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Just in time for the iTunes Festival segment of SXSW this weekend, headliner Coldplay has released new music for their upcoming album via YouTube. Ghost Stories, the follow-up to 2011's Mylo Xyloto, is set to premier May 19th and the first two singles barely push the envelope die-hard Coldplay fans come to love from albums past. Newest track "Magic" is a bit too pop-infused, nearly butchering Chris Martin's signature croon with lyrics so basic...

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Kitten Grunge-pop band Kitten is known for their electric live performances and youthful energy in their musicality. The band has yet to pull together a full LP, but that will all be a thing in the past when their self-titled album drops in a few months. Loose cannon and frontman Chloe Chaidez talks about their side project used to preoccupy Kitten's (and their fans) time before the album releases: In the process of recording the Kitten...

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theguardian.com Swedish singer Lykke Li reveals the title of her upcoming, dream-pop album I Never Learn via YouTube. The trailer hued and slightly faded, shows a displaced Li clad in all white pensive on a hilltop overlooking a distant city. It's disheartening and stark with dying flowers and tears shed over lost love, a low banter (an unnamed single) soundtracking the clip. Li told NME, "It's always about me and the guilt and the shame and...

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Phantogram Voices Normal 0 0 1 337 1925 16 3 2364 11.1539 0 0 0 Sprouted in 2007, the electronic rock duo Phantogram has turned heads and sparked the interests of music lovers from all spectrums. The natives of New York, Sarah (lead vocals and keyboards) and Josh (vocals and guitar) have an impressive touring track record: acts include supporting The xx, Beach...

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Farewell Dear Ghost We Colour the Night Normal 0 0 1 43 249 2 1 305 11.1539 0 0 0 When one finds a new artist they really start to dig, the first step is to look them up--scope out their Facebook and Twitter, sample their discography, watch some videos or read their interviews. All of this was grueling to obtain when it came to getting to know a bit more about Farewell Dear...

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Broods Broods EP New Zealand might end up taking over the world with breakout artists like Lorde and The Naked and Famous. Accompanying the kiwis are newcomers Broods. Hailing from Lorde's native Auckland the brother and sister collaboration (Caleb Nott providing the instrumentals and backup vocals and Georgia Nott taking the lead) capitalize on whispers echoed over pop-filled house beats worthy of nods from hardcore fans of Ellie Goulding...

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Young the Giant Mind Over Matter Back in 2011, alternative rock band Young the Giant literally crowd-surfed into the spotlight and became a modern twist on the typical alternative band and a force to be reckoned with when they took to the MTV stage for their explosive VMA performance. Since then their musical journey has sky rocketed, putting them at the forefront of mainstream rock (I mean, come on, they were covered by Glee). The quintet,...

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Wild Cub Youth Wild Cub may be new on the music scene, but their electro-pop is nothing short of radiantly infectious. The American band released their debut LP Youth back in 2013, then added a few new tracks and commentary late this January with Mom + Pop records ( famous for indie alums: Andrew Bird, Flume, Neon Indian, and Metric). Wild Cub's lead singer Keegan DeWitt proves to be a man of many talents, having composed the score...

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James Vincent McMorrow Post Tropical The stage is set: minimal with very dim lighting; guitar, keyboard, banjo, and a few other instruments crowded, then one lone skinny, half-balding man saunters on to beloved cheers. He takes his place at the keyboard, hands trembling ever-so slightly. He begins in whispers and with every crescendo of his trademark falsetto the audience sways and quivers, silently, at his will. His listeners are in trance...

56th Annual Grammy Awards

Music's biggest celebration is here! Tonight is the 56th Annual Grammy Awards and every genre from R&B to Pop to Country is showing up in hopes of winning that glittering, gold (heavy looking) Gramopone. Colored in red our BassLine's guess for who will win in each category, but live we will be highlighting in gold who actually took home the Grammy! Check my twitter page for live tweets during the night! Are you excited because we are! Album...