
Welcome to another edition of Shut Up, Dude, our rundown of the highest and lowest rated comments of the past week. Since last round, we posted about new tracks by Animal Collective, Passion Pit, the…   Read Story »

Name: Metric
Progress Report: Emily Haines talks about the making of Synthetica.
Since releasing their first album back in 2003, Metric has proven itself to be the little band that could. Even…   Read Story »

This happens to be a great week for the low-budget video, full of immediate grainy cinematography and big cheap ideas and strong visual sensibilities. For whatever reason, it's been especially great…   Read Story »

There's been quite a spate of name-changery going on in the indie rock ranks right now, as people like DIIV (FKA Dive), VÅR (FKA War), and POP ETC (FKA the morning benders) have decided to change…   Read Story »

For at least an hour after Meek Mill released his Dreamchasers 2 tape on Monday, the mixtape download site DatPiff was overloaded with traffic and basically couldn't function at all. In rap's current…   Read Story »

- Death Cab For Cutie with Magik* Magik Orchestra, Youth Lagoon @ Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles 5/7/12 May 8th
- Washed Out, Memoryhouse @ Observatory, Santa Ana 5/6/12 May 7th
- Crossing Brooklyn Ferry @ BAM, Brooklyn 5/3/12 May 4th
- Coldplay, Metronomy, The Pierces @ Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood 5/2/2012 May 3rd
- Jack White @ Mayan Theater, Los Angeles 4/30/12 May 1st
- Bear in Heaven @ The Earl, Atlanta 4/27/12 Apr 30th
- Tanlines @ Fingerprints Records, Long Beach 4/28/12 Apr 30th
- The 2012 Smiths/Morrissey Convention @ Avalon, Hollywood 4/29/12 Apr 30th
- Opeth, Mastodon, Ghost @ Gibson Amphitheater, Hollywood 4/26/12 Apr 27th
- Coachella 2012 Weekend 2 In Photos Apr 23rd





































