Lightning Bolt

Better than dating: Adult Swim’s Singles Program returns

Adult Swim's summer Singles Program is back, and it's bringing you 15 weeks of (good) free music.

Q&A: Portishead producer Geoff Barrow on hip hop, krautrock, and film scores

Portishead producer Geoff Barrow is a multi-talented guy. We talked to him about drum beats, production philosophy, and his many…

Stop-motion stick-figure killing spree: Black Pus and the “1000 Years” video

Lightning Bolt drummer/vocalist Brian Chippendale has released solo material as Black Pus since 2006, and in his newest video, a…

Lightning Bolt’s Brian Chippendale debuts Black Pus track “1000 Years”

Lightning Bolt’s Brian Chippendale has been drumming and performing under his Black Pus moniker since 2005. Now he's releasing All…

ALARM’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2012

Another year, another torrential downpour of albums across our desks. As always, we encountered way too much amazing music, from…

Review: Ty Segall’s Twins

A fitting finale to his trifecta of releases this year, Twins finds garage-rock singer-songwriter Ty Segall not so much settling…

Video: Ty Segall’s “The Hill”

In light of his third release in just a year's time, the ever-prolific garage/lo-fi wunderkind Ty Segall has released a…

Now streaming: The Flaming Lips’ Record Store Day collaborations

Now streaming: all of The Flaming Lips’ Record Store Day goodies, which include collaborations with Lightning Bolt, Prefuse 73, and…

Morrow vs. Hajduch: Zorch’s Demo EP

Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…

Video Premiere: Unstoppable Death Machines’ “Slumlord”

Check out ALARM's exclusive premiere of Unstoppable Death Machines' video for "Slumlord," the title track from its debut 7” EP…

Concert Photos: Dan Deacon & Lightning Bolt @ llinois Centennial Monument

Electro wizard Dan Deacon and noise-rock duo Lightning Bolt played outdoors in Chicago recently, near the Illinois Centennial Monument. ALARM…