Pitchfork — In a recent Pitchfork interview, funny guy David Cross talked about the similarities between musicians and comedians: "There's quite an overlap between musicians who have an affection towards comedy and comedians who fantasize about being in a band,"... more info

Pitchfork — The big weekend approaches! We're less than a month away from the Pitchfork Music Festival, which takes over Chicago's Union Park July 16-18. We have now announced the set times, so check the schedule below to see which bands will play when and on ... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by David Black The fuzzed-out lo-fi Cali pop group Best Coast will release debut full-length Crazy for You July 27 on Mexican Summer.  This summer and fall, Best Coast will tour all over North America, playing a gang of shows with Rising Brit... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-17-19 Toronto, Ontario - NXNE Festival07-18 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival07-23 New York, NY - South Street Seaport #09-07 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church09-08 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel09-09 Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch F... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — So I have just started writing for The Fly. I'm v. happy as its a great magazine and one I've read for a very long time. The new issue is out now, in it are my reviews of the new albums from Ariel Pink (Amazing), Mynabirds (V. nice) and Free Energy (... more info

Pitchfork - Tours —   07-21 Seattle, WA - The High Dive ^ 07-22 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios ^ 07-23 San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah Saloon ^ 07-24 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland ^ 07-25 San Diego, CA - House of Blues ^ 07-27 Phoenix, AZ - The Rhythm Room ^ 07-29 Sa... more info

BBC 6 Music — James Murphy's acolytes break the DFA mould more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Dust off your glitter and tuck your hair behind your ears, Free Energy is here and their hubcap diamond stars are polished and ready to cruise. The Philly-via-MN quintet’s Stuck on Nothing is pure, irony-free, big-smile rock ‘n’ roll for the s... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Bang Pop" by Free Energy from the band's debut full-length album "Stuck on Nothing." more info

Music for Robots — Miniature Tigers - Gold Skull. I was supposed to see Miniature Tigers open for Free Energy and Jukebox The Ghost the other night, but their van broke down and they never made it to Boston. Bummer. I first saw Miniature Tigers, with their DHARMA-clad ... more info