Zero 7: On My Own

The music we tweeted this week and the second installment of our #PrivateJam series

After a four-year hiatus, Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker of London-based duo Zero 7 have released a new 12″ white label “On My Own,” featuring a vocalist they’ve never worked with before: Danny Pratt. That’s not all that’s new; the trip-hop duo—with roots in acid jazz—are experimenting with a different sound influenced by house music and funk, taking their time over nine minutes. Keep an …

Justin Timberlake: Summer Love

The music we tweeted this week and the second installment of our #PrivateJam series

The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards are taking place in Brooklyn tonight, a first in the show’s 30-year history. This past week has been a roller-coaster of rumors involving Justin Timberlake, who will be receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for his two decades of innovation in music videos. While everybody discussed whether JT’s former pop group ‘N Sync would reunite on stage for …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Outdoor adventures, poisonous cronuts, the First Lady of hip-hop and everyone's favorite amateur painter in our weekly look at the web

1. Iconic Music Logos, Explained Back in March, Red Bull Music Academy compiled an impressive list of iconic music logos from bands, record labels and even clubs, with the story behind each emblem’s inception. DFA Records rediscovered this gem: Tweeting their surprise for being considered “iconic” when the disco-punk label turns only 12 this year. Although the origin of the logo dates back to a …