Talking Heads positioned themselves in NYC’s mid-’70s downtown arts scene at the most fortunate moment possible. With one ear trained on the punk and new-wave movements and the other cocked toward the art-rock and performance-art explosions that would come in the early ’80s, the Heads—David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison and Chris Franz—undertook projects far [...]
Regrets—Art Alexakis has had more than a few. And he’s had his share of losing, too. But the Everclear frontman has always done it his way. While far too many of his ’90s Pacific Northwest brethren (Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, Andrew Wood, et al) ended up six feet under, Alexakis has been a survivor, enduring [...]
The Swedish popsters in Shout Out Louds are releasing their third album, Work (Merge), on February 23. We already gave you the video for first single “Walls,” and now here’s one for “Fall Hard,” directed by bassist Ted Malmros and his brother Tom. Read our 2007 feature on the band.
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Charlotte Gainsbourg Anglo-French actress and singer/songwriter Charlotte Gainsbourg will be performing a song off her latest album, the Beck-produced IRM. The Jay Leno Show (NBC): Ringo Starr With Ben [...]
Regrets—Art Alexakis has had more than a few. And he’s had his share of losing, too. But the Everclear frontman has always done it his way. While far too many of his ’90s Pacific Northwest brethren (Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, Andrew Wood, et al) ended up six feet under, Alexakis has been a survivor, enduring [...]
Robert Pollard has yet another amazingly prolific year planned. While his ’90s indie-rock peers are busy cashing in on the reunion circuit, Pollard continues to record and release new music at an astonishing clip. First up is the “Silk Rotor” seven-inch with two exclusive b-sides (January 26), and then the fun begins. There’s solo album [...]
Regrets—Art Alexakis has had more than a few. And he’s had his share of losing, too. But the Everclear frontman has always done it his way. While far too many of his ’90s Pacific Northwest brethren (Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, Andrew Wood, et al) ended up six feet under, Alexakis has been a survivor, enduring [...]
Thanks to Will Johnson for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out the self-titled debut by Molina And Johnson, his duo with Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co.). Here’s a rarely seen live video of Centro-matic‘s “Calling Thermatico,” recorded in 2008 at Dallas’ Granada Theater.
Even if his name isn’t instantly familiar to you, Will Johnson has probably been a part of at least one musical project you’re a fan of. After moving to Denton, Texas, in the early ’90s for college, Johnson formed Centro-matic, which has released numerous records since 1996. In 2002, Johnson, his Centro-matic bandmates and guest [...]
London quartet Good Shoes promises that it’s avoided the sophomore slump with second album, No Hope, No Future, which was self-written, recorded and produced in local basements and bedrooms, complete with DIY artwork. And its first single, “Under Control,” is as energetic and danceable as an Arctic Monkeys hit. No Hope, No Future is out [...]
