Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom releases new song "Make Hay"
Today is the one-year anniversary of the release of Joanna Newsom‘s excellent fourth album Divers, and in celebration of that, she’s released an outtake from the album’s sessions.
End of the Road 2016 pics Pt 2: Joanna Newsom, Bat for Lashes, King Gizzard, GOAT, Teenage Fanclub & more
We posted pics from the first two days of festival End of the Road and now here’s a set from the final two days (September 2 & 3) of this, one of the more bucolic fests around, which held at Larmer Tree Gardens in the south of England. Acts during those last two days included […]
Joanna Newsom appeared on 'WTF with Marc Maron' & 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
Joanna Newsom recently wrapped up some extensive touring behind last year’s excellent Divers, but she’s not done supporting the album. On Friday night (5/20) she played “Sapokanikan” and “Anecdotes” on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and more recently she appeared on Marc Maron‘s WTF podcast…
Indie Rock musicians turned TV stars (a list!)
From Death By Audio to Home Box Office, from ‘Gilmore Girls’ to ‘Game of Thrones,’ here are some indie rock musicians who showed up in popular TV shows.
Jon Brion announces first NYC solo show in five years
Jon Brion‘s Punch Drunk Love live score performance happened last week at BAM, and he’ll be back in Brooklyn sooner than later, playing Warsaw on May 6. This will be the first solo live show Brion has done in NYC in five years. It’s presented by Wordless Music and tickets are on sale. Brion’s schedule otherwise […]
The Lonely Island movie 'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping' is on its way (watch the NSFW trailer)
The trailer for the Lonely Island‘s upcoming movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping has dropped, and it’s quite something. The mockumentary stars Andy Samberg as a Bieber-esque pop-star named Connor4Real (his fans are called Connfidants). The red-band trailer features…
Jon Brion and the Wordless Orchestra live-scoring 'Punch-Drunk Love' at BAM
The live-scored screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2002 film will feature Norah Jones on guest vocals.
Robin Pecknold played new songs on tour with Joanna Newsom, sang "On A Good Day" with her (watch)
Joanna also sang “He Needs Me” at a ‘Punch-Drunk Love’ screening with Jon Brion and Wordless Music Orchestra, who will do it again in Brooklyn soon.
Our Favorite Albums of 2015
& Amanda Hatfield
Every year is a good year for new music, but 2015 felt like the best one in a while. It was an especially great year for major label rap, after 2014 was an especially slow one, but it was good for plenty more than that too: folk, post-punk, indie pop, noise, art pop, punk, etc…
The Guardian's Top 40 Albums of 2015
Like they usually do, The Guardian rolled out their 40 Best Albums of 2015 list over a two-week period, and the whole thing is now here. The top 10 has nine US/UK list regulars and last year’s Mercury Prize winners Young Fathers (who seem to be more loved in t…
