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Premiere: Dubstep Godfather Zed Bias Unleashes an Exclusive Tour Mix

​It's amusing to hear popular artists Skrillex and Korn collaborate on aggro nu-metal dubstep tracks and recall the music's humble London basement roots. Although U.K. dubstep originators like Skream and Benga are seeing rewards now, many more pioneers have been overlooked -- folks like Dave Jones ... More >>

Brixton Buck, a Citrus Rocker by the Brixton

Tamara Palmer​Inspired by the Brixton Academy (now named O2 Academy Brixton), a famous British venue that's been home to live recordings by the likes of Faith No More, New Order, Gregory Isaacs, Judas Priest, and many others, the Brixton opened this week in the very un-rockin' neighborhood kno ... More >>

Five Songs That Haven't Offended You Yet

Take the sex and drugs out of rock 'n' roll, and much of what remains is tour stories and censorship. Instances of the latter date from rock's Brylcreem beginnings in the 1950s, forming part of a long bellow of outrage over America's popular culture by the more backward and fearful elements of our ... More >>

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Take the sex and drugs out of rock 'n' roll, and much of what remains is tour stories and censorship. Instances of the latter date from rock's Brylcreem beginnings in the 1950s, forming part of a long bellow of outrage over America's popular culture by the more backward and fearful elements of our ... More >>

Becoming Real Introduces Ghost Step

Keepin' it real. ​ Becoming Real​ I literally just heard about this guy yesterday, and I haven't be able to lay off his music since; Becoming Real is South London's Toby Ridler, visual artist and innovative electronic music extraordinaire. He has been producing for barely over a year ... More >>

Exclusive: DJ Mini-Mix from Tres Lingerie

​The duo of Johan Churchill and Jordan Presnick, known as Tres Lingerie, came together by chance. Both DJs and producers, the boys grew up with the same taste for disco and boogie tunes made before they were born, and met while studying in New York. After Presnick left the East Coast for a sc ... More >>

King Cannibal's bloody Valentine mixtape

​The duo of Johan Churchill and Jordan Presnick, known as Tres Lingerie, came together by chance. Both DJs and producers, the boys grew up with the same taste for disco and boogie tunes made before they were born, and met while studying in New York. After Presnick left the East Coast for a sc ... More >>

King Cannibal's Fuck Valentine's Day Mix: Snuggle This!

Nathan Seabrook​Valentine's Day is the soppiest date of the year. Dewy-eyed lovebugs would have you believe it's exemplified by bunches of red roses and teddy bears and boxes of candy and cards with pink hearts on the front and cloying sentiments scrawled inside. The charmingly named King Canniba ... More >>

Last Night: Friendly Fires and The xx at the Independent

The xx​Friendly Fires and The xx November 23, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Anything involving Scissor Sisters; listening to Portishead's "Dummy" for the 37,392nd time Friendly Fires​Ten songs into a stupefyingly energetic show at the Independent last night, Ed Macfarlane, vocali ... More >>

Mala

The xx​Friendly Fires and The xx November 23, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Anything involving Scissor Sisters; listening to Portishead's "Dummy" for the 37,392nd time Friendly Fires​Ten songs into a stupefyingly energetic show at the Independent last night, Ed Macfarlane, vocali ... More >>

Bend It Like Benga

The xx​Friendly Fires and The xx November 23, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Anything involving Scissor Sisters; listening to Portishead's "Dummy" for the 37,392nd time Friendly Fires​Ten songs into a stupefyingly energetic show at the Independent last night, Ed Macfarlane, vocali ... More >>

Safe Words

Many practice bondage safely, but sometimes things go wrong.

The Outsiders

Familiar immigrant melodrama buoyed by good intentions and moral heft

Dawn of Dubstep

Will this bass-heavy dance phenomenon blow out only your speakers or will it really blow up?

Gettin' a leg up on dubstep with Hatcha and Youngsta

Will this bass-heavy dance phenomenon blow out only your speakers or will it really blow up?

Misc. Reviews

Next on deck: Get ready for dubstep

Howling with Hagerty; Scottish indie-pop gets brawny

Next on deck: Get ready for dubstep

Dirty Vegas

One

I'll Sleep When I'm Bored

Mike Hodges follows up Croupier with a somnambulistic crime drama

Give Till It Hurts

A solid, if conventional, ending for the new Aurora Theatre's first season

Roots Manuva

Run Come Save Me (Big Dada)

Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll. Korea.

The 41st San Francisco International Film Festival