By Arye Dworken, eMusic ContributorRemember that band you loved that broke up? Well, next year, they're playing Coachella. We live in an age when band reunions are bordering on passé, which can obscure the fact that a well-executed comeback… more »
By Michelangelo Matos, eMusic ContributorThe Rapture emerged from the scratchy post-post-punk revival on the West Coast before moving to New York in 2000, where they became the city's premier disco punks. But what they've evolved into is a lot… more »
By Michelangelo Matos, eMusic ContributorMaybe it's a coincidence that three fabulous and endlessly eclectic DJ mix-CDs - John Peel's FabricLive 07, 2 Many DJ's As Heard on Radio Soulwax Pt. 2, and DJ /rupture's Minesweeper Suite - all came… more »
By Douglas Wolk, eMusic ContributorIf Bloc Party had released their debut album, the barnstorming post-punk set Silent Alarm, 20 or even ten years ago, the logical follow-up would've been a single with the same basic approach but slightly beefed-up… more »
By Douglas Wolk, eMusic ContributorGreg Levin of Charlotte, NC, writes with a very good question: I have noticed over the past several months that many new bands sound like the new wave music from 20 years ago. Interpol and Ladytron… more »