10 for 2010, Conceptual, Eclectic, Glamour, Pioneering, Pop, Queer, Rebel

Girl Talk is the pseudonym of DJ and remixer Greg Gillis. A Pittsburgh native who works as a biomedical research engineer during the day, Gillis channels his other creative energies into Girl Talk, whose sample-based dance tracks have made him the John Oswald or Christian Marclay of the mash-up gener

Experimental, Pioneering, Playful, Pop

MGMT was formed in 2002 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut during Ben Goldwasser's and Andrew VanWyngarden's freshman year. The band was originally called "The Management but shortened their name to "MGMT" after discovering another artist using it. MGMT's sound has been situated at

Playful, Pop

Vampire Weekend is an American indie rock band from New York, formed in 2006 and signed to XL Recordings. History Vampire Weekend's name is derived from lead singer Ezra Koenig's amateur film of the same name.[1] The band gained attention via a variety of blogs, such as Stereogum.[2] The band c

Bright, Playful, Pop, Quirky