Win Butler decided to stop stealing things from people long enough to respond to the recent attack from Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne on the Arcade Fire. Seems like the dude might be a little butt-hurt. I’m really hoping for a full-blown beef here. We haven’t had one of those for a w...

As a This Will Destroy You fanboy, this was an essential release for me to check out. They don’t have much material, so anything new is always welcomed. That warm, post-rocky goodness is impossible to resist. This split EP proved to be a bit of an anomaly, though. Not being all that familiar w...

It hurts my heart to report this, but Touch and Go Records has announced that it will shut down its distribution and stop putting out new albums. In addition to being one of the best labels of the last 30 years and being responsible for furthering the careers of more than a few iconic indie rockers,...

Jon Hassell - Last night the moon came dropping its clothes in the street Release date: February 10, 2009 [amazon.com ] I was about to give this the “Nice Effort, Guys” treatment, but there’s something more here. Just look: a blurry black and white photo, the questionable spelling ...

As Grand Designs returns Kevin McCloud tells Benji Wilson that 'property porn' is still relevant....

Beating out Perez Hilton for most effeminate dude girl in the room is a tough task, but it’s one Jeffree Star is up to every time. Star, talking about his her hard day of work, said that a collaboration with Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba is in the works. But you don’t have to take my ...

Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light Release date: Jan 29, 2009 [amazon.com ] From Stereogum: Visually and conceptually, the cover for Antony & The Johnsons’ forthcoming The Crying Light links directly to album art (and title track) for the recent Another World EP … Both featu...

M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us 2LP/CD Designer: Laurent Fétis Photographer: Christian Kain Release date: Jan 13, 2009 [amazon.com ] Continuing A Grand Design’s informal series on city skylines, we have a photo of Indochina’s cultural center: Bangkok. Not pictured are the larceny/prostit...

"He (Ehud Olmert -Israel's PM) took it [the refusal of a US green light] as where they were at the moment, and that the US position was unlikely to change as long as Bush was in office," when Israel asked US for green light to bomb nuclear sites in Iran. The question is not if Israel will attack Ira...