Les Savy Fav singer Tim Harrington hates sneaks. He not only hates them — he considers this hatred a “defining factor in [his] life.”

Tour dates for the upcoming Explosions in The Sky world tour were recently announced. The foursome kicks off a five-month global circuit starting in Brighton, England and ending in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Creature Feature, a horror-themed duo from Los Angeles, channels ’70s/’80s new wave outfit Oingo Boingo and composer Danny Elfman on The Greatest Show Unearthed.

After playing more than 110 shows in 2007, Gypsy rockers Gogol Bordello are wrapping up a prodigious year with one final bang. The band is scheduled to perform live on New Year’s Eve at Terminal 5 in New York City.

Hardcore outfit Agnostic Front are scheduled to perform at Stillborn Records’ Stillborn Fest 2007 alongside Hatebreed and God Forbid. The ten-day tour, beginning in Springfield, Virginia on December 20, will extend up the East Coast to include dates in New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

When Elliott Smith died in 2003, some listeners wondered whether his brand of Nick Drake-influenced folk rock might die with it. Not to worry — Meredith Bragg earns comparisons to Smith with Silver Sonya, Bragg’s newest album.

The always-unclassifiable Autechre have announced the release of their ninth album, Quaristice, early next year through their long-running home-label, Warp Records.

Count your blessings, Chicago and Austin: Volume 2 of the Fresh Picked Music Showcase is spotlighting post-metal favorites Russian Circles with free shows this weekend in both cities.

Unconventional Icelandic group Ghostigital and artist Finnbogi Petursson have announced the release of their unique performance record, Radium, which was recorded earlier this year at the Reykjavik Arts Festival.

The cover art to Aliens’ album Head First is an apt visual description of their music. Much like the doomed diver smacking her head against the board, listeners may feel a little brain damaged after listening to this album.