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The music of Contre Jour

Imagine Cut The Rope meeting Angry Birds Space somewhere in French children's literature, and you're getting close. If you've got a smart phone, you owe yourself a copy of Contre Jour for several reasons,...

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free download: Symptomatic EP, by La Machine

In March we met La Machine, concluding, "Sung through a pulse jet and stripped down to the sub-bass." Their dark-as-a-cave, quick-as-a-Zoloft releases continue with the Symptomatic EP. The title track sets paint-can percussion...

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video: “Same Old,” by Audioley

TMIM regulars are already familiar with Francois Peglau, who has been releasing a track-by-track follow up to The Imminent Failure of since December 2010. His singalong verse, campy wit and upbeat revolutionary politics are...

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video vault: “Snow,” by Pooma

How is this for degrees of separation? Desiree's new Finnish obsession leads us to a month-thence Soundcloud upload of a toddler-aged remix of a five-year old track. It's "Snow," by Pooma, from their...

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profile: John Harrison of Cedar Lines

Sunday, January 29, 2012, 11:45am John Harrison can’t find a kit that he likes. The drum line is already written: a smudged, industrial arrangement that summons Cleveland, not Cincinnati. It would work just fine on its own,...

[Video] Panda Bear – “Atiba Song”

The Panda Bear, aka Noah Lennox from Animal Collective, album is one of the most anticipated albums of the year....

"A subject only a movie music reviewer can care about."

Great post, and great point about year-end "bottom ten" lists, from our favorite battery type (that's AA, you fiends; get...

The Indie Music Bloggers Alphabet Book

Indie music has one, which is all fine and good, congratulations, thanks for asking. But we, the staff members...

The Indie Rock Alphabet Book

Being added to the list of presents to get for my nieces and nephew is now The Indie Rock Alphabet...

Breakfast at Sulimay's

Breakfast at Sulimay's is a web video series posted at Woodshop films where three elderly music fans review the latest...

Animal Collective on Letterman

I'm not a huge fan of Animal Collective (I say that as I dodge rocks and pitchforks for all over...

This Week on Late Night TV

More and more often late night TV shows have been spotlighting indie acts as their musical guests. I always tend...

Review-Worthy Reviews: Merriweather Post Pavilion Edition

I love a good review almost as much as a good release. Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion has been causing...