On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Best Coast give it up for Fleetwood Mac.
Best Coast The Only Place |
Fleetwood Mac Tusk |
The Mix
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Best Coast give it up for Fleetwood Mac.
Live from San Francisco, here's our chat with Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno from Cali indie-pop band Best Coast, wherein they discuss their new record (The Only Place), Cosentino's fashion line, the ultimate California anthem and their love for Skrillex and the Olsen twins. Enjoy.
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Best Coast The Only Place |
South Park Sessions is a new Rhapsody TV project wherein we invite our favorite musicians out to a lovely park near our San Francisco offices for a stripped-down, intimate, (hopefully) sunshine-filled private show. Indie-poppers Best Coast were kind enough to participate even though, as singer Bethany Cosentino admits, "We never really do acoustic or unplugged things. We're kind of against them." Live from South Park in SF, here's an exclusive performance of "No One Like You" from their new album, The Only Place. Enjoy.
Best Coast The Only Place |
South Park Sessions is a new Rhapsody TV project wherein we invite our favorite musicians out to a lovely park near our San Francisco offices for a stripped-down, intimate, (hopefully) sunshine-filled private show. Indie-poppers Best Coast were kind enough to participate even though, as singer Bethany Cosentino admits, "We never really do acoustic or unplugged things. We're kind of against them." Live from South Park in SF, here's an exclusive performance of "How They Want Me To Be" from their new album, The Only Place. Enjoy.
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Best Coast The Only Place |
South Park Sessions is a new Rhapsody TV project wherein we invite our favorite musicians out to a lovely park near our San Francisco offices for a stripped-down, intimate, (hopefully) sunshine-filled private show. Indie-poppers Best Coast were kind enough to participate even though, as singer Bethany Cosentino admits, "We never really do acoustic or unplugged things. We're kind of against them." Live from South Park in SF, here's an exclusive performance of "Last Year" from their new album, The Only Place. Enjoy.
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Best Coast The Only Place |
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Talib Kweli give it up for John Coltrane.
Talib Kweli We Run This, Vol.7 |
John Coltrane A Love Supreme |
You Tweeted your questions. We put them in a box. Christian music maverick Steven Curtis Chapman answered them, at random, on camera. He talks about his inspirations, his songwriting, remaining a "student of life," being a grandfather (!), and the one thing he holds most dear about his career. He also explains why he will likely never ride a horse again. Yee-haw!
Steven Curtis Chapman #1's Vol. 1 |
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Washed Out give it up for Caribou.
Washed Out Within and Without |
Caribou Up In Flames |
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Sasquatch Festival Lineup 2012 playlist.The next great multi-day, zillion-artist summer music festival of 2012 is soon upon us: Sasquatch, that annual Pacific Northwest bacchanal that this year stars Jack White, Beck, The Shins, St. Vincent, The Roots, Alabama Shakes and pretty much anyone else you can think of, takes over the Gorge Amphitheatre in lovely Washington state over Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-28.
Plus, in addition to that rad lineup, you'll probably see us! Rhapsody will rule over our own little enclave on the festival grounds all weekend, handing out free stuff and hosting exclusive, intimate artist performances you'll subsequently be able to watch via Rhap TV should you deign not to make the trip in person. To whet your appetite, here are some past videos we've done with Sasquatch 2012 performers, from Wild Flag to Araabmuzik. We're looking forward to making more new friends this year. We hope you stop by.
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Kip Moore give it up for Bruce Springsteen.
Kip Moore Up All Night |
 Bruce Springsteen Born To Run |
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch B.o.B give it up for DMX.
B.o.B Strange Clouds |
DMX It's Dark and Hell is Hot |
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Norah Jones give it up for Willie Nelson.
Norah Jones Little Broken Hearts |
Willie Nelson Red Headed Stranger |
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Carrie Underwood give it up for Queen.
Carrie Underwood Blown Away |
Queen A Night At The Opera |
You Tweeted your questions. We put them all in a box, cornered exuberant rockers The All-American Rejects in what looks like a restaurant kitchen or something, and got 'em to answer, at random, on camera. Here, they discuss tattoos, first jobs, childhood cartoons, mud cigarettes, artists who inspire them (from Vince Gill to Queen), how cool it is to be a little kid pretending to fall into the Grand Canyon, and much more. Enjoy.
All-American Rejects Kids in the Street |
Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata is back for another installment of Stripped Down by the River, our video series of intimate outdoor performances live from lovely Austin, Texas. Here she is doing the lovely, epic "Deal Breaker"; if you dig that, she also did "Starlight" for us earlier. Enjoy.
Rachael Yamagata Chesapeake |
Psych-garage rockers The Saint James Society are your latest hosts for Go Shoot Yourself, wherein we hand a band a Flip cam and tell them to shoot whatever they want. Live from Austin, Texas, they take us on a quick city tour (lots of alley cats and bird poop), drop by a hookah lounge, show us a few new tunes in progress and more. Enjoy.
The Saint James Society The Saint James Society |
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Tanlines give it up for The Clash.
