On January 24th, Nada Surf released their latest critically-acclaimed album The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy. They have just unveiled the music video for “When I Was Young,” [...]
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Listen: Deerhoof “No One Asked Bazan to Dance” Featuring David Bazan
Deerhoof is releasing a series of collaborative seven-inch records featuring guest vocalists singing self-composed lyrics and vocal melodies over a Deerhoof instrumental. Their latest is [...]
X – The Unheard Music: Silver Anniversary Editionreviewed by Craig Gilbert
Angel City Media 84 min., dir. by WT Morgan, with John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom, and DJ Bonebreak After coming to the conclusion that [...]
POP. 1280 – The Horrorreviewed by Thomas Pizzola
There is something rotten going on in New York City, and luckily for us, noise rockers Pop. 1280 are there to chronicle the bad times. [...]
MAN ON A LEDGEreviewed by Matthew Schuchman
Summit Entertainment 102 min., dir. by Asger Leth, with Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, and Ed Harris Last year, I wrote a fairly scathing review of [...]
LOW ROAR – S/Treviewed by Garrett Lyons
Former Audrye Sessions frontman Ryan Karazija’s solo debut album is one that could easily be described in glittering generalities: “beautiful,” “stunning,” and “marvelous” are all [...]
A Photo of a Young Jon Stewart in the Pit at a Dead Kennedys Show
Can’t help but share this one with our readers. Via Stereogum (in turn, via Gawker) comes this photo of a young Jon Stewart moshing at [...]
ROBIN BACIOR – Rest Our Wingsreviewed by Vanessa Bennett
Rest Our Wings, the latest LP from the northern California singer-songwriter Robin Bacior, opens with beautiful piano chords and whimsical harmonies. Unlike many of her [...]
THE GREYreviewed by Matthew Schuchman
Open Road Films 117 min., dir. by Joe Carnahan with Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, and Frank Grillo In recent years, Liam Neeson has become the [...]
Show Review: Akron/Family at 285 Kent, Brooklyn 1/21/12words and photos by Vanessa Bennett
Little known and inconspicuous, Brooklyn venue 285 Kent is a tiny warehouse riddled with graffiti. It is a dark, hot, and, yes, dirty space where [...]
Listen: Justice “On’n’on” Rick Rubin Remix
An EP of Justice’s “On’n’on” remixes by Brodinski, Erol Alkan, Tiga, and Rick Rubin comes out January 30th Ed Banger Records. Stream the Rick Rubin remix below. JUSTICE “ON’N’ON” [...]
BOBBY – S/Treviewed by Patrick Hosken
A band called BOBBY might suggest sunny, non-threatening three-minute indie-pop. That’s not the case for this New England collection of assorted instrumenteers, though BOBBY’s experimental [...]
BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH – Defender, Redeemistreviewed by Thomas Pizzola
It has been said that a band shouldn’t put out their own material unless it’s really good and that people will want it. In the [...]
Eggs, Toast, and Orange Juice Illustrate Why You Should Use the Serial Comma
As I’ve stated previously, I am a staunch believer in the serial (Oxford) comma. Apparently, so are many of our readers, as evidenced by the [...]
Listen: Miike Snow “Black Tin Box” Featuring Lykke Li
Swedish trio Miike Snow have shared a new track off their upcoming Happy To You album. “Black Tin Box” featuring Lykke Li streams below.
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