A warning before you move on: If you find Tom Woodhead's yelping histrionics otherwise insufferable, best just to move along. We happen to love them, though, and on Rollercoaster's remix of the…   Read Story »

While we're almost done with thinking about the year that was, we can't let it go by without recapping the year in our favorite concerts. Most of the shows we saw were in the LES ('cause it's closer…   Read Story »

We're peace-loving people, but these dudes make us want to run around and smash things -- while thinking about the failure of the Nile to provide a modern life. And thinking about Hemingway. That's…   Read Story »

We made it to the second of three parties thrown during CMJ by our good friend Dave, who did an outstanding job making our lives easier by booking our favorite bands and putting them under the same…   Read Story »

Merc's Thursday night lineup was one of the sure shots on the night (along with the Sub Pop showcase at Bowery), made all the more special 'cause Malajube's set was the band's American debut (and we…   Read Story »

They all turned out for ¡Forward, Russia!'s sold-out NYC debut last night: critics, bloggers, sing-along super fans (chanting to an album slated for a September States side release). You can call us…   Read Story »

Having already given us Kaiser Chiefs and The bloody Cribs, Leeds delivers a new Band To Watch in ¡Forward, Russia!. Recommended if you like At The Drive-In, !!!, and punctuation in general (these…   Read Story »