May 12, 2010 By Laura Studarus Fanfarlo

Today the third Twilight film Eclipse‘s soundtrack was announced. This time Under the Radar-friendly artists Metric, Beck, Bat For Lashes, and Florence and the Machine join the franchise who’s last installment included Thom Yorke, Lykke Li, and Grizzly Bear. More

May 12, 2010 By Hong Le MGMT

MGMT performed live from the Ed Sullivan Theater last night for CBS’ new series Live on Letterman. At least 300 lucky fans were in attendance for the 50-minute concert. The band also performed “Brian Eno” on the broadcast show. Check out the set list and video of the full performance, along with the video of their broadcast performance. More

May 12, 2010 By Hong Le Los Campesinos!

Los Campesinos!, the seven piece band from Wales, U.K., performed “Romance is Boring” on Last Call with Carson Daily last night. It was in support of their third studio album, Romance is Boring. Check out their performance on Last Call. More

May 12, 2010 By Hong Le Band of Horses

Can’t wait another week for the new Band of Horses album to be released? Band of Horses is streaming their third album, Infinite Arms, on their official website. KCRW is also previewing the album. More

May 12, 2010 By Laura Studarus

As reported by her N.E.E.T. imprint M.I.A.‘s third album officially has a name, the cryptic / \ / \ / \ Y / \/. (Stand back, the slashes spell MAYA, as in her birth name.) / \ / \ / \ Y / \ has been pushed back a few weeks, from June 29th to July 13th. More

May 12, 2010 By Laura Studarus The Mary Onettes

Despite a volcanic setback that canceled their American tour, The Mary Onettes are still rocking us, this time by video for single, “The Night Before the Funeral.” We have the video. More

May 12, 2010 By Laura Studarus Jónsi

Last night, Jónsi and his backing band brought the otherworldly sounds of solo album Go to Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson performing single “Go Do.” We have the video. More

May 12, 2010 By Laura Studarus Interpol

After the announcement earlier this week that bassist Carlos D has left the band (“We will remain, as always, deeply respectful fans of this blazingly talented individual.” Says the band via their blog.), Interpol is foraging ahead, hitting the road for a series of dates across the United States. We have the dates. More

May 12, 2010 By Kyle Lemmon Here We Go Magic

The dreamy Brooklyn quintet Here We Go Magic perform and leap about a field and house in the VHS-styled video for debut single, “Collector.” The trippy and propulsive clip was directed by Nat Livingston Johnson. We have the video. More