Jan 13, 2014 By Mike Hilleary Lily Allen

Back in November Lily Allen returned with, “Hard Out Here,” the snarky female artist’s first piece of original material since 2009.

Jan 13, 2014 By Mike Hilleary Neko Case

Over the weekend Neko Case was featured on the latest episode of Austin City Limits.

Jan 10, 2014 By Mike Hilleary Jarvis Cocker

Back in 2008 the Scottish arts collective and charity Transgressive North visited the Light of Love Children’s Home in Tuni, southeastern India, a place that housed some 600 young “untouchables.”

Jan 10, 2014 By Mike Hilleary Superchunk

This year Merge will celebrates its 25th anniversary. Honoring the milestone the longtime label will be releasing a number of special reissues throughout the next 12 months, kicking off with Superchunk‘s out-of-print debut album Indoor Living.

Jan 10, 2014 By Mike Hilleary The Knife

Last year Scandinavian duo The Knife supported their conceptual new album Shaking the Habitual with a divisive set of “performances” around Europe, featuring a strange mixture of “absurdist aerobics” and “danceoke.”

Jan 10, 2014 By Mike Hilleary Parquet Courts

Last night New York punk four-piece Parquet Courts made their network television debut with an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Jan 09, 2014 By Laura Studarus Coachella 2014

Yup, that’s the official Coachella 2014 poster.

Jan 09, 2014 By Laura Studarus Janelle Monáe

This is fun—at a Women in Music luncheon yesterday sponsored by Billboard, CHVRCHES covered Janelle Monáe’s song “Tightrope”…while Monáe looked on.

Jan 09, 2014 By Laura Studarus Trentemøller

Last year, Trentemøller released Lost—a flashy electronic album featuring contributions from Low, The Raveonettes, and Jonny Pierce of The Drums among others. Today “Gravity,” which features vocals from Lower Dens’ Jana Hunter, got the video treatment.