M.I.A. released a free mixtape for New Year’s Eve — CoS thinks it’s because she’s trying to make us forget how crappy her 2010 was, and I agree. I’m downloading it as we speak, but with production credits by Switch, Rusko, Blaqstarr, and Diplo it can’t be all bad. Download the Vicki Leekx mixtape Vicki [...]

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Kanye West just released his new video for the track “Monster” off My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. It’s got Kanye, Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj and a whole lot of dead ladies.

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When I caught the Handsome Furs in Halifax they played a few new tracks that all sounded great. Now after a quick bit of searching I found out that they’ve debuted new ones as recently as this month. Seems like they’ve got most of an album ready, so fingers crossed for their third LP in [...]

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Elbow’s new album Build a Rocket, Boys! is out March 7, but we’ve already got our first look at it. Here they are playing “Lippy Kids” live at Blueprint Studios. Sounds fantastic! Fingers crossed for the stars to align and Elbow to tour with the National some day.

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Phew. It feels pretty good to be back, guys. To celebrate, we’ve got these two tracks from Acid of the East. If you enjoy these, hit up their facebook page to stream a few more. MP3: Acid of the East – The Tail That Ate Itself MP3: Acid of the East – Animal I’m not [...]

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Simpsons did it! When I got back from Cincinnati today, this video was all over the net. To everyone who loves the Simpsons and couldn’t care less about top 40s radio (which is probably most of my readers), you’ll probably take special glee in the accusation leveled by this video.

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If it’s December at You Ain’t No Picasso then it’s time for Mixmas. Every year I use the holiday season as an excuse to get some of my favorite musicians to contribute a mix centered around a theme of their choosing. They share some of their favorites and we get a little peak into their [...]

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Looks like you’ve got a few digital presents left to open. Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and Muse all have some kind of concert footage ready for you to download. First up is the fan-compiled multi-cam DVD of Radiohead’s Hati benefit show. The entire thing is a free download, but Radiohead gave their blessing with the [...]

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Gorillaz just posted their new album The Fall, which they made on an iPad. Hmmm. Sounds like a good excuse to turn an impulse buy into a tax write-off. Either way, new Gorillaz record you guys! Stream or download it here. The Fall: 01 Phoner to Arizona 02 Revolving Doors 03 HillBilly Man 04 Detroit [...]

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