Blog: The End Of Irony

This is the last batch of releases until the new year (though one or two on the list below may not be out until next week), so we hope it will keep you happy until then! Despite being a rather short list, there's some great gems in there! Foot Village 's "Make Memories" (pictured) is probably what we're most excited about (even if this is only the digital version of the record this time around). There's also a bunch of Placebo reissues and a posthumous compilation of Jay Reatard . Check out the full list, and [...]

Recommended Show: MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012 CHAIRLIFT @ GLASSLANDS 289 Kent Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 $20, 8:30PM Chairlift playing Glasslands always feels right. The fact that this is also a Sandy Benefit makes it feel even more right. Wyatt Cenac @ Littlefield Blood Orange @ Sony Store Ali Shaheed Muhammad @ Le Bain Rev Vince Anderson @ Union Pool Ben Taylor & Menahan Street Band @ The Bowery Hotel Linfinity, Free Blood, & Waking [...]

We had a bit of trouble streaming Reptile Youth 's "Be My Yoko Ono" video (we blame Vimeo). The stills alone make it look cool though. The only questionable part? Isn't the title shared with a Barenaked Ladies song?

Recommended Show: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2012 NADA SURF @ BOWERY BALLROOM 6 Delancey St New York, NY 10002 $25, 8PM Nada Surf are one of those dependable rock bands. They play their New York City home fairly often, and the shows are pretty damn good. In other words, go to Bowery Ballroom tonight. Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's Star Killer @ Mercury Lounge Wildlife Control @ The Rock Shop The Vacant Lots & Heaven [...]

Toro Y Moi 's Anything in Return comes out in January on Carpark, and we've got the new video for "So Many Details" above. Tour dates are below. Toro Y Moi tour dates: 01/30 - Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom 01/31 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls 02/01 - Dallas, TX - Trees 02/02 - Austin, TX - Emo's East 02/04 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's 02/05 - [...]

MP3: They Might Be Giants - "Call Your Mom" They Might Be Giants will be returning with a new album in the new year! Their latest, Nanobots , is set for release on March 5. A while bunch of tour dates are also scheduled for the band (all are posted after the jump). It's like it's 1992 all over again! Fans of 90s college rock, rejoice! They Might Be Giants tour dates: 12/29: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 12/30: [...]

Recommended Show: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2012 DUCKY @ MERCURY LOUNGE 217 E Houston St New York, NY 10002 $10, 9:30PM Don't get there too early for this one. There's a show before Ducky and Hess Is More take the stage at the Mercury Lounge. Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's !!! @ Music Hall of Williamsburg The Rascals @ The Capitol Theatre School of Seven Bells @ Sony Store The Rolling Stones @ [...]

The Presets have a new video for their song "Promises." You can view it above. It's the second single from the band's Pacifica album. Check it out above.

The new "So Destroyed" video from Prince Rama is interesting. The band called upon their fans to dance, and dance they did! This is one of those times when crowd sourcing really works! Prince Rama tour dates: 12/12 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog 12/13 - Healthy or Hungover LIVE - Detroit, MI @ Salt & Cedar 12/14 - Detroit, MI @ Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit 12/15 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas 12/16 - Indianapolis, IN @ Big Car Service Center 12/18 [...]

Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012 SANDY RELIEF BENEFIT @ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 4 Penn Plaza New York, NY 10001 $VARIOUS, 7:30PM Madison Square Garden shows aren't usually our thing, but how can you deny Bruce Springsteen , The Rolling Stones , Paul McCartney , Alicia Keys , and so many more all together in one space? Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's Lust For Youth @ Home Sweet Home Alex Clare @ Music Hall of Williamsburg [...]

Recommended Show: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012 THURSTON MOORE @ UNION POOL 484 Union Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 $10, 9PM Thurston Moore at Union Pool? Sign us up! That's about as awesome as things can be! Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's Solange @ Bowery Ballroom Alex Clare @ Irving Plaza DJ Shadow @ Brooklyn Bowl Andrew Bird @ Riverside Church Mal Blum & Zoe Boekbinder @ Mercury Lounge Night Beds, Snowmine, & St. Claire @ Pianos [...]

The number of new releases dwindles this week. Bruno Mars 's Moonshine Unorthodox Jukebox (pictured) is probably the most notable. It's a sophomore moment for the singer; his chance to prove he can duplicate the success of his debut. A few soundtracks from This Is 40 and Any Day Now are also on the docket this week. There's also a DVD from Metallica and reissues from Masters of Reality . There are a few other records this week, so check them out below. get [...]

Mike Beatz has a video for "Heaven." We've posted it above. It's that simple, but as for the content of the video? Well, we'll say that it's interesting. Certainly not the typical kind of stuff we post here, but we're fine with going outside our comfort zone from time to time.

Recommended Show: MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 SMASHING PUMPKINS @ BARCLAYS CENTER 620 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217 $50, 7PM The only original member of The Smashing Pumpkins left in the band is Billy Corgan , so take tonight's "Smashing Pumpkins" concert with that grain of salt. Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's Jason Lytle @ Union Hall Andrew Bird @ The Riverside Church Vomitor & Negative Plane @ Public Assembly Cult of Youth & King Dude @ Union [...]

Recommended Show: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012 SUPERCUTE! @ LITTLEFIELD 622 Degraw St Brooklyn, NY 11217 $12, 7PM Supercute! is a side project from the Trachtenburg Family daughter. It's time to trek out to Littlefield. Yo La Tengo @ Maxwell's Mike Birbiglia @ Union Hall Os Mutantes @ Le Poisson Rouge Cult of Youth & King Dude @ Union Pool Railbird, Xenia Rubinos, & Sean McMahon @ Big Snow Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Starred, & Gambles @ [...]

ADHD directs the new video for Yacht 's "Second Summer." You know what to expect from Yacht, and this does not disappoint. The song is out as a digital single right now.

I'm not quite sure what to make of this video from E4RTH for the song "Ice4ge." Maybe it's one of those things that doesn't need to be explained. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.

Recommended Show: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012 THE FAINT @ TERMINAL 5 610 W 56th St New York, NY 10019 $25, 8PM The Faint put on a great show as it is. When they play their most popular album, Danse Macabre , all the way through, we can imagine it's even better. Vows @ XPO 929 Way Yes @ Etsy Holiday Shop New Found Glory @ Irving Plaza Sun Airway & Historics @ Glasslands Mykki Blanco & [...]

Recommended Show: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012 BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG 66 N 6th St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $15, 8PM Black Moth Super Rainbow have really evolved over the years as a live band. These days, they put on a great live show (as opposed to the early days when they all just sort of sat on the floor). Hospitality @ Wired Store Eric Harvey @ Etsy Holiday Shop Simian Mobile Disco @ Webster [...]

We have a feeling that most of the rest of 2012 will be spent talking about 2013. For instance, Sally Shapiro 's Somewhere Else comes out on February 26. "What Can I Do" (the video above) is out on that new record.