Last October, British rockers Radiohead made internet and music biz history by releasing their seventh studio album digitally -- and letting their fans decide how much they thought the album ... Read More

Over at Stereogum, they're linking to a video Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer fame) has released for a single off his recent solo/outtakes album Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, ... Read More

On its MySpace, Darla Farmer describes itself as spewing "musical venom." Sadly, the band doesn’t seem to realize that people don't always want to listen to something poisonous. As it ... Read More

In the evening, Sons and Daughters rocked the Bat Bar in the Austin Convention Center, while Okkervil River and Roky Erickson each brought a unique brand of sonic power to ... Read More

Sometimes it seems like SXSW focuses on too many bands that are too similar -- shaggy-haired indie rockers playing pop-rock beats. Then there are days like March 14, 2008, which ... Read More

British Sea Power, Social Studies, Birds and Batteries, Constantines, Ra Ra Riot, Los Campesinos!, Old 97s, Georgie James, Tapes and Tapes, Islands, The Whigs, Yo La Tengo, Yacht, Switches--that's over ... Read More

Though [REM's] combined age probably exceeds 400, they managed to electrify a semi-groggy audience that had endured three opening bands... Kerry Skemp is rocking her way through alt rock history at ... Read More

I attended the SXSW music festival last year and it was a marathon of greatness. This year's is sure to be just as great, combining established acts like REM and Billy ... Read More

The precocious Austin, Texas band What Made Milwaukee Famous is back with anther jostling, catchy pop album, What Doesn't Kill Us. I loved it, perhaps you will too. Check out ... Read More

Update: Thanks to intrepid reader Amy Rosenthal we've now got links to these articles. Check out the "arts" coverage here. And the "style" coverage here. Thanks Amy! I can't find a ... Read More

Whose the hottest singer-songwriter to come out of Sweden in the last five years? Well, such a title could be disputed, but all such debates would include at least a ... Read More

It seems Radiohead will be back in California this summer to headline the brand new San Francisco music festival, Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival. It'll be a three-day shindig, also ... Read More

NME are reporting that Beirut — a band I caught at SXSW last year and found disappointing — are about to head off on a long and arduous (OK, maybe ... Read More