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New Video: Friends with the Help, “Love Thought”
Canada, hip-hop, and senior citizens ballroom dancing: They sound like the ingredients for a round of Mad Libs, but in this case, they’re the winning formula behind Friends with the Help’s new video for
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New Video: Saturday, Monday, “Headshake”
Listen, I don’t know about you, but the idea of a week that goes from Saturday to Monday really pisses me off. A one-day weekend? No football season? Total bullshit. Thankfully, the music of
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New Music: ON AN ON, “Ghosts”
Their band name seems like the work of evil hipsters, but ON AN ON’s debut single, “Ghosts,” is like a really good day boiled down to five minutes and change — a collision of
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New Music: Cara Mitchell, “Passing Sun”
Some artists take time to find their footing, but 16-year-old Cara Mitchell is already playing squarely to her strengths as a songwriter and performer — at least if “Passing Sun,” this sample track from
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The Popdose Interview: Randy Brecker
The jazz legend looks back on his past -- and ahead to the future
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New Music: State Broadcasters, “Trespassers”
Behold, that rarest of pop animals: The five-minute song that actually feels too short. I’m not kidding — I was actually sort of pissed when State Broadcasters‘ “Trespassers” ended, because the song is just
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Pre-Order Julian Velard’s “Person of Interest” EP
Hola, amigos! I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya about the greatness of Julian Velard, but good news — Brooklyn’s baddest pop songwriting wizard is prepping a brand new
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New Music: Pipers, “Edge of Nowhere”
During my 20s, when I was a callow and heartbroken youth, I went on a catastrophic date with a woman who spent half of our dinner talking about her dreams of marrying an Italian
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New Video: Sam Willis, “Winterval”
What’s a winterval? It’s like an interval, only colder, I guess — and it’s also the latest hypnotic eight-minute track from electronic artist Sam Willis, who’s getting ready to release his debut solo album
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