“It’s not every day that we stumble onto talent that is yet to be tainted by the criticism of the internet masses. Royale is one of those bands and we’re proud to introduce them to you via the very first Pop ‘stache Presents live session. Lead singer/guitarist Joel Bauman steals from the book of Homme while drummer (and brother) Nate Bauman and bassist Marc Najjar hold everything together. Do yourself a favor and keep an ear out for Royale in 2012, you won’t be sorry. [...]”

Check out Royale – “Robots”, as presented by the people at Pop’ stache.

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“The fourth installment of our Stubble Mixtape Series was created for the wonderful people over at Ex.fm who are doing great things for music discovery. We even found several songs for the mix while shuffling through their site.

Stubble vol. IV was also created with the designers, developers, friends and family that continually support the ‘stache. Thanks for all of your help and we hope you can get down with the get down. [...]”

Check out “Stubble vol. IV (Volume 4)” the Mixtape free download, as presented by the people at Pop ‘stache.

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“The 54th Annual Grammy Awards took place Sunday, February 12, and as expected “music’s biggest night” gave the music community something to discuss. Although the televised event spent most of its time airing collaborative live performances, some awards actually were handed out.

British soul singer Adele was awarded six Grammys, making her the night’s biggest winner. Her album 21 won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, while “Rolling in the Deep” won Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Short From Music Video. Her track “Someone Like You” brought home the award for Best Pop Solo Performance as well. [...]”

Check out “54th Annual Grammy Awards Results”, as presented by the people at Pop ‘stache.

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“Video never ended up killing the radio star. While the music video remains a valid medium in its own right, broadcast and satellite radio still reach millions. Similarly, mp3 did not kill the album star. Even though music fans can download single tracks all they want, they can also download full albums. Sure, this would affect the sales of top 40 hit factories whose albums are just one or two hits plus padding, but the greatest artists have always had a mind for the full package and they aren’t showing any signs of change there. [...]”

Check out “The 100 Greatest Albums of the Digital Age”, as compiled by the people at Pop ‘stache.

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