L.A. synth-exoticist duo High Places have already dropped a couple of deeply weird and beguiling video for "Altos Lugares" and "Sophia," two tracks from their new album Original Colors. But their new…   Read Story »

I've talked about the reception Liars' They Were Wrong, So We Drowned received in 2004. Places that loved their 2001 debut They Threw Us All In A Trench And Stuck A Monument On Top trashed the…   Read Story »

Amrit and I saw Inception just before the start of this year’s Pitchfork Festival, so you have to read this post with the understanding that the first day may have been a dream, or maybe you are in…   Read Story »

Mute just released this B-side to Liars' "The Overachievers," from Sisterworld. On first listen, this thunderous track does have some resemblance to Nick Cave's "Pleasure Is The Boss," until Angus…   Read Story »

It's the one we've been waiting for... As Beck & Co. continue their track-by-track move through Kick, they finally arrive at iconic '80s ballad/prom song "Never Tear Us Apart." As on "Need You…   Read Story »

This past weekend was the Matt Groening-curated ATP, which went down in Butlins, Minehead, UK. Iggy Pop and Toumani Diabate were the highlights of the first night (along with ATP staples Built To…   Read Story »

Taking a break from clogging bloglines by doing his best Michael Hutchence with Beck, Angus Andrew and his Liars have unleashed a Patrick Bateman-baiting video for Sisterworld's "The Overachievers."…   Read Story »

Beck's current Record Club has so far covered "Need You Tonight," "Devil Inside," "New Sensation," from INXS's Kick. There are likely a few more to come (if I remember correctly, Kick spawned 85…   Read Story »

St. Vincent takes lead vocals, while Liars's Angus Andrew backs her up for this Record Club submission. Previously we saw and heard them do Kick's "Guns In The Sky," "New Sensation" and "Devil…   Read Story »

Previously: "New Sensation." Next: INXS's sole US chart-topper "Need You Tonight."   Read Story »