Two new songs from the upcoming "Great Gatsby" soundtrack have been released. Below, listen to "Together" by cult band The xx and "Into the Past" by B...
The Hollywood Bowl 2013 schedule keeps getting better and better. While some Angelenos might feel that Coachella is the true benchmark of summer's sta...
The xx broke into the indie music scene in 2009 with their mesmerizing, whispery self-titled album -- and every hipster from Brentwood to Brooklyn emb...
Coachella Music Festival released their official 2013 lineup in a tweet on Thursday evening, and the headliners for each day are Blur, The Stone Roses...
This year, politics consumed the culture and attack ads became common currency. That makes it hard for the creative class to decide where to reside: M...
Every now and again, a popular artist releases a Christmas album that's great (Sufjan Stevens), but more often than not it's ridiculous on several lev...
The xx is wishing fans a Merry xx-mas. The British band released a cover of Wham!'s holiday hit, "Last Christmas." Originally released in 1984, "Last ...
"Look at the birds up in the tree."
"We're not birds, we're a jug band."
- Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
That immortal exchange between a bear pu...
The gothic scenery of Hollywood Forever was the perfect background for the minimalist pop sound of The xx. The Hollywood sign visible in the night sky made the evening even more magical.
Summer may be winding down, but this week proves that the best is yet to come. New singles from Muse, Lana Del Rey, and the xx offer an exciting taste of this fall's musical palette, while Minus the Bear and Yeasayer make for a perfect conclusion to the summer.
It's nearing 10:30 p.m., which means time for a headline set. It also means, usually, time for spotting a variety of drunkards, slewn out across the field in various states of self-exposure and disrepair. At least, it would, in England. But this isn't V Festival.
On Tuesday morning, Another Planet Entertainment released the full lineup for the 2012 Treasure Island Music Festival, and it's a doozy. This year's h...
The xx dropped a new demo track last weekend that's just the right pitch for the calm before the New Year's weekend storm. The ambient track, "Open Ey...
The right New Year's song captures the spirit of the passing year, celebrates the one to come ... it compels you to dance and kind of makes you want to cry (in a good way).
Theophilus London isn't looking back. The 23-year-old rapper-crooner's first wide-release, full-length album, Timez Are Weird These Days, dropped toda...
The nominees for the 2011 Mercury Prize -- one of the UK and the record industry's most prestigious music prizes -- have been announced, and they incl...
Ambiance often makes the show. Last Sunday night, Chairlift's performance at SummerStage managed to attain the perfect atmosphere at dusk in Central...
Chicago was taken over by Lollapalooza this weekend. From the South Loop to Navy Pier, the music coming from Grant Park can be heard--but it was even ...
The British band's debut album Lungs has been a huge breakout, spurring buzz in both the U.K. and the U.S.. Delicate and ferocious, Florence and the Machine is pretty with a punch.