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A$AP Rocky

PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2012

In seemingly just a few months, Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky has ascended to rap royalty. After building a deafening buzz through viral videos...

The Darcys

PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2012

The Darcys could teach a thing or two about perseverance. Only days after finishing their second full-length album, their singer quit the b...

Wale

PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2012

Washington, D.C.'s Wale Folarin has had a tumultuous half-decade. The rapper emerged on the national scene in 2007, building an affiliation...

Nada Surf

PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2012

Nada Surf are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. Not many bands reach that milestone, especially after getting dropped from a ma...

Action Bronson

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2011

Action Bronson is, in many ways, not your typical rapper. The Queens-born Albanian-American MC grew up in a restaurant family, and was work...

Bob Mould

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2011

From his earliest days in the influential American punk band Hüsker Dü to his current work as a solo rock artist and a DJ who loves electro...

Justice

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2011

When French electronic duo Justice released their 2007 debut, Cross, their squelching, speaker-rattling sound garnered them instant success...

Kaitlin Fontana

Author of <i>Fresh At Twenty: The Oral History of Mint Records</i>

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2011

Vancouver's Mint Records might not seem like the most likely candidate for the oral history treatment. While it's had its share of successe...