Director Josef Kraska knows his 120 Minutes. His video for “Strawberry Skies,” Games’ Laurel Halo-guesting That We Can Play track, burrows into the ’80s at 3AM — a space Daniel Lopatin and Joel Ford inhabit regularly, at least in spirit �... more info

The Beets, the Jackson Heights (via Uruguay) project of Juan Wauters, seem to show-up on more Brooklyn DIY bills than any other band I can think of … fitting for a group that remind me an older, grittier, less guarded NYC. I’ve seen folks refe... more info

Link: http://kikster.com/story/content/1902/KIKSTER-EXCLUSIVE-ZOOEY-DESCHANEL-EXPOSEDLink: http://www.drunkenstepfather.com/index.php/2010/11/03/zooey-deschanel-sexts-of-the-dayZooey Deschanel is a popular indie actress and the lead singer of the hi... more info

Well, the Andrew Bird show last night was a bust, but not a complete bust. The last of the tickets sold to the kids directly in front of us in line, so we didn't see the show...mainly because we didn't feel much like paying the scalper'... more info

Darren Jessee started Hotel Lights after many years of writing songs, playing drums and touring with Ben Folds Five. Darren co-wrote Brick and Song For The Dumped. After leaving the now-famous pop group, Jessee moved from North Carolina to New Yor... more info

From Newcastle, UK come the power-pop kids of Maximo Park. You wanna win one of these 7 inchers, shoot me an email at dodge77(at)gmail(dot)com with Maximo 7 Park in the email header. You'll need to opt-out in your email if you don't want to... more info

Chris Mills is a highly-praised and well-respected Chicago singer/songwriter who is now based in NYC. Despite this praise, he's still remained in relative obscurity to the general public. Maybe if word gets out on this latest (Oct. '05)... more info

Lykke Li’s latest single “Get Some” has all-stars coming out of the woodwork to remix it. Last week, Beastie Boy Mike D took a stab at it, and this week the mighty Beck recreates the song in his image. Two very different takes on the same ... more info

Minneapolis poppers Now, Now Every Children have officially cast off the trappings of youth. To commemorate this symbolic rebirth, they’ve streamlined their moniker, and henceforth will only answer to Now, Now. They’ve also re-released the ult... more info

Hailed in the U.K. by NME and Q as "the saviour of dance music" and "whip-smart electronic eclecticism", Scottish producer/artist Mylo will cross the Atlantic, or at least his latest album will, and make his stateside debut with the innovative Destro... more info