Scandinavian Standouts from Iceland Airwaves 2009

Festivals and their hometowns don't always mesh, but when they do—like at the latest Iceland Airwaves—it's a sight to behold. Now a five-day festival, it sets up shop in Reykjavik each October and imposes a friendly takeover of the capital. The events and locations seamlessly intertwine, with every venue in town holding performances and financial support coming from Iceland's national airline (Icelandair) as well as …

MOG Music Service

by Ray Padgett Based on the simple notion of free music, paying MOG a five dollar per month fee puts six million songs for streaming at your fingertips, along with the site's extensive features and straightforward navigation. Since we covered the beta version in 2006, MOG's added more capabilities combining all of the best capabilities of other music services like Pandora, iTunes, Rolling Stone Magazine …

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Diesel:U:Music Tour 2009

Santigold and Kid Cudi chart how the arrived at their genre-bending styles.

by Diesel to check out the Miami stop of their annual Diesel:U:Music Tour last month, we shot a video taking it back to rock and roll basics with headliners Kid Cudi and Santigold. Talking to them about how the genre influences their own multi-hyphenate sound, we also see the two artists perform (complete with Santigold’s clever dancers channeling everything from Public Enemy’s S1W to West …