There's an aesthetic shift brewing in indie rock, or so says a great piece in the New York Times exploring the virtuoso guitar accumen of a couple of indie ladies on the rise, Marnie Stern and Kaki…   Read Story »

Some of our favorite artists took on the "essay topic everybody hates" for The Onion's AV Club: Avery Tare (Animal Collective) "I spent a lot of summer in Iceland. Some of my wife's family lives on…   Read Story »

I've been a longtime fan of Kaki King (the best guitarist to emerge from NYC's subways), but her new album Until We Felt Red took me by surprise. By now we know to gawk at her percussive guitar…   Read Story »

Yes, I do read (some of) your e-mails!-----Original Message----- From: Claudia Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:12 PM To: Stereogum Subject: Performance on Letterman Last night Hey Scott - I check…   Read Story »

Stream Origin 1 here. Other streaming goodies (via Slatch)... Joseph Arthur Calexico Camper Van Beethoven Duran Duran Kaki King Elliott Smith UPDATE: Stream the whole Elliott Smith here.   Read Story »