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Outlaw Country

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2012

What Is It? This movement originated in the early '70s in Texas, where established artists like Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings had reloc...

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Footwork

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2012

What is it? Footwork, a faster variant of ghetto house, is a brash, syncopated, hip-hop infused sub-genre of house music from South (and We...

Buzz Meter

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2012

Grizzly Bear One of the most revered bands in indie rock returns with new album Shields. Jay-Z, Beyonce and Blue Ivy among those on the pre...

Buzz Meter

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2012

September Any one of Animal Collective, Cat Power, the xx (pictured) or Grizzly Bear could top the Meter. All in the same month? Incredible...

Hip Hop Eh Explores Canada

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2012

Is there a Canadian hip-hop identity? That's the question explored by Joe Klymkiw's documentary Hip Hop Eh. The answer depends on who you a...

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Dream Pop

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2012

What is it? An indie/alternative subgenre that evokes a hypnagogic state and relies heavily on ethereal textures built from reverb-heavy pr...

Buzz Meter

PUBLISHED May 28, 2012

Animal Collective (pictured) The quintessential buzz band. The announcement of a new album will always top the meter. Killer Mike and El-P...

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Djent

PUBLISHED May 28, 2012

What is it? Djent is a contentious sub-genre of metal, to put it mildly, with detractors such as Lamb of God's Randy Blythe claiming, "ther...