Tim Kasher told Spinner that his new single “Cold Love” (off his debut solo record The Game of Monogamy) is about “how routine sex can become in relationships.” The video takes this germ to farcical comedic levels, as Kasher and his girlfriend punk each other in increasingly gross ways. I spent the entire video trying […]

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Amy Winehouse, who has teetered on the brink of Pete Doherty since her break-through album Back in Black made her an international household name back in 2007, has been relatively headline free as of late. Her vacation from the music industry is a ballsy move, especially in an era of such fleeting consumption that bands […]

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As some of you may know Sigur rós have spent the decade since they were thrust into the spotlight saying ‘no’ to their music being used in advertising. Yes, they’ve done movies, TV and given music to charity “synchs” (as it is called when you “synchronise” music to picture), but despite rumours to the contrary […]

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Fiona Apple doesn’t exactly follow the rules of the promotional machine, evidenced by her six year absence between 1999’s When the Pawn… and 2005’s Extraordinary Machine. Staying true to her terms, Apple is readying her fourth album for a spring 2011 release, according to reports via Billboard, which would make yet another six-year break between […]

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The Cure’s original drummer, Laurence Tolhurst, who was publicly humiliated and subsequently fired by band leader Robert Smith for being “useless”, wants to rejoin the band for a 30th anniversary tour celebrating Faith, the band’s gloomily masterful third album. Despite Smith’s public thrashing of him, Tolhurst played an integral role in The Cure’s early years, […]

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This looks pretty cool: “Venerable Triangle rock band Superchunk will release its first new album in nine years with a concert on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010 at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. ” Also: “Mac McCaughan wrote an essay for ‘The Record’ catalogue and co-wrote with Harrison Haynes (Les Savy Fav drummer) […]

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Tim Kasher, the man behind both Cursive and The Good Life, is prepping his first solo record for an October 5th release via Saddle Creek records. The album, entitled The Game of Monogamy, is purported to be more ornate than anything Kasher has been involved with in the past, according to his press release, with […]

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