Leonard Friend is the electronic pop project of Alex Feder (ex-XYZ Affair), who initially showed up on our radar thanks to their '90s-Nickolodeon-cameo-heavy clip for their song "All My Friends."…   Read Story »

Scientists say the weeks between Thanksgiving and Chrismukkah are the most depressing time of year (or maybe I read that on Friendster) and it's easy to see why. As we gear up for year end, spending…   Read Story »

When it comes to bands named for 18th century diplomatic debacles, Brooklyn's the XYZ Affair easily make our top ten. JK they win. They're best remembered for corralling our favorite Nickelodeon…   Read Story »

Following up a viral smash for a first video is no simple task. Particularly when your first one hit all the right notes (and grabbed all the right Nickelodeon all-stars). For the XYZ Affair, the…   Read Story »

The XYZ Affair found their way onto our radar with a slime-filled Nickelodeon-packed "All My Friends" video. The Brooklyn band's new Trials EP includes standout "Evening Life," a song that caught our…   Read Story »

The XYZ Affair found their way onto our radar with a slime-filled Nickelodeon-packed "All My Friends" video. The Brooklyn band's new Trials EP includes standout "Evening Life," a song that caught our…   Read Story »

Since there was a positive response to yesterday's XYZ Affair video post, and we messed up relaying the proper tourdates twice, we figured it was appropriate to follow up with some MP3 action and…   Read Story »

Fresh-scrubbed local rockers The XYZ Affair came on our radar earlier this year, inviting comparisons to Weezer and Queen, and conjuring recollections of our favorite diplomatic fiasco from American…   Read Story »

When we heard the new Rentals tune, we threw down the gauntlet at camp Weezer, saying "your move." Rivers took that shit to heart. A new update to weezer.com, complete with kiddie pic..."Hey…   Read Story »