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): The Civil Wars The indie outfit is supporting debut LP Barton Hollow. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Patrick Stump Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump is plugging first [...]
When singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata was growing up, she went to all-girls school that she says warped her into the relationship-obsessed woman she’s become, at least in the lyrics of her songs. She began singing with a funk-crazed dance band called Bumpus while she was in college studying theater. While touring and recording with Bumpus, she [...]
The Dø is French/Finnish duo with a penchant for combining different styles of music with spectacular results. The duo’s sophomore effort, Both Ways Open Jaws, is being released November 15 via the Six Degrees label, but to tide you over until then is lead single “Slippery Slope.” The song begins with a powerful army of [...]
MAGNET’s Jud Cost is sharing some of the wealth of classic films he’s been lucky enough to see over the past 40 years. Trolling the backwaters of cinema, he has worked up a list of more than 100 titles—from the ’20s through the ’80s—that you may have missed. A new selection, all currently available on [...]
When singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata was growing up, she went to all-girls school that she says warped her into the relationship-obsessed woman she’s become, at least in the lyrics of her songs. She began singing with a funk-crazed dance band called Bumpus while she was in college studying theater. While touring and recording with Bumpus, she [...]
English electric-rock duo the Big Pink is back this November to release the “Stay Gold” single. The song is from its upcoming album, Future This, due out via 4AD in January. Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell have been away from the spotlight since their 2009 debut but are hitting the road in support of the [...]
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): Mayer Hawthorne Mayer Hawthorne is plugging brand new album How Do You Do. Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC): Blitzen Trapper Oregon’s Blitzen Trapper is supporting latest LP American Goldwing. Last Call [...]
When singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata was growing up, she went to all-girls school that she says warped her into the relationship-obsessed woman she’s become, at least in the lyrics of her songs. She began singing with a funk-crazed dance band called Bumpus while she was in college studying theater. While touring and recording with Bumpus, she [...]
Bitch Magnet, a seminal post-punk band started in the ’80s at Oberlin College in Ohio, is re-releasing its entire library of studio albums, including a few unreleased tracks from the early days, on December 6 via Temporary Residence Limited. For many, Bitch Magnet paved the way for many similar-sounding groups to emerge in the ’90s [...]
To celebrate today’s crop of releases, here are new mp3s from the Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble, Kathryn Calder, the Darcys, Deer Tick, Dntel, the Good Natured, Gringo Star, Hello Electric, Hurricane Bells, the Irrepressibles, Lyonnais, Mr. Gnome, Russian Circles, 65Daysofstatic and the Strange Boys. Also, vote for your favorite of today’s new releases
