Big Apple Music Scene — For all of my issues with religion, I'm grateful that I grew up with a Catholic school education, because the rich stories and characters became ingrained in my subconscious. Whether I actually believed passages from the Bible didn't matter as much a... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Finally! I have my own FM radio show! This is a very exciting week for me as though I’ve had various college radio shows over the past few years, they’ve all been internet streaming only. Now ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Laura Stevenson & the Cans offer up their first proper full-length album "Sit Resist" as a free download through the end of May! "To celebrate this occasion and to reward our long-time fans for loyally supporting us for the past three years, we ar... more info

Guardian Music — (Bella Union)As is tradition, the blues kick in at first light. "I woke up one morning," begins Robin Pecknold, four tracks into Fleet Foxes's second album, Helplessness Blues. But instead of finding his baby gone, as bluesmen tend to, on "Battery Ki... more info

Guardian Music — Captain's Rest, GlasgowThe UK is slowly figuring out what northern Europe has known for a while – that Copenhagen-born, Berlin-based classically trained pianist and singer Agnes Obel is a master of her craft with a bright future ahead of her. Obel'... more info

Guardian Music — Tom Waits's former nanny Jesca Hoop is as intriguing as her boss. Maddy Costa meets herJesca Hoop is a troubled woman. The woes that waylay the Californian singer-songwriter range from major – the recent death of both parents – to minor: a war ag... more info

Guardian Music — (Asthmatic Kitty)What Joanna Newsom has done for harp music, Julianna Barwick is doing for the medieval craze of vocal polyphony – with a little help from a bit of gear called a loop station. The Lousiana-born singer's second album is serenely assu... more info

NME — Best Coast and Lykke Li also join Dorset festival's line up more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Rather than making an ordered list, these are two mixes I made of various favorites from the year. However, they are structured in the way that each track flows pretty well from one to the next and genre similar songs are grouped together. Sur... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — 10. The Feelies @ The Middle East (3-19-10)9. The Buzzcocks @ Paradise (5-17-10)8. Sufjan Stevens @ Orpheum Theater (11-12-10)7. LCD Soundsystem w. Sleigh Bells @ Orpheum Theater (9-28-10)6. Iggy & the Stooges @ House of Blues (8-31-10)5. Belle & Seb... more info