The Cardigans

100 & Single: Three Rules To Define The Term "One-Hit Wonder" In 2012

You could hear the sigh of relief among pop fans a couple of weeks ago, when Carly Rae Jepsen's single with Owl City, "Good Time," broke into the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100. In his weekly chart roundup, veteran columnist Paul Grein remarked, "'Good Time' is an appropriately positive title for a ... More >>

The Kooks

The Week In Nightlife, Starring GHE20 G0TH1K, Optimo, And The Go Go Gangster Cumbia Party

​It's the first week of the new year! This also means it's the first week to break your resolutions to drink less and sleep more. Enablers that we are, behold your week in nightlife, featuring the return of our favorite Lower East Side fete, a music festival, a lot of disco, and so much more.

CALLING ALL CITIZENS

A theater troupe made up of contemporary New Yorkers

Interview: A Camp's Nina Persson on Guacamole, Grumpy People, and Trying to Sing like David Bowie

Nina Persson got her start as the sultry lead vocalist for the shimmering guitar-pop Swedish band the Cardigans. In 2001, she broke out on her own and released a more minimalist, acoustic effort under the name A Camp--a band comprised of just her and her longtime friend, Swedish musician Niclas F ... More >>

Live on the LES with the Punch Brothers

On five wily, omnivorous bluegrass titans

Six Great Records That Likely Put Touch & Go Out of Business

Big Black established Chicago's Touch & Go Records, Butthole Surfers nearly undid it, and Ted Leo stuck with the indie for far longer than anyone expected. But there's also a whole roster of lesser-known, weirdo, commercially doomed T&G releases that likely contributed to yesterday's announcement ... More >>

Live: Shudder To Think Quasi-Reunion, 09.17.07

Alt Is Long

The Stockholm Syndrome

Love the Sun, Lasso the Moon

Music

Velvet Gloves and Spit

Music

Music

Videodrome

Swede and Sour