Stussy produced a three part documentary about legendary beat junkie, J Dilla. We’ve included Part 3: Donuts, our favorite portion of the documentary below. It features interviews with some of the people who were close to Dilla as he put together an album that would come to be known as his final goodbye to the [...]

The catchy theme song for HBO’s new series, How to Make It in America (aka Entourage Part 2), is courtesy of Aloe Blacc. “I Need a Dollar” is the first single on his upcoming release via Stones Throw (available on iTunes).

Ok, we’ll admit it. We’re really, really, really excited for The National to release High Violet on May 11th. You might even say we’re giddy. Why? Well check out their performance of the opening track “Terrible Love” on Jimmy Fallon last night and try to tell us you didn’t miss Matt Berninger’s signature baritone.

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Stranger Dance patron saints Spoon were the musical guests on Letterman last night, supporting their January 2010 release Transference. Britt and company were joined by protégé Stephen Patterson of White Rabbits.

MP3:
Spoon – “Got Nuffin”

Wish you were in New Zealand for the first gig of Pavement’s 2010 reunion tour? So do we. Thanks to the internets there’s all sorts of video coverage being posted to YouTube.
Check out the their tour schedule on Matador. Although most dates are overseas, there are stops at Coachella, Sasquatch, four days in Central Park [...]

San Francisco’s Honeycomb is an eight-piece ensemble led by Emily Ritz and featuring members of Geographer, Stitchcraft, The Dirty Snacks Ensemble. This beautiful live video was put together by One Night Music, a collective of volunteers who film intimate live performances of independent songwriters and bands in the Bay Area.
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Yes, I admit I do enjoy HBO’s Big Love. I mean, who doesn’t like a little polygamist drama on Sunday nights? But I was shocked this season when I tuned in to find out that they replaced the Beach Boys‘ classic “God Only Knows” with a brand new theme song and opening sequence. I guess [...]

This amazing video features San Francisco’s The Morning Benders performing “Excuses” with The Big Echo Orchestra. Yup, that’s John Vanderslice, Christopher Owens of Girls, and many others. Their anticipated release, Big Echo, is due out March 9th.

Maybe it was because one of America’s musical capitols was represented in the game, but there just seemed to be more music in this Super Bowl. There was the perfunctory opening anthems and halftime show, songs in ads — The Who even managed to be the halftime show act and sneak into an ad. Whatever [...]

She might be better known today for her flamboyant style, plastic surgery excesses and dumb blond stage persona, but before she became a pop-culture caricature, Dolly Parton was a tremendous singer, under-rated songwriter and country music ambassador to the world.
By the age of 13, Parton had already been signed to a label and appeared at [...]