Sonny & The Sunsets have a dark, existential album coming out next month on Polyvinyl called Antenna to the Afterworld, and despite the heaviness of its title, all of the singles so far have been tinged with Sonny's ethereal lightness. This third... more info

The summer forecasts look fun and promising, as long as you look away from the lame main-feeders. Otherwise you get Jared Leto likening his band 30 Seconds to Mars as "an art project", then there is Thom Yorke joining up with Massive Attack's Rob... more info

Something in Vacation's "Candy Waves" triggered the words "Rock and Roll High School" to my brain, and not so much that the Cincinnati trio are biting into The Ramones legacy, but that I assume they have degrees from the school of rock. There... more info

There's a side to Thrill Jockey that aims to rattle cages and for those willing, achieve enlightenment. Among it there are gurus like Nick Bindeman of Eternal Tapestry, Sun Araw, and Kid Millions who use music as a opportunity for transcendence. ... more info

The Twitter feed of Titus Andronicus, at the helm of frontman Patrick Stickles, was full of a particular kind of outrage today when reporting on the band's show with the So So Glos in Athens, GA last night at the Theatre Rooftop. According to Sti... more info

Suicide Squeeze boasts one of the sexiest single series announced for the summer with planned releases by Antwon, Cloud Nothings, Roomrunner, Julianna Barwick, and Destruction Unit. The D-Unit's contribution is no nonsense in presentation. With ... more info

It is possible to attribute the success of grunge careerist David Grohl's Foo Fighters empire in his keeping the sound of '92 alive. By bottling, branding and retailing the ersatz Nirvana Seattle grit pop, today's audiences can take a mus... more info

Bay Area freak-rocker Ty Segall announced that he'll be releasing his seventh studio album, Sleeper, on August 20 through Drag City. With a short, unnerving video that you have to see to understand, Ty is in a bunch of different places sleeping, ... more info

On Wednesday, May 8th, Red Bull Music Academy presented a concert featuring Four Tet performing at Webster Hall with support from Jon Hopkins and koreless. See more images from this post. more info

On Sunday, May 5th, Flying Lotus headlined Terminal 5 in New York, NY for a show which was presented by Red Bull Music Academy. There were opening sets from Ultraísta (a band featuring UK producer Nigel Godrich and drummer Joey Waronker), Thundercat ... more info