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M83 announces new album; download “Midnight City” now

Brent KoeppJuly 19, 2011

M83 has had a brilliant career run up to this point. 2008's Saturdays=Youth was one of One Thirty BPM's favorite albums that year. And finally, after a long...

Track Review: Blink-182 – “Up All Night”

Brent KoeppJuly 18, 2011

Being a child of the 90s, Blink-182 is one of those bands that I will always have a fondness for. But as I entered my 20s and looked back on all the music that...

Track Reviews

Watch the Throne gets official tracklist

Brent KoeppJuly 12, 2011

After months of speculation, fake tracklists, rumors, and an impromtu listening party for the press, we now officially have the tracklist for Watch the Thro...

Spotify is coming to the U.S.

Brent KoeppJuly 6, 2011

After much struggle and delay, the free music-streaming service Spotify has announced they are finally coming to the United States. There isn't much in the ...

Pre-Order Watch the Throne now, due out August 2nd?

Brent KoeppJuly 4, 2011

After months of speculation and rumor, Kanye and Jay-Z have finally broken silence as they now offer Watch the Throne for pre-order. The album comes in four...

Watch the Throne album art + possible pre-order [Updated]

Brent KoeppJuly 3, 2011

After some good detective work, fans over at Kanye to the have discovered images embedded on Kanye West's official site. In the Word Press file directory th...

VH1 says Watch The Throne will NOT be dropping 4th of July

Brent KoeppJune 30, 2011

After a month of rumors and speculation, VH1 is now claiming that Watch the Throne will NOT be coming out on the 4th of July. They don't offer much in the w...

Rumor: Watch the Throne dropping on the 4th of July?

Brent KoeppJune 29, 2011

The rumor mill is abuzz this week, as more and more people are saying Watch the Throne is set to come out on the 4th of July. No official statement has been...

Red Hot Chili Peppers announce I’m With You Tracklist

Brent KoeppJune 13, 2011

A couple weeks back, Red Hot Chili Peppers updated the homepage of their site with a date: August 30th, 2011. They quickly announced that a new album would...

Video: Kanye West – “Monster” [Official]

Brent KoeppJune 5, 2011

An unfinished version of the "Monster" music video leaked earlier this year. And soon after hitting the web, Kanye received criticism from groups saying the...