Formed in L.A.’s golden years of hip-hop, J.J. Fad originally began as a six-piece female rap group. They slimmed down to three members after being plagued by management and financial issues, leaving MC J.B., Baby-D, and Sassy C with support by DJ Train. Discovered by Eazy-E, they released their 1987 hit single, “Supersonic” via Ruthless […]

A master of slide guitar, “Mississippi” Fred McDowell was the most influential American Hill country blues singer. Creatively, he had played slide with a pocket knife, a beef rib bone and then later switched to a glass slide for its clearer sound. Making music since the early 1900’s, the man projected a slick and steady groove you could […]

Psychedelic Aussies, Tame Impala have dropped a colorful and mind-bending new video for ‘Feels Like We Only Go Backwards’, the latest single from their critically-acclaimed sophomore album Lonerism. Created by animators (and musicians) Joe Pelling & Becky Sloan, it’s a hypercolor wave, a visual imprint of their sonic landscape, and totally Tame Impala. Tame Impala has a sold-out […]

While they’re baring the burden of Hurricane Sandy, our favorite New York psychedelic-garage-rockers, the Vandelles have shared a creepy new Halloween single. You can download their new single, You Turn Me for free via their Bandcamp. The song is a reverbed, wild cover from Beat Happening’s ’92 song (and self-titled album), You Turn Me On. The Vandelles do […]

Bringing forth that heavy stoner and sludge metal from the Pacific Northwest, Red Fang are kicking off their tour today in support of their solid album, Murder the Mountains. If you’re down with Sleep, Queens of the Stone Age or Mastodon — you don’t want to miss out on Red Fang’s upcoming show at the Troubadour this […]

Brooklyn trio, the Vandelles have released a flirty new video this morning for “Miles Away,” the second video from their new album, Strange Girls Don’t Cry. The video is a whimsical piece featuring a redheaded lolita dancing around in various outfits as she spends her day vinyl shopping, eating pizza and smoking. The video starts bright […]

For those of you that have yet to catch the XX touring in support of their new album, Coexist, you can at least get a bit of you XX fix with their new video for “Chained.” It’s the second single off Coexist and is directed by Young Replicant, made in conjunction with The Creators Project. The […]

Kicking off with a little beatboxing, Jack White battles himself in his new video for “I’m Shakin.” The man does it up in some primo, smooth-as-silk style with some sexy back-up singers and dancers to match. The song is a cover of the Little Willie John classic that is on White’s Blunderbuss. White is releasing […]

Just minutes ago, The XX played their first U.S. show in almost three years! It all went down at the 987FM Hollywood Tower Penthouse in an intimate setting in front of some 150 invited guests. Clad in their signature black attire, the XX looked sharp and sounded absolutely amazing. They played a couple of songs from their […]

Bat for Lashes has a new album hitting the streets in October! The long awaited album The Haunted Man will be released October 15th, with a cover shot by the revered photographer Ryan McGinley, who is known for his naturalistic imagery. Natasha appears naked and carrying a man around her shoulders. Sharing a bit of […]