The Cure (Band)

Pazz & Jop 2012 Tabulation Notes

Weak consensus versus inspiring diversity

Q&A: A Place To Bury Strangers' Dion Lunadon On Not Being The Loudest Band In New York, But "The Loudest Band In The World"

In the span of just a few years, A Place to Bury Strangers has experienced a whirlwind of heat, flash and action. APTBS has been dubbed "the loudest band in New York"; they went from being reigning Pitchfork darlings to dwellers of the site's doghouse; and they've weathered countless Jesus and Mary ... More >>

The Nonprofit 1 Percent

Even the do-gooders can seem blind to their own excess

Valentine's Day Special: Nine Songs That Call Themselves Love Songs, In Order

Vintage ad for WPIX-FM, back when it played "nothin' but love songs." Anyone know who did the jingle? 9. 311, "Love Song"

Five More Awesomely Awkward J Mascis Interviews

If you're lucky, he'll shout out his wad. J Mascis's career has been fairly consistent. Even during the time Dinosaur Jr. had disbanded, he kept busy with his solo project, making sure that every couple of years we got a fresh dose of yearning-to-connect vocals and brontosaurus-sized fuzz-guitar. H ... More >>

Q&A: Holly Miranda on Magic, Sneaking Records, and The Need to "Come Out"

Sebastian MylanarskiHolly Miranda Known for being the face of Brooklyn rock act the Jealous Girlfriends, Holly Miranda quietly released her debut solo album The Magician's Private Library this past February. It's a washed-out, hazy record that has Miranda's airy voice sounding something like '80s 4 ... More >>

Premiere: ARMS, "Heat & Hot Water"

Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Will Calcutt​Brooklyn trio ARMS (all caps, please) is the tasteful, affable, basement-brewed indie-pop guise of Harlem Shakes guitarist Todd Goldstein. Before breaking up in September of last year, H ... More >>

Interview: DJs Len and Cliff, Masterminds Behind Feeling Gloomy, A New Party at Fontana's

​DJs Len and Cliff (the dejected alter egos of Carl Hill and Mike Toller) hail from the capital of gloom, London, where they hosted a long-running dance night called Feeling Gloomy, spinning dreary New Wave to a crowd of Debbie Downers. After they successful debuted the popular UK party at Gla ... More >>

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In From The Cold

Young indie Canadians make a life together before their own lives can tear them apart

Foreman's Film Society

New York theater's philosopher king goes to the movies

Take the Long Way Home

Sex and the Old World City

Theater

Split Decisions: the Critics Speak

Befores and Afters

Talking World War III Blues

A Hard Rain Starts to Fall

Sound Checks

Your Choices Guide to Four Nights of CMJ Music

New Wave Dogs Movin' In

All My Ex's Don't Live in Paris, Texas

Alt Lives!!

Heroine Addiction

Giving Gender the Shakes, Four Performers Prove There's Life in Drag Yet

A Place for Us

Twenty years later, punks, drunks, and wayward youth still call St. Marks home