Craft Spells is the brainchild of 22 year-old songwriter Justin Vallesteros, a bedroom DIY project that has flourished into what many call one of the better debuts of 2011 with the album, Idle Labor . This is dreamy, nostalgic 80s pop at its best and one of the many great bands currently on the stable of the frighteningly good Captured Tracks label based out of Brooklyn. Check out the second of three videos filmed by the Polish-born director Monika Lenczewska with work from Belarusian visual artist Yelena Zhelezov, and Manchester-bred set designer [...]
Like all good things, OFF!'s time in InCase's Room 205 must come to an end. After previously destroying their Bates Motel-stylized room with " Compared to What " and " Poison City ," the hardcore super group took to "Crawl" in an attempt to destroy the building with music. They also shoot the shit for about 40 seconds prior to their performance, which shows how they're, you know, laid-back dudes who also happen to beat the shit out of their instruments, amps, and microphones. You can stream the track below if videos aren't your thing. [...]

Canadian trio Austra are about to head out on another massive tour in support of their remix album "Sparkle", and have included a local Los Angeles show on their schedule. Austra will be in town on Friday, November 11th at The Echo along with Grimes as the opening band. Advance tickets are available to purchase now through Ticketweb for $12.00 plus any additional service fees. If you didn't see Austra open for Cold Cave recently then we suggest you head over to [...]

If the Wellington Power Corporation had not already irked my ire by damn near surging all my office appliances with their confounded SmartMeter installations, it seemed like this was a week for our sacred cows to tarnish the credibility that we hold dearly for them in our collective hearts. This week we had Lou Reed composing some 10 songs for Metallica to arrange, Paul McCartney re-releasing McCartney I & II to cash-in on his aging baby-boomer fans (in case they forgot about him), Big Sean ...