On the Ruby Suns’ latest album Christopher, Ryan McPhun sang, “I never want to live in real life,” so we wanted to do an interview in Second Life. But since Second Life involves, well, hanging…   Read Story »

By the end of last year, compiling Monthly Mixes became a sad task. Each month I'd scan in sadness, watching our strongest songs presented as straight-to-Soundcloud affairs, our music business…   Read Story »

Ruby Suns are celebrating the release of their new album, Christopher, today by releasing a new video for its single, "In Real Life." The clip condenses an entire season of an American Idol-style…   Read Story »

It's been a little while since we've heard from the Ruby Suns, whose last album Fight Softly came out in 2010. But the New Zealand indie pop band have readied a new LP Christopher for 2013. Take a…   Read Story »

This past weekend Larmer Tree Gardens, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, hosted the fifth annual End Of The Road Festival. This year's lineup continued the festival's peripheral deviation from its folk,…   Read Story »

The Ruby Suns's video for "Cinco" is a beautifully shot basketball game between two teams of senior players. It's simple but effective, with lots of slow motion play and white basketballs flying…   Read Story »

We mentioned Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary a ways back -- well, it's officially time to party (especially if you live in the Pacific Northwest). The rumors have been circling the web, and now we have…   Read Story »