NARAS's flirtation with attempting to matter in 2009 went alright last night. There was so much promised we had Videogum come over to help us log our reactions across as many internet platforms as…   Read Story »

Welcome to the Grammys 2009, which promises to be a very special night in which Radiohead will perform with the USC marching band (proof!) and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will win all the awards. Of…   Read Story »

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear…   Read Story »

Last year's Clash-sampling, terror-ific "Paper Planes" found a second life this summer, thanks to Pineapple Express and a bunch of hot rappers. Maya tells Rolling Stone, "The way human beings hear…   Read Story »

Feel like wishing you were at Diesel's 30th Anniversary blowout in Brooklyn? Try this live stream of the party -- which has included a set of Hot Chip with Chaka Khan, and M.I.A. + T.I. + Franz…   Read Story »

With the Western world's financial system crumbling, it's notable that our nation's #1 single is T.I.'s ode to getting his girl high priced tequila and bottle service all night long (among other…   Read Story »

The new official release date of 808's & Heartbreak is 11/25. That comes straight from the mouth of Kanye onstage at Key Club in L.A. this weekend, which is an even more primary source than his blog…   Read Story »

"Swagger Like Us," a leaked track from T.I.'s forthcoming Paper Trail, samples M.I.A.'s similarly fibrous "Paper Planes" then throws Jay-Z, Kanye, and Weezy into the mix. T.I.'s clearly bummed about…   Read Story »

What does 20,000 people simultaneously losing their shit sound like? If you were at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night, you know -- and are probably still a little deaf from the fanfare. A cosmic…   Read Story »