Last night, SNL/Portlandia's Fred Armisen played a solo show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC. He was joined by a grip of friends, including Marnie Stern, Les Savy Fav's Tim Harrington, and Leigh Nash,…   Read Story »

Tim Harrington scarcely needs an introduction, but we’ll give him one anyway. He’s the front man for Les Savy Fav, where he consistently delivers gritty art-punk while staging a one-man…   Read Story »

The Observer reports that Les Savy Fav frontman Tim Harrington will release a children's book this fall, a title based around "This Little Piggy" (and they also point out a drawings section on the…   Read Story »

It's ten years since Michael Azerrad first published his defining DIY '80s scene portrait Our Band Could Be Your Life, which covered an independent music culture that changed irrevocably a decade…   Read Story »

And so ended the Pool Parties, at least in the form in which we know them. That is to say, they ended with fun and sunny sets from the previously confirmed Florida booty rap party starter Dominique…   Read Story »

In 2008, Julie Potash left longtime Long Island ladyrap troupe (and OKX "No Surprises"ing) Northern State for a solo career under her solo nom de plume Hesta Prynn. A few years later the NY Post has…   Read Story »

Amrit and I saw Inception just before the start of this year’s Pitchfork Festival, so you have to read this post with the understanding that the first day may have been a dream, or maybe you are in…   Read Story »

After rolling out this video series in which we met the bowlers, watched the first round of the tournament and championship match, there's only one respectable place to go: all the tequila shots and…   Read Story »

You've seen the video of our celebrity bowlers meeting each other, greeting each other, naming their teams, and laying down the smack talk. Now you can see how good they are at bowling when The…   Read Story »

You've seen the photos from our inaugural charitable celebrity bowling tournament -- now comes the even more fun part. After meeting and getting their team assignments, our celebrity bowlers took no…   Read Story »