Ever since I was old enough to complain, my dad took great pleasure in the act of dragging my always-resistant ass to music festivals. A summer full of glorious music for him meant a summer full of…   Read Story »

The Belle & Sebastian-curated ATP Bowlie 2 took place earlier this week (December 10-12) at Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead. (In 1999 B&S curated The Bowlie Weekender, which ultimately…   Read Story »

While selections from Superchunk's aptly titled new album Majesty Shredding were rock solid, Jon Wurster's vocal performance during their cover of The Misfits "Horror Business" will go down in…   Read Story »

As mentioned, the Vaselines are releasing their first proper album in two decades in September. This video frames the chirpy title track within a historical/Biblical storyline. "Sex With…   Read Story »

This September your favorite Nirvana-popularized Scottish twee-pop duo the Vaselines are releasing Sex With An X, their first proper album in two decades. So far they've lets us know that they're not…   Read Story »

Everyone's favorite Nirvana-popularized Scottish pop duo The Vaselines have lined up their first album in 20 years: Sex With An X, their the second proper/non-compilation album, is out in September…   Read Story »

We've been telling you about Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary and attendant celebration party for a while now. This past weekend SP20 up and happened, and modern Sub Poppers like Iron & Wine, Constantines,…   Read Story »