Manchester

James' Tim Booth On Why Coachella Kicks (The Old) Lollapalooza's Ass

Over the past 30 years, alternative Britpop rockers James have been one of the most underrated bands to come from Manchester. Having toured across the globe and played some of the biggest festivals in the world, frontman Tim Booth knows a thing or two about what makes a show great, which is why he l ... More >>

Kick Out the James

Over the past 30 years, alternative Britpop rockers James have been one of the most underrated bands to come from Manchester. Having toured across the globe and played some of the biggest festivals in the world, frontman Tim Booth knows a thing or two about what makes a show great, which is why he l ... More >>

Five Music Festivals That Aren't Coachella

Yeah, we're bummed that we didn't get tickets to Coachella. But there's is no need to panic. There are high-priced, shirtless concertgoer-attracting festivals all over the nation. (Not the mention that with South By Southwest and Coachella run-off, the Southwest's concert calendar is looking pretty ... More >>

Man Overboard's Justin Collier on Pop Punk, New Jersey, and New Found Glory

​Man Overboard, a Garden State pop punk group, is enjoying a whirlwind career. After touring with New Found Glory last year, the band just wrapped up a series of shows in the UK, and is gearing up for its first American headlining tour. The group has released 50 or 60 songs since it formed ... More >>

The Decemberists Coming to Mesa Arts Center

​Huge and old-timey show announcement today: The Decemberists will play Mesa Arts Center on August 11.The date comes at the end of the Portland indie-folk act's extended summer tour, which is in support of their January record, The King Is Dead. No support for this date announced yet but other leg ... More >>

Cage the Elephant's Brad Shultz Talks Religious Music, Coachella, and More

Cage the Elephant​ In 2009, it was nearly impossible to go a day without hearing "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" by Kentucky band Cage the Elephant. It was featured on video game soundtracks, movie soundtracks, and it was on heavy rotation on many rock radio stations -- it's probably on the radio ... More >>

Jack Tatum of Wild Nothing on a Musician's Hectic Lifestyle, Shoegaze and Europe

​In 2009, Wild Nothing started out as Jack Tatum recording music on his laptop as a hobby. After posting a few songs to Myspace, Captured Tracks gave him a record deal. His debut album Gemini, released in May 2010, was featured on many year-end lists. Last year, he went on two European tours.Joine ... More >>

Mark Your Calendars: Festival Announcements Galore

Feather headdresses were the hot accessory of 2010 music festivals.​While music festival season is pretty much wrapped up for the year up, there's still plenty to get excited about since next year's festivals are being planned.Announcements have been rolling out one after another this past week. B ... More >>

MGMT Drummer Gets Hit With Jar of Piss, Refuses to Return to Stage UPDATE

​Move aside, angry pigeons -- piss is the new birdshit. In a story that seems too good to be true, MGMT drummer Will Berman was hit in the chest by a glass full of urine during a gig at the Manchester Apollo Sunday night. The band was in the middle of the song "The Handshake," from their admittedl ... More >>

Kings of Leon Get Shit on in St. Louis, Cancel Set After Three Songs

Some birds finally did what we've all been saying to Kings of Leon​One of life's most basic teachings is that shit happens. Something might just happen out of one's control to the point where they must simply throw up their arms and proclaim, "shit." It's an inevitable part of life that is a great ... More >>

Where Do Arctic Monkeys Fit Into Britain's Many Regional Scenes?

Some birds finally did what we've all been saying to Kings of Leon​One of life's most basic teachings is that shit happens. Something might just happen out of one's control to the point where they must simply throw up their arms and proclaim, "shit." It's an inevitable part of life that is a great ... More >>

Conan O'Brien Makes Phoenix Date Official, Announces Full Tour

Oh, Coco, we knew you'd make it happen​Conan O'Brien has announced via his twitter account (@ConanOBrien) that he will tour North America this spring.O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" will span 30 dates will kick off April 12 in Eugene, Oregon and will come th ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: D.I.Y., Europop, and Danny NSK's Benefit

The Bollox are scheduled to perform tonight at Club Red in Tempe. Can't find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don't wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happe ... More >>

Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and All Points West — Pick Your Festival

The Bollox are scheduled to perform tonight at Club Red in Tempe. Can't find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don't wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happe ... More >>

FauxSW

The Bollox are scheduled to perform tonight at Club Red in Tempe. Can't find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don't wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happe ... More >>

Can’t Make it to SxSW? Check Out These Shows

The Bollox are scheduled to perform tonight at Club Red in Tempe. Can't find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don't wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happe ... More >>

Danny Boyle, from Manchester to Mumbai

The Bollox are scheduled to perform tonight at Club Red in Tempe. Can't find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don't wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happe ... More >>

Over the Weekend: The epic battle that is Father's Day

The Bollox are scheduled to perform tonight at Club Red in Tempe. Can't find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don't wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happe ... More >>

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester Tennessee

The Bollox are scheduled to perform tonight at Club Red in Tempe. Can't find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don't wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happe ... More >>

Unknown Pleasures

The exception to rock biopic drool

Coma Little Bit Closer

San Antonio's Girl in a Coma could be just the r'n'r we need

Tayo

Fabriclive.32
(Fabric)

Style Council

Scoot on down

Josef K

Entomology
(Domino)

Badly Drawn Boy

Born in the U.K.
(Astralwerks)

Bring On the Backlash

Stirring up hype and spiting the haters

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Who's spinning what, where and when

Colder

Heat
(Output Recordings)

Lai of the Mind

Hong Kong's culture shock

Kasabian

Manchester? More Leicester

The Lovemakers

Manchester? More Leicester

Elbow

Cast of Thousands (V2)

Starsailor
Silence Is Easy (Capitol)

Tome Sweet Tome

Overdue book inspires paper chase at ASU West

Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks (Merge)

Bearly Necessary

Jungle fever fails to fully catch hold again in this routine sequel

Various Artists

Original Soundtrack Recording:

24 Hour Party People(ffrr/Warner Strategic Marketing)

Carl Cox

Carl Cox Global (FFRR/Strictly Rhythm)

New Order

Get Ready (London/Reprise/Warner)

Clash City Rocker

Joe Strummer gives his band enough rope, and arrives at a democratically created, internationalist gem

Letters

From the week of November 30, 2000

Shut Up, Jeremy!

Two rock critics tackle all 25 live Pearl Jam albums, and for what? Nothing, man.

Rod Fellows

Fifties sensibilities and styles fuel the passions of latter-day gearheads

Sweet Mistry of Life

Role in East Is East launches young Anglo-Asian Brit as heartthrob

Molten Wax

Role in East Is East launches young Anglo-Asian Brit as heartthrob

Single Live Gonzo!

Before the double live album, there was "THE SINGLE LIVE ALBUM!" Here are some noteworthy and note-fudging selections.

Forever Young

Belated release of Bob Dylan's legendary Live 1966 brings it all back home

American Without Tears

Blur trades its status as Britpop laureate for a dose of Amerindie messiness

CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGEWELL, MAYBE NOT WRECKAGE, BUT DAVE EDMUNDS IS BACK ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS

Blur trades its status as Britpop laureate for a dose of Amerindie messiness

IS THIS STRIP NECESSARY?

Blur trades its status as Britpop laureate for a dose of Amerindie messiness

TOPS AND FLOPS II

ANOTHER LOOK AT THE LATEST IN MUSIC RECORDED BY BALLEY ACTS