16 Albums To Look Forward To This Fall

By Josh Jackson at 7:00 AM on September 8, 2009

We've already shared 25 Indie Films we're looking forward to this fall, but here are 16 albums coming out between now and the end of October that we think you should track down. They range from a little-known (in the U.S.) singer/songwriter named Frank Turner who releases a record today, to R.E.M., who has a live double-album coming out Oct. 26. At least three of these will likely end up among my 10 favorites of 2009, including my current Album of the Year....  read more

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Catching Up With... Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips

By Nathan Martin at 8:00 AM on September 3, 2009

There’s little that needs to be said about Wayne Coyne and his Flaming Lips, but after 26 years and a dozen albums...  read more

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Treasure Island Festival Lineup to Feature Flaming Lips, Girl Talk, Decemberists, Passion Pit and More

By Ani Vrabel at 7:20 AM on July 23, 2009

West Coasters who weren't able to make the trip to Williamsburg for the JellyNYC Pool Parties or Manchester, Tenn. for Bonnaroo needn't fret: They can get the best of both worlds on a man-made island smack dab in the middle of the San Francisco Bay at this year's Treasure Island Music Festival. And hey, there's even going to be a Ferris Wheel!...  read more

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Pitchfork Music Festival 2009: Do You Realize??

By Gavin Paul at 3:07 AM on July 21, 2009

Wayne Coyne and his bubble, albeit always entertaining, was the outlier of Pitchfork’s pushing stride of excellence. First of all, Lollapalooza just pulled that card a few years back.  Second, a 10 p.m. curfew for an was doomed to be unsatisfying. Whatever. Forgiven. The bar on festivals has been raised, before anyone could even get in to Union Park at 1 p.m. ...  read more

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Paste's Guide to Pitchfork Music Festival 2009

By Natasha Richardson at 12:00 PM on July 17, 2009

The Pitchfork Festival, held in Chicago’s Union Park, opens with...  read more

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The Definitive All-Time Top 10 Rock 'n' Roll Documentaries List

By Caroline Klibanoff at 7:00 AM on July 13, 2009

The art of the rock documentary is a delicate one. A good rockumentary strikes a balance between moving concert footage and revealing backstage confessions, telling a story while illuminating the band's impact on both fans and the cultural zeitgeist. Because they capture a broad swath of culture from such a unique perspective, they are often compelling films, which makes it hard to pick only 10 to call “the best.” Excluding those that are concert films (sorry, Scorcese, but The Last Waltz falls in this category, as well as Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense), here are the definitive top 10 rock...  read more

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Six More Albums to Get Excited About in 2009

By Austin L. Ray at 7:00 AM on May 16, 2009

Months have passed since I last got all listy about a batch of exciting albums coming this year. Four months almost to the day, in fact. And even though not all of the records mentioned in that post have even been released yet, there's just so much more to look forward to. This time, then, will be an exercise in brevity. The following is six more albums to get excited about in 2009, each described in six words:...  read more

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Flaming Lips Go Embryonic for Next Record

By Joe Shearer at 1:30 PM on May 5, 2009

Wayne Coyne recently divulged...  read more

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My Morning Jacket to release Record Store Day exclusives

By Joe Shearer at 10:18 AM on March 18, 2009

Repent! Oh, ye frequent downloaders. As reported earlier, the second annual Record Store Day has been confirmed for Saturday, April 18, and this time, a slew of bands are releasing exclusives that day to celebrate. Don't look for these at FYE or your outgoing Virgin Megastore; these are exclusive to independently owned record stores....  read more

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The Flaming Lips to curate ATP Sunday

By Mary Kate Varnau at 2:13 PM on January 6, 2009

All Tomorrow's Parties announced the Sunday curator for its 2009 season. The Flaming Lips will headline festivities for the last day of the three-day event, which runs Sept. 11-13, in Monticello, N.Y. Other confirmed performers include Panda Bear, Animal Collective, Atlas Sound, Dirty Three, Suicide and David Cross....  read more

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