First off, congratulations to Andres, who won our Spin-Off Sweepstakes ($250 Guitar Center Giftcard, Technics SL-1200 MKII turnables, and Technics headphones), to Nate, who won a 30Gig video iPod…   Read Story »

Via Pitchfork: Hold steady launches "social networking site" boysandgirlsinamerica.com:This whole album is about guys, girls, love, and growing up in america. We want to you know about what you think…   Read Story »

iamnotafraidofyouandiwillbeatyourass.com.   Read Story »

Kudos to predictfork.blogspot.com. (thanks Jim!) You guys wanna play? Here are some to start with; feel free to add your own: Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid…   Read Story »

That Pitchforkmedia must be doing something right; 19,000 people a day hit up their Festival for 18 hours of music over two days, despite some serious heat and humidity. Whether that's a testament to…   Read Story »

If you visited Stereogum on Thursday night/Friday morning, you saw this: Kids, I wrote that. The intention wasn't to punk the blogosphere -- what hacker correctly uses 'whom' and posts a Bob Dylan…   Read Story »

If you heard "Beanbag Chair" (MP3) and thought, "This new Yo La Tengo album is gonna be awesome!" you thought right. All the familiar reference points are covered: twee ditties with moaning guitars,…   Read Story »

No plans for Independence Day? Hit The Lawn at Battery Park.3:30 PM Laura Cantrell 4:20 PM Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 6:00 PM Yo La TengoGates open at 2, and IT'S FREE. Three cheers for FREEDOM.   Read Story »

The year's not over, but we can start buzzing about 2005's hott releases... JAN Bright Eyes Digital Ash in a Digital Urn (Saddle Creek) Chemical Brothers Push the Button (Astralwerks) Low The Great…   Read Story »

Yo La Tengo perform tonight on the John McEnroe Show on CNBC. Not only are they the "house band' for the entire program, but McEnroe himself joins them for a cover of "Beat On The Brat." Tune in at…   Read Story »