Supergrass, known for "Pumping on Your Stereo" and feeling "Alright" in the 90s, released their seventh album, titled Diamond Hoo Ha, in the U.K.
Hexes for Exes is the newest release from Moving Units, a Los Angeles-based group that would be an appropriate opening band for acts such as !!!, The Rapture or Daft Punk. As I was listening to Hexes, it struck me that dance punk is a lot like an infomercial -- both can either be background noise in a living room at, say, 4 a.m., or become something infectious.
The New Pornographers, a super-group made up of artists who have been successful with their own solo projects (Neko Case and Dan Bejar especially), have come together once again to release their fourth full-length album, Challengers.
What's the Time Mr. Wolf? is the first full-length album by the U.K.'s Noisettes. Released in February on the far side of the Atlantic, the LP hit U.S.
Bob Saget is an American icon: good-guy single dad from Full House and host of America's Funniest Home Videos by day, star of lewd stand-up and rap music videos by night (see Jamie Kennedy's breakout hit). Saget embodies our heritage of puritanical values, VH1 reality shows and Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, now, more than ever, because Saget is back on national television. Since October, he's been hosting a family-friendly quiz show, 1 vs.
Tuesday, Gomez, a band hailing from Northern England, broke from tourmates O.A.R. and headed south to rock a sold-out crowd at Charlottesville's Starr Hill Music Hall. I spoke with drummer/percussionist Olly Peacock about their latest non-compilation LP, How We Operate, the state of the music industry and why, when touring, they must strategically pick their gas stations.
Beast Moans is the first major release of Spencer Krug's latest project, Swan Lake. Krug is also the lead singer of two other bands, Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown. Swan Lake also includes Dan Bejar (New Pornographers, Destroyer) and Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes), who might have been attracted to Krug because of his skills as a musician -- the man can shred an accordion -- and his allegedly porn-star-esque mustache, or "pornstache" as fans call it.
Annuals, noun, currently has two dictionary entries: "short-lived plants" and "yearly publications." I propose a third: Five guys and a girl from North Carolina, also known as a band that just released their first LP, Be He Me, and is currently touring with another burgeoning indie-favorite, Tapes n' Tapes. "We're actually in St.
Beck is all about using available resources; the early fan was often treated to some interpretive leaf blowing followed by flaming acoustic guitar jams.
Following Junior Boys' 2004 debut album, Last Exit, band members Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark have successfully avoided a sophomore slump.
