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Who is Eric Nally? 10 things you need to know about the Macklemore collaborator

Grammy-award-winning rapper Macklemore and his production partner Ryan Lewis reemerged this month with “Downtown,” the lead single from their forthcoming follow-up to 2012’s surprise smash hit, The Heist. By now, you’ve probably seen the weird, epic video for the track, or perhaps you caught Macklemore and co. performing it live in recent weeks at the VMAs […]

Cover Their Tracks: AP Editors Set Odds On Ironic Pop Song Covers For Warped Tour

Every year on Warped Tour, a band or two (or 50) will incorporate a cover of the latest pop-radio sensation into their set. It just works in that environment. Many people attend the festival to discover new music, and when you find yourself front row for a band you’ve never listened to before, even if […]

Weekly Playlist #18: Seven current pop songs that don't suck

Now, don’t go getting all high and mighty on us. Even those of us who refuse to turn on the radio end up exposed in varying doses to Top 40 pop. Admittedly, most of it is abhorrent, but for those desperate occasions when you find yourself with a dead iPod and a case of CDs […]