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If you couldn’t tell from their name, Elvis Depressedly is a group of early-twenty-somethings that make mostly sad, lo-fi music for people who don’t think they’re too cool to listen to a group called Elvis Depressedly.  Their newest EP, holo pleasures, is all about frontman Matt Cothran – also of Coma Cinema  and “Weird Honey” shines as the EP’s bittersweet centerpiece, demonstrating exactly why Cothran is one of my favorite up and coming songwriters. Read More »

“Madhubala” (“Sweet Girl” in English) is classic Bollywood song updated for a new generation. This single comes from the soundtrack of the recent movie “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan” (Hindi for “My Brother’s Wife”) Like any good Shakespearean comedy, the story revolves around mishaps on the way to the altar and ends with more than one marriage. Read More »

Musical veteran pop band New Kids on the Block return to the music scene with their new album “10″. Debuting at #6 on the Billboard 200 charts, “10″ is a filled with an array of pop tunes that cater to the Electronic Pop listeners of today’s music industry as well as the classic percussion instrument driven hits of the 80s. Read More »

Clad in all black, scruffy beards, and London accents, the boys of Lovelife crowded into the shower of U St. Music Hall to escape that infamous U Hall bass for an interview with WGTB. Coming off a recent showcase at SXSW, as well as a West Coast tour, the band has certainly been on the upswing after the release of two self-released EPs, The Fourth Floor and El Regreso. Read More »

Debuting at #1 on iTunes and spawning two hit singles such as “In & Out” ft. Wale and “Used By You”, “THIS…Is Marcus Canty” was recently named the number one album in the South Atlantic region of the United States by Billboard. With vocals and lyrics that rival Chris Brown, Canty’s debut, hitting right after his X-Factor stardom, proves to be one of this year’s best albums so far. Read More »

Six and a half years ago, Justin Timberlake featured Three 6 Mafia on “Chop Me Up,” the eighth track on FutureSex/LoveSounds. “Chop Me Up” mixes a punch-drunk Timbaland beat with DJ Screw-inspired pitched down ab-libs. The song is both menacing and coy—a “Big Poppa” by an ex-Mickey-Mouse-Clubber. The song is terrific. Read More »

For someone who was nominated for a Grammy in 2011 (Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for sophomore release The Next Right Thing), Seth Glier has a relatively sparse Internet presence: his Wikipedia page lacks a photo, and he hasn’t been reviewed by Pitchfork. Read More »

On first listen through  “Mind Games”, an irresistible rock-pop track coming off Leagues’ new album You Belong Here, it sounds like Thad Cockrell sings “Oh, what’s the fussin all about? You and me we were made for mind games.” Angsty and upbeat, this lyric draws listeners; it’s practically an indie romantic film in one sentence.

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