Once again, the New York x New York crew are taking over Studio B in Brooklyn for a one-night-only karaoke extravaganza. Last time, of course, is already the stuff of legend, an epic evening which…   Read Story »

Malkmus approved politico Sub Pop punk pop maestro Hutch Harris continues to make good use of his time beyond the barista counter, shooting videos for last year's excellent The Body, The Blood, The…   Read Story »

Reporting live from SXSW, a/k/a the place where indie-rock dreams come true (or die in front of a half-filled room), I figured it made sense to present a longtime worker who not so long ago left his…   Read Story »

Stephen had a chat with Seattle's The Stranger, touching on northwestern bands, cities, and fashion styles. Some thoughts on the region's music (via LHB):What about Portland's music scene? There'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 »

While we were being blown away/surprised/disappointed/nostalgic at Mercury Lounge, our friend Abbey Braden was one of the many troopers that turned up at the 7PM door opening to Sub Pop's much-hyped…   Read Story »

This one comes from the Sub Poppers' recent The Body, The Blood, The Machine; a great record, though we're still wearing grooves into 2004's hook-laden Fuckin A. What's your vote? Name that…   Read Story »

Some free MP3s we've been digging very much. (I promise we'll listen to yours soon -- tips at stereogum dot com.) Shearwater - "Seventy Four Seventy Five" (MP3) Teddybears (Feat. Iggy Pop) - "Punk…   Read Story »