On this Friday's episode of Portlandia, Joanna Newsom shows up in a sketch. And you don't actually have to wait until then to watch it; it's below. In said sketch, Newsom plays part of a group of…   Read Story »

No clue. (To avoid confusion, "ROCKIN'" is basically code for "ROCKING.") (via @SubPop)   Read Story »

Earlier this month, Fleet Foxes drummer and singer J. Tillman -- also a solo singer-songwriter with three albums to his name -- announced that he was leaving the band. And in May, he'll release…   Read Story »

Last week, we posted a pair of previews of the Fleet Foxes/Joanna Newsom episode of the PBS music-performance show Austin City Limits. The episode aired over the weekend, and now the entire thing, 54…   Read Story »

Before joining the Fleet Foxes, drummer J. Tillman had been functioning as a solo artist, putting out three records on Aquariam Drunkard's Autumn Tone label. So, it's probably not a huge surprise…   Read Story »

The next episode of the much-loved PBS music show Austin City Limits promises to be a serious bucolic freak-folk party. The show's January 21 episode will have performances from both Fleet Foxes and…   Read Story »

It's been fun, but now it's time to wrap up the Gummy Awards with the big final list: your picks for the year's top 10 albums! And the final result is: You guys more or less agree with us! Every…   Read Story »

The Gummy Awards rollout continues today with Your Top 10 Music Videos Of 2011, and while there's not a lot of surprises here, it's a strong list capped by a beyond-worthy champion. There's a little…   Read Story »

Today we begin rolling out the results of this year's Gummy Awards: The only set of lists which are perfectly impervious to comment section backlash as they are voted upon by you, the esteemed Shut…   Read Story »

Sub Pop has just published a massive compendiums of year-end lists from its bands on the label's website. Some of those top-10 lists cover the year's music, but just as many of them just list out…   Read Story »