The week after CMJ always feels like the first week of the holiday season. Maybe it's because the festivals are done for the year, and we begin thinking in earnest about the sorts of lists we will…   Read Story »
This week we anointed Godspeed You! Black Emperor, heard the great new Local Natives, read an insightful Turntable Interview with Grass Widow's Hannah Lew, and remembered why we don't care for the…   Read Story »
'Tis the week before CMJ, which is the calm before the storm of free PBR and incessant energy drink branding on the streets of LES. ENJOY THE SILENCE. Or well not the silence, exactly, as this is a…   Read Story »
This week Death Grips leaked their own album, which is excellent, publicity stunt or not. Grizzly Bear covered NY Mag, which led to an insightful discussion about making a living as a musician in…   Read Story »
This week we heard new songs from Yo La Tengo, Frank Ocean, Ben Gibbard, Soundgarden, and Crystal Castles. We celebrated album anniversaries from Beck, Alice In Chains, and the Smiths. We ranked Big…   Read Story »
This week in Stereogum … we chatted with Aimee Mann, Bat For Lashes, Ben Gibbard, Matt & Kim, and Billy Corgan. We ranked the Top 10 Indie Rock Docs, Pixies' 10 Best Songs, and the Replacements'…   Read Story »
Busy week! We unveiled our list of the 40 Best New Bands Of 2012. We prematurely evaluated albums from Bob Dylan, the Killers, and G.O.O.D. Music. We ranked Grizzly Bear's best songs, Dylan's more…   Read Story »
This week we deconstructed the xx, DJed with Ed Droste, ranked Sonic Youth's discography, and witnessed the most boring VMAs of all time. But most of this week's highest and lowest rated comments…   Read Story »
A long Labor Day weekend is upon us! Which means this weekend we have some extra time to reflect upon the week that was. And by "reflect on the week that was," of course, I mean only that we will…   Read Story »
On Sunday night, we all logged on like a family and listened to the world premiere of Animal Collective's Centipede Hz. Wasn't that fun? Have you been listening to the album non-stop? Do you love…   Read Story »