Mogwai

Interview: Mogwai balances a maturing sound with film scoring

Over its Satan phobia, the Scottish pack of absurdist instrumentalists blazes a new sonic path.

Best Albums: Mogwai, Reverend Horton Heat, Step Brothers (Alchemist & Evidence)

Mogwai: Rave Tapes Reverend Horton Heat: Rev Step Brothers: Lord Steppington

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,…

Holy Fuck: Electro-Rock Quartet Lives up to its Vivid Name

With vibrant album art and videos, a live light show, and multi-layered musical expressions, Holy Fuck has made its aural/visual…

Concert Photos: Mogwai @ Metro (Chicago, IL)

It has been more than 15 years since Glaswegian post-rock quintet Mogwai formed, and since that time, its lineup and…

A.Armada: Razor-Sharp Post-Rock

On the strength of its sprawling 2009 EP, Anam Cara, Georgia-based post-rock band A.Armada broke out from its under-the-radar status…

Beats & Rhymes: Atmosphere’s The Family Sign

Each Monday, Beats & Rhymes highlights a new and notable hip-hop, rap, DJ, or electronic record that embraces independent sensibilities.…

Posters & Packaging: David V. D’Andrea’s Psychedelic Haunts

The connection between visual and auditory art seems natural to graphic artist David V. D’Andrea, who notes KISS album artist…

Morrow vs. Hajduch: Mark McGuire’s Living with Yourself

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

Cougar: Naked, Mercurial Electro-Rock

With rangy stylistic influences, impressive chops, and "naked" production, Cougar's brand of electro-rock is as diverse as its members, whose…

Yann Tiersen to release next studio album on Anti-

Multi-instrumentalist / composer Yann Tiersen won acclaim for his beautiful score in the hit French film Amelie. Though the film…

Weekly Music News Roundup

The long-rumored Faith No More reunion has been confirmed (!!!).  Vocal heavyweight Mike Patton keeps busy with a feature-film soundtrack,…