POPSHOP005: GORDON VOIDWELL + FUTURECOP!

Oh shit, Popshop: Cinco de Mayo Edition coming right at you. It's been four straight sell out shows and we're not planning on slowing down anytime soon, so without further ado, here's what you'll be breaking it down to at Tammany Hall May 5th. Headlining we've got the Bronx's finest in the inimitable Gordon Voidwell and his floor-filling brand of electro-funk, as well as UK partystarters

KEEP IT UP DON'T STOP.

NewVillager burst onto the scene with their rather amazing debut single "Rich Doors"/"Ghengis On" and started making waves around SXSW 2009. Then things quieted down for a minute. But now they're back with new single "LightHouse" (out now on IAMSOUND) and have the buzz swirling once again. Big track, bigger video. Alright we're off to Coachella catch y'all next week.MP3: "LightHouse" - NewVillager

I WANT YOU BACK.

Of the hotly tipped bands at SXSW '09 only Local Natives and New Villager were both unsigned and previously unproven in the presence of industry types, and A&R's from New York and London packed out venues all week to see the much hyped West Coast acts for the first time. New Villager succumbed to poor sound systems and a heavy dependence on backing tracks, but Local Natives flourished in the

REASONS NOT TO END IT ALL IN 2009 PT. I

We've been talking up our hot tips for '09 for a minute now, but we decided it was high time we took action and threw together a proper list. Here are some bands you're going to give a fuck about over the next 12 months.You can't stop Giantess, you can only hope to contain them. Say what you will about them being an electro boy band or "a less fit version of MGMT", but these dudes can fucking