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Influential jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd passed way on Monday due to causes not yet revealed, Amoeba Records reports. He was 80 years old. According to Amoeba, the news was passed along by Byrd's nephew, Alex Bugnon, who s...

twenty | one | pilots answer 20 burning questions. On stage, the Midwestern-bred menfolk of twenty | one | pilots are a living mash-up, shamelessly slamming together rap-rock and hip-hop with power-pop piano melodies so ...

The late beat savant J Dilla would have been 39 years old today. In honor of Dilla's birthday, Yours Truly has posted a session with Detroit percussionist, Dilla collaborator, and musical jack-of-all-trades Karriem Riggi...

The greatest living conductor is bringing the greatest orchestra in the world to the Kennedy Center this coming week. Don't take my word for it. When a panel of international critics was polled about orchestras, Amsterda...

See the picture above, that's Sasha Go Hard and Ryan Hemsworth at Brooklyn's DIY warehouse, 285 Kent Ave. I only know this because I was at the show and let me tell you, it was a highlight of last year's CMJ. That same n...

FOALS are streaming their new album Holy Fire in it's entirety today on their website .foals.co.uk

Björk's Kickstarter has been canceled. The Awl points out (via Spin) that the campaign launched to fund the Android/Windows versions of her Biophilia app is no longer. It's not so much that it fell short of its funding ...

My Name Is Kay whistles while she werques in her "Whatever" video. Ever wonder what would happen if you took Ke$ha, Kreayshawn, Neon Hitch, and Amy Heidemann from Karmin (when she's rapping) and blended them all into one...

British electronic duo Autechre's new record, Exai, was originally slated to come out via Warp on March 4 in the UK and March 5 in the U.S. But the entire record is available to purchase digitally right now now. The phys...

There is not much information about the collective called Mystress, but I can tell you one thing, that is, that this duo just unleashed a seriously trill track. "Talibands" was first heard on the second installment of th...

Justin Bieber's mother Pattie Mallette has weighed in on his recent split from Selena Gomez, saying her son has her support.

Andris Nelsons led the New York Philharmonic in three pieces, notably a standout performance of Bartok's "Concerto for Orchestra."

Katy Perry and Sia go cross-eyed from their Red Bull buzz. OMG! Not only are we flipping our ish over the fact that Katy Perry IS BACK IN THE RECORDING STUDIO (!!!), but she's back in the recording studio with Sia (you k...

Marilyn Manson's collapse on stage in Canada Wednesday night was due to suffering from the flu.

As promised, the new James Blake single "Retrograde" is here. It premiered on Zane Lowe's his BBC Radio 1 show. That comes from his just-announced new album Overgrown, out April 8 through Republic. Watch an interview wit...

Much like its name implies DJ Koze's new song "Track ID Anyone?" is filled with bizarre landscapes that can leave the listener dumbfounded upon a full listen. Among the seemingly random components you can make out what s...

Fangirl-ing over Watsky big time, right now. We're totally having a moment with Watsky right now. Like, such a moment that if he were to stand right in front of us, we'd probably get all sweaty, awkward, and weird, then ...

The Womack and Womack member and brother of Bobby Womack passed away on February 1

Chances are you haven't herd of SIDEWALK KAL up to this point, but maybe you have herd of Chicago's 'free-form' hip-hop collective he is apart of, Impolite Society (ImSo)? If you're still drawing blanks I suggest making ...

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are hitting up three lucky colleges en route to the 2013 Woodie Awards! Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" has held the No. 1 slot in the country for three straight weeks, which is pretty co...

The rocker was apparently suffering from flu symptoms last night in Saskatoon

This spring, George Lewis Jr, aka Twin Shadow, will continue touring in support of last year's Confess. Like his previous tours surrounding the record, this trip will have a theme: "True Story." On each date, either Lewi...