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[Photo by Curtis Brown; c/o  Witch House Public Relations ] Returning readers already know that my #MusicMonday features are always the tunes and bops I’m currently listening to  on repeat  – constantly blaring in my car, or at the gym, or at work. And this feature is no different. Since the moment I first heard Gregory Dillon's "Alien Boyfriend" I was hooked.  And it’s accompanied by an equally as addicting music video - a campy queer retelling of the sci-fi movie Contact [ yes, Contact, obsessed ] – released earlier this month. It’s so fun, adorable and impossible not to love. In the music video, rising queer popstar and singer/songwriter,  Gregory Dillon  explores online relationships through a sci-fi lens that reminisces on his own experiences, as well as pays homage to his favorite sci-fi film:  Contact .  "Alien Boyfriend" is an infectious, ’80s-tinged synthpop love song, dedicated to the boy he was hoping to meet thr...

[MGMT Credit:  Pitchfork.com ,  Rick Kern/WireImage ] MGMT's 2018 album Little Dark Age has received the remix treatment by experimental pop auteur and DJ Matthew Dear - and i love it! Born from the desire to first remix just one track, that plan quickly turned into a full album remix, coming digitally this Friday, September 28th. Dear has taken MGMT's songs and put his own signature spin on them. On "James", Dear includes Iggy Pop's enthusiastic endorsement of MGMT on his BBC's 6Music show. As MGMT put it,"We are excited to present Matthew Dear's inventive approach to "remixing," a unique track by track reworking of our latest album Little Dark Age. Consider this Frankenstein-y monster mix for your heinies an early Halloween treat." Yo HAVE to listen to Matthew Dear's remix of "One Thing Left To Try" which is out today, HERE . Dear explained the genesis of remixing Little Dark Age, "The best music makes you fee...

Image c/o Grandstand; Credit: Cara Robbins Franz Ferdinand , released their fifth album Always Ascending via Domino last week ( woooo! ). Always Ascending was recorded in Paris with French producer Philippe Zdar (Cassius, Phoenix, The Beastie Boys). The album's title track has given the beloved Scottish band their biggest US radio success in a decade, and they have a coast-to-coast tour planned for April and May.  Franz Ferdinand are Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Paul Thomson, Julian Corrie and Dino Bardot. The band recently performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon - Watch their adrenaline shot of a performance of "Always Ascending" here . "Always Ascending-Franz's fifth album-plays out like proof that the band is also having a great time. It's up there with their best efforts...This record's a reflection in a disco ball, just...an upgraded, shinier disco ball," mentioned in a recent GQ article. Watch the Diane Martel-...

Very excited that the  Fleet Foxes have announced a special edition 10” EP available exclusively at independent record stores starting on Record Store Day's Black Friday, November 24 ( such a great potential holiday gift for any music lover you may know ). Those interested in purchasing a copy can find an independent record store near them by visiting recordstoreday.com . The EP features four of the band 's songs, thoughtfully selected from a WFUV session recorded at New York's historic, Electric Lady Studios on June 13, 2017, days before their newest album Crack-Up was released. WFUV (90.7 FM,  wfuv.org ), New York’s source for music discovery, is a noncommercial, member-supported public media service of Fordham University for 70 years. WFUV has received national recognition for its award-winning weekday format of adult album alternative music, award-winning local news and sports, and a diverse weekend lineup. Electric Lady Studios is the oldest working and ...

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[Image from  “Wild Things”   Video] Following her award-winning self-titled breakout album in 2008 and  Anxiety  in 2012, Ladyhawke aka Pip Brown is back with her third studio album  Wild Things   out now  on Polyvinyl Records. With accolades from  Pitchfork ,  Noisey ,  Billboard ,  NYLON ,  PAPER  and many more, Ladyhawke has returned to form and is poised to set summer dance floors ablaze with a collection of indie-pop gems. Album single “Wild Things” is an airy paean to cleaning up and settling down and is strapped with her trademark earworm hooks, shimmering synths and rib rattling beats. She says “Wild Things” was written,  “More like a dreamy nostalgic love song about reminiscing on your wayward youth, or you know, thinking about all the exciting time you had in your youth, and finding someone and being able to dance around the fire with them literally.” Direct...

