Stereogum — Real Estate member Matt Mondanile also makes magnificently moody, ambient psychedelia as Ducktails, and today he’s released the video for “Headbanging In The Mirror.” The track is a leisurely, meandering thing, and Mondanile also travels in the... more info

Stereogum — Lieutenant is the side project of Foo Fighters/Sunny Day Real Estate bassist Nate Mendel, and back in January we premiered the downtempo, melancholic single “Believe The Squalor.” It’s a soothing, spiraling track and indicative of the rest of t... more info

Stereogum — Matt Mondanile put out his first Ducktails record in 2009, and he’s consistently released a new album every few years, usually in the downtime between Real Estate records. His latest effort is St. Catherine, which was put together by Mondanile over... more info

Stereogum — Chastity Belt will release their new LP, Time To Go Home, tomorrow, and today they make a good case for the album in the form of director Joe Holcomb’s video for anti-slut-shaming anthem “Cool Slut.” The music is a fine example of Chastity Belt... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Jeremy Enigk w/ SDRE at T5 in 2009 (more by Kurt Christensen) Sunny Day Real Estate frontman Jeremy Enigk played his first solo show in a while on New Year's Eve, and now he's finally announced a full solo... more info

Stereogum — Next month, Foo Fights and Sunny Day Real Estate bassist Nate Mendel will release If I Kill This Thing We’re All Going To Eat For A Week, the debut album of his new project Lieutenant. We’ve already heard “Believe The Squalor,” the melancholy... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown —   Today is the Super Bowl. The day when we celebrate what it means to be American.  We eat, drink, watch sports and pass out.  Here's our pre-game warm-up for all you Seahawk fans. Here are the 11 Best Bands from Seattle (or close by): N... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jeremy Enigk in Seattle on NYE (via @seattlezack) Sunny Day Real Estate frontman Jeremy Enigk hadn't played a solo show in a very long time but that changed when he rang in New Year's Eve in Seattle at El Corazon... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher While we're still waiting for Sunny Day Real Estate to get back in action again, here's something that's kind of close. Bassist Nate Mendel (also of Foo Fighters and SDRE spinoff The Fire Theft) is releasing a... more info

Stereogum — As the bassist for Foo Fighters and Sunny Day Real Estate, Nate Mendel has been a part of two of the best, most notable rock bands of his generation. Now he’s fronting a band of his own. Mendel’s cheekily named new project Lieutenant will release... more info