The artily debauched Toronto R&B project the Weeknd promised us three mixtapes this year, and they just got it in under the wire. We'd already heard the boundary-shattering debut House Of Balloons…   Read Story »

The FADER's HTC X Squared MP3 series specializes in adventurous rapper/producer pairings, and their latest selection actually turns out to be a perfectly organic combination: Cloud-rap…   Read Story »

If the critical success (and its resulting financial reward) of ASAP Rocky's LiveLoveA$AP is any indication, New Jersey beatmaker Clams Casino is going to get a lot of high-level work in the next…   Read Story »

Though Harlem rapper ASAP Rocky incited the hype cycle enough to secure $3 million from RCA, the perpetually-delayed release of his debut mixtape LIVELOVEA$AP (as well as, you know, the money) led to…   Read Story »

Vice and Intel's second annual Creators Project multimedia showcase moved to Brooklyn this year, opting for the open, scenic beauty of BK's lush Brooklyn Heights neighborhood as opposed to the more…   Read Story »

Last year, right around the time summer turned to fall, we at Stereogum published our list of the 40 best new bands of the year. The idea of a "new" band is a pretty nebulous one, since many of the…   Read Story »

Clams Casino's previously unreleased "Wizards" comes courtesy of Adult Swim's 2011 Singles Program. Take a listen to the cavernous, new-age noodling track here: Clams Casino - "Wizard" You'll…   Read Story »

New Jersey producer Clams Casino's suffocated, eerie, dessicated, and dancy 5-song Rainforest is one of the most repeatedly compelling offerings from Tri Angle, a label that's also released winners…   Read Story »

This month's Remixtape begins with a wistful twist (Clams Casino, a Gold Panda redo of Lykke Li, Phone Tag tagging up Small Black's "New Chain," Creep working on Planning To Rock) and ends on a pop…   Read Story »