“Life In The West” Lets You Sit On Kanye’s Throne, Is My Current Obsession
Carmen’s Team Pick: I wake up in the morning feeling like Kanye West. You should, too.
Win A Special Edition Of Patti Smith’s New Album, Banga
Patti Smith is releasing a brand-new record and it could be yours!
Artist Spotlight: Heidi Barton Stink
Trans rapper Heidi Barton Stink keeps it real. Like, really, really real.
Unicorn Plan-It Needs Your Music, Sweet Music
Unicorn Plan-It wants to see your name in the music credits for season two!
New Music: A New Single From Clinical Trials Is Free For You!
Two-piece rock-electro-grunge outfit, Clinical Trials, have a little gift for you.
Music Fix: Soko, Metric, Amanda Palmer, Brandi Carlile and More
There are so many new things to put in your ears!
Playlist: Tony Award Musical Nominees 2012
Because it’s easier to whine about the winners when you know what you’re talking about.
Bonnaroo 2012: The Year Of Things I Haven’t Done Yet
“Even though part of me really does want to be topless in public, I still don’t think I can do this.”
Playlist: Bonnaroo Days And Nights
Bonnaroo days are totally different from Bonnaroo nights. Here are two playlists to carry you through both!
Carmen’s Concert Diary: Drake In DC
I have a lot of feelings about Drake. And now that I’ve seen him live, I have about a million more.
Music Fix: Metric, Gossip, Missy Higgins And More
Want to hear a new song from Metric? Thought so.
Artist Spotlight & Playlist: B.Steady
Queer multimedia artist B.Steady creates work for People of Color, Queers, Women, and all of the intersectionalities. That means you.
Seven Eurovision Videos You May Enjoy
Do you enjoy watching intensely choreographed pop music performed in dozens of languages, occasionally with pyrotechnics and intense nationalism? Well, good news!
Ani Difranco Wants Your Videos For Her New Song “Mariachi”
“Let’s get this party started, let’s squeeze the lime.”
We Got 99 Haters But Jay-Z Ain’t One
Jay-Z thinks Obama’s decision to support gay marriage is “the right thing to do.” What a man.
Seven Female Rappers Who Are Not Nicki Minaj Or Kreayshawn
Here’s a league of talented female MCs who deserve your attention.
Here’s To You: A Graduation Playlist In Two Parts
Let’s party. Then let’s cry.
New Music: Listen To Garbage’s ‘Not Your Kind Of People’
But none for you, Australia.
Playlist: A-Camp Dance Party, Revisited
Wish you were here / there!
NYC Rock Camp Director Karla Schickele Is Badass: The Autostraddle Interview
“I guess the only person who shouldn’t come to rock camp is the person who’s dead set against supporting other people. That wouldn’t really jive with us.”