You may not have heard of Marina & the Diamonds, but you will. There’s been a buzz growing about the Welsh act that has only gotten louder following gigs at SXSW. After her sold-out show at the Troubadour in Los A...
The Family Jewels is the first studio album by Greek-Welsh singer Marina Diamandis, who records as Marina and the Diamonds (apparently her fans, not the band, are the diamonds). A critically acclaimed, commercially vi...
Marina and the Diamonds releases her brand new album 'Electra Heart' on 679/Atlantic on 30th April 2012. 'Electra Heart is preceded by the first single to be taken from the album 'Primadonna' which is released on 16th...
As the guest vocalist on fun.’s “We Are Young,” Monae got her name in front of millions of new fans, but the single doesn’t do her flexible, fluid vocals justice. Maybe her intoxicating blend ...
The National and fun. lead the line-up to the inaugural Boston Calling music festival, taking place over two days in the Northeast hub over May 25-26.
The event was curated by Aaron Dessner, founding member of The Na...
Frank Ocean is having a rough week.
After cutting short his performance at Norway's Oya music festival last Thursday only four songs in - a spokesperson cited vocal problems - the R&B singer has now cancelled t...
For every mega-star like Lady Gaga, there are dozens of pop singers who occupy the fringes of the music world, struggling for recognition in a media culture that tends to focus on the same few artists over and over ag...
Coldplay have enlisted electro-pop artist Robyn as an opener for their upcoming North American tour this spring, in addition to lesser-known acts including British rock outfit Wolf Gang, electronic music group Metrono...
No one can touch Eminem right now. More than a decade into his career, he’s having a hell of a second act. “Recovery” remains on top of the Billboard 200 for the second week with its two-week tally a...
It was inevitable that somebody one day named their band AlphaBeat, and I'm most glad it was these guys.
