Through The Devil Softly
It’s been a terribly long time since Hope Sandoval released anything. Mazzy Star has been on hiatus since 1996, and the last time that the…
Sadstyle
The diaspora of talented songwriters from the collective known as Carissa's Wierd has by now become legendary, with a few albums of post-break-up works from…
Best news of the day: Magnetic Fields are coming to Seattle
As imaginary keenan reported last week, there's a new Magnetic Fields album headed our way on January 26, 2010 {thanks to Nonesuch Records}. And as…
Win tickets to see the Swell Season at the Paramount!
This not a test. I repeat: this is not a test. This is an actual ticket giveaway. (It's so good, I almost thought that we…
Strict Joy
I want to sit you down and talk -- I want to pull back the veil and find out what it is I've done wrong,…
Best news of the day: New Nana Grizol album details and {TIG exclusive} free MP3
From an informal poll of recent friends' twitters, it looks like it's been a rough week for a lot of us. Just when I was…
Vagabond Holes
A couple of years ago Domino Records reissued five glorious double-disc treatments of The Triffids' obscure oeuvre, little known jewels from the one band every…
I Told You I Was Freaky
Flight of the Conchords' second album I Told You I Was Freaky has been out for a couple of weeks, so this slightly untimely review…
Crazy Rhythms / The Good Earth
As their first salvo, “The Boy with Perpetual Nervousness” summed up the Feelies succinctly. The opening wood-block clicks, the ensuing chatter of percussion against the…
Bleach
Are you a Bleach fan or into In Utero? This question, not exactly worded like that, has sort of replaced the "Beatles vs. Stones" dumb-ass…