FEATURED ARTISTS PREVIEW
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Lena Meyer-Landrut: Taken By A StrangerBY Angela Gleason / Jan 02 12 @ 12:28 PM
Listen to “Taken By A Stranger” here BUY HERE Simultaneously buried in biology, math, and becoming a woman, German stella and 19-year old Lena Meyer-Landrut is wrapping up high school with an early education in stardom. Retro-pop are her sounds. Curvaceous is her voice. The combo has earned her latest album Good News on German label
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2012 New Year’s TrendMixBY Joelle Tessa / Dec 31 11 @ 11:54 AM
Illustration by Beatthepulp 2012 New Year’s TrendMix Ring in the new year with ringing ears. 2012 promises to be a bountiful year of new artists, new albums, and new obsessions, but let us say farewell to 2011 by celebrating favorite Trendland finds and
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Zongo Junction: Madoff Made OffBY Joelle Tessa / Dec 28 11 @ 9:01 AM
Listen to “Madoff Made Off” Here BUY HERE Brooklyn’s Afrobeat band, Zongo Junction enliven a whole new meaning of the a world-wide scandal with “Madoff Made Off.” The transglobal soundscapes confuse the senses with Kings of Leon guitar riffs moving into congas and
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Nneka: My HomeBY Joelle Tessa / Dec 26 11 @ 11:58 AM
Listen to “My Home” here BUY HERE Nneka‘s “My Home” rides in on a classical piano intro taking turns at an unexpected reggae avenue to end at a fearless 60′s rendition of modern Motown rock. Enters the horns, and the sedated reggae beats again. The African folk-soul
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Silver Swans: Let It HappenBY Angela Gleason / Dec 24 11 @ 9:10 AM
Listen to “Let it Happen” Here It is bonafide renditions of provocative fairytales. Frontline technology and honest vocals. It is music that can get in your bones. Wonder woman and once upon a time accountant-bound Ann Yu meshes with acclaimed DJ Jon Waters to reel in some seasoned listeners starting with San Francisco’s saturated indie [...]