WireImage | Redferns David Byrne and Will Oldham fans rejoice. The pair will pen music for a new Sean Penn vehicle 'This Must Be the Place.' Named after a Talking Heads song, the Paolo Sorrentino-directed film stars Penn -- bearing a striking resemblace to the Cure's Robert Smith -- playing a retired rock star embarks on a revenge mission to ...

YouTube With the sort of jangly guitar work that defined the '90s indie music scene suddenly back in style, it's no surprise that Chapel Hill mainstays Archers of Loaf have finally returned to the stage for a moment of celebration. While their work hasn't had the lasting power of Pavement's detached English Major humor or Guided by Voices' ...

Melani Brown Washed-out indie loop scientists Menomena have a big year ahead of them, but they will have to kick things off without one of their longtime members. The band recently took to its website to announce the departure of multi-instrumentalist Brent Knopf, who will work on his side project, Ramona Falls, and whatever else comes his way. ...

Redferns / Getty Images Ian Graetzer, the bassist and a founding member of New Jersey rockers Titus Andronicus, has left the band. The departure was announced at the group's raucous New Year's Eve show in Brooklyn and was followed up with a meandering blog post by frontman Patrick Stickles. "If you were at the show, you also maybe heard me ...

IFC.com Since Sleater-Kinney went on an indefinite hiatus, guitarist and songwriter Carrie Brownstein has remained busy honing her comedy chops with 'Saturday Night Live' cast member Fred Armisen. The two have recorded multiple digital comedy shorts under the name Thunderant, and the bits have built up enough of a cult following that the act is ...

YouTube.com The New Pornographers know their day job consists of making bright indie-pop, but that doesn't mean it's all sunshine. On Wednesday, Matador released a clip for the group's 'Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk' that finds them collaborating with Oxfam to remind viewers about the horrific aftermath of both Hurricane Katrina and BP's Gulf Coast oil ...

Theo Wargo, WireImage The bizarre image of David Bowie and Bing Crosby standing around a piano crooning their version of 'Little Drummer Boy' is burned in the minds of most music fans. Decades later, it's also still ripe for parody from some of our best comedians. Interestingly, this year, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly had the same idea as Jack ...