Three years after the release of her album Far, Regina Spektor dropped her latest single “All the Rowboats,” this past Tuesday. For an artist whose work remains largely indefinable by the music world —her albums have been classified in every genre from pop to anti-folk— Spektor seems very aware of her goals for her own music. [...]

Whitton leaves a lasting impression with her unique sound. She will perform at the Villain’s Tavern in Downtown L.A. on March 7.

Ra Ra Riot has gone through some tough times recently, having endured a streak of cancelled shows last November as well as the recent departure of cellist Alexandra Lawn, who cited a wish to pursue different interests. This created an air of uncertainty surrounding last week’s rescheduled concert at the El Rey Theatre. Ra Ra [...]

Though Careless World features many big-name artists, Tyga manages to hold his own as he re-establishes his hip-hop presence.

The hip-hop community was devastated today with confirmation from Andre 3000 that OutKast has no plans to release a new album in the near future. 3 Stacks told GQ magazine in their interview: There’s been a lot of talk on the Internet about an OutKast album and I have to say that as of now, [...]

The Brooklyn-based duo’s new album Reign of Terror is a mixed bag, and the band’s growth sounds more inconsistent than mature.

Despite the unease that comes with saying this, it seemed like it was only a matter of time until Rihanna and Chris Brown were collaborating on good terms again in the music business. They each released a remix featuring the other on February 20th, Rihanna’s 24th birthday. The songs were Rihanna’s “Birthday Cake” from her album [...]

Tickets for the 2012 Vans Warped Tour Kick-Off Party went on sale Saturday. Vans Warped Tour is a summer music festival that travels around the United States and Canada with over 100 bands in its line-up. The kick-off party will be at Club Nokia in downtown L.A. on March 29, with performances by Falling in [...]

Folk-rock-infused Shearwater heads back to the basics with Animal Joy, its latest album.

This past Sunday, columnist Nitsuh Abebe published a piece for Pitchfork entitled “Embarrassment Rock,” about ‘rockism.’ He described the term as “a variety of close-mindedness.” To be a rockist is to reject all music which does not conform to a certain rock n’ roll aesthetic. Rockists hate hip-hop, pop and rap; they despise challenging and innovative [...]