Why Write?Genre: Indie From: Denmark Why Write? is Danish songwriter Jacob Faurholt's new project. His new record as Why Write?, the informatively titled '5 song EP' and released via Canadian based label What A Mess! Records...

Stream: “These Flowers Never Die” (mp3) Titular psych-stormer off The Phantom Family Halo’s new double LP, Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die, now available from the good people at Karate Body Records of Louisville, Kentucky. The Phantom Family Halo are currently on tour. Remaining dates: DEC...

Originally published in Arthur No. 2 (Jan 2003)… Our Dead Bodies are Like Honey to the Flies Gabe Soria meets 21-year-old Devendra Banhart It’s a cold and gray afternoon in Brooklyn. I’m sitting in Devendra Banhart’s fourth floor walk-up apartment and we’re both slightly hungover. The furniture in...

DECEMBER 5 —CAMARÓN DE LA ISLA Spanish nuevo flamenco cantaor, countercultural rebel. DECEMBER 5, 2009 HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS Ancient Rome: FESTIVAL OF FAUNUS. Feasting and merrymaking. Belgium: ST. NICHOLAS’ EVE. Black Peter, Nick’s Moorish servant, drops down the chimney with gifts for children...

Tomorrow from 11-3, Little Paper Planes will have a table at the holiday craft fair at: California College of Arts Oakland Main Campus 5212 Broadway If you are in the bay area, come say hi!

"We were on board to do this track for Jay-Z's last album. We talked to Jay-Z on the phone, and he was telling us that he wanted us to do whatever we wanted. We came up with a beat and a chorus, and it ended up that they didn't use it. Maybe we can do something in the future." -- MGMT's...

In its original form, Weezer's single "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" is straight-up, precision-tooled power pop. But frequent remixer Doctor Rosen Rosen has turned it into a weirdly gleaming assemblage of expensive synths and opera-singer hoots, the sort of thing that could easy segue into Lady Gaga in a DJ set. If Weezer decide to travel even deeper into teenpop on their next album, they might want to holler at this guy. Check it out below.

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On Saturday night, we’re broadcasting live from���The Sunset Tavern in Ballard with Hannah Levin and special co-host DJ Rachel, bringing you live sets from���Charles Leo Gebhardt IV and The Shackles. Each month for the Audioasis live broadcast, one local charity is chosen as the event’s...

Hey London, come out and ask Spike questions tomorrow! It’s going to be a blast! Saturday, December 5 Apple Store Filmmaker Q and A 5.15pm – 6.00pm Regent St, London W1 Hosted by Adam Buxton