Tanlines Mixed Emotions |
The Clash London Calling |
Time now for another installment of Go Shoot Yourself, in which we give a band we love a Flip cam and let 'em film whatever they want for a day or so. Your guides this time are Texas-via-Ohio heartland rockers Shearwater, live from Austin, Have fun.
Shearwater Animal Joy |
English folk-pop sweeties Dry the River are, conveniently enough, the latest participants in our Stripped Down by the River video series of exclusive, intimate performances live from Austin, Texas, during SXSW. Here they are doing their breakout track, "Bible Belt"; if you dig this, check out this earlier clip of their tune "Family." Dig the harmonies.
Dry The River Shallow Bed |
You Tweeted your questions. We put them in a box. Jason Mraz answered them, at random, on camera. And the results were... remarkable. He sings a few lines of cult musical flick Phantom of the Paradise. He stumps for his favorite coffee. And he gamely answers the best first question in Box history: "What made you want to buy and live on a solar-powered avocado farm?" Plus he's not wearing a hat. Enjoy.
Jason Mraz Love Is A Four Letter Word |
You'll recall Big Deal as the lovely coed duo who recently serenaded us with their tune "Talk" as part of our Stripped Down by the River series of exclusive performances captured in Austin, Texas, during SXSW. They're back now with another tune, "Swoon," which is extremely appropriately named. Enjoy.
Big Deal Lights Out |
Welcome back to Stripped Down by the River, our series of intimate, outdoor performances from our favorite bands. Here we have gentle indie-pop upstarts Seapony doing "Blue Star," a tribute to their favorite Seattle diner. If you dig that, check out the first tune they did for us, "I Really Do." Enjoy.
Seapony Go With Me |
Time now for another installment of Go Shoot Yourself, in which we give a band we love a Flip cam and let 'em film whatever they want for a day or so. Your guides this time are Texas-via-Ohio heartland rockers Heartless Bastards, live from Austin, Texas, for SXSW. They swore at each other a lot, (profanely) discussed what a blue bandanna in your back pocket signifies and, most memorably, constructed a multiple-iPhone video tunnel through which one might conceivably reach nirvana. Have fun.
Heartless Bastards Arrow |
Live from Austin, Texas, here's our interview with rising Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T., who discusses the good, bad and ugly of his home state; the importance of standing on his own; and his much-improved live show (now he climbs speakers and stuff). Enjoy.
Big K.R.I.T. 4eva Na Day |
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Jimmy Needham give it up for Lauryn Hill.
Jimmy Needham Clear The Stage |
Lauryn Hill MTV Unplugged No 2.0 |
Outlaw-country icon Shooter Jennings is back with another edition of Stripped Down by the River, our series of exclusive video performances live from SXSW 2012 in Austin, Texas. Here he is doing "The Long Road Ahead"; for more, check out his earlier version of "The Deed & the Dollar." Enjoy.
Shooter Jennings Family Man |
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Obie Trice give it up for Jay-Z.
Obie Trice Bottoms up |
Jay-Z The Black Album |
Young country-punk star Lydia Loveless, a major office favorite these days, is back for another edition of Stripped Down by the River, our exclusive performance series live from lovely Austin, Texas. We've already heard her do "Back on the Bottle" here, she regales us with "Do Right." She is awesome. Enjoy.
Lydia Loveless Indestructable Machine |
Welcome to Bandmating, a raucous Rhapsody TV video series wherein we test how well famous rockers know each other, Newlywed Game style. This time out we've got Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney of country-pop juggernaut Rascal Flatts, quizzing themselves on matters including vodka, pants (i.e. rips in the crotch thereof), singing in the shower, and hair care. They are very good sports. Enjoy.
 Rascal Flatts Changed |
Lovelorn fuzz-pop cuties La Sera are the latest participants in our new video series Go Shoot Yourself, wherein we hand a band a Flip cam, turn them loose (in this case amid the wild SXSW 2012 action in Austin, Texas), and see what they chose to film. This installment features spirited Stevie Wonder sing-alongs, a meditation on the effectiveness of beer in fighting off exhaustion, a lovely shot of the Texas state flag and more. Enjoy.
La Sera Sees The Light |
Welcome to another installment of Stripped Down by the River, our series of exclusive, intimate, outdoor performances from our favorite bands. Live from Austin, Texas for SXSW 2012, here's dance-rockers The Drums, who we've already heard doing "Money," gifting us with a second song, "Days." Have fun.
The Drums Portamento |
Live from San Francisco, here's our chat with Hamilton Leithauser from dapper indie-rock lifers The Walkmen, wherein he discusses their new record (produced by our old friend Phil Ek), the disquieting permanence of their old records, what he's learned in the last decade (not a whole lot, apparently), and how (and/or why) everyone in the band gets along. Enjoy.
Live from the pastoral loveliness of Austin, Texas, here's our exclusive chat with dance-rock dudes Miike Snow, wherein they discuss the prescience of Total Recall, their admiration for Albert Einstein, the new Swedish-American label/collective they're working on and more. Enjoy.
