THE VASELINES play "Sex With an X" for their North American TV debut. MENOMENA stopped by Oregon Public Broadcasting for a chat and mini-set in audio and video. RA RA RIOT also stopped…
Read MoreLOCAL NATIVES encounter a land shark in the video for "Wide Eyes." NEW RELEASES: The Avett Bros, KT Tunstall, John Lennon reissues and more are streaming this week via Spinner. BELLE &…
Read MoreBELLE & SEBASTIAN "Write About Love" for Fallon. BLITZEN TRAPPER stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set. GAYNGS did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter. The indie supergroup is…
Read MoreROCKTOBER STARTS HERE: …with the HOODOO GURUS! As Trouser Press reminds us: "Australia has produced few bands as crazily entertaining as Sydney's Hoodoo Gurus." In their prime, few could match Dave Faulkner and Co.…
Read MoreBEN FOLDS talks to PopMatters about how his album with Nick Hornby came together, what fans who come to the shows might expect to see and hear, and some of the other musical…
Read MoreFREE ENERGY and members of Titus Andronicus cover Springsteen's "I'm Goin' Down" at The Earl in Atlanta. BAND OF HORSES stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session. SLEIGH BELLS have an unreleased…
Read MoreJOHN LEGEND & THE ROOTS cover Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" for American Express' Unstaged series, shot by Spike Lee. NEW RELEASES: Albums from Ben Folds & Nick Hornby, Deerhunter, Klaxons, The Avett…
Read MoreANIMAL COLLECTIVE unexpectedly dropped a video for "Bluish" from Merriweather Post Pavilion. J. RODDY WALSTON & THE BUSINESS stopped by the World Cafe for a chat and mini-set. OF MONTREAL stopped by The Current…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with THE BYRDS! a rare 1965 clip of their breakthrough smash cover of "Mr. Tambourine Man" There are screaming girls, plus go-go dancers when they hit Shivaree for…
Read MoreOF MONTREAL launched into a Michael Jackson medley at the 40 Watt in Athens, GA. DAVID BOWIE: All three discs of the special edition reissue of his 1976 album Station to Station are…
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