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Legendary Austin music festival South By Southwest will be hosting its third annual "K-Pop Night Out" showcase Thursday, March 19, at the Elysium Nightclub. Presented by the Korea Creative Content Agency, the showcase features performances by a selection of South Korean pop artists, with this year's bill including Hitchhiker, Epik High (pictured above), Crayon Pop, The Barbarettes, Asian Chairshot, EE and Eastern Sidekick.Though the term "K-pop" may suggest that all these artists fall under the same genre of music, "K-Pop Night Out" boasts quite a diverse selection. SXSW describes Epik High as the group responsible for "bringing hip-hop to the mainstream in Korea," while Eastern Sidekick is described as "an edgier Korean version of The Strokes." Other styles of music that are being represented at the showcase include girl group pop (Crayon Pop, The Barbarettes), alternative rock (Asian Chairshot) and bizarre dance music (EE, Hitchhiker). -
The Strokes's 'Reptilia' Featured in New Volkswagen Commercial [WATCH]
The Strokes's "Reptilia" has enjoyed a remarkable amount of success since it was released in 2003 as the second single from The Strokes's second studio album "Room on Fire." "Reptilia" has been popular not only with fans but also commercially. Though some of the momentum has been lost for the 11-year-old track, it still remains relevant with ad executives. The most recent example comes in the form of a new Volkswagen commercial for the 2015 Golf line of cars.You see the three different cars Volkswagen is pushing from the sporty, faster model to the electric car of the future. "Reptilia" is set in the background as the cars nimbly maneuver around a sparse cityscape and into a crowded parking garage filled with screaming fans, via "Stereogum."The Strokes have had a small revival in 2014, returning to the live stage in the United States for the first time in three years. Fans eagerly await a potential new album and more touring dates. The band had a five-year hiatus between their third and fourth studio albums in 2006 and 2011 before coming back in 2013 to release "Comedown Machine." -
Julian Casablancas Wants To Release New Strokes Album On His Own Label; Despises iTunes
Casablancas is tired of other people meddling with his musical creations. Julian Casablancas is tired of other people meddling with his musical creations. -
Bon Iver, Strokes, Arcade Fire Members To Play One-Off 'All-Star' Show At Basketball Game
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Julian Casablancas Won't Tour With The Strokes or (Probably) The Voidz Anytime Soon
If you're a big fan of The Strokes of Julian Casablancas' new project with The Voidz, don't expect an expansive, worldwide tour anytime soon. In a new interview, the "Where No Eagles Fly" singer expressed his disdain for long live treks, saying they only tend to ruin relationships. -
The Strokes New Album: Julian Casablancas Says Band Could Start Working On Material In January
Casablancas is making music and touring with The Voidz, but he expects to focus on The Strokes beginning in early 2015. -
9 Albums With More Than One Cover Design: Kanye West, Radiohead, And More
Whether we like it or not, an album cover greatly influences the way we hear the music held inside of it (it's why the guitars on My Bloody Valentine's Loveless sound "pink" to me). However, there are some artists who have release albums with more than one cover design, either due to arguments with their label, legal troubles, or simply their own artistic vision. Here are nine albums with more than one cover design. -
8 Artists Jack White Should Produce: Lorde, Foo Fighters, And More
When news broke this week that Jack White was possibly interested in producing the next Libertines album, it made perfect sense, since The Libertines' garage rock sound is just the sort of thing that White is known for. Here are some other artists that we'd like to see Jack White produce. -
Interpol Frontman Paul Banks Compares The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs To Rival Internet Companies
Interpol and The Strokes have been viewed as rivals since releasing debuts in the early 2000s, and Interpol frontman Paul Banks confirmed the sentiment in a recent interview with The Guardian. -
Arcade Fire, Bon Iver To Play Basketball For Charity In Montreal
If there's anything that Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler loves more than music, it's basketball (and since he's about nine feet tall, he's pretty good at it, too). Over the last few years, Butler has hosted the annual Pop vs. Jock basketball game in Montreal, in which musicians play against college basketball players for charity. Exclaim reports that this year's Pop vs. Jock game will take place on Sept. 20 during the Pop Montreal festival, and in addition to Butler and his brother Will, some of the other participating musicians include Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon and Strokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture. -
8 Bands Who Debuted With Their Best Album: The Strokes, R.E.M., And More
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10 Best American Bands Of The Last 20 Years
England may have given us the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Radiohead, but the list of legendary bands from the United States is just as impressive: The Velvet Underground, The Ramones, R.E.M., and much more. To celebrate America's birthday today, here's a ranking of the ten best American bands of the last twenty years.
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