The bands led by Honus Honus seem to have a way, of late, with mega-fun violent gang chaos in their videos. Last week brought us Man Man's clip for "Pirhanas Club," with its mob of baby greasers. And…   Read Story »

FYF Fest, which has had issues with security and crowds in previous years, seems to have moved past those problems and evolved into a healthier, happier festival. Standout sets included Girls, who…   Read Story »

Lead Island, ex-Unicorn, present Mssr. Heavenly Nick Thorburn has made good on his years-old promise to gift us with a free album, despite wondering along the way (and even this morning) about its…   Read Story »

Mister Heavenly, the side-project of Islands' Nick Thorburn, Man Man's Honus Honus, and Modest Mouse's Joe Plummer, release their debut Out Of Love next month via Sub Pop. Here's the stomping opening…   Read Story »

NAME: Man Man PROGRESS REPORT: Completed work on the Mike Mogis produced Life Fantastic, due out 5/10. I’ve kept up with Man Man for a while now, interviewing them for Pitchfork, CMJ, and…   Read Story »

Come March every year, the same questions are asked, retreaded thought pieces get pitched: What does it mean to have a music industry festival in the decrepit climate of 2011? Does anyone actually…   Read Story »

You got some sense of what Mister Heavenly sounds like when video of the band performing with temporary bassist Michael Cera surfaced in December. But these two samples, from their upcoming debut…   Read Story »

Mister Heavenly, the recently-signed-to-Sub-Pop supergroup, is Man Man's Honus Honus and Islands's Nick Thorburn (who met over their love of all-denim outfits aka "Canadian tuxedos"), and Modest…   Read Story »