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Wu-Tang Becomes Wugazi
June 30, 2011, By
It seems like you can mash Wu-Tang with anything. Last year, it was the Beatles. This year—Fugazi? Yes, Doomtree is releasing a Wu-Tang and …
Thievery Corporation – Culture Of Fear
June 30, 2011, By
David Cope, a professor at the University Of California, Santa Cruz, has been experimenting with “algorithmic computer music” and “musical intelligence” in order to program …
Zola Jesus Announces New Album, Shares Track
June 30, 2011, By
Nika Roza Danilova, better known as on-the-verge synth-pop artist Zola Jesus, has announced her second full-length album, Conatus, which comes out October 4 on Sacred Bones. …
Scene Report: Guano Apes On Berlin, Germany
June 30, 2011
In Scene Report, musicians from all over the globe fill us in on what’s going on sonically in their hometowns. This week Guano Apes …
CMJ Checks The Decks At Turntable.fm
June 29, 2011, By
While Facebook is in the throws of developing a service that combines social networking with music, the still-beta Turntable.fm is already putting that idea …
Pitchfork’s Odd Future Booking Results In Protests
June 29, 2011, By
Pitchfork is receiving some heat for booking controversial hip-hop group Odd Future at its Pitchfork Music Festival. It was announced in May that Odd Future, …
WTF: Gaga Takes Over Tumblr
June 29, 2011, By
In the latest installment of Lady Gaga taking over internet stuff, the bizarro-queen of pop has decided to grace Tumblr with her presence, giving Perez …
Reptar Releases EP And Tours This Fall
June 29, 2011, By
Although their band is named after the Godzilla-like dinosaur superhero (who apparently partakes in bestiality) from the ’90s childhood cartoon series Rugrats, the members of …
CMJ TV: CMJ TV: Taking Back Sunday
June 29, 2011, By
It’s been nearly ten years since Long Island’s Taking Back Sunday released its debut album, Tell All Your Friends. After a number of …
Bon Iver – Bon Iver
June 29, 2011, By
In the age of irony and detached hipster cool, Justin Vernon has somehow managed to reach near-deity status with little more than a handful of …
Myspace For Sale, Layoffs Inevitable
June 29, 2011, By
The sale of Myspace is just one more nail in the coffin for the once-reigning social network. Myspace is all set to be sold by …
Wilco Unveils First Single From Upcoming Album
June 28, 2011, By
The Chicago-based alternative rock band Wilco has unveiled its first single, “I Might,” off of the upcoming The Whole Love, due out in September on …
WTF: Rapper Scales Light Pole, Reaches New Career Heights
June 28, 2011, By
Earlier today, a 34-year-old Brooklyn rapper named CI Joe (or Coney Island Joe, according to the New York Post) decided to give his career a …
Kooks @ Bowery Ballroom: June 27, 2011
June 28, 2011, By
There is nothing like a British boy with a guitar, tight jeans and a head of brown curls to make girls and boys lose their …
My Teenage Stride @ Sound Bites Summer Series: June 26, 2011
June 28, 2011, By
Watching My Teenage Stride perform feels eerily like watching your boyfriend’s high school band play a gig with his buddies. The Brooklyn band’s …
Photos: Archers Of Loaf @ MHOW: June 25, 2011
June 28, 2011, By
Originally disbanding in 1998, Archers Of Loaf became the latest band to ride the wave of ’90s indie rock resurgence as its members took to the …