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Nicole Oran's 2013 Playlist: Jay Z, Daft Punk and Savages
Music Times, like so many other music publications, was looking to publish a "Best of 2013" playlist. We met to discuss what such a playlist should include, and that's where we ran into trouble. We couldn't agree. Sometimes two of us just couldn't agree on whether the performer was amazing or terrible, and even when we agreed they were amazing, we couldn't agree on what track was most representative of their work. Hence it was decided that rather than try to agree (a seemingly impossible endeavor), everyone would get their own "favorites of 2013" playlist. We won't argue that these are necessarily the best tracks of the last year, but they're definitely songs that caught our respective attention and caused us to hit 'repeat" over and over and over again. -
Chvrches Covering East 17's 'Stay Another Day' on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge [WATCH]
Scottish electro-pop band Chvches made a stop at the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge yesterday in support of its debut album The Bones of What You Believe, and they decided to mix things up a bit. Instead of just playing a few of their recent hits like "The Mother We Share," The trio made an unexpected choice to cover British boy band East 17's 1994 single "Stay Another Day." -
Freaky Friday: She & Him Cover "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
At Music Times, we love a good cover song. There's something wonderful about repurposing music and essentially bringing life to another creation. Music is not a rigid and inflexible product but rather a malleable one that allows songs to take on a new life as others reimagine it. Nothing gets a crowd more excited than seeing one of their favorite bands cover one of their favorite songs. The cover song makes music accessible to new audiences, and spreading music is what we are all about. -
Russia's Supreme Court Takes a Second Look at Pussy Riot Verdicts
Jailed Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova finally got some validation from the Russian Supreme Court after closer consideration of their cases and the circumstances. But it doesn't mean they will be set free yet. -
Kim Shattuck Shares Her Thoughts on Getting Fired From Pixies
Kim Shattuck was unexpectedly dropped from touring as Pixies bassist following the exit from founding member Kim Deal. She has spoken out about the disappointment with NME. -
Florence Welch showed up onstage and crowdsurfed at Haim's sold out London show
Last night, audience members at the sold out Haim at London's Forum got a special treat when Florence and the Machine singer (Florence Welch) showed up, which is already cool just because she was there, and especially because she was wearing a Haim T-shirt with true support, but she ended up crowdsurfing. -
'Sweetheart 2014' Compliation for Starbucks Includes Fiona Apple, Vampire Weekend, Beck, Jim James
To preface a Valentine's Day abundant with love songs (yes, we're already jumping ahead on holidays as usual), on Feb, 4 Hear Music/Concord Music Group will release the compilation Sweetheart 2014, exclusively sold as a physical version at Starbucks, but it will also be available digitally. This edition features a ton of great musicians covering love-inducing tracks from other artists. -
Foo Fighters Play at a Pizza Joint Before Tour
After more than a year, following Dave Grohl's announcement of a hiatus in 2012, Foo Fighters are going to head to Mexico City to play on Dec. 13 at the 55,000-capacity Foro Sol stadium. The National will open for them. But earlier this week they decided to warm up and test out how tight the set was at a pizza place in the Los Angeles-area first. -
The Roots' Annual Holiday Party Featured Big Daddy Kane, Raekwon and Sufjan Stevens
The Roots really went for it this year with the annual holiday jam session, also known as the OkayPlayer's Annual Holiday Party at Brooklyn's Brooklyn Bowl. It marked the fifteenth anniversary of the OkayPlayer website, which Questlove helped to found, and the show delivered by offering appearances from Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon, beat-boxing mastermind Rhazel, and an unannounced appearance from Sufjan Stevens. -
Of Monsters and Men Release "Live From VatnagarÐar" Exclusively on iTunes
Today, Of Monsters and Men released a new EP Live From Vatnagarðar exclusively on iTunes. The Icelandic quintet that made quite the impression with the full-length album My Head Is An Animal is now sharing live recordings of 7 songs played in Iceland's Syrland studio. -
James Blake announced for BBC Radio 1 Residency
James Blake has been slotted to take over one of the segments in BBC Radio 1's Residency series in January 2014. The series will feature one selected DJ to play a two-hour set each Thursday, and Blake (recent winner of the Mercury Prize) will be the artist taking the Jan. 23 spot right after a set from T Williams. -
The Flaming Lips and Ke$ha Cover The Stone Roses’ “Elizabeth My Dear” [LISTEN]
The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne developed an interesting friendship with party girl Ke$ha when she unexpectedly showed up on the band's album Heady Fwends, along with Yoko Ono and Lightning Bolt. But that was the end of their connection as they continued to have an ongoing Twitter relationship. -
Prince Could Be Working With Rita Ora on Next Album
According to the London-based songstress Rita Ora, Prince could be collaborating with her on her next album. She told The Mirror that the two have spent some time together and have some potential projects brewing. -
Macaulay Culkin Has a Pizza-Themed Velvet Underground Cover Band
Well most of us know Macaulay Culkin from Home Alone and its New York-set sequel. And as much of this might be a stretch, there is a familiar scene in Lost in New York when a remarkably and unrealistically lucky Kevin McCallister happens to have a suite in a luxury hotel and is greeted outside at his limo before toy shopping with his "very own cheese pizza." -
Cut Copy Tour Dates Released
Australian electronic band Cut Copy has received promising reviews from critics after the Nov. 1 release of their fourth studio album, Free Your Mind. The video for the title track released in October shows how far the group has come with recognition as it featured True Blood actor Alexander Skarsgard playing a cult leader.
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