In this week's top 12: A song that was thought to be lost to the demise of the VHS era, Justin Timberlake pouring out his heart, televised baseball signaling the possible thawing of the northeast, and Nick: The Twitter. 1. Finding the video for Juniper's "Making Gerard Smile" on YouTube after years ...

We have some extremes this week. There are a couple releases on here that I am beyond excited for, and a whole lot of crap I couldn’t care less about. For the former group, we have Eluvium’s seven-disk vinyl box set Life Through Bombardment. I bought this back in October and they just an...

So here's my list of best singles, album tracks, and EPs from 2008. Unlike my Best Albums List, songs that were from a 2007 album but were released as singles in 2008 are eligible. But single reissues are not. (Which is why "Time to Pretend," Friendly Fires and Pacific are absent from ...

TRULY, WE ARE BLESSED. A Timeline: Monday November 24th Those Dancing Days play at Goldsmiths Student Union. Tuesday November 25th 'breakfast in the ruins' posts on the Plan B forum: "Wow, Those Dancing Days were FANTASTIC last night! One of the best live bands I’ve seen in ages…. If there’s o...

(photo by Annie Powers) Sure, they're in February, but these dates coincide with the long-awaited release of the band's debut, self-titled release, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.  So, break out those C81 and C86 compilations for the next few months and wait til you can dance your ass off on thes...

Slumberland Records knows how to make a comeback. One of the most influential indie labels of the '90s, they went dormant, for the most part, in 2001. But then last year, like the Wonka factory, things began to stir in Slumberland land, with the label being fully revitalized this year. We've...

Non non non, ce n'est pas une insulte, c'est une soirée indie à Londres. Twee as Fuck, que ça s'appelle. Depuis quelques jours, les lascars ont poussé le vice jusqu'à sortir un fanzine (oui, un fanzine, un vrai truc en papier bien rétro comme il y en avait chez Rough Trade il y a une quinzaine...

Well not only did I miss Popfest this year, but then I also missed Twee As Fuck NYC back in June! Luckily, there was video evidence of the beautiful-ness that occurred at both events. I remember The Pobpahs played this song back in um, March, and I looooooved it! The premise of the song is pretty hi...

THIS THURSDAY!!! TWEE AS FUCK NIGHT MAKES IT'S WAY TO NEW YORK! It's looking like I'm not gonna be there, but if you have the means, I highly recommend heading out. It will be SO CHOICE. I need to stop missing good things, I really do. Let me now how it goes, somebody, anybody....

Voilà, c'est terminé : New York, sa Popfest, son Williamsburg, son Upper West Side, son Cakeshop, ses delis, ses diners, tout ce qui a fait de cette semaine une drôle d'expérience. A la New York Popfest, cet événement de l'indiepop et de la tweepop comme je l'ai toujours aimée, il y a eu des ...