Yep, James Mercer and Danger Mouse are making a band now. Not just recording tracks or whatever. But for realz. They even have a potentially impermanent name: Broken Bells! They might very well make the catchiest songs ever, I bet.
Hey guys. Guys — did you hear? Pavement is reuniting! But if a year is too [...]
The recently reunited Death are beginning to get their due 35 years after their debut. On top of a mini-tour, the Detroit band’s first, the group is rumored to be the subjects of a documentary by the minds of Mos Def and Damon Dash.
A conflict that had been brewing between Black Lips‘ Jared Swilley [...]
Many KEXP listeners will be disheartened to learn that Pela, a particular favorite of the Morning Show’s John Richards, has called it quits. The Brooklyn band announced the end of their journey on their website this past Friday, citing “tremendous obstacles” including legal battles, band member injuries, and management and label troubles, including the loss [...]
Vampire Weekend’s new album, Contra, is due out January 12th. It appears the band were trying some kind of underhanded viral marketing scheme to leak the word out early. Now their “faked” website, IThinkUrAContra.com, just forwards to their official one. Meh.
Do you know which band whips it good and is coming to Seattle for [...]
Author, poet, musician Jim Carroll died on Friday at age 60. As chronicled in his autobiography The Basketball Diaries, Carroll’s outlaw lifestyle of poetry and drugs (and of course basketball) brought him into circles that included Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe and other counter-culture icons of the 70’s. In fact, it was Smith who [...]
London hip-hop artist Speech Debelle was just announced the winner of the Mercury Music Prize, beating out strong contenders Bat For Lashes, Kasabian, La Roux, Friendly Fires, Florence and the Machine, and Lisa Hannigan. Her album Speech Therapy (Big Dada) won for best album of the past year by a U.K. or Irish artist. Be [...]
Since the end of Husker Du, we’ve seen and heard plenty from Bob Mould, from albums with Sugar to a stack of solo discs. But what about Grant Hart? It’s been awhile but solo album #6 is on the way with the release of Hot Wax, which finds the Husker Du drummer joined by members [...]
Peter Bjorn and John are capping off their summer tour with Depeche Mode by remixing a track from the band’s latest record: Fragile Tension. No release date is set, but I can’t wait to hear bright whistles over a Depeche Mode tune.
In a follow-up to our previously-reported Guitar Hero news, the new version of the [...]
Noel Gallagher announced his departure from the band he founded, Oasis, late Friday afternoon, claiming on the band’s website that “verbal and violent intimidation” are the cause. Though he doesn’t accuse his brother, Liam, directly, the ever-escalating sibling rivalry between the brothers has been ongoing since the band’s heyday, when they were always reportedly at [...]
