This year, our annual list includes exceptional records by Perfect Pussy, Rich Gang, Ex Hex, Lykke Li, Brian Eno, Vince Staples, Caribou, Grouper, Aphex Twin, and a whole lot more.
From Perfume Genius' heroic glam, to Sophie's oil-slick electronic excursions, to Young Thug's masterful weirdness, to Taylor Swift's bulletproof pop, to Future Islands' sweeping synth rock, these are our favorite tracks of the year.
Twenty years after the Internet went mainstream, artists including Feist, Thundercat, Ariel Pink, Flying Lotus, El-P, Japandroids, and many more remember their first online experiences. By Stuart Berman.
The frequent Arcade Fire collaborator and art-pop auteur spars with Ian Cohen about the end of the world as we know it, the evils of capitalism, why he thinks so many people got Reflektor wrong, and his forthcoming solo album, In Conflict.
From Ariel Pink to Zola Jesus, here's what was blaring out of tour bus stereos in 2010.
We rank our favorite micro-blogging musicians.
From Pixies to Wilco, Pet Shop Boys to Pavement, we wrap the 2010 Primavera fest.
Coachella scraps Boomer headliners for Jay-Z, Gorillaz, Thom Yorke, and others, resulting in a more vibrant and energetic fest.
Owen Pallett dreams of working with Gus Van Sant and tells us why he has such great respect for film composers.
Amazingly, violin was not Owen Pallett's first instrument. The one-man string section and Toronto music scene mainstay known as ...