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The World is a Small Place with Native’s “Stop the Rain”

Hailing from The New Forest, United Kingdom, world travelers Natives is a tribal-pop outfit consisting of members who each play various forms of percussion. They’ve just released an upbeat and inspirational new music video for their song “Stop The Rain”. Its mission is to spread a positive and culture binding message in a time of mass negativity. The band explains how traveling to Morocco to film changed their lives on the video’s YouTube post. “Our love for percussion led us to Morocco, a muslim country where the Arabic East meets Sub-Saharan Africa…The people we met couldn’t have made us feel more welcome. We were repeatedly invited to play… Read more »

Editorial

Rock and Repeat: Homage vs. Carbon Copy vs. Coincidence

Why do musicians copy each other? Is it to pay homage, or merely coincidental? We dive into the concept of originality in music, and why maybe there’s more gray area than you think.

Editorial

This is MAX’s Hell’s Kitchen, Angel

MAX showed me his Hell’s Kitchen and took me on an audiovisual tour of the streets he walks everyday.

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We Like it When The 1975 Makes Music, For Their Albums are So Beautiful and Theyâ€™re Probably Aware of it

idobi staff have pitched The 1975’s latest album against their debut in order to help you decide for yourself: Team Black or Pink?

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No Good News Post Statement Following Sexual Assault Controversy

No Good News have posted a statement regarding the recently resurfaced accusations of sexual abuse by their drummer Harry Corrigan.

Editorial

Crashing… Like A Tidal Wave

Jay Z. Beyonce. Rihanna. Madonna. Kanye West. Over the past few years these figures, among others, have been deemed members of the upper-upper echelon of music royalty: the kings and queens capable of doing whatever they damn well please. With the launch of Tidal, these entertainment powerhouses, along with 11 more of their peers, hoped to be the first to finally eliminate freemium as a standard in the streaming world. The initial announcement was brief, awkward, full of vague grandiose statements, and it was a bit of an elite circle jerk as they all stood there grinning at each other.… Read more »

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ICYMI – April 12, 2015

Brand New Cannot Do Anything Wrong. Ever. So, they opened their show with a new song and I’m pretty sure I cried over it. Okay, I definitely cried over it. Brand New is making their comeback loud and clear. They’ve posted a new promo picture, wiped everything off their Instagram, presented new music, and played “Soco Amaretto Lime” at their show in Denver. Basically, they said “Hey, look, we’re really back now and we’re going to do all of this and make you cry.” Did I mention I’m seeing them for the first time ever this week? Well, I am.… Read more »

Editorial

Tidal is Making Waves

The music industry is crumbling. With torrenting, streaming, YouTube and a barrage of other services the value of the actual music for an artist has dwindled to a miniscule amount, but Tidal wants to change that. Tidal is the new music-streaming app (re-launched today) by Jay-Z and fellow musicians who want to put money back into the artists’ hands. The current supreme music streaming king, Spotify, gives artists anywhere from $0.006 to $0.0084 per stream to artists; meanwhile Tidal promises to be an “artists for the artist” device to give musicians a better cut of their music plays. Tidal has… Read more »

Editorial

SXSW 2015 Diary: A Subculture in Search of a Subculture

Thursday, March 19th I flew into South by Southwest this afternoon. Tonight, I strode 6th Street. amid the scene here in Austin. I felt a tension between, and within, the musicians, attendees, and the city. The dichotomy is an inclination toward indie values, opposed by the gravitation of commercialism. I realize this as I happen on IFC’s Fairgrounds, which features a music stage, interactive attractions such as a Velcro wall, and food trucks and a beer stand. It’s like a festival within a festival and it is a microcosm of SXSW. It’s an insular fantasy realm manifested by marketers and… Read more »

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The Radical 90s: The Ultimate 90s Mixtape

Weâ€™ve arrived at the final article of The Radical 90s. Throughout the series, weâ€™ve revisited our favorite trends, contemplated the family lineage between the best bands of today and the kings of the 90s, chatted about our most loved TV shows, and poked more than a little fun at the eccentric qualities of the decade.