Cult Of Youth bassist Micki Pellerano directed this sexy, bloody black and white video for his Brooklyn BTW's dark howler, "The Pole-Star." If the feel's familiar, it's maybe because he also did that…   Read Story »

When posting Copenhagen quartet Iceage's "Collapse" and "New Brigade" -- and again when including them in 18 Dark Bands To Watch -- I mentioned that the young Gravity-nodding no-wave-infused…   Read Story »

It's not news that popular indie rock got a bit darker in 2010. Look no further than regular topics of conversation around here -- Zola Jesus, CREEP, Cold Cave, Salem, Tamaryn, Blessure Grave,…   Read Story »

Yesterday I tweeted "As far as young punks go, Iceage is more my speed. #swag" (How punk of me.) The added hashtag was obviously meant to extend the sentence: "As far as young punks go, Iceage is…   Read Story »