Islands
Islands share “The Weekend” video, on tour, playing NYC with TUNS and Lushlife this weekend
Islands have a new video, and their tour with Lushlife hits NYC this weekend for a show with Canadian indie rock supergroup TUNS (members of Sloan, Super Friendz & The Inbreds).
Islands announce two albums & tour (dates, song streams)
Last year, Nick Diamonds did the solo thing, but this year his band Islands is back for not one but two albums. To quote the press release, “Don’t get it twisted: This is not a double album, nor is it a case of editing gone a…
Nick Diamonds announces tour in support of his new solo album (dates, song streams)
The Unicorns‘ reunion was sadly short-lived, but both of the band’s frontmen have remained busy with their solo projects. Alden Penner just wrapped up a tour, and Nick Diamonds (who you also know as Islands’ frontman) just announced …
Serial podcast music written by dude from the Unicorns (listen)
This may be old news to you, especially if you’re a Serial podcast-listening, indie rock expert who paid attention to the credits for the past 3+ months and heard Nick Thorburn‘s name and immediately recognized it as that guy also known as Nick Diamonds from Islands and the recently reunited Unicorns…
Vice is throwing a huge party in Brooklyn tonight (Nick Zinner posted the insane lineup)
Earlier this week we started to hear rumblings of a super secret, giant Vice party taking place Friday night (tonight, 12/5) somewhere in Brooklyn…
Islands announce tour, playing Baby's All Right (dates)
Nick Diamonds at Bowery Ballroom in April (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Still no word on the Unicorns reunion, but Nick Diamonds just announced a tour with his band Islands to go down from late August into September…
Nick Diamonds on tour w/ The Both; Alden Penner playing NYC the same night (tonight)
Nick Diamonds w/ Islands at Culture Shock 2012 (more by Kellyann Petry)
Aimee Mann and Ted Leo put out their debut album this year for their collaborative project, The Both, and they’re currently on the road in support of it…
The Unicorns discuss possible reunion
The exciting reunions keep coming. Alden Penner of early 2000s-era Canadian lo-fi pop trio The Unicorns was just interviewed on a Kreative Kontrol podcast, which Pitchfork transcribed:But, Penner added, “the important thing right now is that we might play some shows and maybe even record some new material while we’re at it…
Primavera Sound 2014 line-up: Slowdive, Arcade Fire, NMH, Kendrick Lamar, Disclosure, QOTSA, and more
One of the coolest festivals in the world, Barcelona’s Primavera Sound will hold its 2014 edition from May 29 – 31. Arcade Fire, Pixies and Neutral Milk Hotel were announced as headliners a while back but the fest announced it’s headliners today via an online short film…
Nils Frahm, Atlas Moth, Kraftwerk, The Orwells, The Julie Ruin, a The Knife presale, Arcade Fire & more tickets
Kraftwerk @ NYC’s MoMA in 2012 (more by Ryan Muir)
Tickets to see Hannibal Buress‘ second show at the Vic Theatre go on sale today (1/17) at 11AM CST…
