Cristina Black

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WATCH: Allah Las "Tell Me (What's On Your Mind)"

The California crooners travel the West Coast for their latest single.

05/09/12  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

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Home Girl: Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast

Best Coast made her a big deal, but she's hardly forgotten where she came from.

05/03/12  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

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Spin Out: The June/July Playlist is HERE!

Slide into summer with the scorchingest songs of the season.

05/02/12  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

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Oberhofer Makes Us Girls a Mix

Listen to the ooo-ooo kid's female-themed playlist!

04/09/12  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

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Spin Out: Grimes' "Genesis"

To prepare for the making of her new album, Visions, Claire Boucher took cues from a personal hero of hers, Hildegard of Bingen. “She would do really crazy things like meditate and fast and have these…visions,” says Boucher of the medieval Christian mystic...

04/03/12  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

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New Single! Elle King "Good To Be a Man"

Soul-folk talent doesn't necessarily always enjoy being a girl.

03/15/12  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

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Hit the Lip: Santigold

The badass genre-wrangler jams in Jamaica on long-awaited sophomore album.

03/01/12  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

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Spin Out: The Swim Issue Playlist is Here!

The songs we're downloading for swim season

02/27/12  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

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Exclusive Download! Sophia Knapp "Into the Waves"

We couldn't think of a better way to bliss out today than to pump the dreamy new summer love song "Into the Waves" by Sophia Knapp. So our friends at Drag City Records (that's Joanna Newsom's label) are letting us share it with you before anyone else gets...

02/14/12  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

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Spin Out: "Love Song" by The Internet

"If I need something done, I just take care of it."

01/23/12  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

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Hit The Lip: Cults

We grill NYC retro-pop couple Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion about long hair, love and life on the road.

01/18/12  //  Hit The Lip  //  By Cristina Black

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The Playlist for the End of the World

The apocalypse is coming. We suggest you dance.

01/10/12  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

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The Apoca-Label: Skrillex Makes FOAM a Mixtape

L.A. dubstep artist Skrillex unleashes the roster for the end of the world.

01/09/12  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

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FOAM's Top 10 Music Moments of 2011

The ten things that made our music editor smile this year

12/06/11  //  Holiday Guide  //  By Cristina Black

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A Very Foamy Christmas Playlist

Can't be a Grinch with tunes likes these

12/06/11  //  Holiday Guide  //  By Cristina Black

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Jonathan Wilson: Wilson's World

For years, Jonathan Wilson hosted Laurel Canyon’s best jam sessions. Now, he’s made an album that epitomizes their vibe.

12/05/11  //  Tuneage  //  By Cristina Black

About Cristina Black

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Cristina Black is Foam's ukulele-playing Entertainment Editor.