Video Premiere: Rhett Miller - "Tower of Song"

Old 97’s frontman Rhett Miller has been enlisted for Columbia Records' newest endeavor. The label has created a cover series entitled _Old Ideas With New Friends_ in honor of Cohen, as he remains one of the most influential pioneers in songwriting.  read more

Live From CMJ: Robert Ellis

Watch Robert Ellis play an entire set from last year's CMJ in this week's Paste mPlayer (Issue 30).  read more

Video Premiere: Animal Kingdom - "Strange Attractor" [Homemade Studio Session]

South Londoners Animal Kingdom first burst out onto the European scene with the release of their 2008 debut, Signs and Wonders. Their grand-scale synths and momentous harmonies proved the band knew how to make catchy atmospheric jams.  read more

Live From CMJ: Yellow Ostrich

Watch Yellow Ostrich play an entire set from last year CMJ in this week's Paste mPlayer (Issue 30).  read more

From The Vault: Joni Mitchell - Hejira

Joni Mitchell has the right song for every mood. From the perfect top-down-on-a-Sunday-afternoon number to a cry-yourself-to-sleep song, Mitchell's music and her comforting vocals have been enjoyed by many over many years. Check out Mitchell performing "Hejira" in East Rutherford, N.J. on June, 15 1986.  read more

Video Premiere: Cheyenne Marie Mize - "It Lingers" (Live)

In the new video for “It Lingers,” Cheyenne Marie Mize just looks like a small girl playing a big guitar. But Mize is already building the industry-cred to fortify that sound, having toured with indie band Vandaveer last year and collaborated with Bonnie Prince Billy on the 2009 release _Among The Gold_.  read more

Video Premiere: Margot and the Nuclear So and So's - "Prozac Rock"

Margot and the Nuclear So and So's always appreciated good artistry and for the "Prozac Rock" video they implemented animation from Dom Bloink.  read more

Video Premiere: Katie Costello - "No Shelter"

Katie Costello doesn't just evoke her sweet feminine voice--she's got an endearingly quirky sense of humor that matches it. For her 2011 release Lamplight, she stamps her sound with poetically conversational lyrics and uses the human condition as a thematic backdrop to rouse her listeners onto a carefree landscape.  read more

Video Premiere: Forbidden Friends - "Totally Low"

The Thermals’ mastermind Hutch Harris has a new project where he goes by the moniker Forbidden Friends. Harris plays the majority of the instruments. He has released a funny lo-fi video for his new song "Totally Low."  read more

Video Premiere: Air - "Clair de Terre"

Air’s highly anticipated Le Voyage Dans la Lune, an album set to work alongside the 1902 silent film of the same name by George Méliès, is set for a Feb. 6 release.  read more

Video Premiere: Adam Arcuragi and The Lupine Chorale Society - "Presidents' Song"

Adam Arcuragi’s hypnotic melodies and chamber choir are infectious on the bands third full-length album “Like A Fire That Consumes All Before It”. Arcuragi’s poetic lyricism is reflective of both The Illiad and Cy Twombly’s iconic painting - the two influences that brought the albums’ title to fruition. Quick to pay homage to his idols, Arcuragi powerfully draws from the tone of the prolific works, dips them in his own pool of creativity and then gracefully presents them as an authentic work of musical art.  read more

Video Premiere: Young The Giant - "West Virginia"

Young the Giant is well on their way, but they still take time to enjoy the beauty that surrounds them. Frontman Sameer Gadhia and the rest of the band recently filmed an acoustic music video their track “West Virginia” deep in a breathtaking canyon.  read more

From The Vault: The Hold Steady (Live At SXSW '09)

Watch The Hold Steady perform a 16-song set at Club de Ville in Austin, Texas during SXSW 2009.  read more

Song Premiere: Dr. Dog - "Lonesome"

Dr. Dog are set to release their new album, Be the Void on Feb. 7 on Anti- Records. The album was recorded live in Meth Beach with two new members, drummer Eric Slick and multi-instrumentalist Dmitri Manos.   read more

Video Premiere: Mirel Wagner - "No Death"

Mirel Wagner’s record is stylistically minimal, but her impact is not--her gloomy folk haunts. The lyrics are particularly fragile, yet her voice is as tender as a creature yearning for some lasting desire.  read more

Video Premiere: Great Lake Swimmers - "Easy Come Easy Go"

Canadian folk rockers Great Lake Swimmers will release their fifth full length album _New Wild Everywhere_ on April 3 and have released a video for their lead single “Easy Come Easy Go.”  read more

Song Premiere: Trampled By Turtles - "Alone"

Minnesota quintet Trampled By Turtles is what happens when members of various punk and rock bands get together to start a bluegrass group.  read more

Video Premieres: Rodrigo y Gabriela Release Additional Teasers for Area 52

As if we weren’t already curious about Rodrigo y Gabriela’s forthcoming album _Area 52_ (which drops today via ATO Records), we now have three additional teaser videos for the LP.  read more

From The Vault: Grateful Dead - "Sugar Magnolia"

In their many years together, the Grateful Dead came to mean a lot of things to their thousands of listeners and showgoers. Check out the Grateful Dead's performance of "Sugar Magnolia" at the Oakland Auditorium in Oakland, Calif. on Dec. 31, 1980.  read more

Video Premiere: Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny - “Sweet Tooth Bird”

Newcastle-based band Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny recorded a session their forthcoming single on a boat.  read more