The Bee Gees

Seth Rogen in 50/50

An uncomfortable comedy rooted in cancer memories

The Cars' Ric Ocasek on reuniting after two decades apart

Band appeared on very first cover of Sweet Potato, a.k.a City Pages

In case you missed it: Gayngs cover Sade for Daytrotter

illustration via Daytrotter​I know, I know. Gayngs this, Gayngs that. It's not our fault they continue to murder it. And this is especially notable for the beautiful rendition of Sade's "By Your Side" they recorded at Chez Iver, Daytrotter in tow (and the footage of them performing it live in Chic ... More >>

Five love songs that are really just about sex

Just in time for Valentine's Day.

5 Questions: Staraoke hostess Arzu Gokcen goes under the beehive with Gimme Noise

"Keep [romantic karaoke] classy. Don't be creepy and sing 'Angel Eyes' to someone you just met."

Electric Six

Brother Ali, Dinosaur Jr., John Fogerty, and more

Mark Mallman is famous enough

Hard-working, hard-touring musician has never quite made the big time —and that's fine with him

Randy Houser delivers roadhouse country at the Cabooze

Much as I long for the days of seeing my country music at the county fair, these stories only come from living in the city.

The Bad Plus: For All I Care

Electric Fetus: Still relevant after 40 years

The store reveals its secrets of vitality

Dirtbombs: We Have You Surrounded

Bird and the Bee

Music A-List

Music A-List

Local Band Needs Your Basement

Faux Jean light up/burn down the Varsity

Gimme That Old Time Androgyny

The New York Dolls and Scissor Sisters still find veins of rich material in the old velvet goldmine

Music News of Minor Interest

Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Feist's 'Let It Die' is make-out music for the whole family

The soul should always stand ajar

Adam's Eve

Looking for the rocking heart of Tuesday night with the Honeydogs' Adam Levy

Archer Prewitt: Three

Exile on Backstreet

With Black and Blue, the Backstreet Boys' grand cultural moment may have come to an end. And yes, it was so a grand moment.

Rock around the doc

U Film's "Sound Unseen" festival projects our mythologies of music onto the screen

Holding Back the Years

Scottish indie-pop savants Belle and Sebastian keep postponing the doldrums of maturity, one album at a time

The Love of Leftovers Lost

Gross Indecency

The Jungle heaves, Frank Theatre shudders, Outward Spiral recoils

John Forte: Poly Sci

various artists: Super Rare Disco Volumes 1 & 2

Lighter than Life

Lunar Landing: Jean-Beno�t Dunckel and Nicolas Godin of Air take their ambient sound on a Moon Safari.