Guardian Music — Like Lambchop's Kurt Wagner, this troubled troubadour's voice seems to wink and nod with every knowing croak and sighHometown: Denver, Colorado.The lineup: Nathaniel Rateliff (vocals, guitar), Ben DeSoto (drums), Julie Davis (bass, vocals), Carrie Be... more info

Guardian Music — Rapper to return with follow-up to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – not that he's ever really been awayIs the follow-up to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy coming out in a matter of months? On Sunday, Kanye West announced that a previously undi... more info

Music For Ants — I was introduced to this song by the fabulous Winter (Or What We Mistake for December) mix that Cheryse posted last Friday. It turns out that the creator of the enchanting tune, S. Carey, is a singer and multi-instrumentalist in Bon Iver who went rel... more info

Guardian Music — As unlikely great albums go, a 'folk opera' based on Orpheus and Euridyce pretty much takes the biscuit. But a great album is what Anais Mitchell' made with Hadestown.Anais Mitchell was living in her car, an aspiring folk singer driving from town to ... more info

Perez Hilton — We're just going to say it - this version puts the real music video to shame! Check out the Muppets going all beautiful, dark, and twisted in their own music video for Kanye West's amazing track with Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Bon Iver, Monst... more info

Perez Hilton — Some of the biggest names in music, wrapped up in one crayzay video! Check out the newly released video for Kanye West's Monster ft. Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver and Jay-Z! (above) It certainly has a look to it! Rather dark and unique. Thoughts? more info

Dlisted — Featuring more soulless vampire models than a sacrifice at Kunty Karl Lagerfeld's dressing room, Kanye West ejaculates his version of Thriller with the help of Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj. This Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets D... more info

Pop Bytes — Alright, let's just get it out of the way right now: Kanye West is still kind of a douche, but he's also kinda awesome. There, everyone happy? Movin' on! Anyway, here's the music video for the "HOLY SHIT SO AWESOME" inducing track Monster , featuri... more info

Pop Headwound — I’ve spent the past two weeks catching up with some of the records that I either slept on this year or missed entirely. How to Dress Well’s debut Love Remains falls into the former group – it’s one I’ve had for a few months but have only r... more info

Shark Party, CA — Well it's that time of year again. The site has been defunct for a while since I jumped ship to GSL, then jumped ship right into the ocean. But considering my OCD nature forces me to list and rank everything, and considering I don't feel li... more info