Miike Snow Happy To You |
On March 15, 2012, we gave South African art-rocker Spoek Mathambo and his band a Flip camera and told them to film whatever they liked, capturing their experience at this year's SXSW festivities in Austin, Texas. Yes, it's another edition of Go Shoot Yourself, this time featuring various strange accents, uncomfortably honest opinions, lots of backstage tomfoolery and the occasional keytar. Enjoy.
Spoek Mathambo Father Creeper |
On Friday, March 16, 2012, in the midst of the SXSW craziness in Austin, Texas, we gave Pacific Northwest rockers Blitzen Trapper a Flip camera and told them to film whatever they liked. We then edited the results for coherence, but not too much coherence. Yes, it's the inaugural episode of our new video series, Go Shoot Yourself, here involving a trip to Willie Nelson's house and a sordid tale of "waffle taco" abuse. Please enjoy.
Blitzen Trapper American Goldwing |
Welcome to another episode of Stripped Down by the River, our fairly self-explanatory SXSW video series of exclusive performances live from Austin, Texas. Here we have Pacific Northwest indie-rockers Seapony doing their lovely "I Really Do." Enjoy yourself.
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Seapony Go With Me |
The next installment of Stripped Down by the River, our exclusive outdoor video performance series from the lovely, SXSW-saturated environs of Austin, Texas, stars legendary emcee Talib Kweli. We're super psyched about this one. Enjoy.
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Talib Kweli We Run This Vol.7 |
Hello again, and welcome to another edition of Stripped Down by the River, our exclusive video series of live, intimate performances from the outskirts of SXSW 2012. Here we have bluesy singer-songwriter ZZ Ward and her spry, PG-13 rated jam "Charlie Ain't Home." Hide the kids for this one. Enjoy.
Stripped Down by the River: Seapony
Welcome to another episode of Stripped Down by the River, our fairly self-explanatory SXSW video series of exclusive performances live from Austin, Texas. Here we have Pacific Northwest indie-rockers Seapony doing their lovely "I Really Do." Enjoy yourself.
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Seapony Go With Me |
Hyper-intimate U.K. duo Big Deal are the next artists to submit to Stripped Down by the River, our exclusive video series of private, outdoor SXSW performances from artists we love. Watch them perform "Talk," the second song they ever wrote; they handle the windiness like pros. Enjoy.
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Big Deal Lights Out |
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch 2 Chainz give it up for Erykah Badu.
2 Chainz T.R.U Realigion |
 Erykah Badu Next Lifetime |
Live from South by Southwest 2012 in lovely Austin, Texas, welcome to the first installment of Stripped Down by the River, wherein we invite artists we love to do an exclusive, intimate, mostly acoustic, outdoor mini-set on the outskirts of all the SXSW calamity. Your hosts are, appropriately enough, pastoral London rockers Dry the River, here performing their lovely song "Family," just for you. Enjoy.
Dry The River Weights & Measures |
Welcome back to Stripped Down by the River, our exclusive SXSW video series wherein we invite artists we love to do an exclusive, intimate, mostly acoustic, outdoor mini-set on the outskirts of all the calamity. This one stars dance/pop/surf/punk dudes The Drums, who crowd onto our little dock for a lovely performance of "Money." Enjoy.
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The Drums Portamento |
For the next edition of our exclusive video series Stripped Down by the River -- wherein artists do an intimate, mostly acoustic, outdoor mini-set on the outskirts of all the South by Southwest calamity in lovely Austin, Texas -- we've got singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata doing her hit "Starlight." Let's do it.
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Rachael Yamagata Chesapeake |
Country-punk queen Lydia Loveless is quite possibly the single best artist we saw at SXSW this year, and we're thrilled to present her installment of Stripped Down by the River, our exclusive video series of intimate, outdoor performances just outside Austin's calamity. Here she is doing "Back on the Bottle" - the stand-up bass is a first for us. We love her. We hope you do, too.
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Lydia Loveless Indestructable Machine |
The next installment of Stripped Down by the River, our exclusive SXSW video series wherein we invite artists we love to do an exclusive, intimate, mostly acoustic, outdoor mini-set on the outskirts of all the calamity, stars outlaw country god Shooter Jennings, who regales us with his tune "The Deed & the Dollar." It's awesome. Enjoy.
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Shooter Jennings Family Man |
Live backstage before a gig in beautiful Oakland, California, here's our exclusive chat with rising electronic-music star Porter Robinson. He talks about how it feels to be 19 (???!!!), trying to please his online critics, the challenges of performing live and more. Enjoy.
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Young The Giant give it up for Spoon.
Young The Giant Young The Giant |
Spoon Gimme Fiction |
Live from Rhapsody's San Francisco office, here's our exclusive interview with buzzy rockers Young the Giant, wherein they discuss the biggest problem with their band name, the all-over-the-place-ness of their new record, the joys of playing the MTV Video Music Awards and more. Enjoy. (Yes, our office occasionally serves beer.)
On the Record is a video series where rock stars gush about their favorite records -- in exactly 45 seconds. Click above to watch Porter Robinson give it up for Pendulum.
Porter Robinson Spitfire |
Pendulum Immersion |