May 04, 2013 By Mike Hilleary Passion Pit

Last month, Passion Pit‘s Michael Angelakos was honored at the Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards, recognized for his efforts in bringing awareness to the issues of mental health.

May 03, 2013 By Charlie Duerr

In the first scene of the first episode of Maron, his IFC series debuting tonight (Friday, May 3), comedian Marc Maron-playing himself-explains that things are going pretty well for him these days. The only problem is the voices in his head telling him that he is going to screw it up.

May 03, 2013 By Mike Hilleary Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós have revealed that they will soon turn into four-fingered, yellow versions of themselves on an upcoming episode of The Simpsons.

May 03, 2013 By Mike Hilleary Vampire Weekend

Just over a week away from releasing their much-anticipated third album Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend have premiered a brand new lyric video for their single “Ya Hey.”

May 03, 2013 By Mike Hilleary The Flaming Lips

Explicit nudity just seems to go hand-in-hand with The Flaming Lips these days and their music videos.

May 03, 2013 By Mike Hilleary Neon Neon

This week Neon Neon released their newest LP Praxis Makes Perfect.

May 03, 2013 By Mike Hilleary Phoenix

After lending out their lead single “Entertainment” for a number of high-profile remixes, it seems Phoenix have granted the same manipulated treatment to “Trying to Be Cool,” another excellent tracks off their new album Bankrupt!

May 03, 2013 By Mike Hilleary Death Cab for Cutie

Heading into its 43rd year, Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival of Music and Arts has announced its multi-day line-up of artists. Death Cab for Cutie will be performing their 2003-released breakthrough album Transatlanticism in its entirety.

May 03, 2013 By Mike Hilleary Tame Impala

Recently returning to their native Australia Tame Impala made a visit to the studios of Triple J Radio where they took part in the station’s ongoing “Like a Version” cover series.