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Artist of the Week: Russian Beat Maker Pixelord, with Q&A;!

Sweden’s Ethereal Rockers Jeniferever Reveal “Waifs And Strays”

MTV Iggy Exclusive Interview: Anime and Manga Legend Yoshitaka Amano

Hear She’s A Tease Remixed For The Dance Floor

Mexico’s Alexico Plays Hooky In “Gordo, Grande Y Marica” Video

I’ve got no real proof that he’s skipping school here, but Monterrey, Mexico’s mad electro experimental beast Alexico is back and seems to be channeling Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in [...]

by: Beverly
I’ve got no real proof that he’s skipping school here, but Monterrey, Mexico’s mad electro experimental beast Alexico is back and seems to be channeling Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in SEE MORE

AfroBeatles: Fela Kuti is the Fifth Beatle

The decade of gimmicky mash-ups ended nearly a month ago…right? Right?! No!?!? In short, the answer is no. It’s not going to stop. But perhaps it is getting better. Rather [...]

by: Abdullah
The decade of gimmicky mash-ups ended nearly a month ago…right? Right?! No!?!? In short, the answer is no. It’s not going to stop. But perhaps it is getting better. Rather SEE MORE

The Electric’s Funkadelic Hip Hop Spans From Russia To Chicago

Yes, hip hop CAN be funky, and world famous Russian DJ/producer Vadim is setting out to prove it. He and his partners in crime — MC Pugs Atomz from Chicago [...]

by: Halley
Yes, hip hop CAN be funky, and world famous Russian DJ/producer Vadim is setting out to prove it. He and his partners in crime — MC Pugs Atomz from Chicago SEE MORE

Ghana’s Ruff-N-Smooth Like Your “Boom Boom Back”

Get hyped! It’s a new year and Ghanaian hiplife geniuses Ruff-N-Smooth continue to blaze their insanely catchy trail with a new single! “Boom Boom Back,” featuring frequent associate SK Blinks, [...]

by: Beverly
Get hyped! It’s a new year and Ghanaian hiplife geniuses Ruff-N-Smooth continue to blaze their insanely catchy trail with a new single! “Boom Boom Back,” featuring frequent associate SK Blinks, SEE MORE

Trackademicks Remixes Lyrics Born Single “Lies X 3″

We’ll stop posting remixes of Lyrics Born’s soulful single “Lies X 3″ when ya’ll stop remixing him. This time we’re shifting the responsibility onto the very capable shoulders of one [...]

by: Beverly
We’ll stop posting remixes of Lyrics Born’s soulful single “Lies X 3″ when ya’ll stop remixing him. This time we’re shifting the responsibility onto the very capable shoulders of one SEE MORE

ShaMANoid Rocks Guatemala with Psy Trance

And now, for something fast and intense… It must be awesome to see ShaMANoid live just to watch a dancing fools in the crowd get tripped up when a hard [...]

by: Abdullah
And now, for something fast and intense… It must be awesome to see ShaMANoid live just to watch a dancing fools in the crowd get tripped up when a hard SEE MORE

Artist of the Week: Russian Beat Maker Pixelord, with Q&A;!

by: Halley
Insults! Accusations! Tempers! Rabid homicidal anger! Why, it’s just another MTV Iggy Artist of the Week competition. This week, Russian electro producer Pixelord won, beating Scottish rockers Cha Cha Heels SEE MORE

Toro Y Moi Has Got A Brand “New Beat”

Toro Y Moi continues to tease us in the lead up to the release of his second album Underneath the Pine. So far, we’ve had the shimmering funk of Chaz [...]

by: Beverly
Toro Y Moi continues to tease us in the lead up to the release of his second album Underneath the Pine. So far, we’ve had the shimmering funk of Chaz SEE MORE

Yet Another Tasty Remix from TOKiMONSTA

TOKiMONSTA again?! Is it that we’re obsessed with TOKiMONSTA? Or is it that she’s just so darn active these days that we can’t ignore a single move? Honestly, it’s a [...]

by: Abdullah
TOKiMONSTA again?! Is it that we’re obsessed with TOKiMONSTA? Or is it that she’s just so darn active these days that we can’t ignore a single move? Honestly, it’s a SEE MORE

Bands We Like: Estonia’s Fairy-Voiced Iiris

A depressingly few amount of bands have “it.” In fact, I’m pretty sure I didn’t know what “it” was, until I listened to Estonian singer/songwriter/pianist Iiris. Because whatever “it” is, [...]

by: Halley
A depressingly few amount of bands have “it.” In fact, I’m pretty sure I didn’t know what “it” was, until I listened to Estonian singer/songwriter/pianist Iiris. Because whatever “it” is, SEE MORE

Italy’s Ex-Otago Trades “Costa Rica” For Tweets

Ex-Otago, the adorable indie-pop quartet from Genoa, Italy, wants to make a deal with you. They’ll give you a download of their light-as-a-sea-breeze new single “Costa Rica,” and you “pay” [...]

by: Beverly
Ex-Otago, the adorable indie-pop quartet from Genoa, Italy, wants to make a deal with you. They’ll give you a download of their light-as-a-sea-breeze new single “Costa Rica,” and you “pay” SEE MORE

Q&A; With Singer-Songwriter Chris Akinyemi: Fela Kuti, Taio Cruz, And College

New Jersey-born singer-songwriter Chris Akinyemi is an ambitious young man. He’s also very confident. He’s barely released his first single and he’s already taking shots at the world of corporate [...]

by: Beverly
New Jersey-born singer-songwriter Chris Akinyemi is an ambitious young man. He’s also very confident. He’s barely released his first single and he’s already taking shots at the world of corporate SEE MORE

Bands We Like: Japanese Beat Maker Lambent Calls Berlin Home

Beats in lambent light. The hip hop beat has gone in a million directions since its boom bap origin, and weird bloopy ambient sounds make more of an appearance daily. [...]

by: Abdullah
Beats in lambent light. The hip hop beat has gone in a million directions since its boom bap origin, and weird bloopy ambient sounds make more of an appearance daily. SEE MORE

Ghana Rapper M3nsa’s New Video Will Make You Stop Worrying

The “No One Knows” video for the single off Ghanaian rapper M3nsa’s 2010 debut No. 1 Mango Street, is a not-that-subtle hint that we should all worry a little less. [...]

by: Beverly
The “No One Knows” video for the single off Ghanaian rapper M3nsa’s 2010 debut No. 1 Mango Street, is a not-that-subtle hint that we should all worry a little less. SEE MORE

Q&A; With Powwowstep Pioneers A Tribe Called Red: “Ke$ha Must Have A Big Pair [Of Balls]”

The first time we heard Canada-based DJ collective A Tribe Called Red’s dubstep mixes of Native American drum circles, we knew something really cool was going on in Ottawa. Native [...]

by: Beverly
The first time we heard Canada-based DJ collective A Tribe Called Red’s dubstep mixes of Native American drum circles, we knew something really cool was going on in Ottawa. Native SEE MORE