VDay, or as some are calling it this year, “Black Saturday” is almost here. Whether you have someone special or not, there are lots of shows going on this weekend. But first, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are providing you with an awesome VDay card for your loved one. With their new...

Last night, I arrived back at my rowhouse in northwest DC after walking five miles, biking four, and spending more than seven hours in the bitter cold to witness our new president take the oath of office on the national mall. Happily exhausted, I put my feet up and for the first time, watched severa...

I love Grouper's Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill LP quite a little bit, and her new song "False Horizon" -- which appears on an upcoming split 7" with her friend City Center -- was apparently recorded at the same time as Dragging , which would explain why it's so perfect. City Center has this to say ...

In seven days the forces of WNYU will celebrate the awesome fact that they have been in operation for three-and-a-half decades with a massive blowout at the Knitting Factory.  It's the last month that the venue will operate in it's NYC location (remember, they're moving to Williamsburg?).  The sta...

Here are my favorite albums of 2008. Leave your favorites in the comments if you'd like, we'd love to see them. Make sure to check David's list at the bottom of the post. Thanks for reading the blog this year, guys. *************************** 20. Diplo & Santogold | Top Ranking There were a han...

Sony laid off eight people from its video site Crackle.com today, one former employee tells us. Crackle was called Grouper when Sony bought it for $50 million in August 2006. And though Grouper was founded a year before YouTube, the headstart didn't help much. Check out the chart below. Blame Crackl...