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Nils Frahm & F.S. Blumm discuss the dubby influences behind their new album

Nils Frahm and F.S. Blumm’s fourth collaborative album finds the German composer/producers experimenting with dub.

Jeff Rosenstock & Polyvinyl have made a 9-hour playlist of ska songs

The 9-hour, 181-song playlist includes songs from all across ska’s long, rich history — from its origins in Jamaica to some of today’s best DIY ska bands — and it also includes ska-adjacent songs by The Beatles, Vampire Weekend, Weezer, Pixies, and more…

Freak Heat Waves prep new LP, tell us about what they've been listening to in lockdown

Canadian post-punk duo Freak Heat Waves will release their fourth album, Zap the Planet, on September 7 via Telephone Explosion.

Happy Birthday Lee "Scratch" Perry! (watch his new 180° VR live video shot at Elsewhere)

Dub icon Lee “Scratch” Perry turns 84 years young today VR video was shot at his sold-out Brooklyn show at Elsewhere on his 2018 Blackboard Jungle Live tour…

SAVAK list their top LPs of 2018, touring w/ Mike Kroll, Hammered Hulls, more

SAVAK, which includes members of Obits, Holy Fuck and more, released their third album, ’Beg Your Pardon’, this year.

Panda Bear made a FACT Mix, played MoMA PS1 (watch); new album out this week

Panda Bear releases his new album, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, this week via Domino, and yesterday he stopped by NYC’s MoMA PS1 for a Boiler Room-presented show with visuals by frequent Animal Collective collaborator Danny Pe…