No, not the eternal mashup-- this one is only two and a half minutes or so. But it is composed of 100% brand spankin' new Sonic Youth material. Newsweek's blog has the exclusive preview of SY's forthcoming 16th album, The Eternal, and it seems like the band put more than a little effort into streamlining this mp3 sampler. Sure, you'd rather hear...

Just thinking about krautrock duo Neu! on this please-let-it-be-spring Brooklyn day makes me want to take an impromptu road trip to anywhere. They made car music for the long stretches in-between rest stops-- think endless drives through European flat lands. The '70s band's minimalist groove has hypnotized countless artists over the years; with...

Anyone who rented Vicky Christina Barcelona shouldn't be hurting for excuses to jump on a plane to Spain, but we're giving you one anyway. Last month, we announced that Pitchfork would curate a stage at this summer's Primavera Sound Festival, which pops off May 28-30 at Barcelona's Parc Del Fòrum. The lineup on the Pitchfork Stage is...

We were told the new Sonic Youth album, their 16th, was going to include black metal-inspired lyrics and "heavy ass weirdo hooks" but nobody let us know about the John Fahey album art: The brilliant finger-picking guitarist and writer's (check out How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life) red, white, and black pigments adorn The Eternal's front cov...

Elvis Costello's Sundance Channel show really is a perfectly packaged hour for music nerds. EC is an adept interviewer, and never shy about joining in the jam during his guest's performance segments. As at the wrap party, last night's Spectacle had Costello perform with Jenny Lewis on her Acid Tongue cut "Carpetbaggers." Only this time Zooey Gib...