Standing on the floor inside of The Fillmore waiting for the show to start, I was feeling like a bit of a badass. Here I was with my shaved head, goatee and Motörhead shirt, standing in a sea of mullets, receding hairlines, 40-something-year-old women in spandex,...
The biggest problem with huge festivals like Noise Pop is the fact that there are almost too many shows to count. It's hard to keep track of everyone who is playing and where. Luckily, our contributors are all over San Francisco, making sure that we get amazing...
Out of all the music festivals around the world, only one has the sheer magnetism that Austin’s SXSW has. Coachella is too hot, Bonnaroo has a funny name, but SXSW is just right. This year is no exception. And to kick off the festivities, the Free Yr Radio...
Of all the music festivals around the world, only one has the sheer magnetism that Austin’s SXSW has. Coachella is too hot, Bonoroo has a funny name, but SXSW is juuuuust right. A this year is no exception. To kick off the festivities, the Free Yr Radio campaign,...
To kick off our 2008 Noise Pop Festival coverage, we got 40 photos from last night’s show featuring The Walkmen, The Broken West, Nyles Lannon and A Modern Machine at The Independent in San Francisco. Due to some complications and a really strict, yet cool, house...
Abstract indie-rockers, Animal Collective, will be dropping a new EP, Water Curses, on CD and 12’’ on May 6th, 2008. Sticking true to the format, the EP will feature 4 brand new tracks recorded during a separate session than last year’s Strawberry...
When I hear the words “Die! Die! Die!” and “New Zealand” in the same sentence I tend to think of poor Frodo and Sam fighting their way through Mordor while their punk-ass friends are off hanging out with talking trees and catching in the...
Adrian Belew has racked up an impressive resume over the years. A singer and virtuoso guitarist, he's played with Zappa, Bowie and the Talking Heads, among others, but he's best known as the frontman for prog-rock gods King Crimson. In between King Crimson...
This was not my first time at the dance. Ages ago, mere weeks into last August, I marveled at the Echo’s tidy ambience as a slew of strange bands paraded across the stage and Annie Clark stomped out a fiery lullaby of smashed guitars and freckles. Now, only a few...
Oxford-based indie-dance-rock band Foals have announced the release of their debut full-length, Antidotes, due out April 8 on the mother of all indie labels, Sub Pop. After meeting up in Oxford, the five gents crowded around 20-year-old Yannis Philippakis and forged on...