Interview

There's nothing sweeter than being serenaded by Markus Krunegård and Shout Out Louds' Adam Olenius. The duo's project, Serenades, is a compilation of musical and lyrical poetry that is layered in complexity.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/16/11

Taurus isn't just a truck and an astrological sign: it's also the band that lead vocalist Chris Morrissey, known mainly as a side-man bassist and jazz player for different songwriters, decided to create based on songwriting that didn't necessarily fit with other projects he was working on at the time.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/16/11

Electric-guitar and drum-led, with psychedelic writing on the drum-set, "Black Eyed Blues" features model Julie Henderson writhing in a very tight leopard print dress with very big hair  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/15/11

Ed Sheeran, 20, is a new kind of singer-songwriter: part troubadour, part rapper. (He'd call his own sound "acoustic soul.")  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/14/11

Happy 10th album, Magnetic Fields! The band has just announced that its new album, Love at the Bottom of the Sea, will drop March 6, 2012, via Merge Records.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/14/11

Stone Darling offers a retro, girl-group feel—but with modern grievances.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/13/11

Common's a man of many pursuits. The 39-year-old is best known as a hip-hop heavyweight, but can also be credited as an author and actor—who hasn't forgotten the music.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/12/11

Eldar Djangirov found his passion at three years old, which is something that not many people can say. Djangirov, 24, who was born in Kyrgyzstan, grew up in Kansas City, where he found his penchant for music through his mother, a music teacher, and his father, who has an expansive jazz collection.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/09/11

Semi Precious Weapons have been working on their third studio album in LA with producer Tricky Stewart (who boasts a résumé that includes Rihanna and Beyoncé singles). After relocating to LA, Tranter began working with Morgans Hotel Group in LA doing parties known as "HIGH KICKS."  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/08/11

Swedish outfit Korallreven takes its time. Although the duo debuted their first single two years ago, their first full-length album, the inventively entitled An Album by Korallreven, wasn't released until a few weeks ago.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/08/11