This Halloween, Marissa Nadler is gonna be Daniel Johnston. And Duran Duran! The Boston-based experimental folk singer dropped covers of songs by both artists today. The Johnston cover, "Devil Town,"…   Read Story »

In a perfect world, all albums would be self-contained universes. A good album can communicate complex emotions and ideas with the aid of just a little context; a great album can communicate…   Read Story »

This ad for Axe Body Spray operates under the premise that the first thing women see, while sizing up the opposite sex, is a man's hair, and the first thing men see are a woman's breasts. It's a bit…   Read Story »

Underground songwriting legend Daniel Johnston has teamed up with the prominent streetwear label Supreme for a line of t-shirts using some of Johnston's famous cartooning. For someone who has…   Read Story »

Last month Death Cab For Cutie returned to the spotlight with "You Are A Tourist," the great first single and video from their forthcoming Codes And Keys. A sunny addition to our spring playlist, it…   Read Story »

There's a comedy show here in Williamsburg that makes for really good Wednesday diversions. It's called Big Terrific, it happens in the Cameo Lounge (which sits in back of the Loving Cup on N. 6th…   Read Story »

This past weekend was the Matt Groening-curated ATP, which went down in Butlins, Minehead, UK. Iggy Pop and Toumani Diabate were the highlights of the first night (along with ATP staples Built To…   Read Story »

In a battle of colorful backstories, Girls' Christopher Owens offers up a lovely live rendition of Daniel Johnston's "True Love Will Find You in the End." Put down your Johnston App and take a look…   Read Story »

There was dust, rain, then mud. There was Eddie Vedder, sitting in with Kings Of Leon and calling Perry Farrell up onstage with Pearl Jam during a reportedly monstrous, festival headlining two-hour…   Read Story »

It features a video game "Hi, How Are You," aka "a kind of psycho-religious version of Frogger." Find out more at the NY Times like the fact that Johnston "[doesn't] even know what an iPhone is."…   Read Story »