Belle And Sebastian‘s Stuart Murdoch doesn’t just have a funny little frog in his throat—turns out he had a side project up his sleeve: God Help The Girl (Matador), out today. (Don’t despair, B&S fans. Murdoch’s blog promises a return to band work: “This is just what i did on my holidays. Term time will [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Iggy Pop & the Brighton Port Authority Iggy “Mr.” Pop guest stars on Letterman to promote Préliminaires (Astralwerks), a French-fusion album featuring “King Of The Dogs,” a track envious of [...]
Sir Mix-A-Lot may forever be linked to 1992 mega-hit “Baby Got Back,” but you’d be off-base in labeling him a one-hit wonder. One of hip hop’s ultimate DIY practitioners, he was a platinum-selling artist long before “Baby Got Back” introduced suburbanites everywhere to the glories of the big, bad booty. He founded his own record [...]
Sweden-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emil Svanängen (a.k.a. Loney, Dear) doesn’t need onstage props or accessories; he usually performs as if he’s evoking the most uncomplicated aspects in life. Svanängen will bring his twee tunes and falsetto on tour this fall with Asobi Seksu; Loney, Dear’s Dear John (Polyvinyl) is out now. “Airport Surroundings” (download): [Audio [...]
Sir Mix-A-Lot—a.k.a. Seattle-based rapper/producer Anthony Ray—may forever be linked to 1992 mega-hit “Baby Got Back,” but you’d be off-base in labeling him a one-hit wonder. One of hip hop’s ultimate DIY practitioners, Ray was a platinum-selling artist (his 1988 album, Swass, and its definitive single, “Posse On Broadway”) long before “Baby Got Back” introduced suburbanites everywhere [...]
We’ve been fans of New Jersey’s finest since even before their first album came out back in 1994, so let’s just say we’re used to sitting around waiting for them to take their sweet-ass time putting out new music. (Three albums in more than 14 years makes the Wrens about as prolific as Boston, which is kind of [...]
And, lo, there came a time upon the land, soon after the reign of Nirvana, when many rock bands took on names found on the labels of empty containers that filled the dumpsters of industrial construction sites. And among the hardiest, yet most confounding of these to some, was the group known as Shellac. I [...]
Cursive released its second video from Mama, I’m Swollen (Saddle Creek). Here’s “I Couldn’t Love You,” featuring actress Tania Raymonde (a.k.a. Ben Linus’ hot daughter on Lost) as a runaway bride. Read our Q&A with Cursive frontman Tim Kasher from March, and check out his subsequent posts as our guest editor.
Bob Mould is a man always on the lookout for a new challenge. After Hüsker Dü (one of the most celebrated rock bands ever) folded in 1988, Mould would helm another powerful trio, Sugar, before beginning a fascinating, ongoing series of solo releases that have ranged from introspective to danceable, from melodic to nearly chaotic. [...]
The Cubists not only pay homage to cubism with their name, they actually take a cubist approach to psychedelic pop. Each of the five members of the Augusta, Ga., band brings something unique to the mix; the death of songwriter Noel Brown’s father, for instance, provided much of Brown’s personal musical inspiration. Their full-length debut, [...]
