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Hometown Hedspin crowned king at Red Bull Thre3Style final in Vancouver

Deejay's fast fingers and seizure-inducing sounds whipped the wobbly crowd into a patriotic frenzy.

Funk is more than skin deep for Chromeo

Chromeo never pretends to be thought-provoking, but the Montreal duo’s nods to the ”˜80s are sincere.

Cars and music go hand in hand, according to Funkmaster Flex

The reigning king of hip-hop car culture is legendary New York DJ-producer-radio personality Funkmaster Flex.

Breakage has no time for exclusionary electronica

While his latest album, Foundation, is technically dubstep, there’s more to James Boyle’s sophomore full-length release than his trademark bottom-feeder bass lines and complex...

Shout Out Louds dial down

For Swedish indie-rock act Shout Out Louds, work means recording, touring, and forgoing footwear in interesting places.

With a major buzz building, Burns is on fire

Emerging as the remixer of the moment in the U.K., Burns is the one-name wonder who’s rolling off the tongues of respected industry veterans and insatiable music bloggers alike.

Flight of the Conchords go balls to the wall in Vancouver

When two men take to a stage dressed like robots with glittering disco balls dangling from their, well, balls, while dancing to homemade electro-pop, there are a couple of...

Pendulum captures the attention of Generation Xbox

Perth-cum-London rock ’n’ bass act Pendulum put together a live-instrument, rock-electronic fusion record and arena-style stage show designed to hold the limited attention span of...

The standout sounds of '08: Deena Cox

Here are the ten albums I was loathed to delete from my 1GB iPod this year.

Dengue Fever takes a trip

At a time when young Americans were tripping out over the Vietnam War and bands like Jefferson Airplane and the Doors were rearranging radio with epic, acid-laced tunes, another '...