Any self-respecting parent who's gotten high and hooked up and read Camus and shit wants their offspring to grow up cool. And in today's ultra-competitive child-rearing environment, we all know that hipness starts at home. So, the popularity of the Rockabye Baby series is understandable; it's a se ... More >>
Adam Green and Binki Shapiro Bootleg Theater 1/29/13 Better than... hanging out with two people who are in a crappy relationship. When news that Adam Green and Binki Shapiro were working together surfaced, it was exciting in the way it is when two of your favorite friends start dating each other. ... More >>
Also, K. Flay, The Civil Wars, Bob Mould tribute
Also, Jaga Jazzist, Kid Cudi, Baths and others
Also, Lizz Wright, Wanda Jackson, Iron and Wine, Wallpaper. and others
There's something about Kimya Dawson that really inspires allegiance. Fan videos for a lot of bands are darling and inspired, but the followers of Kimya's first band, the Moldy Peaches, are a particularly dedicated lot. Pete Doherty doing "Who's Got the Crack." Kimya Dawson plays the Smell tonig ... More >>
Also, Kimya Dawson, the Cigarette Bums, Willi Williams and others
Also, The Henry Clay People, Vetiver, Mad Professor and others
Last year one of the most buzzed about parties at South By Southwest was the big-ass Mess With Texas party at Waterloo park. Organized by Sean Carlson and Keith Morris of the F Yeah Fest, along with Austin promoter Transition Transmission Entertainment (which does the great fall Fun Fun Fun Festiv ... More >>
Among Calvin Johnson's many accomplishments over the course of his illustrious career: He was part of the petri dish that morphed into Sub Pop Records in the early 1980s. He founded K Records in 1982, a label that has gone on to release some of the first and best recordings by Beck, Bikini Kill, ... More >>
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Jeffrey Lewis: "For myself it's not so much that there's been a resurgence because...don't call it a comeback I've been here for years."
Also: Disco Not Disco, Trus'me's Working Nights
