The Shangri-las

The Shangri-Las' Mary Weiss has died

The Shangri-Las hits included “Leader of the Pack,” “Remember (Walking in the Sand)” and “Give Him a Great Big Kiss.” Weiss was 75.

Be Your Own Pet's Jemina Pearl on how Negative Approach, horror films, latex & more influenced first album in 15 years

Be Your Own Pet singer Jemina Pearl tells us how The Plasmatics, twisted horror films, motherhood and latex helped shape her band’s first record since the ’00s.

John Andrews & The Yawns share "River of Doubt," tell us about the influences behind new album

John Andrews, who’s played in Quilt, Woods, Hand Habits and more, will release his third record with The Yawns in May via Woodsist and just shared new single “River of Doubt.“

NPR's 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women

The list is being celebrated with a free NYC show tonight, headlined by Rickie Lee Jones, who will perform Pirates in full (#49 on the list).

Shadow Morton, RIP

By all accounts possessed of a brazen, naïve genius — he played no instrument, could not read music and wrote his songs in his head — Mr. Morton was almost single-handedly responsible for the wild success of the Shangri-Las, the Queens girl group he introduced and propelled to international stardom…

Mary Weiss, The Nouvellas & The Lost Crusaders @ South Street Seaport, NYC - pics

Photos from this past Friday’s free show at South Street Seaport…

the A-Bones & the Condo Fucks (Yo La Tengo) @ Magnetic Field's final Friday night of shows, Brooklyn, NY - pics

Magnetic Field in Brooklyn is closing down, and this is sadly their final week of shows. Last night’s show featured The A-Bones and special guests the Condo Fucks…

Billy Bragg, Kate Nash, videos, new album & MP3, the Pogues

DOWNLOAD: Billy Bragg – O Freedom (NEW MP3) Billy Bragg & Kate Nash @ FILTER Courtyard, SXSW 2008 (jinners)”Our friendship is based around an affinity for the Shangri-las,” said Bragg as he strapped on Nash’s guitar, suggesting that this was more than just a deft move by her people to insulate her from knee-jerk criticism (“Well if Billy Bragg thinks she’s a bit of alright then maybe…