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 »

Grinderman's remix LP Grinderman 2 RMX came out last month, and from that release we've already scoped Nick Zinner's remix of "Bellringer Blues" as well as Silver Alert's remix of "Evil" that…   Read Story »

Though Grinderman are kaput, an album of Grinderman 2 remixes is forthcoming, from which we've already heard Nick Zinner's remix of "Bellringer Blues." Today, another track we've sampled from…   Read Story »

Though Grinderman is no more, their catalog lives on in the form of March's Grinderman 2 RMX remix LP. A while back, we posted a track from that affair, Nick Zinner's remix of "Bellringer Blues," and…   Read Story »

Nick Cave's career-revival wrecking crew Grinderman may be no more, but they're still planning on leaving us with one final platter: Grinderman 2 RMX, which collects remixes, collaborations, and…   Read Story »

Nick Cave announced that Grinderman is splitting up at the Meredith Music Festival in Australia. Via The Guardian: Cave told the 12,000 strong crowd "That's it for Grinderman. It's over," before…   Read Story »

Optimus Alive! went down in Passeio Marítimo de Alges in Portugal over the weekend. Headliners included Coldplay and Jane's Addiction. The riverside fest had a nice mix of nostalgia (Stooges,…   Read Story »

Matt Berninger sings about being evil in the National's "Conversation 16." Now he digs into Grinderman's "Evil," a Grinderman 2 track appearing in various versions on a red glitter 12" single (+ CD)…   Read Story »

A couple of Best Videos Of The Week ago I mentioned how nearly every good clip that week was too long, too nude, or too violent to make it on to MTV; one was even removed from YouTube, verification…   Read Story »