Virgin Mobile FreeFest lineup revealed

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
The Virgin Mobile FreeFest, which takes place at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, has announced the lineup for their free event. If you're a fan of indie-rock and dance/electronic music, then this is the festival for ya.

As you can see by the giant eagle in the picture up top, the festival goes down on September 25th and features two separate areas. You've got the stage at Merriweather which features acts like Jimmy Eat World, Pavement,… Read More

Listen: Jenny and Johnny – “Scissor Runner”

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
For a while in the indie-world, She & Him's Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward were the princess and prince of the cute boy/girl duo act. But their reign is about to be challenged by a new couple that uses their first names in their band name.

Jenny and Johnny are Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis and her BF Johnathan Rice. They're releasing their first album called I'm Having Fun Now later this year but they'd like you to download their first single for free.… Read More

Coachella lineup revealed

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

The lineup for Coachella 2010 has been announced and it looks like it's gonna be a damn good time!
With artists like Muse, Gorillaz, Them Crooked Vultures, Jay-Z, Pavement and Thom Yorke to name a few, Indio, CA is ready to kick off the festival season with a massive three-day celebration.
Of course, with Coachella being the spot where many indie-rock bands catapult into stardom, bands like Vampire Weekend, Dirty Projectors, Passion Pit, Major Lazer,… Read More

RiO!B episode – October 14, 2009

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Wilco playing the Olympics
Cake releasing new… Read More

RiO!B episode – October 7, 2009

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Axl Rose fights back
Animal Collective re-issue Campfire Songs… Read More

RiO!B episode – September 17, 2009

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Pavement reunites!
Smashing Pumpkins releasing 44 songs
Bruce… Read More

RiO!B episode – September 16, 2009

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Metallica working on "Big Four" tour
Pavement will reunite
Rock Band: Lego… Read More

Pavement might reunite?

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

In what could possibly be some amazing news, BrooklynVegan is reporting that the legendary band Pavement might reunite next year for shows in NYC.
Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich, Scott Kannberg, Steve West, and Mark Ibold made up the band that played their last show at Coachella in 1999. It was Malkmus who would later call Kannberg in 2000 to tell him that the band was done. But… Read More