A few months ago, news was made public that ambient band Hammock was collaborating with singer/songwriter Matthew Ryan on new material that, at the time, was amorphous. Songs were being written, to be sure, but it was unclear how or when we’d be privy to the fruits of their labor. Then, just a week before [...]
The lineup for Coachella 2011 has been announced, featuring headliners Arcade Fire, the Strokes, Kanye West and Kings Of Leon, as well as an extensive list of other performers. The festival takes place April 15-17 … The Pixies will take their wildly successful “Doolittle Tour” to Canada this spring, kicking off in Halifax on April [...]
Phosphene Dream, the third album from MAGNET faves the Black Angels, marks a big step forward for the Austin, Texas, psych quintet. The band signed to the Blue Horizon label (run by industry bigwigs Richard Gottehrer and Seymour Stein) and worked in L.A. with veteran producer Dave Sardy (Oasis, Rolling Stones), marking the first time [...]
Kaputt, the ninth album from Destroyer, will be out January 25 (a.k.a. Tuesday) via Merge. Dan Bejar and his eight-piece band are hitting the road for a month-long tour with the War On Drugs starting March 17 in Vancouver. Dawn Garcia directed this video for Kaputt‘s title track, and we have to say it more than [...]
Phosphene Dream, the third album from MAGNET faves the Black Angels, marks a big step forward for the Austin, Texas, psych quintet. The band signed to the Blue Horizon label (run by industry bigwigs Richard Gottehrer and Seymour Stein) and worked in L.A. with veteran producer Dave Sardy (Oasis, Rolling Stones), marking the first time [...]
Mogwai‘s seventh studio album, the brilliantly titled Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will, is out February 15 via Sub Pop, and we’re excited to say it ranks up there with the best music the Scottish band has made over the past 15 years. “Rano Pano” is the album’s first single, and it was just [...]
Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 27-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. In the 1960s, Percy was an art director at a New York ad agency and very tuned into the present tense. Very, [...]
Phosphene Dream, the third album from MAGNET faves the Black Angels, marks a big step forward for the Austin, Texas, psych quintet. The band signed to the Blue Horizon label (run by industry bigwigs Richard Gottehrer and Seymour Stein) and worked in L.A. with veteran producer Dave Sardy (Oasis, Rolling Stones), marking the first time [...]
Freelance Whales recently issued the “Enzymes” single via Mountain Dew’s Green Label Sound. (In the ’80s, soda companies had clothing lines; now they have record labels. Progress.) The video for “Enzymes” was directed by Chunwoo Kae and Ryan Demler of Neue Films, which has done clips for Surfer Blood and others. Watch the video below, check [...]
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): Esperanza Spalding The jazz bassist and singer is promoting latest LP Chamber Music Society. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): K.T. Tunstall The Scottish singer/songwriter is supporting brand new album Tiger [...]
