The Strokes Win NME's Album of the Decade

The Strokes' 'Is This it?' has been chosen as the Album of the Decade by NME. The 2001 debut by the ... Read More »

Vampire Weekend's New Album Named After Nintendo Game

Sorry, political junkies. It turns out Vampire Weekend's hotly-anticipated new album 'Contra' is not ... Read More »

Band of the Week: Two Door Cinema Club

Vampire Weekend must be wondering what's happened. They take a not-exactly-marathon gap to come up ... Read More »

F---ed Up to Record All-Star 'Do They Know It's Christmas' Cover

After pocketing the $20,000 Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album in September, hardcore ... Read More »

Band of the Week: Little Comets

Guerrilla gigs -- in rock history we've had rooftop invasions (the Beatles), Tube station takeovers ... Read More »

Postelles Prep New Album With Strokes Guitarist

Sometimes inspiration strikes at the most unexpected times, as when hotly tipped New York ... Read More »

Vampire Weekend Play Intimate London Gig + More

Vampire Weekend played an intimate London gig on Thursday, playing a clutch of songs from ... Read More »

Lego Rock Band Unveils David Bowie Avatar

Just when we thought the world of miniature building bricks couldn't be improved -- after Lego Rock ... Read More »

Thurston Moore Sets Up Publishing House + More

Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore has set up a publishing house, Ecstatic Peace Library, which will ... Read More »

Clues and Micachu Reveal Themselves at Pop Montreal

With more than 400 acts performing over five days, the buzz surrounding certain Pop Montreal bands ... Read More »

Dizzee Rascal, Doves for Electric Proms + More

Dizzee Rascal and Doves are among acts taking part in this year's Electric Proms, organised by the ... Read More »

Back to School Songs: A Classroom Survival Guide in 20 Tracks

We're used to hearing the songs of summer to usher in the fun, but when it starts getting dark ... Read More »

Potent Quotables: Cooper Cuts Deep

"Are all American bands metro-sexual now? What happened to the balls?" --Alice Cooper The ... Read More »

Vampire Weekend Reading Set Gets the Crowd Stripping

Reading has a reputation for being a raucous festival. Its traditional marker as the musical ... Read More »

Vampire Weekend Pay Tribute to John Hughes at Lollapalooza

On day three of Lollapalooza, the temperature decided to skyrocket close to the 100 degree mark, but ... Read More »

Reading Festival Bans Fan Flags

If you've ever had your view of the headliners at a festival spoiled by someone flying their ... Read More »