Not sure what to expect, I was pleasantly surprised when I got to the Merkaba house for our interview. Their well kept garden was the perfect setting- almost immediately I knew what they were about. YANP- Kurt: As far as the lyrics and just the music in general goes, in combination with everything to do [...]

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My buddy Michael pretty much nailed it: the Radio Dept were sonically beautiful but had the stage presence of nervous 16-year-olds. I didn’t get to stick around for long, but I loved what I caught. After having friends lecture me for years about how great this band is, I now know I need to start [...]

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Sure, I posted a partial video of this not too long ago. But this pro shot multi-cam video is absolutely incredible. Anyone who experienced this live: you are a lucky son of a gun.

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Yesterday MIA tweeted a link to this unfinished demo to a song called “27.” She shared it in honor of Amy Winehouse’s death at the age of 27, landing her at least a mention in the 27 Club. Stream MIA’s track “27″ at Soundcloud Read the lyrics after the break

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MP3: St Vincent – Surgeon The crazy thing about Annie is that she can do both sides of the Dirty Projectors equation on her own: skilled guitarist and heavenly female vocals. “Surgeon” has plentiful amounts of both, plus a bit of Bernie Worrell-esque keyboards. Strange Mercy is out Sept 13

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Thanks to YANP reader Dana for sending me a link to her brother wearing a YANP shirt in an online tech review segment. I thought it was so cool that I’d use it as an opportunity to give back to you guys a little bit. To celebrate this cool surprise I’m giving away three YANP [...]

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Dan Bejar has come a long way during his time as Destroyer. When I first saw him, he performed most often with his back to the crowd and sang fairly quietly. Now he’s shuffled guitar playing duties onto his band and sings facing the crowd. For a guy who never seemed to want to look [...]

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There are always some bands I see at festivals that make me wish I wasn’t sober. For Pitchfork, no band did so more strongly than Gang Gang Dance. For starters, they had one guy on stage who danced around with something like incense or burning sage for the entire show. Crazy. The set was percussion-heavy [...]

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