Meaghann Korbel

Mogwai, Yo La Tengo, Thee Oh Sees, and Willie Nelson on Occupy This Album

Mogwai, Yo La Tengo, Thee Oh Sees, Willie Nelson, and 95 others want to represent you 99-percenters. Occupy This Album,…

ALARM’s guide to Record Store Day 2012

Tomorrow is the third Saturday in April, which means that independent record stores across the world will face an influx…

Q&A: Jel

A prolific producer/rapper with multiple releases almost every year, Jel returns with his eighth solo effort, Greenball 3.5. Here ALARM…

Video: Shmu’s “House of Stares”

Shmu — one-half of synth-prog duo Zorch — presents a video for "House of Stares," combining vocal harmonies, xylophone loops,…

First wave of Chicago’s North Coast Festival announced

The first wave of Chicago's North Coast Festival has been announced, with a lineup that includes Atmosphere, Big Boi, Yacht,…

The Flaming Lips to headline NXNE 2012

The Flaming Lips will headline Toronto's NXNE Festival this year, taking place June 11-17.

Zack de la Rocha joins DJ Shadow on stage at Coachella

Watch Rage Against the Machine’s Zack de la Rocha join DJ Shadow on stage at Coachella last weekend, performing "March…

Video: Trentemøller’s “My Dreams” (f. Marie Fisker)

Acclaimed Danish producer Trentemøller is gearing up for his Record Store Day release with a video for "My Dreams" (f.…

Video: The Shins’ “The Rifle’s Spiral”

Indie-rock heavyweight The Shins has recruited Emmy Award-winning director/animator Jamie Caliri to interpret "The Rifle's Spiral" with stop-motion animation, involving…

Hopscotch Festival 2012 lineup revealed

Some big names in independent music will roll through Raleigh, NC this September 6-8 for The Independent Weekly’s third annual…

Video: Fear Factory’s The Industrialist album teaser

LA-based industrial-metal quartet Fear Factory is releasing its aptly-titled new album, The Industrialist, June 5 via Candlelight Records. For you…

Video: Lee Fields & The Expressions’ “You’re the Kind of Girl”

Last month's release of Faithful Man is just the latest in veteran soul singer Lee Fields’ prolific, 43-year career. In…