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The 25 Best Music Videos of 2011

Clever, artful music videos are the little self-contained moments of happiness that we often forget to enjoy. That’s why we’ve collected 25 of the year’s best for you right here. You’ll find plenty of dancing, animation, labors of love and yes, cats, in our 2011 list.  read more

Music Midtown 2011 Recap

After a six year hiatus, Atlanta’s Music Midtown returned with Coldplay, The Black Keys and others performing during the one-day event.  read more

Music Midtown Photos - Atlanta, Ga.

Check out photos from Music Midtown in Atlanta, Ga., where Coldplay, The Black Keys, Manchester Orchestra, The Joy Formidable and more performed. The festival, which took place on Sept. 24, returned after a six-year hiatus.  read more

DeLuna Fest Releases Day Schedule

DeLuna Fest has announced the day schedule for “America’s Original Beach Party” that will take place on Oct.14-16 in Pensacola Beach, Fla.  read more

22 Bands Named After Places

Musicians draw inspiration from everywhere to pick their monikers, be it high school teachers or random road signs. But some of the most common influences are locations.  read more

DeLuna Fest Announces 2011 Lineup

DeLuna Fest has announced its lineup for the 2011 season....  read more

This Week's New Album Releases (5/10/11)

We picked a baker’s dozen of noteworthy albums out today. Okkervil River gets more ambitious and The Antlers get a little less so (because how else can you follow up an album called Hospice?). Plus 75-year-old Lee “Scratch” Perry keeps working his mojo....  read more

Manchester Orchestra: Simple Math

Part of what made Mean Everything to Nothing, Manchester Orchestra’s sophomore coming out party, such a dynamic and attention-grabbing effort was its strict dedication to sonic theft. Absolutely nothing they did was original, with the Atlanta quintet plagiarizing their way through rock history, lifting from Bright Eyes’ hyper-literate folk one minute and Nirvana’s tuneful alt-grunge the next. Singer-songwriter Andy Hull seemed hell-bent on tackling every trademarked form of rock composition, and while that fact may have resulted in a curious identity crisis, there was a winsome, borderline tongue-in-cheek quality to the whole affair that seemed to imply the band weren’t...  read more

12 May Albums Worth Checking Out

For much of the U.S., this was a rough winter. But spring has more going for it than budding flowers and baseball games. May is packed with some great new music. We’ve highlighted a dozen albums we’re particularly looking forward to....  read more

Exclusive Stills from Manchester Orchestra's New Video for "Simple Math"

Manchester Orchestra will debut their new music video for “Simple Math” on IFC.com tomorrow. In the meantime, check out some exclusive stills from the video below. Looks mysterious!...  read more