July 2012 Music Articles
- Watch Ryan McGinley’s Video for Sigur Rós’ “Varúð”
- Bill Doss of The Olivia Tremor Control Has Died
- Songs That Sound Like Love Songs But Aren’t
- 5 Albums to Stream for Free This Week: The Flaming Lips, Fleetwood Mac, Sebadoh
- A Selection of Bands Named After Songs by Other Bands
- 10 MP3s You Need to Download for Free This Week: Swans, Dirty Projectors
- Lana Del Rey, Please Put the Microphone Down and Step Away from Nirvana
- Pop Music Is Louder and More Boring Than Ever, According to Science
- Pop For Skeptics: Is Frank Ocean Doomed to Become a “Queer Musician”?
- Hear Craig Wedren and St. Vincent Cover Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Sisters of the Moon’
- 10 Great New Zealand Bands You Should Know
- Morrissey Has a Cat on His Head in PETA’s New Campaign
- 5 Albums to Stream for Free This Week: Micachu, Lawrence Arabia
- Watch a Fantastic Documentary on Shock Rocker Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
- Watch a Music Video Drawn by 100 High School Students
- 10 MP3s You Need To Download For Free This Week: Tyler, the Creator and Toro Y Moi, Talib Kweli
- Excellent Photos of Awesome Musicians Hanging Out Together
- Sonic Youth Officially on “Longterm Hold,” Readying Endless Reissues
- 10 Contemporary Metal Bands You Should Know
- Bikini Kill — Yes, That Bikini Kill — Launches Record Label
- Coachella Cruise Lineup Announced
- 10 of the Best Political Songs You’ll Ever Hear
- Watch Joanna Newsom Make Ridiculous Faces in ‘7 Minutes in Heaven’
- Pioneering Country Star Kitty Wells Dies
- 10 Delayed Debut Albums That Were Totally Worth the Wait
- 5 Albums to Stream for Free This Week: Purity Ring, Laetitia Sadier
- Download The Afghan Whigs’ Cover of Frank Ocean’s “Lovecrimes”
- 10 MP3s You Need to Download for Free This Week: Tame Impala, Frank Ocean
- Album of the Month: Dirty Projectors’ Gloriously Imperfect ‘Swing Lo Magellan’
- Pop For Skeptics: Why Are Music Videos So Obsessed with Fairy Tales?
- 10 of the Worst Political Songs You’ll Ever Hear
- Learn the History of Western Music in 16 Genres and One Immortal Song
- Watch Last Night’s Dirty Projectors Show in Its Entirety
- Famous Bands and the Indie Musicians Who Should Open for Them
- 25 Great Songwriters on the Art of Songwriting
- 5 Albums to Stream for Free This Week: The Very Best, Mission of Burma
- Pictures of David Bowie Doing Crazy Stuff
- Bewilderingly Complicated Music to Melt Your Tiny Mind
- 10 MP3s You Need to Download for Free This Week: Nas feat Amy Winehouse, Azealia Banks
- A Selection of the All-Time Silliest Genres in Music
- Listen to Tina Fey Rap on Childish Gambino’s New Mixtape
- Watch David Lynch’s Alternate Video for Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game”
- These Are the Bands That Make You Totally Undateable
- Watch Lance Bangs’ Tribute to LCD Soundsystem and New York City
- Video of the Day: Rock’s 100 Greatest Riffs Performed in One Take
- 10 Albums You Need To Hear in July
- 5 Albums to Stream for Free This Week: Dirty Projectors, Beak>
- Listen to Music “Played” by Very Unlikely Sources