Even a jaded old music hack hopes to move people occasionally. The record-setting outpouring of, er, emotion occasioned by our Ween Over/Under, when some members of the Ween forum came to hang out for a while, was a striking thing to behold. After a few dozen postings, the comment thread began predictably to devolve like [...]
Like most bands, the Whigs—guitarist/vocalist Parker Gispert, drummer Julian Dorio and bassist Tim Deaux—have had to endure their fair share of rough patches during their eight-year existence, including major-label troubles and lineup changes, but perhaps these bumps in the road were merely the stars aligning for the Athens, Ga., trio. The label issues prompted them [...]
Broken Bells collaborators Danger Mouse and Shins frontman James Mercer wander dejectedly down a deserted highway late at night in this video for “The High Road,” getting in tiffs with little kids and encountering burlesque dancers and stray horses (among other things) along the way. The song is the first single off the duo’s self-titled [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Joss Stone Songstress Joss Stone is supporting latest album Colour Me Free! Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC): Julian Casablancas The Strokes frontman is promoting his solo Phrazes For [...]
Like most bands, the Whigs—guitarist/vocalist Parker Gispert, drummer Julian Dorio and bassist Tim Deaux—have had to endure their fair share of rough patches during their eight-year existence, including major-label troubles and lineup changes, but perhaps these bumps in the road were merely the stars aligning for the Athens, Ga., trio. The label issues prompted them [...]
Robert Pollard returns tomorrow with his third release in less than a month—following the solo We All Got Out Of The Army and Boston Spaceships’ Camera Found The Ray Gun EP—with Circus Devils‘ Mother Skinny (Happy Jack). The 20-track LP features Pollard singing atop experimentally inclined music created by brothers Todd and Tim Tobias, and the [...]
Like most bands, the Whigs—guitarist/vocalist Parker Gispert, drummer Julian Dorio and bassist Tim Deaux—have had to endure their fair share of rough patches during their eight-year existence, including major-label troubles and lineup changes, but perhaps these bumps in the road were merely the stars aligning for the Athens, Ga., trio. The label issues prompted them [...]
Like most bands, the Whigs—guitarist/vocalist Parker Gispert, drummer Julian Dorio and bassist Tim Deaux—have had to endure their fair share of rough patches during their eight-year existence, including major-label troubles and lineup changes, but perhaps these bumps in the road were merely the stars aligning for the Athens, Ga., trio. The label issues prompted them [...]
Thanks to the members of Dengue Fever for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out the recent Dengue Fever Presents Electric Cambodia. Here’s the video for “Seeing Hands,” from 2008′s Venus On Earth.
Dengue Fever is anything but your average indie-rock combo. Based in Los Angeles, the exotic six-piece outfit is fronted by Chhom Nimol, who sings in her native Cambodian dialect, backed by guitarist Zac Holtzman, his brother Ethan (keyboards), Senon Williams (bass), David Ralicke (horns) and Paul Smith (drums). Some photos of the boys in the [...]
