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Watch an interview with Swollen Members on tonight’s RapCity

May 7th, 2013

Last year, Swollen Members celebrated 20 years as a group. While most artists either slow down or give up after two decades, Prevail (the only remaining founder), Maddhild and Rob the Viking experienced yet another peak when their latest album, Beautiful Death Machine, debuted at #3 in the Canadian album charts. RapCity caught up with [...]

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Watch Action Bronson co-host The Wedge with Damian

May 2nd, 2013

One of 2013′s XXL Freshmen of the Year, Action Bronson recently met up with The Wedge crew, to sit down and co-host the show with Damian. Now, being a fan, Damian had plenty to ask the Queens rapper, about their mutual love for wrestling, dieting, ’70s exploitation films and if he gets mistaken for Damian [...]

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Keys N Krates “Treat Me Right” (Video)

May 2nd, 2013

Toronto’s Keys N Krates are burnin’ up right now, having been added to some of the biggest parties in North America this spring/summer. Not only are they hitting the road with Diplo, Danny Brown, RiFF RaFF and Baauer on the Mad Decent Block Parties Tour, they’re also doing Calgary’s Sled Island, Festival d’été de Québec, [...]

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Kurt Vile “Never Run Away” (Video)

May 2nd, 2013

Kurt Vile gives us the first official video for his latest album, Wakin On A Pretty Daze, following a couple of cool promo clips. “Never Run Away” finds the Philly guitar virtuoso decked in all white, playing his instrument and taking in his city surroundings. Here’s what director HARRYS had to say: “Kurt’s music, to [...]

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Damian hangs out with Action Bronson on tonight’s episode of The Wedge

May 1st, 2013

About three years ago I was hanging out in St. Louis, a friend of mine named Diaz told me about a rapper with the qualifier of “he kinda looks like you, you’ll love him!” His name was Action Bronson. That was the first time I had heard of the Queens, NY native but it certainly [...]

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Empire of the Sun “Alive” (Video)

April 30th, 2013

It’s been a while. Five years, to be precise. But on June 18th, Sydney, Australia’s Empire of the Sun will finally follow up 2008′s fantastic, fantastical Walking on a Dream with a brand new album titled Ice on the Dune. Having previously released a trailer for the LP, today the duo dropped the first single, [...]

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Mac DeMarco “My Kind of Woman” (Video)

April 30th, 2013

Mac DeMarco is a dude who’s secure and confident about his masculinity. Kinda like the guys from In Living Color. Just as he did in the promotional pics for his mini-album, Rock and Roll Night Club, Mac has gone and caked his face in make-up for his new video, the aptly titled “My Kind of [...]

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Watch the Steve Buscemi-directed Vampire Weekend webcast concert

April 29th, 2013

Over the past couple of weeks, Steve Buscemi has been making some pretty funny promos to advertise the Amex UNSTAGED concert he was directing for his cousin’s band, Vampire Weekend. Well, it all went down last night at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom, as the band performed songs from their new album, Modern Vampires of [...]

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SpaceGhostPurrp “Bringing Da Phonk” (Video)

April 29th, 2013

Miami’s SpaceGhostPurrp has been promoting his debut for 4AD, Mysterious Phonk: Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp, for almost a year now, and finally gets to a video for “Bringing Da Phonk.” Not one for big-scale, vivid clips, SGP opts for the trendy, VHS tape-damaged look, depicting his life with the Raider Klan and the ladies in a [...]

Tags: Bringing Da Phonk, RapCity, SpaceGhostPurrp, Video
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Crystal Castles “Affection” (Video)

April 26th, 2013

Out of all the artists utilizing the lo-fi, VHS-bled visuals in music videos these days, there aren’t many artists whose music suits that damaged look as well as Toronto’s Crystal Castles. For their latest single “Affection,” they’ve gone and shot a disorienting clip that features Alice Glass and Ethan Kath appearing a bit lost amongst [...]

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