Inspiring and (literally) insulating, these Bay Area artists did Chicago an immense favor by shedding a little California light on a while-blanketed city.
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Apple plays a hand in sending love and success to emerging LA artists Grouplove by featuring “Tongue Tied” in its iPod Touch commercial.
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Garage rock never left—here’s proof.
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Australia’s Bandcamp Hunter chooses The Kill Devil Hills, Idiot Glee and Now Wakes the Sea as his picks of the week for January 12, 2012.
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Naked Raygun was that rare punk band that dared to wear their hearts on their sleeves, who dared to sing of hopes and dreams, to allude to Dylan Thomas on one song and to glorify snipers on the next.
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This soundtrack, as effective and relevant as ever, illustrates the emergence of a new kind of man—one who seeks self-actualization over social conformity.
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An in-depth interview with Kim Cooper of An Horse about how they have gotten where they are, what’s next, and the origin of “An Horse.”
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This El Camino highlight is just one of many reasons that The Black Keys are a rock ‘n’ roll band to admire.
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Gishuru talks about what it’s like to be in a hip-hop group in Seattle, and traces the band’s roots from escapist bedroom project to full-time labor of love.
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Obliging the steamy legion of 20- and 30-somethings with spirited performances of “Your Arsonist” and “Farewell,” American Nightmare did not disappoint.
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It was “the little indie film that could.”
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There is no discernable message to Guero, no preaching—just a busy emptiness, an unfathomable amount of information “when darkness has fallen”—where one’s only salvation is to respond with the same chaotic indifference.
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