Sigur Ros kicked off their tour last night at the State Theatre in Portland, Maine. I didn’t take any photos. When the State Theatre says a show starts at 7:30 they mean it. Bizzarre, right? They don’t mean 8:30 — and if you do arrive at 8:30 expect to sit in the very last row. [...]

Blogs work. Proof? I first read/heard Tender Forever on You Ain’t No Picasso. I then bought the album at my local, indie record shop and 1, 2, 3… I am a new, instant fan.
Tender Forever is a one-woman band in the same vein as Tracy + The Plastics or The Blow. Melanie Valera has [...]

The Diplo mix of Gold Lion exploded across the net over a week ago — but now the years most highly anticipated single is available on itunes!!! F’ing excited.
Bang bang bang.
I’m sure you can find it on some blog for free…
But if you can’t wait:
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The Gossip did a special live studio performance on KEXP in Seattle today.
Listen: The Gossip KEXP Interview (mp3)
Listen: The Gossip – “Keep You Alive” (live KEXP) (mp3)
Listen: The Gossip – “Listen Up!” (live KEXP) (mp3)
The Gossip also performed “Standing In The Way Of Control” and “Yr Mangeled Heart” which you will soon be able [...]

Anna Oxygen has always been an enigma to me. I’ve never been able to quite put my finger on her work. I’ve always felt like I should like her stuff… but it’s never quite clicked. Maybe things will into place on her new disc.

Anyway. Tell me this. Why does song sound like “When Doves Cry”? [...]

What the fuck. How did I miss the Hawnay Troof ep that came out late last year? 20 Jazz Funk Greats even wrote about it last month, and I totally missed that too.
Not only does Community have the hottest – the hottest – album cover ever, but it is just such a perfect [...]

The focus is going to be on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs this year so you just might miss the exciting sophmore album of Brian Chase’s other band, The Seconds.
Press release:
Primitive and urgent, the voices, generally monophonic in approach, intone rather than sing. Language is exploited for its rhythmic and phonetic properties. The concepts normally associated [...]

I’ve been listening to the brilliant songs of Ann Shenton and her solo project Large Number. I need some more Add N to X… now!!
Here’s a track she did for her compilation titled The Electronic Bible. The comp is great with exclusive songs from Relaxed Muscle, Transformer Di Roboter, and even tracks done as [...]

Stereo Total is one of those bands that just doesn”™t need remixing. They have experimented with so many sounds and textures over the years that remixes seem a bit unnecessary. Remixing Stereo Total feels redundant.
That said – Stereo Total”™s most recent album, Discotheque, is a collection of remixes and rarities from the Do The Bambi [...]

Tuesday night I chatted with Wolfmother’s singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale. Their debut self-titled album has made a huge splash in their home country, Australia — landing them a J Award for best album, going Top 5 and certified platinum. Their new ep was released this week in the States, and Wolfmother’s debut album is slated for [...]