Below, TWO interviews for the price of one. Call it a recession special, an early Independence Day gift, an informational overload, whatever you prefer, here’s EF contributor Victoria Lebron with... Read More →
For the second year in a row, to celebrate July 4th, the Boston Phoenix has named the best new band in each of the 50 states
JELLY has announced the full schedule for this year’s Pool Parties (feat. Dirty Projectors , Deerhunter, Grizzly Bear, and many MORE)
Video footage of Michael Jackson’s last rehearsal before his death on June 25th has been released
Vibe founder Quincy Jones wants to revive the magazine on the web
Heavy Metal Parking Lot: Judas Priest Then and Now [Photos]
Rumors swirl over who will fill Jackson’s O2 dates
Checkout the characters from Sesame Street ripping through a cover of “Dittohead” by Slayer (Grover annihilates on guitar)
Download Stereogum’s Independent’s Day Mix
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted’s got a list of the Top 20 Matador Albums of All-Time
Spinner put together a list of the 25 Best Opening Lyrics of All-Time
Pitchfork looks at the next few months of releases with their guide to upcoming 2009 releases (key date: 22 September, featuring new Islands and Why? records)
“And it rained all night”, as Thom Yorke would say. On second thought, make that “all weekend”. Our spirits have not been dampened, though, despite even the slightest suggestion of sun here in New York this past spring. No, instead, when it rains, we rock! When the New York Night Train (aka famed soul DJ Jonathan Toubin) promoted show/party, featuring Detroit’s Awesome Color and LA’s HEALTH (headlining), was rained out of 979 Broadway Backyard, it was promptly relocated to The Market Hotel. Read More →
Back in college, I was a weekly columnist for three years. Including summers. And if there’s one thing I learned back then it’s this: don’t abandon your column idea right before a deadline. I’ve been pondering what to write about this week. I kept wanting to scrawl out my complaints...
Look out, we’ve got a trio of great up-close-and-personal video performances from Ida Maria and Bishop Allen. And just like our last batch of unplugged Phoenix goodness, these selections also come courtesy of Electric Tweed’s Louis Sparre and KEXP’s Morning... Read More →
