“Bad Blood” spills on Owen’s latest
Owen has debuted a new track. On it, Mike Kinsella ponders the old question: nature vs. nurture vs. alcoholism?
12 years ago
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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…
12 years ago
Review: Birthmark’s Antibødies
As Birthmark, Mike Kinsella’s densely layered solo project, the multi-instrumentalist creates a whimsical, unusual sound by experimenting with a variety…
13 years ago
Braid and Owen announce East and West Coast summer shows
Polyvinyl label-mates Braid and Owen have announced a handful of summer shows together -- one in Cleveland, four on the…
13 years ago
Brian Borcherdt’s Dusted to release debut LP on July 10
Holy Fuck’s Brian Borcherdt will step back from electro-rock with his side-project duo Dusted on July 10, when its debut…
13 years ago
Concert Photos: Braid @ Metro (Chicago, IL)
Formed in the early '90s in Champaign, Illinois, emo-rock band Braid has been mostly out of commission for the past…
13 years ago
Record Review: Deerhoof’s Deerhoof vs. Evil
Deerhoof: Deerhoof vs. Evil (Polyvinyl, 1/25/11) Deerhoof: "Merry Barracks" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/03-The-Merry-Barracks.mp3|titles=Deerhoof: "The Merry Barracks"] It’s so easy to get caught up…
14 years ago
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…
14 years ago
The Octopus Project preps tour finale, releases video
The Octopus Project: "Fuguefat" (Hexadecagon, Polyvinyl, 10/26/10) The Octopus Project: "Fuguefat" (Hexadecagon, Polyvinyl, 10/26/10) Austin-based four-piece The Octopus Project has…
14 years ago
Of Montreal to release False Priest on casette
Georgia-based glam-pop quintet Of Montreal is set to release its new album, False Priest, on September 14, and Joyful Noise…
14 years ago
31 Knots: Worried Well
So tight that merely listening to it raises shoulders to ears, Portland trio 31 Knots mixes the dissonance of Sonic…
16 years ago