“Arrested Development”‘s tear-jerking “Peanuts” song gag returns triumphantly in season 4
Bill Hader dishes on Justin Bieber to Stern
Ken Jeong talks stunts, breaking tropes and the evolution of Mr. Chow in “The Hangover 3″
David Cross and Portia de Rossi describe Lindsay and Tobias’s “trajectory of sadness” in “Arrested Development” season 4
When you tune in to to “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” today at 1:15 p.m. ET, we want you to try something: Close your eyes. We know it will be hard to turn away from the action as the crew of the Starship Enterprise battle one of their most hated villains: Khan Noonien…
A couple’s relationship slowly disintegrates in “Heat & Hot Water”
The celluloid flies during this bizarre Brooklyn karaoke party.
In the music world, collaborations are a thing of beauty. From the dulcet countrified tones of the Traveling Wilburys (Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, George Harrison) to the heady and thumping “Watch the Throne” effort from hip hop titans Jay Z and Kanye West (as if you didn’t know that) collaborations have the habit…
When you name your band The Amazing, you have a lot to live up to. Luckily, the Swedish indie outfit delivers on their own titular aspirations offering up winsome psychedelic rock with a Laurel Canyon bent. Their album “Gentle Stream,” which came out overseas late last year, has finally been released stateside on Partisan. The…
Glen Hansard has done a lot of incredible things during his long and storied career as a musician. He’s made a name for himself with his work with the influential Irish band The Frames. He’s developed a devoted following with his duo The Swell Season. He even won an Academy Award for his song “Falling…
When it comes to bringing the sound of Americana to life, it’s hard to top Portland, Oregon-based outfit Sassparilla. Whether you call them folk-punk or psychobilly or just rockabilly with a seriously Portland twist, Sassparilla makes modern music drenched in a vintage feel. Whatever you dub their sound, the band — Kevin Blackwell (vocals, lead…
In your life and your line of work, you may not need to know much about Nova Scotia’s exports. But know this: Wintersleep is one of the province’s finest products. The band has been cranking out four album’s worth of exemplary indie rock since forming in 2001 and has even reached that peculiar pinnacle of…
Watch the high seas, hand-made puppetry of The Lost Brothers under a blue moon.
The South Korean rapper stopped by the set during a trip to Australia.
Back in 2010, Guards made a big …well, indie sized splash with their eponymous EP. The New York City trio fronted by singer Richie Follin (the brother of Cults’ Madeline Follin), along with Kaylie Church and Ted Humphrey, make music filled with raw heartache, complicated emotions and a raucous vintage guitar-driven sound. Follin’s calls the…
When you name your band Typhoon, people expect a wall of sound to crash down on them and sweep them away. So it’s a bit unexpected when you turn on a Typhoon record and find your self facing something much more subtle and understated. While a typhoon can wreak havoc with one big wave, the…
R. Kelly is taking over New York Comic Con and you’re invited. Get your badge and come to New York Comic Con on Saturday, October 13th at 8 PM in room 1A10. As we await the return of R. Kelly’s hip hopera Trapped in the Closet to IFC we are coming up with new and…
Even though it’s autumn, BRAINSTORM has just released the video for one of the best summertime dance anthems of the year. The Portland, Or., art pop band’s song “Flat Earth” combines alt-cumbia rhythms with a retro AM radio sound reminiscent of The Zombies or The Troggs. The result is an irresistible song that simply makes…
Sleeper Agent’s own Tony Smith directs the band in trans-dimensional karaoke.
LCD Soundsystem called it quits with a blowout concert last year at Madison Square Garden. “Shut Up and Play the Hits,” which hits DVD on Tuesday, chronicles the great band’s grand farewell.
The new title track is reminiscent of the best themes in Bond history.
We’ll admit it: “I Believe I Can Fly” is our shower song. It’s got a smooth beat and you can dance to it. And as we await the return of R. Kelly’s hip hopera Trapped in the Closet to IFC we find ourselves singing the full R. Kelly song catalog to help wile away the…
Things don’t generally work out well for child stars. There’s Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Bynes, Macauley Culkin, the poor cast of “Diff’rent Strokes” and these poor child stars who grew up to become * shudder * lawyers. (Chunk, we hardly knew ya.) Luckily, things look like they’re turning out just fine for former child rockers Smoosh.…
A troubled past shines a light on the apparitions inhabiting “A Church That Fits Our Needs.”
Fletcher C. Johnson is a name to remember. Not only is it the name of the Brooklyn trio’s frontman, but it also refers to the band, who seems bound and determined to make a name for themselves. The group self-released an insanely catchy debut a while back, but since then fans’ have been missing their…
People don’t talk about the poetry of indie rock very often. But Michael Zapruder is looking to change that. His forthcoming album, Pink Thunder, is a collaboration between the singer-songwriter and 23 poets, three engineers, and a few dozen musicians, out October 16 on The Kora Records. Zapruder was inspired by the poets and their…
Watch The Raveonettes rediscover the joys of drinking in these behind the scenes recording sessions.
Some people call Deleted Scenes art rock, but that doesn’t seem to cover it. The band makes dense compositions that zig and zag and do their darndest not to be pinned down by genre or stylistic restraints. They build experimental soundscapes and then mix it up with dense percussion and catchy pop hooks that leave…
Today we are premiering Calvin Love’s first single, “Magic Hearts” off his forthcoming album, New Radar, which is set for release November 6th on Autumn Tone Records. Love has made him name for himself as the longtime guitarist in the Los Angeles bands Red Cortez and Just an Animal, but now he’s branching out on…
