Stuff You Must Hear: Free Energy – Stuck On Nothing

A few weeks ago, a little album from a Philadelphia rock group came out to very little mainstream fanfare, decent praise from the blogger types, and with hardly a first look from the big retailers. The album was Stuck on Nothing, from a band called Free Energy. It’s biggest claim to fame is that it [...]

Monday Night Roundup: Merton Rides Again, Plus “Bad Romance” Covers

Tonight’s MNR is going up a little late, due to some inconveniently timed WordPress downtime. But here it is, a few minutes past midnight on Tuesday. -Fresh off the release of their self-titled EP and their well-received cover of Adam Lambert’s “Whataya Want From Me”, Love and Logic have released their new single “Breathe to [...]

American Hi-Fi Return to Fight the Frequency

After falling completely off the grid for five years following their third album Hearts on Parade, American Hi-Fi will be returning with Fight the Frequency, their fourth studio album on June 22nd. Alternative Press has all the pertinent details, as well as an interview with lead singer Stacy Jones, in which he discusses what happened [...]

The Gaslight Anthem Reveal American Slang Details

As previously reported, The Gaslight Anthem will release their follow up to the revelation that was 2008′s The ’59 Sound on June 15. Earlier this week the New Jersey rock outfit unveiled the pertinent details surrounding American Slang. The album artwork and track listing are both below, and the title track (also the lead single) [...]

Monday Night Roundup: MGMT, Ben Folds, STP

-In light of their album’s leak late last week, indie rock duo MGMT are streaming their second album Congratulations from their website. Check out the title track below. MGMT – Congratulations [iTunes Pre-Order] -Stone Temple Pilots have debuted the lead single from their self titled album, due out in May. “Between the Lines” is streaming [...]

Moment of Zen: Finally, A Tasteful Chatroulette Video

This has been making its way around the internet for the last few days, and it arrives here now. For the record, no, it is not Ben Folds, as some people have alleged. But here it is, your moment of Zen. This almost makes me want to give chatroulette a test run, on the off-chance [...]

Leak Alert: Deftones – Diamond Eyes

EDIT: Some things you might want to know about the leak, at least the one I encountered. 1) It’s tagged as a “leaked dub” which has led people to suggest that the band leaked it themselves. Unlikely, given that this leak is two months ahead of the album’s release date and that “Rocket Skates” is [...]

St. Patrick’s Day Recovery Playlist

I meant to post these songs yesterday in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, but real life decided that was not to be. So let’s try doing it this way: If you’re waking up with a monster headache today, possibly in an unfamiliar place, probably missing an article or two of clothing, try using this batch [...]

Gorillaz Plastic Beach as Tough to Get Into As the Island from Lost

A number of friends, readers and fellow bloggers have asked me for my thoughts on Plastic Beach, the new album from Damon Albarn’s animated side project Gorillaz. Yes, I know the album came out last week, making it ancient in blogger time. But the album deserves the extra bit of time to really hear what [...]

Leak Alert: She & Him – Volume Two

The second album from She & Him, the indie dream duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, is streaming on NPR’s website right now. Give it a few hours and it’ll be in the seedier parts of the web too, but for those who are too soft to pirate (or already have NPR bookmarked), instant [...]