Altsounds — Fresh off the 2008 Vans Warped Tour where they won over many new fans. Their live performances are unbelievable…very high energy and the kids go nuts! They just released their debut EP “Let’s Never Get Older” digit... more info

Altsounds — Fresh off the 2008 Vans Warped Tour where they won over many new fans. Their live performances are unbelievable…very high energy and the kids go nuts! They just released their debut EP “Let’s Never Get Older” digit... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — I’ve been on a huge Reigning Sound kick of late devouring their 2002 LP Time Bomb High School almost daily. There is something about this record that is so immediate, so primal and completely organic, that is eschews a sense of what rock & roll is ... more info

JamBase — Words by: Tim Dwenger | Images by: Tim Dwenger & Mitch Kline Monolith Festival :: 09.13.08 & 09.14.08 :: Red Rocks Amphitheatre :: Morrison, CO Monolith 2008 by Dwenger September in Colorado is one of the most beautiful months. The temperatures c... more info

Pitchfork — High School Record is a 2005 film from writer/director Ben Wolfinsohn (Friends Forever) that chronicles the lives of a mess of high schoolers as they make their way through a tumultuous senior year. Sure, it might sound like a thing or ten you might'... more info

JamBase — THE SMASHING PUMPKINS ANNOUNCE 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR TOUR TO INCLUDE MULTIPLE-NIGHT STOPS IN MOST CITIES WITH DIFFERENT SET LISTS WHERE NO SONGS WILL BE REPEATED Billy Corgan This fall marks one of the busiest and most creative times in... more info

Stereogum — The setup: High School Record, written/directed/photographed by Ben Wolfinsohn (who also did the Friends Forever documentary), is a film about a senior at an art high school who decides to document his last year there with his video camera. The flic... more info

NME — Smashing Pumpkins are set to embark on a 20th Anniversary Tour, which will kick off a few days after they perform at the Neil Young Bridge School Benefit in California. more info

The Lipster — We got the chance to interview our NFB Vivian Girls in New York earlier this month, right after they'd finished opening for Sonic Youth. They were, understandably, a little tipsy, but also very, very excited. A quick Q&A... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Matt ZieglerAs promised, Billy Corgan and his Smashing Pumpkins will ThePastEmbrace on an extensive "20th Anniversary Tour", set to kick off November 1 in Cleveland, Ohio.The month-long jaunt includes several two-night stands in larger North... more info