The idea hadn’t been to get beaten up. He wasn’t sure what it had been, but it sure wasn’t this. He felt the queer’s hand [...]

On January 26, Matador Records will be releasing a double-CD and double-LP compilation of Fucked Up’s many, many hard-to-find uncollected 7″ and 12″ tracks. Entitled [...]

There’s no shortage of misunderstood places in America, and with that there’s always a chance that some sort of musical act will rise from the [...]

Tuesday Night Lights is a perfectly forgettable collection of alt-rock tracks with influences ranging from Gin Blossoms to The Calling and occasionally a nod to [...]

In the Spring of 2007, Rough Trade Records released the debut album from Basia Bulat. Entitled Oh, My Darling, the album generated a groundswell of [...]

Formed in Toronto but, at various times, based in Montreal, London, New York and L.A., Metric boasts the sort of history that requires one of [...]

Hyperstory is the musical identity of Los Angeles based musician C. Scott Blevins. Over two years in the making, hyperstory’s debut record brings together an [...]

Call them “indie,” call them “emo,” call them “post-hardcore,” “alternative,” or “punk” — however you choose to label them, Jawbox endured as one of the [...]

To quote the pre-GOP Dennis Miller, “I don’t wanna go off on a rant here, but…..”. We, as a people, have an aural problem. We [...]

It seems that these three guys with a bend towards pop culture love Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart), surreal compositions, and herky-jerky rock fun, [...]

Playfully titled, The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry, it’s no exaggeration to say The Dimes’ new record delivers musical Cliffs Notes for an early [...]

you know how people say, “if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all”? well, for half of my life, I thought my mom was mute.

Washington DC is home to our nations politics and some of the wealthiest African-Americans in the country. It is also home to one of the [...]

Christmas is a psych-punk band from Olympia, WA. This past summer, I stumbled upon their wild daytime set at the Helsing Junction Sleepover. I’m pretty [...]

Christmas is a psych-dance-punk band from Olympia, Washington, the birthplace of legendary artists such as Nirvana, Sleater-Kinney, and Bikini Kill. Their debut 7″ on Endless [...]