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Q&A: Family Curse's Erik Bradshaw On Getting The Band Together, Cleveland, And Why 1979 Was The Best Year For Music Ever

Aside from being a go-to pundit on the eBay vs. Discogs debate and a heck of a dust-kicking commentator on punk forums, Erik Bradshaw is the expertly spazzy and spindly singer for local skronk-irkers Family Curse. Peeling paint for about a year with one single under their belts, they will hit the 28 ... More >>

Download TriBeCaStan's Gear-Shifting, Omniversal Ode To New York's Favorite Insect, "Bed Bugs"

New York cultural mash-up experiment TriBeCaStan is part of a growing number of local groups like Nation Beat who dive so deep into the melting pot that borders become burned away—even the name "TriBeCaStan" is meant to evoke an imaginary republic defined by New York cool, explorer energy and ... More >>

Justin Bieber Tops MGMT, Plus An Analysis Of The Best-Selling (Well, Maybe) Record Store Day Singles

​This week's album chart has in its first two positions the two biggest stories in pop music last week. Once again, the pole position was assumed by Canadian teenager Justin Bieber, whose first full-length, My World 2.0, sold 92,000 copies--only the second time this year that the No. 1 album h ... More >>

Jay-Z Is Replacing the Beastie Boys at All Points West

Indeed. Earlier this week came the terrible news of Adam Yauch's cancer diagnosis and the subsequent cancellation of all upcoming Beastie Boys tour dates -- including their opening-night headlining spot at next week's All Points West festival in Jersey City. Their replacement: Jay-Z, making "his U.S ... More >>

O'Death: The Sound of 1,000 Banjos Overtaking Brooklyn

On the Depressing Suckiness of Madonna's "4 Minutes"

PLUG Award Winners 2008: The Ones I Remember

SXSW Tip Sheet '08

The best NYC talent at Austin's annual wonkapalooza

That Which We Cranked

Charting our myriad obsessions, amusements, and confusions

Performances & Live Music

Hugs and Kisses: Uncut's "World Music" Comp

NBC's Live Earth Special: A Running Diary

Saturday 8/5

Old-Fashioned Amenities

Track after track of sincere classicism, internationalist anarchism, and foiled espionage

Everything's Been Understated in Foer Adaptation

Gypsy Punk

Ukrainian frontman reveals his plans for world domination

Fear of Flying

Diffusion Rools

Music

The Sheeet Hits the Fan

Listings

Room for the Occasion

Working Professionals Defeat Doom on Two Benefit Comps

Sound Checks

Your Choices Guide to Four Nights of CMJ Music

Rock: Festivals

American Bandshell