Last month I posted No Age's remix of "Baptism." This Rob Hawkins and Marc Pannozzo-directed video's for the album version of the track. Like the "Celestica" clip, it's heavy on the Alice Glass,…   Read Story »

This No Age remix of "Baptism" from Crystal Castles' second self-titled album sounds like the version of "Baptism" you'd find on Dean and Randy's forthcoming Everything In Between. If you've heard…   Read Story »

The HARD summer tour stopped in Chicago last week. Photographer Tyler Trykowski was there to document the show, which began with five DJs, all there to warm the audience for Crystal Castles and…   Read Story »

We've heard a couple remixes of "Celestica," none as effective as the original. Especially when the original's accompanied by a somber Alice walking through a woodsy cemetery populated by kids with…   Read Story »

Thurston Moore shoved guitars and grime into “Celestica." Bear In Heaven transform it into something suppler and more percussive. The new take maintains the original's angelic vibe, but it feels…   Read Story »

Last week Thurston Moore's remix for Crystal Castles made "Celestica" skuzzier. Memory Tapes' hazy remix of "Suffocation" does a lot more. Dayve Hawk emphasizes the track's translucent keyboards and…   Read Story »

I like the new Crystal Castles -- dark, catchy, noisy, snotty, tastefully goth. When Alice Glass screeches over white noise it can be like black metal of the WOLD or Team Prurient/Ash Pool sort ...…   Read Story »

Toronto duo Crystal Castles are following up their self-titled debut with a self-titled sophomore album. Just like elder NYC synth duo Suicide. The first song to surface is the brief, blasted "Doe…   Read Story »

Our second year at Kutsher's was rainier than the first, but that didn't matter so much to us or, seemingly, the other attendees: If anything, this year felt more celebratory (and debauched) than…   Read Story »

If you weren't talking about the weather in Grant Park this weekend, you weren't in Grant Park this weekend. And really that would've been a shame. It was oppressive at times, but despite -- or as…   Read Story »