(image) What's fruity, stinky and ridiculously cute? Millenial anti-folk duo The Moldy Peaches, of course! And now they are (sort of) back. After three...

(image) Anyone who's ever been to a Dan Deacon show knows one irrefutable fact about him: the man loves everyone. Dripping with sweat (or as I like...

My SG column turns 21 today and instead of the traditional coming of age, puking in the bathroom of the club from rohypnol-induced memory lapse morning...

(image) Most of you indie aficionados already know that Sufjan Stevens is good at writing pretty songs about love, US states, and highways in Brooklyn.

(image) Ours frontman Jimmy Gnecco once confided to me that there was this, from-the-hip, sexualized swagger that drove much of his songwriting. It was...

(image) According to an item posted Tuesday on Pitchfork, it is likely that prince of sadness/future husband of mine Conor Oberst is forming a new band...

(image) Nirvana Unplugged was released on DVD for the first time this week. I always feel a little self-conscious around the apartment listening to Nirvana...

Happy Thanksgiving – to celebrate – give yourself a free t-shirt when you buy a copy of the book from our new superfast merchandise service Merch Squad...

(image) After a crazy year of touring, releasing albums, wearing dresses, performing pretend fellatio on on each other, and generally rocking the fuck out,...

(image) "Enigmatic is a misnomer. Most likely a byproduct of my absence in the press. An assumption arrived at due to the lack of available information,...

(image) The second day of CMJ was far crazier than the first. I stumbled upon a day party put on by Indaba Music, which a web search reveals to be some...

They eat their young with a side of organic tofu and valet parking... Sorry, that’s Valley Parking... As I said somewhat belatedly to those present at...

(image) How do I start this? At the outset of this year's CMJ (College Music Journal) music festival, I was as psyched as psyched could be. With upwards...

(image) If you like a little bloodshed with your hip hop, you're in luck. Definitive Jux rhyme sayer Aesop Rock's new music video "Coffee"...

A crazy week for sure. I cannot start dishing out information without mentioning the passing of bassist, artist and my bandmate Paul Raven. He was a charming,...

(image) I had the privilege of meeting Morrissey at a record signing in the mid-nineties when I was a scrawny, flat-chested, zitty teenager with dyed-black...

(image) As you probably already know, Radiohead has made their new album available for however much each consumer wishes to pay. This news caused quite...

(image) Year Zero was an awesome album, partly because of the insanely cool marketing plan it had, and partly because Trent didn't open up his diary...

(image) You clicked on the title thinking there would be some naughty drug pictures in here, didn't you? Well I've got something even better for...

I know sometimes I can just go off on an ADD tangent – so, here is maybe some of the more important stuff that you’d look to this column to provide. But,...

(image) Fujiya and Miyagi played the Bowery Ballroom here in NYC last week, and I wasn't really sure what to write afterwards. Their songs are smooth...

Wow, great response from the Austin crew at Elysium. It was great to see such a good turn out, and thanks to John and all at the venue, and to the guys...

(image) Against Me! (with David Dondero and Matt + Kim) September 27th, 2007 The Grove, Anaheim, CA "What a strange place for a punk rock show,"...

(image) English musician and songwriter, PJ Harvey, released her eighth studio album, White Chalk, on Tuesday September 24th and critics are giving it excellent...

(image) Our favorite desert rockers Queens of the Stone Age have just wrapped their new music video for the song "3's and 7's" off their...

(image) Indie-garage-experimental-dance-punk outfit Les Savy Fav are known for their crazy live shows and burly, cross-dressing, energetic front man Tim...

(image) Who the hell saw that coming? Here’s a quick history of Interpol: Early years: frontman Paul Banks is born in England; he soon moves to America...

(image) I've always been a sucker for chick musicians. Maybe it's the fact that I am one myself, but lately there seems to be a surge of sexy,...

(image) The Black Lips are one of the most bad ass, rocking, no bullshit bands around. If you do not already have their new album, Good Bad Not Evil, you...

Like the Billboard charts, except not rigged by ex-cons. Chart positions as of Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 at 3:00pm. Rankings may change according...

(image) Virgin Music Festival: Day 2 Sept. 9, 2007 Toronto, Canada The festival was relatively quiet on the crowd front until the main acts on Saturday...

(image) Virgin Music Festival: Day 1 Sept. 8, 2007 Toronto, Canada This was my first trip to the 2nd annual Virgin Music Festival in Toronto and I didn’t...

Wow, my first column! I guess I should introduce myself. I'm a really big music fan and I'm disgusted by the pornography on this website. Also,...

(image) Back when I first heard the lineup for this summer's Projekt Revolution tour, my first thought was, "How much eyeliner can one touring...

(image) I was walking by a gallery the other day in the merry old Burg o' Williams, when what did I hear but the jangly, melodic strains of a band...

I came across an amazingly candid (and funny) list of annoyances from The Creepy Crawl in St Louis. I’m going to be there in a couple of weeks so I hope...

(image) This is turning out to be a pretty sad month for rock music fans. First Tony Wilson, and now this: Hilly Kristal, founder of the legendary rock...

Somewhere between FUSE gallery in NYC, Hole In The Sky Black Metal Festival in Bergen Norway, (loads of nice people – guess what, they don’t JUST burn...

(image) A strange mixture of bands played the Bowery Ballroom Saturday night. First up was the the Jealous Girlfriends, and I dare say they stole the show...

(image) I can’t believe I’m doing this...but since I posted the first article I felt obligated to follow through. In what may be a response to Curtis...