But I Just Like Music

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 [...]

Two solid life lessons for any aspiring musician: Your band must rock. People must know that your band rocks. In order to rock, you need talent. In order for people to know your band rocks, you need a receiver. Without one, people will play your bands tunes on computer speakers and cheap headphones. But never fear: [...]

Everyone raise your headphones in celebration! Yesterday, Turntable.fm announced they had signed a partnership with the big four record labels (Sony BMG, Universal, EMI, and Warner) for access to their respective music catalogues. This is big news for my favorite music streaming service. With access to more music, it means Turntable.fm will be able to [...]

It can’t be easy to be a DJ on an indie music station. It also can’t be easy to be a DJ on KXT, but for completely different and worse reasons (don’t tell me you know how to fill a billion hours of pledge drive nonsense.) Regardless of what genre your station is or pretends [...]

Hugh Grant is as quintessential to romantic comedies as non-prescription glasses are to an indie show. He’s got sappy lines, inexplicable affection from womenfolk and adorableness (despite that whole hooker thing). As a member of the womenfolk class, I admit to wasting away many evenings unable to turn off “Two Weeks Notice.” Lately, though, I’ve [...]

Musicians can testify to the inherent pleasure that comes with making music, but there are few things more satisfying than making your own instruments. Music is a very personal passion and the ability to construct your own instrument adds a whole new layer to the singularity of one’s performance and interaction with music. Of course, [...]