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The Sea and Cake stream new track ‘Harps’

New album “Runner” coming out September 18.

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Wilco give breathtaking performance on ‘Fallon’

The band makes its only late night TV appearance this year with a blistering rendition of “Art of Almost,” plus a Loose Fur cover.

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Stream the brand new Sebadoh ‘Secret’ EP

The five-song digital EP is the band’s first release of new material in 14 years.

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‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’ reissued for the billionth time

New box set version of the album comes with six discs.

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10 awesomely nude album covers

Yesterday, Bat For Lashes joined the ranks of famous buck-naked album covers. Enjoy this obviously NSFW list of some of our favorite in-the-buff LPs.

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R. Kelly ‘Feeling Single’ all over ‘Late Night’

Uncle R plays a seductive cut off his new record on “Jimmy Fallon.”

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Review: Purity Ring ‘Shrines’

Canadian duo Purity Ring debut with a record that’s sound manipulations and wide-eyed vocals pull inward like a tractor beam.

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Ambient pop producer Evian Christ releases new track ‘FYTS’

Angelic ambient drones set to hip-hop beats. Yes, please!

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Batman revisited: A look back at the franchise we grew up with

The nation has delved into Batmania yet again, so let’s take a moment to look back into the dark history of the character’s previous film series.

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Wild Nothing and DIIV to tour this fall because they might be the same band

Will this tour be like a real-life rock & roll “Mrs. Doubtfire”?

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A$AP Rocky arrested for battery, booked for robbery?

The New York rapper runs into some law trouble, but of what variety?

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Ultraísta announce album details

Nigel Godrich’s new band will release their debut record in October.

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Watch Joanna Newsom on ’7 Minutes in Heaven’

The harpest hangs out in a closet, makes strange faces, eats rotisserie chicken, and plays a toy keyboard.

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Check out The-Dream’s coked-up video for ‘Dope Bitch’

It’s unlikely this video will make it past the MTV Hits censors so you might as well watch it here.

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James Iha’s new video and his 5 best Smashing Pumpkins songs

“To Who Knows Where” reminds us of the good old days when James Iha was Billy Corgan’s right-hand man. Check out its video along with a trip back into his best Pumpkins work.

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Nas makes being a father sound bad-ass on ‘Letterman’

The ’90s rap veteran stops by “The Late Show” again with killer track “Daughters” from his forthcoming record.

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Mixtape Madness: The creepiest videos of all time

Get in the spirit of Friday the 13th with a selection of music videos made you squirm in your seat.

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The Kills cover Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ for Fleetwood Mac tribute album

The duo duo transforms the original’s lush soft rock to a rigid blues dirge.

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The Raveonettes new song ‘She Owns the Streets’ is pretty great

The Raveonettes are back again with more sunset-tinged dream pop.

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Check out The Shins’ ‘It’s Only Life’ video

Somewhere between the “Where is Everybody?” episode of “The Twilight Zone” and M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Village” is this video.