We’ve always had a soft spot for Swedish talent (ahem, Miike Snow), and here’s another one to add to the Scandinavian roster: Niki and The Dove’s “DJ, East My Mind,” is simply smoking. The debut single from the Stockholm, Sweden band is so unique, that the band will easily carve out a niche for themselves [...]

Remember those days of homecoming crowds and Thursday night back to back basketball games? Well aptly named Rival Schools may not quite take you back to those nostalgic days, but they will spruce up your Friday with their new single “Wring It Out.” The highly anticipated track off their upcoming new album Pedals (out March [...]

Chi-town’s experimental, have-fun-with-it young band Maps & Atlases is tinkering around with their popular track “Living Decorations” off their debut album Perch Patchwork out last year. Come March 1,  the indie four-some and Barsuk Records are releasing a couple mixes and live tracks exclusively via iTunes. Top that off with more tour dates, a stop [...]

It’s easy dressing models – who are hand selected  for their off the rack figures – but dressing the smattering of diverse extras for Kings of Leon’s new music video “Pyro” was another matter. (There’s been quite the brouhaha over the casting call for the video that called for persons with deformities.) Sure enough stylist [...]

Compared to Manhattan, there’s square footage to be had in Brooklyn. And with all that more affordable extra space, we’re happy it’s getting put to creative use. One of our emerging favorites from the borough is the Zs. The enthusiastic band (with varying numbers from a twosome to a sextet) dabbles with everything from a [...]

For those fans of The Postal Service, the man behind the floaty synth base melodies and otherworldly sound is the one to watch this winter. Dntel aka the LA-based Jimmy Tamborello aka James Figurine is back with two Sub Pop records to hit shelves Dec. 7. The double dose (aptly named After Parties 1 and [...]

I caught up with Christian Letts, the lead guitarist of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, this past Saturday where the band was performing at the DeLuna Festival in Pensacola, Fla. Along on explaining the 10-piece band’s positive mantra, Christian chats what the crew is up to next and shares an anecdote on what made [...]

I stand corrected. Vampire Weekend isn’t just a great band that eloquently combines clever lyrics with melodies infused with an essence of a 1980s summer. Oh no, this popular indie-rock band knows how to perform and hypnotize the crowd with the perfect blend of vintage sounds and African inspired beats. While the big music city [...]

Last week at Terminal 5, self-promotion proved the last thing on the minds of Canadian band Dragonette. Try as I might, getting Martina Sorbara (singer-songwriter), Dan Kurtz (bassist & producer) and Joel Stouffer (drummer) to talk about their talent was tough. Tangents ran rampant, dragging us in unprecedented directions, far away from my collection of questions and [...]

Manchester’s indie-ambi-dance darlings, Delphic, have been a bit negligent when it comes to touring the U.S. They were prevented from playing Coachella due to some supposed volcanic ash cloud and the one time they actually puddle-jumped was for a short stint in June, when I was on another continent. The audacity. The foursome, comprising of [...]