Not a big surprise. The only thing Liz Phair won't do at this point is make vital music. But like Estelle's Crystal Lite hookup, this goes beyond a single advertisement toward some sort of bigger…   Read Story »

We weighed in on Chris Carrabba's bright-eyed and achy-breaky "Thick As Thieves," but on the eve of its release, there's a chance to hear The Shade Of Poison Trees in all its unplugged glory at…   Read Story »

Whenever we hear Dashboard Confessional yowler Chris Carrabba do his achy breaky, we wonder, just slightly, how much his diehards overlap with the kids, say, screaming 'bout early-period Oberst. No?…   Read Story »

Chris Carrabba will act as guest music supervisor for Wednesday's episode of MTV's "real OC" docudrama. Laguna has featured Dashboard Confessional songs in the past, but according to MTV, for this…   Read Story »

Not to get all Mideastern on your ass, but when it comes to Iraq you know where Stereogum stands: pro-war, anti-troops (stole that one from Jeffrey Ross). OK, seriously, no judgment calls, but I…   Read Story »

According to her MySpace page, Joanna is a "soulful Pat Benatar" for the TRL set. She's on a summer tour of malls and summer camps. NY Times's Kelefa Sanneh gave Jo this shoutout yesterday:An…   Read Story »

Those intersecting riffs are hard to resist. Watch Carrabba & Co.'s version of "In A Big Country" at Sessions @ AOL. Not bad my emo friends. RIP Stuart Adamson. Big Country - "In A Big Country" (MP3…   Read Story »

Here's an interesting promotional gimmick. Dashboard Confessional are making the first single from new album Dusk And Summer free... ...if 50,000 people download the 40 second preview and let…   Read Story »

Reviews are coming in from this weekend's Lollapalooza fest in Chicago. The major gripe (aside from the crazy heat) seems to be the close proximity of the main stages, which made it difficult to…   Read Story »