Sleigh Bells Turn it Up on Reign of Terror
The Brooklyn metal pop duo hasn’t softened its sound on album number two, but it has definitely made something that’s a little easier on the ears.
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Watch the First Minute of All 22 James Bond Films
James Bond seen through a gun barrel. Blood. Beaches. Icebergs. Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Bad guys. Badder guys. Airplanes. Trucks. A helicopter. An open road. Pilots. A strange man walking ominously in front of a dark building. Guns. New York City. Surfing. Skiing. A servant carrying a tray of drinks on the …
Paul McCartney’s Kisses on the Bottom: Songs Your Grandparents Should Know
The former Beatle has a great reverence for standards and he does them proud on this very charming album.
Of Montreal’s Paralytic Stalks is Really Weird. We Like It That Way.
Kevin Barnes’ 11th album is a frenetic, attention-starved record that, if it were a child, would almost certainly be put on Ritalin.
In Love? Out of Love? TIME Has a Valentine’s Day Playlist for You
These two Spotify playlists will keep you company whether you’re spending a romantic evening with a loved one or crying alone with your cats
The Best and Worst of the 2012 Grammys
We rate all of the performances from this year’s music awards.
President Obama Made America A Mixtape
Political playlists aren’t easy. If there’s one off color lyric — or if the artist doesn’t agree with your agenda — you’ve got a minor scandal on your hands. Remember the uproar when Obama invited rapper Common to a White House poetry event? Or when Tom Petty, Sting and John Mellencamp all separately asked George W. Bush to …
Listen to TIME’s Fashion Week Playlist on Spotify!
It’s Fashion Week in New York City and Manhattan is crawling with eccentric designers, stylish socialites and hungry models looking for next season’s big trend. It seems that our invitation to Marc Jacobs’ show got lost in the …
Watch M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls” Video
M.I.A. released a music video for her song “Bad Girls,” and at first glance it appears to be a political statement about women drivers in Saudi Arabia. Then again, maybe the Sri Lankan rapper adopted a stylish Arabic aesthetic because it looks cool. It’s hard to tell with M.I.A. Either way, it’s a fun video and I think we can all agree …
Listen to TIME’s January Music Playlist on Spotify
Congratulations, you’ve survived January. To celebrate, we’ve made you a playlist.
At the end of each month, TIME will make a Spotify playlist of new music. This month, we’ve got a 12-song mix featuring everything from …
Nada Surf: Life After The One-Hit Wonder
From Devo to Nada Surf, a look at the one-hit wonders who go on to become much more
Ben Folds Five is Reuniting!
Yesterday, Ben Folds announced that he’d reunited with his former bandmates Darren Jessee and Robert Sledge to record a new Ben Folds Five album.
Wilco’s New Video is Also a Popeye Cartoon
Wilco released a music video for “Dawned on Me,” a song off the band’s latest album, The Whole Love. And get this, it’s also the first hand-drawn Popeye cartoon in 25 years. The video is a partnership between the Chicago …