The Score is an occasional column about exactly what it is about.
As we hit the last day of the year it’s a great time to look back on the year, or on others who have looked back on the year before us. The end of the year list is a staple in any form of [...]
Brooklyn faves Matt & Kim are all set to release their sophomore album Grand. The album will be released on Inauguration Day, January 20th. In a post on their MySpace page the band mentioned a series of photos from the recording process and an odd video that they have posted:
Now that the holidays have come [...]
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While we wait with baited breath for the release of Tonight: Franz Ferdinand what will keep us busy for the next month?
Instead of sitting on your sweaty hands for 28 days, why not occupy your mind for just over three minutes by watching them jam in the studio for latest single Ulysses.
Yes, frontman Alex Kapranos [...]
Brooklyn’s Gang Gang Dance have announced new tour dates throughout Europe and are prepping to release their first single from their most recent album, Saint Dymphna. The band will be releasing the track “First Communion” as the first single from the disc.
The band is also gearing up for their New Year’s Eve Party at Santo’s [...]
If you didn’t have a chance to catch either Dark Dark Dark or The Antlers on their recent string of shows here’s a chance to relive the experience: They performed together at The Cake Shop in New York on December 16th and we have an exclusive photo gallery (all photos by Jake Perron), free MP3s, [...]
Jonathan Visger (aka Bug Lung Baby) has just released a Christmas surprise for the kids – a new EP (his second this year) titled Trilobite Trash. The Christmas surprise is that it is free and can be downloaded right now from Rcrd Lbl. The EP is a solid introduction, for the unacquainted, to Visger’s work. Visger [...]
[The Dusty Shelf is a weekly column that showcases a tragically overlooked album from the music snob's library.]
The problem in hip-hop with second-rate emcees is that when they clutch to a theme, they hold tight like a kung fu death grip. The result is an entire album dedicated to, say, how this rapper is the [...]
They’re back! If you have never seen Flight of the Conchords, HBO is showing lots of season 1 episodes and the soundtrack is awesome. Here is a sneak peak at season 2. It’s not just some 2 minute job either. It goes for 23 minutes. By the way, who knew [...]
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has signed a deal with Penguin Books to write his memoirs, thoughts and anecdotes that have been gathering dust in that big old head of his over the years.
Ready for a trainwreck of sex, drugs and mass amounts of rock akin to The Dirt? Well you may be waiting for an [...]
