UK trio whose music consists of instrumental and twisted vocal pop elecro styles. Best known for remixes of Britney Spears, Roots Manuva, Franz Ferdinand, Klaxons, Love Is All, Late of the Pier, and Lykke Li. New album Nights Out available now- best tracks Radio Ladio, Holiday, and A Thing for Me. www.myspace.com/metronomy

It only took about three decades, but finally some hip-hop artists are keeping it real and coming out of the closet. Floridians Shunda K and Jwl B, aka Yo Majesty, have been on the underground scene for the last 10 years. After releasing a grass roots, sex-filled rhyme EP in 2006 with potty mouth dance […]

One of the most touted Myspace bands of the moment, Black Kids have finally released their pop-indie debut album Partie Traumatic with a bounty of booty shakin’ tunes.
The Florida pop-indie quintet is bringing back that feeling of youthful emotional angst and despair usually penned by cult bands like The Cure and Arcade Fire. But these […]

As an unofficial third member of the trinity of black female musicians coming out of London, Thecocknbullkid, along with The Real Heat and Ebony Bones, is trying to do what most music lovers thought was unlikely- bringing something organically original to the current lackluster indie band scene.
Although TCBK’s lead singer Anita Blay might look the […]

Just when we thought the indie scene had shot its last load after a never-ending parade of cock-rock guitar bands like The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, and Bloc party, a new duo rises from the skiny tie ashes with Go! Team spirit and Pixies depth to claim the crowne.
Hipster-hop electronic duo The Ting Tings are setting […]

Finding that clever hook in an overly saturated music market today is not a simple task. Getting your music, how you want it, is easier than ever before, but finding the quality in the quantities is a challenge that most modern “musicians” fail to meet. Hercules and Love Affair, the newly formed collective from Andrew […]