I still haven't done the thing I talked about doing last week, opening this column up to late-night peformances or fan-taped camera-phone concert vids. I might still eventually do that, but this…   Read Story »

As a rapper, A$AP Rocky's greatest gift is for creating a sticky bad-dream sort of atmosphere. And on Long.Live.A$AP, his debut album, only one song rips right through that carefully cultivated vibe:…   Read Story »

For the past few days over social media, Diplo, Skrillex, and A-Trak have been dropping clues about a new project with the wacky name "Potato Will Eat You." On a YouTube channel, they have each…   Read Story »

You guys already know how I feel about Skrillex, the current poster boy for dance music that's cave-in-your-chest physical rather than let-it-linger cerebral. He gets no shortage of hate from the…   Read Story »

Insanely popular dubstep lightning-rod Skrillex has some interesting news regarding a possible new Kanye West album: "I did some music with Kanye, and from what I know, it's actually going to be the…   Read Story »

The best live act I saw at SXSW is touring Canada by train, and he's taking Diplo and Grimes with him! By now, the fact that I love Skrillex has passed into some sort of Stereogum-infamy history, but…   Read Story »

I saw a lot of great things at SXSW this year. Fiona Apple contorting her way through a raw and wracked and ultimately triumphant solo set, her first in years, proving on a grand stage that she's…   Read Story »

Hey, everybody, it's that time again! South By Southwest 2012. Are you ready? How's your hashtag game? Can you feel the early-onset FOMO? As the Austin institution grows larger and larger, with more…   Read Story »

It's the 2012 Grammys! The Stereogum crew is over at my house, there may or may not be pizza and beer involved, and on the off chance you are experiencing something similar at yours, we have decided…   Read Story »