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The Big Pink’s “Velvet” was easily one of my favorite tracks of 2009 off one of the better albums of that year too. So forgive me for a second, but…

PMA is off for Christmas, if you haven’t noticed. We’ll see you on Monday, December 27. We will post up any breaking news, like jj’s new mixtape, Kills, which is…

We love the Smith Westerns’ bubbly, summery new single “Weekend,” the first offering from January 18th’s Dye it Blonde, and now there’s a video to go along with it –…

It’s no secret that the Roots and John Legend admire Arcade Fire’s socially conscious lyricism and humanitarianism. Their first collaborative effort, a covers album dedicated to politically charged songs, was…

MP3: Chiddy Bang x The Knocks – “Dancing With The DJ” The Knocks’ infectious new dance floor filler “Dancing With The DJ,” has been remixed by our boys Chiddy Bang.…

Liverpool’s heady synthpop troup Ladytron are dropping their first single in two years, “Ace of Hz” (say it like “hearts”), on November 30.

The Decemberists’ sixth studio record, following up 2009’s Hazards of Love, will be mid-January’s “The King is Dead.” On teaser track “Down By The Water” the band keep some of…

Can we talk about this song’s opening rhyme for a second? Over a beat that’s basically lasers, driving synthesized strings, and superfast drum machine, Nicki Minaj raps “I am not…

I’m not even going to go into Amy Winehouse’s personal life here and I’m just going to talk about her voice, because who has such a voice? Because we live…

We may not analyze and dissect Gossip Girl’s song choices anymore, but we still enjoy the show and its Music Supervisor’s taste immensely. Shout out to Alexandra Patsavas @ ChopShop!…

New Jersey musician Dayve Hawk, better known by his nom de chillwave Memory Tapes, returns after critically acclaimed 2009 release Seek Magic with hazy, dark new single “Pretend the Devil…

Legendary rapper and producer Big Boi released his first solo album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty in July to widespread critical acclaim. One of the record’s…

UK dubstep/grime mastermind Joker takes his countrymen Gorillaz’ October single “Doncamatic (All Played Out)” for a haunting, spacey spin in this remix, going for physical release on November 22.

Louisville’s The Pass and their debut album Burst continue to pour out saccharine electro-pop bliss with latest single, “Criminal”. Notedly more slowed down than previous singles — “Trap of Mirrors”…

For his first solo record Down There, Animal Collective cofounder Dave Portner churned out a set of songs that, like his main project, meet at the collision of tuneful and…

The self-personified “lonely stoner” Mr. Cudi brings his smooth flow and sweet, indie-pop-ish beats back into the limelight with two tracks from his upcoming Man on the Moon II, out…

This Tuesday (tomorrow), Brooklynites Matt & Kim will release their third record Sidewalks, and let’s hope it’s full of songs like “Block After Block” (and intoxicating first single “Cameras,” which…

In case you didn’t notice, all four of September’s G.O.O.D. Friday tracks from Kanye West made the upper tier of September’s top downloads here on PMA. That’s understandable though –…

It’s October 29, and if you, like me, were wondering, when is Diplo going to tweet a Halloween-themed remix of Major Lazer’s “Pon De Floor?” you just got lucky. Even…

Los Angeles four-piece Warpaint released their fantastic first full-length The Fool on Rough Trade this Tuesday, but if you’re interested in seeing how the girls handle a classic eighties cover,…