But I Just Like Music

We’ve all been there. Even if you’re the hippest of the hipsters, the sultan of Spotify, the viceroy of vinyl, you go to a show and there’s a song you want to hear from the headlining band. Heck, it might even be a (gasp!) single. Don’t worry – we’re not judging you. The band releases [...]

Think about the worst thing that could ever happen to music. Got it? No, trust me, it’s worse than Lana Del Rey’s SNL performance. Take a deep breath, and read on… Canadian “musicians” Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger (of Nickelback “fame”) are engaged. Yes. To be married. Now, while this will likely lead to the [...]

What is a hipster to do when he is out on the prowl with his friends looking for some indie rock, but can’t tell the difference from a blue-collar gin joint and a postmodern lounge? Bleary eyes and neon lit streets make every bar and nightclub look the same from the outside. Today, bars are [...]

There are a lot of things you can do to show what kind of person you are at a show. You can wear a band’s shirt, for example (which makes you That Guy). Or you can dance like a lunatic (which makes you… a lunatic). Or, you can order a drink, which says the following [...]

Live music venues are interesting places. Part bar, part concert hall, it sometimes seems like they’re undergoing a constant identity crisis. This theme carries over to show attendees too – some miss the “music” memo, preferring to just pay attention to the “bar” part. Look, we’re not after some super quiet opera experience. It would [...]

Things are a little bit frustrating right now for fans of indie rockers Modest Mouse. Although everyone is happy to hear about some recently announced tour dates for the summer, a new album has allegedly been in the works for over a year now, and since it has been three years since Modest Mouse released [...]

Keane is one of those bands that has slowly picked up momentum as time has passed.  It took them nearly ten years of struggle and playing venues throughout the UK to get a record deal, and by that time they had built up a strong organic following based on singles they had released independently, as [...]

Because we don’t all have time to keep up with the daily churn that is the music blogosphere, we’ve collected and assembled the most essential and interesting links from the past week. There are quite a few new singles and album announcements this week from the likes of The Walkmen, Japandroids, Dandy Warhols, The Dirty [...]

There are so many options for listening to music these days that you could get lost in all of the choices. But when you’re choosing the best kind of sound system for you, your decision should come down to what sort of music you listen to most often. Of course, you likely don’t just listen [...]

Bradford Cox has been busy over the past few years. He founded Deerhunter with bassist Paul Harper and drummer Dan Walton in early 2001, and since then they have released three EPs and five studio albums (including the critically lauded 2010 album Halcyon Digest). With a sound that is self-described as “ambient punk,” they also incorporate [...]