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Screw the Ides of March — beware Bodega Girls

Et Tu Bootay–licious
When music writers start playing the futures game, it's usually a good idea to take our prognostications with a grain of salt. That said, if there's one wager you can bet the house on this year, it's that Boston's Bodega Girls will spend 2011 on a giant winning streak, whether they like it or not. Lock it up.
By LUKE O'NEIL | March 18, 2011

Cut Copy | Zonoscope

Modular (2011)
The most difficult thing about releasing a near-perfect album has to be the follow-up. People flipped when Cut Copy dropped 2008's In Ghost Colours , which saw the Aussie dance trio ramping up the formula of their debut LP with unrelenting momentum, strobe-light synths, and a shitload of robot voices.
By MICHAEL C. WALSH | February 17, 2011

Photos: Deadmau5 at the House of Blues

Deadmau5 | House of Blues | July 21, 2010
Deadmau5 performs live to a swarm of glowsticks at the House of Blues on July 21, 2010.
By KELSEY MARIE BELL | July 29, 2010

The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! | I Love You! I Love You!

I Love You! I Love You! I Love You And I’m In Love With You! Have An Awesome Day! Have The Best Day Of Your Life! on Luaka Bop (2010)
The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! are a dance/electronica collective known around the Manhattan/Brooklyn scene for their elaborate live performances, where members wear outrageous costumes made of stuffed animals and have on-stage pillow fights.
By DAVID BOFFA | May 12, 2010

Kid vicious

Juiceboxxx cares not for your nerdcore
It’s not easy being a rapper from Wisconsin. Just ask 23-year-old hip-hop lifer Juiceboxxx.
By LEOR GALIL | April 08, 2010

Hot Chip | One Life Stand

Astralwerks (2010)
Four albums into a career that appeared to begin as an art-school goof, Hot Chip look more likely than any of their peers to ascend one day to the intellectual electro-pop heights of Pet Shop Boys or Scritti Politti.
By MIKAEL WOOD | February 16, 2010

Gus Gus | 24-7

Kompact (2009)
Letting the music take control is a primary tenet of the dance-floor ethos — but that's only because dance music is by nature submissive. Even at its most sonically rich, dance music remains a utility, and even when it demands your attention, it does so in service to your good times.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | September 15, 2009

Various Artists | Ze 30: Ze Records Story 1979-2009

Strut (2009)
Impromptu dance parties have begun to interrupt the domesticity of my household, and my family would like to thank Strut for supplying the soundtrack.
By ZETH LUNDY | August 19, 2009

Review: Michael Jackson | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix

Epic (1997)
Personally, I'm fascinated by Michael Jackson, who may be the only truly deviant artist in modern pop: who would you really find scarier in a dark alley, him or Marilyn Manson?
By BRETT MILANO | July 01, 2009

All at once

N.A.S.A.’s gang bangers might be a little much
If nothing else, the release of The Spirit of Apollo (Anti-) a few weeks ago by the intercontinental hip-hop/baile/other duo of N.A.S.A. (that’s North America/South America) makes an encouraging, if not actually uttered, statement.
By MICHAEL BRODEUR | March 03, 2009

Review: Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion

Domino (2009)
Animal Collective began as a band of fringe weirdos, but over time they've dropped the freak from their folk.
By MICHAEL PATRICK BRADY | January 06, 2009