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I think Friday is a good day to have some fun and throw out classics that still make us smile. Hall & Oates get the first crack at it with one of their six number one singles from Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, released back in 1981. It remained #1 for a whole two [...]

I just stumbled upon this very cool song and music video from Malian husband-wife musical duo, Amadou & Mariam. For those of you who are unaware, Mali (officially the Republic of Mali) is the 7th largest country in Africa and 24th largest in the world, and one of the most economically and socially stable [...]

If you’re a fan of the Yeah-Yeah-Yeahs, Heart or even Janis Joplin, you better spend a second with Grand Ole Party, a power blues-rock trio from San Diego featuring the sultry howl of Kristin Gundred, who awesomely enough also plays drums. Their first full-length Humanimals, was produced by Blake Sennett of Rilo Kiley and [...]

You’ll have a hard time digging up a better summertime hip-hop track than this gem courtesy of La Bloquera, a collaboration from Thes One (People Under The Stairs) and Giant Panda. I don’t know where the inspiration came from but apparently the crew decided to take a little trip south of the border [...]

For those of you who’ve been sleeping on Battles, wake up. The brainchild of several uber-talented musicians including ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier and ex-Don Caballero guitarist Ian Williams, Battles manages to ride that fine line between rock, metal, electronic and experimental. Some of you may have caught the music video for their first [...]