The Modern Age

You’ve heard about this Converse project which joins The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, Santogold, and Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D., now you can finally hear the results of their collaboration, a song called “My Drive Thru.”

DOWNLOAD: “My Drive Thru” by N.E.R.D. featuring Julian Casablancas and Santogold (via Sit Down Stand Up)

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Converse are seemingly sticking [...]

I know, I know, not another young actress who thinks she can make music… but Jena Malone hs been toiling through the indie music world for quite some time, having released a 7″ single last year. Now she is one half of a performance music group called “The Shoe”, which just concluded a six stop [...]

New York City band The Postelles (who I’ve seen open up for Jack Penate) just finished recording a song with The Strokes‘ guitarist and successful solo singer-songwriter, Albert Hammond Jr., who worked behind the board as the producer of the song. (His first time as a producer of another band’s tunes.) The song is called [...]

Check out the latest installment of the Basement Tapes for exclusive performances of the now Seattle-based indie rock fave, Say Hi (aka- the artist formerly known as “Say Hi to Your Mom”). (The 16-year-old kid down the hall who loves robots, rainbows, and being scared of bullies will be eating this shiz UP!)

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NAME: Young and Restless
HOMETOWN: Melbourne/Canberra, Australia
WEBSITE: http://www.youngandrestless.org/

NAME: Office
HOMETOWN: Chicago, Illinois
WEBSITE: http://www.reachoffice.net/

Photo by Aaron O/ Courtesy of Big Hassle

Too bad Avril’s latest album wasn’t as emo as this Chris Martin ditty…it’s where she excels. Bring back old Avril!!! I miss the moody.

DOWNLOAD: “The Scientist” by Avril Lavigne on Jo Whiley’s Live Lounge (Cover of Coldplay)

NAME: Coconut Records
HOMETOWN: US
WEBSITE: www.youngbabyrecords.com/

Bob Dylan–legendary troubador, zeitgeist-setter, famous mumbler, and enormous fan of Dr. Seuss books? Not sure if the last item really is true, but someone with an an uncanny ability to imitate Bob Dylan got it in their head to record a bunch of Dr. Seuss books to Dylan-esque music, and you can hear the results [...]

I just turned on my local NPR station, WNYC, tonight and I heard this awesome song that sounded like the Talking Heads on John Schaefer’s show “New Sounds”…but I had never heard it before. Not that I’m a Talking Heads connoisseur or anything, so it wasn’t a surprise I didn’t know it–but I just couldn’t [...]