Cool American garage punk Jay Reatard put his lo-fi imprint on ghostly Modern Guilt tune "Gamma Ray" for the UK version of the single. It's out today. You can hear a short preview here. In related…   Read Story »

Our pals at Videogum commented on P4K's report that Arcade Fire are soundtracking Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly's new sci-fi horror flick The Box. Well, now Win Butler's telling the internet…   Read Story »

It wasn't too long ago that MTV hipped us to that crazy Brooklyn scene. Now, years after Guided By Voices, Shrimper cassettes, the Grifters' One Sock Missing, Peter Jefferies, Harry Pussy, Sebadoh…   Read Story »

We all need one more festival, right? Guess nobody sells records these days, so live shows are where it's at, etc. Anyhow, if you're in the Seattle area, you can just about ride SP20 into the…   Read Story »

Dinner time in Austin, time to munch tacos and figure the night sched. As the picture suggests, tonight's the night for Jens Lekman fans: y'all have two chances to catch the Swedish troubadour (Emo's…   Read Story »

In their new issue, in a section called "Who's Next," SPIN list their eight bands to watch o'er '08. There are surefire bets like Jay Reatard, who recently signed to Matador, and our Santogold, fresh…   Read Story »