Foxygen - Shuggie Video!!

From the album We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic out January 22, 2013 on Jagjaguwar!

Stream Girls Names Track "Hypnotic Regression"

Belfast-based post-punk group Girls Names announce details of their followup to their 2011 release Dead to Me. Their new album is called The New Life, and will be released February 26th on Slumberland Records.

The Babies - Baby Video!

Off The Babies album Our House On The Hill out now! Video courtesy of Pitchfork.



Tour Dates:

Nov 30 - Seattle, WA - Barboza

Dec 01 - Olympia, WA - The Northern

Dec 03 - Reno, CA - Holland Project

Dec 04 - Sacramento, CA - Bows and Arrows

Dec 05 - Oakland, CA - 1-2-3-4 Go Records

Dec 06 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill

Dec 07 - Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place

Dec 08 - Pomona, CA - VLHS

Dec 09 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo

Dec 10 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar

Dec 11 - Tucson, AZ - Topaz Tundra

Dec 12 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Saloon

Dec 13 - San Antonio, TX - Korova

Dec 14 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk

Dec 15 - Dallas, TX - Bryan St Tavern

Dec 16 - Memphis, TN - Hi Tone Cafe

Dec 17 - Birmingham, AL - Bottletree

Dec 18 - Atlanta, GA - 529

Dec 19 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook

Dec 20 - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter

Dec 21 - Washington, DC - Comet Ping Pong

Dec 22 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie

Golden Grrrls - We've Got....

Glasgow-based indie-pop rockers Golden Grrrls will release their debut self-titled LP on Slumberland Records February 26th.

Viva Indie Rock Pocast #41

Podcast version of the live VIR Radio Show Thursdays 9pm EST on Plaza Midwood Community Radio.



Track List:
1) Parquet Courts  Light Up Gold  Light Up Gold II
2) Stargroves  Within Me A Lunatic Sings (single)
3) For Tracy Hyde  Juniper and Lamplight  Shady Lane Sherbert
4) Grave Babies  Crush  Over and Under Ground
5) Team Ghost  Dead Film Star EP  Dead Film Star
6) Child Actor  Victory  I Will Be
7) The Pass  Melt  Real Summer
8) Pissed Jeans  Honeys Bathroom Laughter
9) Scott and Charlene's Wedding  Para Vista Social Club  Footscray Station
10) Beach Day  Walking on the Streets  Walking on the Streets
11) Flume   Flume  Star Eyes
12) Mauracher  Outer Space Dancer
13) Chromatics  After Dark   Cherry
14) Memory Tapes  Grace/Confusion  Neighborhood Watch

Dungeonesse - Drive You Crazy Video!

Fun video from Dungeonesse off the "Drive You Crazy" b/w "Private Party" 12inch out December 4, 2012 on Secretly Canadian.

Stream Scott and Charlene's Wedding "Epping Line"

Taken from the album Para Vista Social Club out now on Critical Heights!

The Mary Onettes - Evil Coast Video!

Official video for single Evil Coast released November 27th 2012. From upcoming album Hit the Waves out March 12th 2013.

Shout Out Louds - Blue Ice!

Yesterday, Shout Out Louds released “Blue Ice,” their first new song in three years, as a 7-inch single made of ice with an instructional video on Merge Records! 10 kits to produce these 7"s of ice were manufactured and Merge is giving one away! For a chance to win, send your mailing address to merge@mergerecords.com with “Blue Ice Giveaway” in the subject line. The contest ends Monday, December 3. Over 350 people have entered already since the contest began a few hours ago! A new Shout Out Louds full-length will be available early next year.

Local Natives - Breakers Video!

New album Hummingbird is due out 1/28/13!

Darwin Deez - Free (The Editorial Me) Video!

Darwin Deez new album Songs For Imaginative People is due out February 12, 2013.

The Sea and Cake - On and On Video!

The Sea And Cake’s album Runner is out now on Thrill Jockey.

Deerhoof - Mario's Flaming Whiskers III

Video directed by Richard Huntington Swanson off their fantastic album Breakup Song.

Shields - Mezzanine Video!

Fun video for Mezzanine off the Kaleidoscope E.P. released last week!

Highasakite - My Soldier Video!

Great video for My Soldier by Highasakite. Video made by APPARATET. The Highasakite EP was released back on August 20th.

The Mynabirds - Body of Work Video!

New Mynabirds from their great album Generals! Also just released as a limited run Body of Work 7"!

La Sera on The Gorburger Show!

In episode 9 of "The Gorburger Show," you can watch La Sera's Katy Goodman as the special guest. "The Gorburger Show" features comedian T.J. Miller as the voice of 'Gorburger,' who interviews (and threatens to kill and eat) popular bands including Dum Dum Girls, HEALTH, Tegan and Sara, The Mars Volta, and more."What can I say about Gorburger," said T.J. Miller. "Yes he is an alien monster who really has no personal boundaries or filter and knows very little about human culture-- but he loves interviewing people and rarely eats his guests," he added. The series, produced by Funny Or Die, premiered on The Warner Sound in September 2012.

Pissed Jeans - Bathroom Laughter MP3!

Hey! Finally new stuff from Pissed Jeans! Subpop is releasing a new full-length in Feb. Until then, enjoy this free MP3!

Young Dreams - Fog of War Video!

Every once in awhile I go to fantastic blog Swede and Sour to see what is new in music from that part of the world. Today I noticed this wonderful video from the Norwegian music collective known as Young Dreams. Fog of War is a really terrific song, give it a listen!

Yo La Tengo - Before We Run!

Well what do you know! New Yo La Tengo! Fade is due out Jan 14th on Matador!Before We Run is a bit more lush and symphonic than they normally go! I like it!