Dr. Dre might not have too much to do with the current rap landscape, but he's been singing the praises of the katana-sharp young Compton MC Kendrick Lamar since before most of us ever heard of him.…   Read Story »

It's been a while since we heard from hazy VA indie rocker Wild Nothing, but that's about to change as Jack Tatum & Co. (we assume) prep a 7'' for release in February. The A-Side, "Nowhere," just hit…   Read Story »

Twin Sister's "Bad Street" was already a lush, bubbling dance track. And now that the Long Island indie-pop crew have recruited lush, bubbling dance specialists Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas to remix…   Read Story »

Balam Acab tries his hand at a remix of Twin Sister's sprawling "Kimmi In A Rice Field," and he pretty much leaves the lustrous vocal alone, rather resolving to outfit the track with a twinkling,…   Read Story »

We're on the other side of CMJ now, which you could probably tell by the uptick in the music news cycle, or by some bloggers' (could be any bloggers, no way to know who I am talking about) bleary…   Read Story »

Das Racist's Heems just posted a new "love song" to tumblr. It's produced vy Mike Finito and samples "Bad Street" by Twin Sister, who rocked our CMJ showcase last night. Download below. Heems - "I…   Read Story »

Thanks to everyone who came to 285 Kent last night for our party with Domino/Ribbon Music, and Todd P, and the Software label. Hope everyone that wanted to get in, got in -- I know it was a wet night…   Read Story »

UPDATE: We are happy to announce that Four Tet has been added to this bill, and will DJ from 8-9PM (which is precisely the time there will be free vodka). Come early and often. Iceland Airwaves…   Read Story »

A solid double bill of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Twin Sister made their way to California by stopping at the Detroit Bar. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart used their twin guitar assault to…   Read Story »

Next week, NYC's streets will be teeming with a mix of earnest collegiate indie rock aficionados and grizzled music biz veterans. There will be wonderful lineups at all sorts of venues, and if you…   Read Story »