Despite some studio upgrades, London "post-pop-punk" trio Male Bonding's sloppy hooks are intact on their 11-song, 36-minute sophomore album Endless Now. The collection was recorded at the…   Read Story »

What the headline says, really. Hurley's glory-days cut "Memories," the one with the Jackass-themed video, was what Rivers and band delivered to Jay Leno's late night television program, which is a…   Read Story »

Catchy Brit punks Male Bonding's video for "Weird Feelings" opens with some actual male bonding, but instead of sticking to that conceit like they did for "Year's Not Long," the guys duck into a…   Read Story »

Welcome to summer, welcome to free and legally downloadable summer jams. Time to CELEBRATE on ROOFTOPS. But you know, oil spills. And crazy people waiting in lines for phones for hours. And poorly…   Read Story »

Even though they apologize about possibly "harsh[ing] your mellow" in the introduction, UK noise-pop trio Male Bonding aren't so noisy during this pleasant, jangly International Pop…   Read Story »

We've given you a taste of UK noise-pop trio Male Bonding via their Lou Reed cover with Vivian Girls, one of their mellower Nothing Hurts moments “Franklin,” and the album's more raucous opener…   Read Story »

When we posted Male Bonding's Lou Reed cover with Vivian Girls, we also suggested you check out "Year's Not Long," the opener from the scrappy UK trio's perfect-for-summer Sub Pop debut Nothing…   Read Story »

Today's episode of WBEZ's Sound Opinions features an interview and in-studio performance from Vivian Girls. The Girls did "Other Girls," "Surfin' Away," and "When I'm Gone" for the show, as well as…   Read Story »

On Thursday at CMJ the xx played theIr 66th and 67th shows of the week -- one at the Apple Store SoHo, another as the "x-rated" secret guest at the horribly delayed, horribly sweaty Club NME showcase…   Read Story »