The Films might just be my favorite band of this summer that actually didn't release any new music this summer. They're a four man band from Charleston, South Carolina that was apparently formed as a group of high school friends. The Films have two full albums out, Don't Dance Rattlesnake… Continue

Admiral Radley debuted their first album this week, but the band is far from inexperienced. The four person group is a merger of members from two California bands, Grandaddy and Earlimart. The group is fronted by Jason Lytle of Grandaddy and the group has fittingly titled their debut Admiral Radley album:… Continue

Today M.I.A. released her anticipated follow up album to 2007's Kala which featured the huge hit "Paper Planes". The new album is titled /\/\ /\ Y /\ (or called "Maya" by others for simplicity) and is not a release filled with pop bangers like the… Continue

With so many big time music festivals happening over the span of summer, it seems like everyone these days is picking one big festival nearest them and then saving up to buy an all-weekend pass which ranges up to and even beyond $200 for the big festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, and Sasquatch. The Capitol Hi… Continue

Mr. Hudson is a British electro pop artist who released his second album, Straight No Chaser, last fall in the U.K., but oddly it only just hit the U.S. market last week. This is his first release by himself as "Mr. Hudson", the first was with a band as Mr. Hudson & the Library… Continue

The Scissor Sisters are a modern glam-rock group from New York City that has seen huge success nearly everywhere except for at home in the United States, where they've only been met with modest success. This week they released their third album, Night Work, and sounding like s… Continue

Five-piece American rock band Rooney has hovered in the realm of being not quite mainstream --but still bigger than most indie bands-- for just about their whole career as a band. Rooney's sound is distinct among modern music for incorporating different styles from past generations such as the Beach Boys, music from the Brit… Continue

Denver "electro hop" duo 3OH!3 released their follow-up to 2008's breakthrough album Want, with the release of Streets of Gold this week. I believe 3OH!3 has already seen their 15 minutes of fame (okay, 15 months is more accurate), but maybe that… Continue

Arizona punk denizens, Authority Zero, have put out their first album in three years. The band has been churning out island infused punk for almost two decades. This effort is their first for the Suburban Noize label.

You can see some of the new songs live here… Continue

Josh Woodward may be one of the most humble artists in the music industry, which is also why you probably are not familiar with him. He is a singer-songwriter from Ohio and he chooses to give all of his music away for free, or you can purchase physical CDs from him at a price tha… Continue