The Simpsons: It's still on! Last night's episode of the venerated animated institution, which I did not watch, concerned the hipsterification of Springfield, and the episode's guest voices included…   Read Story »

According to a tweet from the Decemberists' Colin Meloy -- that tweet's attached image is up top -- his band will star in the upcoming season of The Simpsons. On a related note, Tom Waits will be…   Read Story »

In December, we mentioned that artists like the Decemberists and Arcade Fire would contribute to the soundtrack for The Hunger Games, the movie based on the addictive teen lit series about kids…   Read Story »

In November, long-standing Irish folk legends the Chieftains announced that they were recording with Bon Iver, the Decemberists, Pistol Annies and more for their new LP, Voice Of Ages. Last month, we…   Read Story »

Last week, Rolling Stone reported that T-Bone Burnett and Danny Elfman were collaborating to produce the soundtrack for next year's forthcoming The Hunger Games, the movie adaptation of the popular…   Read Story »

I don't care if your name is Seamus O'Hoolihan and you just ate a whole uncooked potato for breakfast; Justin Vernon and Colin Meloy can now effectively brag about being more Irish than you. That's…   Read Story »

Next week the Decemberists are set to release the follow up to last year's The King Is Dead, and earlier this week we shared the first song from that forthcoming EP, Long Live The King. Since the…   Read Story »

The Decemberists will soon follow up their big early-2011 hit album The King Is Dead with an EP called Long Live The King. The tracks on the EP come from the same sessions that produced The King Is…   Read Story »

The Decemberist's new video is awash with hip jump-offs: It's directed by Michael Schur (Parks And Recreation writer, Mose Schrute in several episodes of The Office, enthusiast of nerdy stuff) and…   Read Story »

The 10th annual 'Roo is underway. Here are Randy Cremean's great pics of some of the notable sets from the first two days of this year's fest in beautiful, boiling Manchester, TN. Featuring Sleigh…   Read Story »