June 30th, 2011 | by Randall Castillo
For many of us, there is something more important than our new warm-weather outfits and relaxing weekend getaways — and that something is a summer soundtrack. Here's the much-anticipated first installment of our four-part playlist you won't want to miss
June 28th, 2011 | by Chase Larson
After a year-long, soul-searching sabbatical, the band released the electronic and experimental, Young Love, somewhere between Imogen Heap and Eisley. SOUND spoke with Kye Kye's Tim Yagolnikov about the group's evolution, Christianity and recently kicked off tour
June 24th, 2011 | by SOUND
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June 22nd, 2011 | by Jim Dalrymple
Punchy and perky, the New Orleans-based Generationals pack this cheerful number with retro instrumentation, giving it old-timey quality — reminiscent, perhaps, of a mid 20th century TV show.
June 21st, 2011 | by Kristin Clift
With haunting guitar riffs and a bass line that easily gets stuck in your head, The Pixies' “Where Is My Mind” is quintessential grunge rock — and just might bring out your inner Tyler Durden
June 17th, 2011 | by Jim Dalrymple
Did you get your tickets to Coachella 2012? Sales for California’s biggest sweat-fest stopped last Friday, but for next year’s event, organizers are trying a novel new approach to double the pleasure and double the funds
June 17th, 2011 | by SOUND
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June 15th, 2011 | by Kristin Clift
With a wonderfully retro voice, reminiscent of bluesy goddesses like Peggy Lee and Billie Holiday, Kimbra's voice is so rich, it makes you want to fill a bathtub with it and let its silky goodness rejuvenate your soul.
June 13th, 2011 | by Kristin Clift
There's only so much of contemporary R&B slow jams I can take. I think it reached its peak in the '80s and '90s and has been on the downhill ever since. But when Lil Wayne's "How To Love" came on the radio, I couldn't help but to fall in love
June 13th, 2011 | by Jordan Petersen
With solid writing, deliberate pacing and compelling adolescent actors, Abrams has managed to pull off both a family-style adventure film and a sincere, frightening monster movie — we sense we are in the hands of a master storyteller
June 10th, 2011 | by Jim Dalrymple
In 2009, journalist Maziar Bahari was captured and tortured in Iran. Last year after the ordeal, he told NPR that he played Leonard Cohen songs repeatedly in his mind to cope. Find out what it is about the Canadian singer-songwriter's music that made such an impact
June 10th, 2011 | by SOUND
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