Sep 20, 2013 By Laura Studarus Nina Simone

So, if you asked us what artists we thought Xiu Xiu would cover, chances are Nina Simone wouldn’t have been high on the list. But Jamie Stewart and the gang does the jazz legend proud with their take on “Don’t Smoke in Bed.”

Sep 20, 2013 By Laura Studarus The Weeknd

The Weeknd recently released his new album Kiss Land. Now album track “Pretty” has a new video.

Sep 20, 2013 By Laura Studarus M.I.A.

Hey remember that time in February of 2012, when M.I.A. performed at the Super Bowl, and for reasons known only to her, decided to go all rebel on us and flip the bird? Yeah, so does the NFL.

Sep 20, 2013 By Laura Studarus Holy Ghost!

Holy Ghost is chasing last week’s album release with a video for new track “Okay.”

Sep 20, 2013 By Laura Studarus Lady Gaga

Purity Ring have never made any bones about being pop fans. So it seems logical that they’d be tapped to add their own ghostly atmospherics to Lady Gaga’s newest single, “Applause.”

Sep 20, 2013 By Laura Studarus Atoms For Peace

Hey, remember that time Radiohead appeared on The Colbert Report? Well, Thom Yorke is about to go two for two when it comes to Comedy Central fake news broadcasts.

Sep 20, 2013 By Laura Studarus Mazzy Star

Mazzy Star went for dreamy on their new video “California”—a cut from their forthcoming album Seasons of Your Day (due out September 24).

Sep 19, 2013 By Laura Studarus Le Guess Who? 2013

The seventh annual edition of Le Guess Who? takes place from November 28 to December 1 in Utrecht, Holland. Among the artists slated to perform are Under the Radar favorites Yo La Tengo, Mark Lanegan, Damien Jurado, Destroyer, Ty Segall, and Ólafur Arnalds.

Sep 19, 2013 By Laura Studarus Black Hearted Brother

Black Hearted Brother, a project featuring Neil Halstead and Mark Van Hoen will release their debut album Stars Are Our Home on October 22 via Slumberland. Ahead of that you can download new single “This Is How it Feels.”