker, Trent Reznor spoke on multiple topics, mostly concerning new side projects and work outside of Nine Inch Nails. Revealed by Reznor in the profile article was a Greatest Hits album being worked on by Interscope Records, as well as a hinted new album for Nine Inch Nails. On a totally ...
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Download a Free Mixtape of Samples from Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d. city

Posted by Kevin Cortez
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

illRoots created a mixtape containing sampled songs of Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d. city (so far, hip-hop album of the year) which can be freely downloaded over at their website. The free tape contains Kanye West, Suspekt, Beach House, and others. It’s cool to spot and understand the samples when you actually hear the album. ...
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