WIN TICKETS TO SEE THE STROKES!

The lovely folks over at Stubhub are giving away free tickets to see The Strokes live in concert at Madison Square Garden on April 1st - no April Fool's joke!

Here's how to enter:

All you have to do is follow @cometmusic on Twitter or like them on Facebook and tweet or mention “Strokes NYC” to be entered to win.

Do it now!



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VIDEO: Lil B - Illusions Of Grandeur

Using a sample of Imogen Heap's "Between Sheets" for the title track off of his 2011 mixtape of the same name, Illusions Of Grandeur is a sentimental and seemingly autobiographical track from the Based God himself.

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FREE Ellie Goulding show tonight!

 

UK pop singing sensation Ellie Goulding will be playing a free show in NYC tonight at the All Saints store in SoHo. The show starts at 6pm but be sure to arrive well in advance as space is limited - she'll also be signing CD's so make sure to bring yours along with you. 

For more info on the show, go here.

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New Little Dragon album coming soon!

Great news for all of you Little Dragon fans out there. The Swedish band'll be releasing their third studio album this summer, "Ritual Union", due out on July 12th. 

Head over to Pitchfork to preview one of the songs off of their forthcoming album and to see the full tracklisting.

OUT NOW: Mason ft Roisin Murphy - Boadicea

 

Dutch electronic music duo Mason have released their sultry dance music single, 'Boadicea' - a collaboration that features Irish singer Roisin Murphy on vocals, and is now available on iTunes (UK) and Amazon (UK).

Preview the single below.

Radiohead to release physical copies of 'The King of Limbs'

Earlier this year, Radiohead digitally released their 8th studio album 'The King of Limbs', and shortest album to date. Following the success of the album, Radiohead are due to make available physical copies of the album before the end of March. 

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CASPA at Webster Hall tonight!

More details here.

Dreamin' Big K.R.I.T. (2011 XXL Freshman Magazine)

Dope new song by the Southern Rapper Big K.R.I.T.
The album will drop on March 28th.

RIP Loleatta Holloway (1946 – 2011)

Known best for her biggest hit 'Love Sensation', that has been heavily sampled by the likes of Black Box, Marky Mark, The Pet Shop Boys and Chase & Status, soul-disco singer Loleatta Holloway passed away on March 21st after succumbing to illness.

RIP Ms Holloway.

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Jamie Woon @ Le Poisson Rouge 3/24

Catch Jamie Woon with Mount Kimbie at Le Poisson Rouge this week on 3/24.

Get your tickets!

Listen to Peter Bjorn & John's latest album

Swedish trio Peter Bjorn and John are back with their 6th album, officially due out in the US on March 29th, titled 'Gimme Some'. But if you're looking to 'get some' before the end of the month, the album is available for streaming in it's entirety right here. 

You can still get tickets to their late show on May 2nd at The Bowery Ballroom.

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Interested in Recording Music in NYC!?

http://www.thebreweryrecordingstudio.com/

Check out this lovely recording studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn right off the L-Train. Home of Andrew Krivonos and Dot Da Genius (Headbanga & Kid Cudi). They have great deals for bands and new artists working on Albums, mixtapes, or EP's. You can use this add on our website as a referral for certain promotions.

Check out their article in the Sonic Scoop too! http://www.sonicscoop.com/2011/03/16/nyc-studio-tour-north-brooklyn-part-1/

Here's there facebook/twitter!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/brewerystudio


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RIP Nate Dogg

 

Legendary West Coast artist Nate Dogg passed away in Long Beach, California on March 15th due to complications resulting from a stroke he had.

Rest in Beats Nate Dogg.

VIDEO: Aloe Blacc

Soul singer Aloe Blacc shows us some amazing dance moves in this video for his latest single, "Loving You Is Killing Me".

Hudson Mohawke remixes Jamie Woon

 

Lady Luck (Hudson Mohawke's Schmink Wolf Re-fix) by woon

Scottish DJ HudMo has taken the liberty to provide us with a pretty damn good remix of English singer Jamie Woon's song 'Lady Luck'.

Jamie Woon will be performing live on March 24th at Le Poisson Rouge with Mount Kimbie. 

Get your tickets!

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NEW MOS DEF SONG!

Mos Def performing his new song 'World Premiere'.

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Tawiah – Sweet Me (Young Montana? remix)

Download Young Montana?'s remix of Tawiah's song 'Sweet Me' for free here. 

(pictured: Tawiah)

Young Montana?'s debut LP 'Limerence' will be out May 3rd on Alpha Pup Records. 

Nelly ft Kelly Rowland - Gone

Nelly and Kelly Rowland are at it again. Here they collaborate on Nelly's song 'Gone' which is the sequel to the duo's earlier hit-song collaboration, 'Dilemma'. 

New Video: Big Sean - Hometown

G.O.O.D. Music-signed rapper Big Sean has just released the video for his song 'Hometown' which will appears on his Finally Famous 3 Mixtape. The song heavily samples UK singer Adele's hit song 'Hometown Glory'.

Get yourself in SXSW mode courtesy of SPIN

 

Head over to SPIN's facebook page to download a copy of their free SXSW mixtape featuring 33 songs from the likes of The Kills, Gold Panda, the Black Lips and Okkervil River.

Coming soon: New Album from DTFH

Rapper Del the Funky Homosapien will be releasing an album next month titled, 'Golden Era'. The album will feature ten tracks and you can preview one of the songs here.

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Listen to Beth Ditto's New EP

 

Stream Gossip frontwoman Beth Ditto’s 4-track EP before it hits stores March 8th.

Click here to listen.

 
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EVENT: Mainstream Misogyny

JOIN WPUB & THE BLACK STUDENT UNION (BSU) IN THE 

STUDENT UNION ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9TH AT 12:20PM FOR A DISCUSSION ON MISOGYNY IN MUSIC.

   

THIS EVENT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Stream Raekwon's soon-to-be-released album

Raekwon's soon-to-be-released album, 'Shaolin vs Wu-Tang', is available for streaming here.

The album comes out March 8th. 

Music Video: Rye Rye - Hardcore Girls

Arctic Monkey's - NEW SONG!

Arctic Monkeys - Brick by Brick

New song & video from UK rock band The Arctic Monkey's that has a very 70s rock n' roll sound.

They've also announced plans to tour the US - check out those tour dates here.

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Last Nite: The Strokes Debut New Track on SNL

The Strokes performing a new song, 'Life is Simple in the Moonlight', live on SNL.

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Apollo Brown - Clouds

28 tracks, one album.

Detroit producer Apollo Brown's latest offering, 'Clouds', is a 28-track instrumental album of pure and mellow hip-hop beats and has finally been released today.

Apollo Brown - Never In A Million Years from Mello Music Group on Vimeo.

Stream the album and purchase it at Mello Music Group.

Buy it on iTunes

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Chip tha Ripper Gift Raps*

Check out and Download Underground Hip Hop Artist Chip tha Rippers new mixtape "Gift Raps." The majority of the songs on this mixtape are produced by Chuck English from The Cool Kids. My personal favorites for right now are: "U.A.F." "Light One Up" and "Plural."

DOWNLOAD HERE:

http://illroots.com/2011/03/01/chip-tha-ripper-gift-raps/

XXL Freshman Class of 2011

Here it is, what we have all been waiting for. Some of the rappers on here are familiar to us, but some of them we have never heard of. Kendrick Lamar and Big K.R.I.T definitely had my vote. Everyone needs to get on their music, both of them are really a breath of fresh air.