The Rosenbergs are a band I discovered back in the days of Napster. Their first couple of albums were very catchy and highly radio friendly. I would recommend getting the albums ‘Ameripop’ and ‘Mission:You”. Recommended if you like Fountains Of Wayne, Death Cab For Cutie and Cheap Trick… The Rosenbergs are a New York power-pop … read more ➜

Music blog, Dead Flowers, has a nice write up here with an interview with the frontman from Adorable, Pete (Piotr) Fijalkowski. Several links to mp3s as well. Adorable is one of my favorite bands so I’d suggest you check it out.  

See this band before they head off on tour supporting THE SMASHING PUMPKINS. This great new band from LA will definitely appeal to fans of Editors and Interpol. I hear some vocals reminding me of Alkaline Trio too. Check out their mySpace profile for sound clips! There are no advance tickets available for this show. … read more ➜

Recommended if you like: Interpol, My Bloody Valentine I posted a link for this band back in March before pitchforkmedia posted a glowing review and gave it 8.6. These guys played a brief albeit interesting set last night at The Independent. We walked in at 8:40 to about 12 people sitting down at tables. Not … read more ➜

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club release their forthcoming single, "Weapon Of Choice", on April 16th in the UK. The new single is available now on itunes in the US. "Weapon Of Choice is an intense dirge of red-eyed stomping pysch-rock. It’s music to slaughter Highway 69 hitchhikers to, and that’s all we ever asked of you … read more ➜

Deerhunter is playing this Friday at 12 Galaxies. They are opening for The Pony’s. $10 !!! lame-o super pretentious site pitchforkmedia gave this album 8.9. they also provide three free mp3s. grab them while you can. also snag this one: free mp3 of Crypograms  

“Sunsplit is the love child of Aislinn and Ryan van Kriedt. “Sing for Sunday”, our debut LP, is finally released on apolloaudio.com. We recorded all the material ourselves in our old apartment in Oakland as well as an amazing old house in Scotland(thanks Martyn!). Since then we have moved to Philadelphia to start a dream … read more ➜

i had never seen this video before until this week. considering this album was released almost 10 years ago and i was once a crazed and obsessed fan… i was surprised.

We’re pretty into the self-titled debut from the brainy Austin outfit Peel; Then again, we’re suckers for any song that sounds like a 21st-century take on the Meat Puppets’ “Backwater.” – Idolator, February 2007 Borrowing the trademark looseness of Pavement with the vocal deliveries in the vein of Apples in Stereo, Austin’s Peel seems to … read more ➜

ghost train from the forthcoming album couldn’t lose mp3 format (3:58 minutes | 3.63 megabytes) download eyes all mine from the 2001 album i heard myself in you mp3 format (4:28 minutes | 4.10 megabytes) download

What are the chances that the fellows in Spinal Tap (Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Michael McKean) saw this before Spinal Tap and were influenced by it? Check out the drummer and bassist in this Boston video. ( 0:45 and 1:35 marks) Totally Spinal Tap! Also, is Brad Delp (the singer) a twin of Doug … read more ➜

On Monday April 2 at 10PM EST , Buffalo-based shoegaze bands The Daysleepers and Tearwave will be co-hosting a special Yourgasms show on Auralgasms Radio. They will each play one of their new tunes and talk about their influences as they play classic artists like Slowdive, The Cure, Cocteau Twins, Pale Saints, Chapterhouse and Catherine … read more ➜

Foxtail Somersault, a San Francisco based five-piece, was formed when guitarist Seiken Nakama, decided to take his musical passions to the next level. Largely influenced by the shoegaze genre, Foxtail Somersault blends diverse musical styles without being contrived. Accompanying Seiken’s textured guitar layers, Catherine Howland has a voice and lyrics you don’t want to miss. … read more ➜

The brainchild of guitarist Brad Laner, Los Angeles trio Medicine play a melodic, rhythmic style of noise-rock that has been tagged “dream-pop.” Laner began performing in his early teens in such local bands as Vox Pop and Nervous Gender after developing a taste for such avant-garde rock performers as Captain Beefheart, Throbbing Gristle, Yoko Ono, … read more ➜

This Et Al formed in Leeds near the end of 2002 and their sound has been compared to the likes of My Bloody Valentine and Queens of the Stone Age. All of their three singles have sold out within a week, and have had significant airtime on MTV2 and other music channels, as well as … read more ➜

Hailing from Glasgow, influenced by The Cure, Television, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths and Jeff Buckley. West coast dates: Apr 20 2007 8:00P Richards on Richards Vancouver Apr 21 2007 8:00P Aladdin Theater Portland, Oregon Apr 22 2007 8:00P Neumo’s Seattle, Washington Apr 24 2007 8:00P Slim’s San Francisco, California Apr 26 2007 8:00A House of … read more ➜

Bell Hollow make bittersweet mood music, singing dreamy songs both melodic and mysterious. Formed in February 2003 by bassist Christopher Bollman and guitarist Greg Fasolino, the Brooklyn-based quartet were inspired by the atmospheric British rock of the Eighties as well as new wave and shoegaze, building on authentic experience in these genres. Bollman and Fasolino’s … read more ➜

Calla was formed in New York City in 1997 by Aurelio Valle (guitar, vocals), Sean Donovan (bass, keyboards, programming), and Wayne B. Magruder (percussion, programming), adding Peter Gannon in 2003 and Sean Donovan departing in 2004. However, the band’s origins can be traced to Texas in 1993, where Valle, Magruder and Gannon began performing together … read more ➜