Spotlight

CMJ is done for another year, its 31st to be exact, and like most 31 year-olds this music marathon has grown and matured significantly from its early College Music Journal days. Wi…

Has it all been done before? Maybe. What’s the difference between a reference and an outright copy? Let’s explore that fine line with some blatant examples.

It’s really upsetting – that moment when you realize the two of you are just headed in different directions and there’s nothing to be done about it. Maybe you can wish them well a…

Let the madness begin! Boasting more than 1,000 bands in its 30th year, CMJ Music Marathon hits New York October 18th-22nd. It can all be a bit overwhelming, so here’s our top pick…

Is there something in between a supergroup and a one-time celebrity jam? Maybe. But sometimes it can be a bit…much (Chickenfoot anyone?) Let’s take a look at some recent collabor…

A couple weeks ago we looked at videos made of found footage collages. Now, let’s look at videos where the band is live; front and center, and the videographers are producing so mu…

How do we even start to cover the covers? Maybe with some connections: Dirty Beaches does Johnny Cash — Cash does Nine Inch Nails — Reznor & Karen O do Zeppelin — it just goes o…

There is certainly no shortage of blurry, retro-ed out videos, appearing on the endless blogosphere every day, but there’s also a growing number of talented collage artists making …

Is R&B back? Or maybe our original concept of the genre is evolving and broadening. Here are five artists that showcase R&Bs current progression.

There has been a recognizable shift in the musical landscape over the past couple of years, one that recalls the sounds of the early and mid 1990s: grunge, shoegaze, twee / noise-p…

The idea of isolating artists based on region (let alone country) seems a tad backwards, but simply put, we’re in the midst of another Canadian wave of music.