Bloc Party stopped by the Hollywood Palladium in support of their latest album Four. Some of the highlights included the delay pedal madness of "Octopus," the detuned crunch of "Kettling," and older…   Read Story »

CMJ has effectively taken over Manhattan south of 14th St. and all of northwest Brooklyn. There are a billion parties and shows and bands in town right now. Plus alcohol. And ... badges. It's chaos!…   Read Story »

Hey guys, it's almost CMJ Music Marathon time! Once again, we've teamed with PopGun Booking, and this year's lineup is stacked with greatness. The event takes place Wednesday night 10/17 at…   Read Story »

"Lord Knows," the lead single from the new Dum Dum Girls EP End Of Daze, is one of the prettiest songs to come down the pike in the last few months. And in the track's new video, from director…   Read Story »

Cali indie rock standouts Dum Dum Girls offered up "Lord Knows," a big-sounding, Icarus-namechecking cut from their new EP End Of Daze, a little while back. Today, we've got their entire new EP…   Read Story »

For Saturday's recap and photos, click here. For Friday's recap and photos, click here. Sunday's recap below... In contrast to Saturday's torrential downpours, emergency weather evacuation, and…   Read Story »

Dum Dum Girls will put a new EP called End Of Daze later this fall, and today they're offering the first glimpse of that release. Stream then download it for an e-mail address below.…   Read Story »

The video I keep thinking about this week isn't one of the ones on this list; it's "Ill Manors," from the British rapper Plan B, and it's almost a month old at this point. The clip includes images…   Read Story »

The single biggest departure on Only In Dreams, the Dum Dum Girls' great 2011 sophomore album, was the slo-mo Mazzy Star-esque ballad "Coming Down." That song's brand-new video is a single worshipful…   Read Story »

The D.C.-area early-'90s twee-pop originators Black Tambourine are back together and ready to release their first new record since breaking up in 1991. In May, they'll release OneTwoThreeFour, an EP…   Read Story »