Some radio station got their paws on We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank and a diligent radio-ripper posted the first taste of the studio sessions at Hipinion (via MOKB). Cut and paste the URL and…   Read Story »

After a round of shows in Cali, Modest Mouse packed up their gear and Johnny Marr and descended upon NYC for a string of five gigs. After opening the run at Nokia Theater, the band settled in for two…   Read Story »

We obviously picked the wrong Modest Marr gig to go to this week. Last night, folks at the Bowery Ballroom were treated to a rendition of corporate America's hottest viral video. Herewith, Johnny…   Read Story »

Finally, some decent audio of new Modest Marr! The quality ain't perfect, but it's good enough to get us excited. With its melodic, clean riffs "We've Got Everything" could easily be a great Smiths…   Read Story »

Some (relatively) quality video of Modest Marr's Cali run is starting to surface. Is Johnny bringing that special something to the tunes? We can't wait to hear the stuff that Mr. Smiths had a hand in…   Read Story »

People all over envy NYC around this time of year, and that's understandable, but y'all in the LA area have a treat of your own, 'cause the Johnny Marr-ified Modest Mouse kicked off a mini-tour at…   Read Story »

Rolling Stone has a update on the ex-Smiths axeman's ongoing collaboration with Modest Mouse: it's become a full time gig!According to Brock, Marr?s membership is so unequivocal, he will tour with MM…   Read Story »

Leaks and covers, together again! Mark Kozelek's Sun Kil Moon incarnation's got an album of Modest Mouse covers, Tiny Cities, out on the first of November. Kozelek's previous covers effort, What's…   Read Story »

At last night's Summerstage gig David Bowie played a few tunes with Arcade Fire ... as expected. I didn't get one decent photo. Anybody got tips for me to get near-Vegan quality pics at low no…   Read Story »

Didja miss me? I tried to see as many Bonnaroo bands as possible. It's hard 'cause they all play at the same time. Fortunately I ran into my friend Stacey who lemme hitch a ride on her golf cart a…   Read Story »