Bad band names: we hear them all the time. But sometimes—just sometimes—the music makes up for it. Here, we look at 10 such cases.

The question for James Blake’s sophomore LP was not which Blake would show—the songwriter or the producer—but in what ratio.

“Shaking The Habitual” from the Knife might sound like a just a big muddled metaphor. But the specifics are there, colored in with creative spirit.

The new Toro y Moi video has a bit of a distinct Cake flavoring to it. Believe it or not, this one ends up being even more awkward.

Reverb caught up with Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen to talk about the mysterious new concept album and some interesting additions to the band.

Performing this Saturday at SXSW, Moon King talks about the band’s first music video, a new EP and having an electro wunderkind for a brother.

The new Drake song, “5AM in Toronto,” is chock full of one-liners and indignant raps. The track was released today, and features a surprisingly angry Drake. Listen to it here.

Sure, more traditional pop artists like Katy Perry, Carly Rae Jepsen and Rihanna were nominated, but the Grammys 2013 winners leaned toward alternative music.

Watch the new James Blake “Retrograde” video here and tell us what you think is going on. Regardless, director Martin De Thurah made it look fantastic.

James Blake announced a new album and debuted a new single, “Retrograde,” on BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane’s earlier this morning.