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[Photo: Tkay's Facebook ] December can be such an exciting month with the holidays and tons of cool, fun fashion things going on... But, let's take a minute to talk exciting music news for December! I'm so pumped for the new EP by Australian cutie Tkay Maidza ! Her new single "Ghost" (which will be on the EP) has been a repeat for my playlist. In fact I think I've listened to it a million times just today... If that's possible. It's just so brilliant! You can actually check it out on Soundcloud: HERE . Tkay Maidza is a master at creating a gorgeous sing-song type of rap, that's both energetic and just plan gorgeous. I get a little Azealian Banks vibes from her, but she's also just really fresh and young. She's so fucking cool. Really excited to hear the whole EP and see what else Tkay can bring to the table. Over the past few months Tkay Maidza has toured with some of music's biggest names including Mark Ronson, Years & Y...

Still so in love with MS MR's album Secondhand Rapture, which is freakin' perfect, it's easy to believe how ecstatic I was when the duo announced that their new album How Does It Feel which will be released on July 17. To top it all off - Last week, MS MR released a STUNNING acoustic rendition of their newest song “Wrong Victory.” The Charlotte Rutherford-directed video, was shot in what Lizzy  Plapinger   and Max  Hershenow (the duo that make up MS MR)  describe as “the attic of a stunning, near-perfectly preserved 70s house in South London that’s essentially our dream home." It was premiered by  PAPER Magazine   HERE  and can be seen here:  http://smarturl.it/ WrongVictoryAc .    Also, Airbnb has partnered with MS MR to kickoff Lollapalooza Weekend in Chicago with the chance to win a private in-home concert for one lucky host and 20 guests, including songs being performed live for the first time from...

Haute 's track " Down " was on repeat for a week and a half following its release, and I still haven't gotten enough. It boasts such a unique sound by mixing soulful vocals, hip hop beats, and elements of modern pop music - like nothing I had heard before. Based in Montreal, Anna Magidson and Romain Hainaut, who make up the duo of Haute, have crafted an infectious sound that is both gripping and sultry. The duo's most recent track " U Should Know ," released earlier this year continues to deliver the soul and R&B sounds that I fell for in Haute's previous release. This just makes me excited to see what else Haute has in store for us. Possibly a music video, or an EP to come? We'll have to wait and see. But, I'm sure it won't take long for Haute to blow up in the music scene.

Tame Impala 's " Let It Happen " track was an incredible surprise given to us about a month ago by the band. I've been listening to it on repeat. It's pretty amazing. And, just a few days ago Tame Impala unveiled their first official single " 'Cause I'm A Man " from their third studio album - which will be officially released Tuesday April 7. It's incredible! Along with the 7 minute 34 second epic " Let It Happen ," "'Cause I'm A Man" is also confirmed to appear on Tame Impala's highly anticipated album which the band have now revealed is titled Currents . You can listen to " 'Cause I'm A Man " HERE ! It's completely infectious, addictive and perfect. Groovy, psychedelic-rocker vibes of the cover art match the song perfectly. It's understandable why Tame Impala has been so highly anticipated by the Coachella crowd. Upcoming Tour Dates 4/10 - Coachella - Coachella Valley, CA...

photo credit: Amy Lombard for VICE Last week, New York's  bottoms , the self-proclaimed "two shitty drag queens, a 303 and a drummer", and “gender-problematizing goth dance band” that grew out of Brooklyn’s DIY space  S ecret Project Robot , release debut  goodbye ep  (12" vinyl here   and digital he re )  on January 20th . In honor of the release, the band hosted a party on Friday January 23rd at Secret Project Robot.  The band was also featured in a rather revealing interview with VICE last week, which opens with the band huffing poppers before going on stage. Check it out here . Last December on  World AIDS Day ,   bottoms  revealed their  "hiv"   track from the debut g oodbye EP  . “People have spent a long time keeping quiet about HIV,” Dibeler tells  Vice . “Conversely, I think it's really important to scream about it.” Upcoming Tour Dates Wed 4/15 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Vrankrijk Fri ...

Moving to New York City, I had hoped to instantly be immersed in a world of vocal, artistic, crazy fucking weirdos. I thought I'd be gallivanting nightly with the next Mapplethorpe or Warhol or Haring or something like that... Unfortunately, I was wrong. For some time I had even begun to believe maybe the exciting and unique had all fled the city. But, I believe the creative individuals that make New York interested and important are still there. You just need to look a bit harder. Take bottoms , for example. This "gender-problematizing goth dance" band has become one of my new New York obsessions. Their aggressive punk-minded electronic sound is hyper-sexualized and mixed flawlessly with complicated gender issues.  The band, calling themselves "two shitty drag queens, a 303 and a drummer,"  is Simon Leahy, Michael Prommasit, and Jake Dibeler. Leahy co-founder of the annual Bushwig festival, spearheaded the new "drag explosion" in the Bushwick n...