WE ARE SCIENTISTS stage a Western of sorts in the video for "Chick Lit," which may be the catchiest thing they've ever done. TEGAN & SARA bring some of the banter featured…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: photo by optionthis … with TEGAN & SARA! They have been called "indie music's answer to Laurel and Hardy," and their onstage banter is here among their performances at the Coachella…
Read MoreTHE LONG BLONDES have gone to the dogs in the new video for "Guilt." JASON COLLETT the BSSer stopped by the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set of his '70s pop/rock…
Read MoreFEIST sits for an interview on The Colbert Report, then plays "I Feel It All," which is introduced in the spangly "1 2 3 4 " top he got from Ms. F. …
Read MorePRINCE rocked the indie kids at Coachella with a surprise cover of Radiohead's "Creep." Catchit before the Purple One's lawyers do, won't you? NEW RELEASES: Les Savy Fav, Joy Division, Kid Creole,…
Read MoreDUFFY brings the Dusty-esque melancholy in the video for "Warwick Avenue." THE B-52s played for WXPN at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia; you can stream the whole gig on demand via NPR. NICOLE…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with THE CUTTING EDGE! One of the original MTV indie rock showcases, backed in part by IRS Records, airing from March 1983 to September 1987. Set the Wayback Machine…
Read MoreSHE & HIM brought YO LA TENGO as backup when they hit the Peacock to play "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" KEITH RICHARDS, LORD of the UNDEAD, answers reader questions for…
Read MoreGRIZZLY BEAR played a new song, "While You Wait For The Others," on the Peacock the other night. It has me waiting for more… THE REPLACEMENTS are thinking of semi-reforming after 17…
Read MoreTHE KOOKS hope to crack the Star-Spangled Ceiling with their second album, Konk — named after Ray Davies's studio, where it was recorded. The single is "Always Where I Need To Be."…
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