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Mouse on Mars released the video for “Polaroyced”, a highlight off their acclaimed EP Parastrophics. The video seems to emulate dancing outdoors on an acid trip. Or maybe the guy’s just really high on life. Dogs fall from the sky, colors change like a light show, and breakdancing ensues. Yet, the dog still gets his walk at

Davy Jones, lead singer for 1960s pop group and TV sensations The Monkees, died earlier today in Florida of a heart attack. The 66-year-old native of Manchester, England was named by Yahoo Music in 2008 as “the number one teen idol of all time”. In his later years Jones worked a solo career, along with

Bryan Scary is one of the few artists around willing and able to pull off a rock opera. His music plays homage to conceptual rock from the ’70s, the styles delving in a mixture of psych-rock that is neither too pretentious nor overbearing to lack hooks. Scary is a pop songwriter with a knack for

Converse’s ongoing Three Artists series encourages collaboration, and their animated video for “DoYaThing” is a surefire indication of this. James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) and Andre 3000 (Outkast) transform into Jamie Hewlett-penned cartoons, literally entering the world of Gorillaz and Damon Albarn — who is certainly no stranger to collaboration. Directed by the visual side of

Ah, here’s a name from the past. I wrote about Ane Brun way back in 2008, when she released the stunning Changing of the Seasons. The Norwegian-based Brun crafts striking alternative-folk, alternating between slow-moving acoustic ballads with sullen strings and raucously infectious stomps. She has the poetic patience of an artist like Kate Bush, with the tactful

Radiohead played two new songs last night in Miami, in their first show of a tour that goes into late July. The passionate Radiohead community At Ease was able to nab a video of both new tracks, currently titled “Cut a Hole” and “Identikit“. In related news, Thom Yorke is “sporting a ponytail”. The rest

Hype Machine are offering a full stream of Pond’s new album, Beard, Wives, Denim. Out March 6th, the thirteen tracks comprise the second album from the Australian-based Pond, which includes members more known for their work in Tame Impala. Their 2010 release, Innerspeaker (2010: #16), still gets plenty of plays from me, as does Pond’s

Bradford-based band Talk To Angels is the work of Embrace keyboardist Mickey Dale and his fellow collaborators, all with the intent to create hypnotic alt-rock with as much bark and bite as Embrace, but with a slightly heavier twang. Indeed, the TTA sound is a lot more euphoric and passionate in nature (in my view,

The locations of the four “Plot Your Escape” shows have been revealed. NYC, Chicago, New Orleans, and LA will each be treated to an intimate show on Thursday, March 1st. The artist list is still secret for now, but they’ll be announced in the coming days. Plus, I have some clues below. Only 50 tickets are

Destroyer‘s Dan Bejar had a busy 2011, touring lengthily in support of his stunning album Kaputt. It was our favorite album of 2011, and we certainly weren’t alone in feeling that way. Starting with Coachella in April, he’ll be on the road again. The recently announced dates find him playing almost every day in June,