Aug 04, 2009
By Michele Yamamoto
Jarvis Cocker
Russell Brand enlists Jarvis Cocker to pen songs for his upcoming film, Get Him to the Greek (a spin-off of Forgetting Sarah Marshall), and Cocker has plans to reprise his Paris exhibition in London later this year. He tells Billboard he might reform Pulp before he gets too old, but he might not. More
Aug 04, 2009
By Kyle Lemmon
Port O’Brien
By now you’ve caught wind of Port O’Brien‘s plans to release their third album, threadbare. Well, Van Pierszalowski, Cambria Goodwin and co. have also just announced a signing to TBD. More
Aug 04, 2009
By Kyle Lemmon
Grizzly Bear
Despite their growing status outside of the indie rock intelligentsia, Grizzly Bear‘s and St. Vincent‘s astutely arranged pop songs have more in common with Stravinsky or Ravel than FM radio hits. Now the two Brooklyn heavyweights are combining their talents and bringing their delicate music to venues throughout Europe. Maybe next time North America. More
Aug 03, 2009
By Mark Redfern
Black Heart Procession
The Black Heart Procession will be releasing its sixth album, which is fittingly entitled Six, on October 6th via Temporary Residence. The first single, “The Rat,” has already been released and now there’s a new video for “Witching Stone.” Black Heart Procession band members Pall Jenkins and Tobias Nathaniel directed, filmed, edited, and star in the video. The band has also announced a fall tour. More
Aug 02, 2009
By Mark Redfern
Comic-Con 2009
A report from day two of Comic-Con 2009, including panels on The Prisoner, Darwyn Cooke, 24, Bones, Buck Rogers 80th Anniversary, Dollhouse, and TV Guide Sci-Fi Hot List (featuring Chuck‘s Zachary Levi, The Big Bang Theory‘s Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons, Flash Forward‘s John Cho, Eastwick‘s Rebecca Romijn, and V‘s Scott Wolf). Plus, we attended the Eisner Awards. More
Jul 31, 2009
By Michele Yamamoto
The Fiery Furnaces
Just when you thought the Fiery Furnaces were putting out too much audio with their upcoming double-solo-cover album endeavor, they go ahead and announce plans for a Silent Record. More
Jul 30, 2009
By Laura Studarus
Illinois-based rockers Headlights have announced their third full-length, Wildlife—due out October 6th on Polyvinyl. We have the tracklist. More
Jul 30, 2009
By Laura Studarus
Echo & the Bunnymen
Perennial mopers Echo & The Bunnymen have announced the completion of their newest studio album, The Fountain, out October 13th. More
Jul 30, 2009
By Wendy Lynch Redfern
Web Exclusive
Comic-Con took over San Diego, CA this past Wednesday through Sunday. We sent photographer Wendy Lynch Redfern down to capture the action. Check out her photos from day four of Comic-Con, includings photos of these panels: Alien Trespass (Eric McCormack and others), Paper Heart (Charlyne Yi and others), Being Human (Russell Tovey and others), Dr. Who (David Tennant, Russell T. Davies, and others), Torchwood (John Barrowman and others). More
