Matt Berninger sings about being evil in the National's "Conversation 16." Now he digs into Grinderman's "Evil," a Grinderman 2 track appearing in various versions on a red glitter 12" single (+ CD)…   Read Story »

The National's "Think You Can Wait" is the theme song for Thomas McCarthy-directed (and Paul Giamatti-starring) "sports comedy-drama" Win Win. Matt Berninger told HitFlix that the track, which…   Read Story »

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The National visited Webster Hall's tiny downstairs Studio venue for an intimate performance, taped for MTV's Live In NYC series (Warpaint, Matt & Kim, The Drums, and Sleigh Bells are among the…   Read Story »

After a holiday break and an inclemently weathered January, our Monthly Mix series returns with a two-month/one-mix compilation that sets a defiant tone. If not for the year, then for the…   Read Story »

The Forms' forthcoming Derealization EP reimagines material from the band's first two LPs. Ironically, it's these revisitations of older material that have revealed a newly vital band. When posting…   Read Story »

This is an off-year for Sufjan's Xmas-album-release schedule, but the Dessner brothers of Bluzzbood, Ohio have helped bridge the gap this holiday season by leaking a couple of previously unheard…   Read Story »

The Forms, now the duo of vocalist/keyboardist Alex Tween and multi-instrumentalist Matt Walsh, are releasing a new "remix" EP, Derealization, in February. The six-song collection features…   Read Story »

Power metal fan Tom Berninger directed this playful, somehow affecting video for the alternate version of High Violet opener "Terrible Love." Highlights include gratuitous air-humping, a nod to the…   Read Story »

Austin City Limits hosted some of the nicest weather in years alongside an impressive line up with main headliners The Strokes, Muse and the Eagles. Some tough scheduling choices though needed to be…   Read Story »