Music

Spencer Krug has a problem. He's splitting his time between his main band Wolf Parade and the now fully realized Sunset Rubdown.
October 4, 2007 at 12:00 am

Neil Young Trans 1983 Who could guess that a Canadian folk-rocker and a vocoder could make such sweet, sweet love?
October 4, 2007 at 12:00 am

Street: Sum up your band in an offensive quote. Zach: We're explosive like Iran. Street: Why should anyone in his right mind come see Leviathan perform? Zach: I prefer they come not in their right minds. Ben: When was the last time someone heard a Leviathan?
October 4, 2007 at 12:00 am

Magic leads off with "Radio Nowhere," the Boss singing of "Sitting around a dead dial / Just a-searching for a world with some soul," lamenting the state of the modern-day music industry.
October 4, 2007 at 12:00 am

Let's recap: This is the Canadian folk singer-songwriter's first proper new release in seven years, she is signed to Starbucks' Hear Music label and her voice has grown noticeably huskier.
September 27, 2007 at 12:00 am

It used to be you could listen to an Iron & Wine album and imagine sitting alone with Sam Beam as he whispered his lyrics directly to you.
September 27, 2007 at 12:00 am

It's unusual to find a band of friends who are able to believe in their adolesent fairy-tales when they grow up.
September 27, 2007 at 12:00 am

As an angst-addled adolescent, my favorite Nirvana song was "Oh, Me" from the MTV Unplugged record. When I eventually replaced cassette with CD, I discovered in the liner notes that "Oh, Me" and two other tracks were in fact Meat Puppets covers.
September 27, 2007 at 12:00 am

If you're one of the few remaining album loyalists, consider Kevin Drew's Spirit If. your most dangerous tempation.
September 20, 2007 at 12:00 am

It's only been four years since Philly-based DJ Diplo co-founded Hollertronix - the collective/mixtape series that launched both his career and the mash-up craze.
September 20, 2007 at 12:00 am

1. Weekends and Bleak Days (Hot Summer) - The Young Knives 2. Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John 3.
September 20, 2007 at 12:00 am

Lab analyses, electron microscopes, s‚ances and metaphysical inquiries - all absurd measures to prove that a spade is still a spade.
September 20, 2007 at 12:00 am

Animal Collective Strawberry Jam 2/5 Stars Animal Collective is back with the same non-rhythmic, glitchy sounds they explored on their last full-length, Feels.
September 20, 2007 at 12:00 am

As a nine-year-old, the Smashing Pumpkins' epic double-disc Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness made me feel so uncomfortable that I went back to Strawberries and returned it.
September 20, 2007 at 12:00 am

If there is one thing hip-hop loves more than expensive cars, loose women, and the occasional drive-by, it's a highly publicized battle involving its biggest stars.
September 13, 2007 at 12:00 am

Mulatu Astatke Ethiopiques, Vol. 4 1998 With the Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatke, Jim Jarmusch already did some of the resuscitation for us.
September 13, 2007 at 12:00 am

We know - four months of music, but no Street to make sense of it all. Can we make it up to you? This week, we recap Summer 2007 with the Top 5 things you need to know, but might have missed. 1.
September 13, 2007 at 12:00 am

The song: Modest Mouse's "Fire it Up" off We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Leo: Have not been so impressed by new MM, though never was so into them.
April 19, 2007 at 12:00 am

34th Street: Do you remember performing here before, Ben? [Folds performed at Spring Fling in 2000] Ben Folds: With my schedule, its hard, but when I show up there I will remember.
April 12, 2007 at 12:00 am

Throughout hip hop's three decade plus history, no true superstar has emerged from Philly. Emcee after Philly emcee has seen fleeting success, but problems (usually legal) stopped any true movement from occurring (see Beanie Sigel's State Property camp). So, the answer might have to come in the form of a producer.
April 12, 2007 at 12:00 am