Its Getting Boring By The Sea — As the years shortest month of the year comes to an end it gives us a chance to look back on the most interesting posts of the last 28 days.Words with... Passion Pit.var addthis_pub="boringbythesea";Peter Doherty- 'Grace/ Wastelands' review.The Brit ... more info
Pitchfork — Starry-eyed Massachusetts D.I.Y. poppers Passion Pit have one foot in the skronky, shambling lo-fi underground and one in the flashing-lights big-room dance-pop overground. So it follows that the band would have two labels. In the U.S., they're on F... more info
Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Passion Pit started the year as one of the most hyped bands around. Their euphoric blend of Flaming Lips style optimism, Hot Chip esque cute electronics and inventiveness akin to The Avalanches pricked numerous critics and taste makers ears and cause... more info
Stereogum — Remember when Death Cab For Cutie played at The Bait Shop? Well, now Josh Schwartz is bringing that same kind of MAGIC to the internet with his new indie rock web series for the WB, Rockville, CA. Catch the wave at Videogum. more info
DrownedInSound — A few weeks back DiS inducted nine bands into our Class Of 2009, and spent some words on explaining why you should love them. Remember? Well, ever since our crack team of snappers have been trailing some of said bands around the capital. more info
NME - The Bands Blog — We had a word with Black Kids before they went on stage at their jam packed NME awards show, and Reggie shared his fears of falling over onstage. For those that are worried about the poor lamb, we can confirm that he didn't trip once during the show ... more info
NME - The Bands Blog — Last night Passion Pit, Esser and Black Kids put on a sold out NME Awards gig at the Camden Palace that is KOKO.
We grabbed main Passion Pitter Michael Angelakos after he bounced offstage to quiz the fella on how it went, what's in store for their c... more info
Pitchfork — Time for another tobacco ad-related indie rock controversy! Remember when Rolling Stone and Camel featured a whole gang of bands in their "Indie Rock Universe" fold-out advertisement, pissing some bands off to the point where Fucked Up and Xiu Xiu ... more info
A Walking Disast3r — Never have made it out to this festival, but this lineup looks pretty promising, take into effect it is held at one of the nations most majestic venues (Red Rocks still rules), stay tuned for more info.Music line-up includes Jane's Addiction (feat. a... more info
DrownedInSound — The first list of notable names for The Great Escape 2009 have been announced. DiS can also confirm that we will once again be hosting a stage. more info