Peel back the surface and look past the picturesque valley backdrop. Forget about the gorgeous, sun-kissed young folk wearing next to nothing (or, on occasion, nothing). Go ahead and ignore the…   Read Story »

“It’s the homeland!” one of the girls on the hotel shuttle yelped as we neared the festival. It really begged the question -- who is the most common Coachella archetype? The only data I have to…   Read Story »

The 'Gum crew got into Austin last night and made the most of SXSW Music's slow ramp-up into full on noise-overwhelming-the-signal mode. The options were limited, but with deep lineups: Viceland and…   Read Story »

Japandroids' towering anthem "The House That Heaven Built" was already our indie song of the summer last year, and now it has another severely awesome distinction. A couple of weeks back, we reported…   Read Story »

Last night, Japandroids, one of our finest rock bands currently working, brought their thunderous simplicity to the stage at Conan, blasting through the Celebration Rock opener "The Nights Of Wine…   Read Story »

Do you love hockey? Do you love Japandroids? Do I really even need to ask? Well, the Vancouver Canucks are looking for a new entrance song, and they're letting fans vote on a few options via their…   Read Story »

If the past two weeks haven't made it clear, we are officially headlong into list season! Nothing says "holidays" quite like the internet's month-long quest to quantify standards of taste. And while…   Read Story »

Well, the fun is officially over -- Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012 concluded yesterday with sets from Fucked Up, Japandroids, Deerhoof, Ceremony, Fang Island, Turbonegro, A Place To Bury Strangers, and like…   Read Story »

Last week, from 9/10 - 9/16, the Incubate festival moved into the city of Tilburg, in the Netherlands. Along with a range of other cultural offerings, Incubate hosted more than 300 musical acts in a…   Read Story »

This week saw a serious abundance of straight-up fun, ridiculous videos -- four-minute blasts of joy that didn't take themselves the tiniest bit seriously. I'll take that over a bunch of serious art…   Read Story »