Downloads and streams

Every once in a while, listening to albums, there are tracks that stand out above others. They aren't always singles but sometimes are. Released...

Jose Ferrer, aka Boxwood, is a bit of a deconstructionist. He showed up at Sweat Records in Miami a couple weeks ago to talk...

The other day 4AD Records sent out an up-date regarding its stable of artists. Most interesting was news of Deerhunter recording an intimate live...

Ahead of their long overdue sophomore full-length album, Reading, England-based darlings, Pete and the Pirates released their lead single off their new album yesterday....

This post continues my conversation with Mike Garson, which took place May 4, 2004. I sat down with him backstage at the James L....

Too often, lately, I have heard lush, layered records only to feel dizzy and nauseous by the end. So-called chill wave has often been...

More than half-way through the new Daft Punk album, and I feel it's just Daft Punk lite. The inventive beats have mostly been supplanted...

It’s funny that the 50 Shades of Grey movie will hit the multiplex on the same day as The Duke of Burgundy enters select art house theaters....

So Deerhoof, that anti-est of pop bands from California are not stopping in your city during their tour? They are offering a free download...

Full disclosure: Mark Kozelek blew off a scheduled interview to my face the night after this concert. Still, I don't take my taste for...