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Sasquatch 2012 Photos: Beck, Jack White, Tenacious D, St. Vincent & More

Chona Kasinger This past weekend, dozens of bands headed to beautiful Gorge, Wash., for the ... Read More »

2011: Music's Year of the Dog

This year went to the dogs, and so Spinner's shouting out the pooches that take top prize in 2011. ... Read More »

Far From Home: Bands Named After Places They Aren't From

Spinner singles out your fave bands that are named after places they're not actually from, you know, like New Mexico's Beirut. ... Read More »

Blondie Stick Together in Spite of 'Acrimonies' to Release 'Panic of Girls'

Blondie's Deborah Harry talks about 'Panic of Girls,' the band's collaboration with Beirut's Zach Condon and the group's legacy. ... Read More »

Blondie Announce New Album Featuring Beirut, Release 'Mother' Video

Blondie have announced their next album 'Panic of Girls' features a guest from Beirut and will be available in September. In the meantime, you can watch their brand new video for 'Mother.' ... Read More »

Fanfarlo Bring Lush Indie-Pop to SXSW

Straight-up rock bands have it easy at SXSW compared to a group like Fanfarlo, whose baroque ... Read More »

St. Vincent Provides Guitar Work on New Pornographers' 'Together'

With a guitar style that's rougher and more abstract than most in the indie universe, St. Vincent's ... Read More »

Joanna Newsom to Headline Green Man Festival 2010

Joanna Newsom as been announced as the second headliner for this year's Green Man festival, to be ... Read More »

The New Pornographers' New Album Details Revealed

American/Canadian indie supergroup the New Pornographers have announced details of their forthcoming ... Read More »

Owen Pallett Experiments With Analog Synths on 'Heartland'

Calling Owen Pallett a talented guy would be an understatement. On top of his own career under the ... Read More »

A Camp Get Help From All-Star Musicians in New York

When A Camp's Nina Persson sang, "Now we're gonna party like it's 1699" at her band's show on ... Read More »

Final Fantasy Performs Landmark Indie-Classical Concert at Halifax Pop Explosion

The union of popular music with a symphony orchestra is neither new nor particularly shocking. Bands ... Read More »

Rick Springfield Sheds His Clothes for 'Californication'

Singer Rick Springfield has played many different characters in his acting career, including Dr. ... Read More »

Clash of the Cover Songs: The 'Hallelujah' Edition

The Rules for Battle: Each week, we pit versions of the same song by two different artists in a ... Read More »

The Ukrainians (From the U.K.) Keep Rockin' the 'Diaspora'

The Ukrainians still aren't. Ukrainians, that is. Closing in on 20 years from its beginning, the ... Read More »

Brazilians Give Beirut Their Own Holiday

As the Fray and Explosions in the Sky can attest, having a song featured in a television show can ... Read More »