Rugged yet enticing, Charli XCX’s latest single, “Gold Coins,” is another slam dunk for the pop diva. Released today via the London Queen’s YouTube channel, the video confirms that Charli is sticking to this theme of punk rock/pop-ish music on her upcoming album, Sucker. Charli’s album is due to release Dec. 16 (US) and Jan. 26 (UK). You…
Father John Misty: “Bored in the USA”
Father John Misty has released the first single off of his new album. “Bored in The USA” is a slow, piano-based satire, backed with Josh Tillman’s powerful vocals and even more powerful lyrics. As a play off the 1984 Bruce Springsteen hit “Born in The USA”, Father John Misty strikes the same political chord 30…
Damien Rice: ‘My Favourite Faded Fantasy’
After an eight-year hiatus from the studio, Damien Rice has released his third album, My Favourite Faded Fantasy. Since his last studio release, 9, in 2006, Rice has been touring and working on collaborations with a multitude of artists, including Ray LaMontagne and David Gray. Rice’s last individual release was a live album in 2007,…
15 Songs Essential to Your Workout Playlist
The perfect song can elevate your mood to a whole new level. There is a reason Zumba and other dance aerobics classes are successful. Music has the effect of reducing how much you think about exercising and the ability to increase your endurance. For those who don’t exactly enjoy making a trip to the gym, music…
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at Terminal West on November 11
[tps_header] Approaching the box office at Terminal West on Tuesday night, I could hear what sounded like an acoustic version of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.‘s “Beautiful Dream” and I had to check my watch. Doors at 8pm. Music at 9pm. And there’s an opener, right? It’s not even 9:30. How can this be? Am I…
Watch: Daddy: “This Charming Man”
James Franco and his art school classmate, Tim O’Keefe, make up the band Daddy, and Thursday, they showed everyone exactly who their daddy was when they released the video for their new single, “This Charming Man.” The video – debuted via VICE – is more than a music video, though. Cast through an assortment of colors, shades, hues…
Watch: Azealia Banks: “Chasing Time”
Azealia Banks has come a longgg way from her “Licorice” days, but that’s not a bad thing at all. Today, the New York rapper released the video for her single “Chasing Time,” a single off of her highly anticipated and recently released Broke With Expensive Taste. The single, which is upbeat and a little refreshing for Banks, has…
Listen: MOTHXR: “Stranger”
This is the sound you need. The Brooklyn-based quartet, MOTHXR, released a new single for fans Wednesday by the name of “Stranger.” However, strangers we are not to this dark and suave band led by frontman Penn Badgley – yes, the dude from Gossip Girl. Along with the other members of MOTHXR – Simon Oscroft, Jimmy Giannopoulos,…
Watch: Taylor Swift: “Blank Space”
As I’m sure you all have heard about and/or seen, Taylor Swift’s video for her 1989 track “Blank Space” was released earlier this week (twice, actually, counting that awkward time that Yahoo completely effed up and leaked it prematurely). In the video – which some are claiming to be Swift’s best yet – T.Swift starts off in this…
Watch: Angels & Airwaves: “The Wolfpack”
Angels and Airwaves (AVA) may have had a few changes in the band’s roster, but that still doesn’t stop them from dishing out new tunes for their fans. Wednesday, the rock band – consisting of guitarist and vocalist, Tom DeLonge (blink-182) and drummer, Illan Rubin- released the new music video for their single, “The Wolfpack.”…