The ferocious Canadian noise trio KEN mode, still on tour with Russian Circles and Helms Alee, has dropped an outrageous masterpiece of a video for Entrench cut “The Terror Pulse.” Unlike the video for fellow Entrench track “Romeo Must Never Know,” a slow motion, one-room performance video, the Christpher Mills-directed video for “The Terror Pulse” is, well, out of this world. It’s […]
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Russian Circles To Tour US With KEN Mode, Helms Alee, And Inter Arma
December 18th, 2013 
Tyler Hanan Russian Circles have announced their first tour in support of their most recent album, Memorial. The month-and-a-half-long, monstrously loud tour will feature KEN mode throughout it’s entire run, so keep your phones tucked away. Inter Arma will support for the first two-thirds of the tour, covering the east coast, midwest, and southern parts of the US, while […]
MILLENNIALS BEWARE: Put Your Cell Phone Away At Shows Or KEN mode Will Destroy It
December 13th, 2013 Matthew Leimkuehler In an age where an unquantifiable amount of information is right at the user’s fingertips, all KEN mode wants is for you to put the phone away while they are on stage. This is not an outlandish proposition from the Canadian noise band. It even, dare I say, makes sense? In a recent Facebook post, […]
KEN mode Debut New Music Video
November 21st, 2013 Kevin Blumeyer Canadian hardcore practitioners KEN mode have debuted the music video for “Romeo Must Never Know.” The dark, ominous slice of post-rock awesomeness is the centerpiece of the group’s critically acclaimed 2013 release Entrench. The clip for the 7+ minute slow burn features all sorts of amazing slow-motion thrashing (and who doesn’t love that?). KEN mode […]
Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew to Tour with Modest Mouse, J Mascis, Belle and Sebastian, Thurston Moore
July 22nd, 2014 Nina Corcoran Broken Social Scene‘s founding member Kevin Drew released a new solo album this year titled Darlings on Arts & Crafts. In support of the album, he has announced a North American tour that features Drew playing with a slew of all-stars: Belle and Sebastian, Modest Mouse, J Mascis, and Thurston Moore. Talk about a good line-up. Check out the full […]
Vampire Weekend Reveal Basically Everything (Release Date! Artwork! Tour Dates!) About Their Upcoming Third LP ‘Modern Vampires Of The City’
February 4th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor Yep, that’s really the title. While all other news is going to pale in comparison to Fall Out Boy’s return, there are other things happening in the music world that we should probably still report on. Like this. Brooklyn indie rock standard bearers Vampire Weekend have finally fully fleshed out the details for their upcoming […]
Dustin Kensrue explains his new band, The Modern Post.
August 15th, 2012 Jacob Tender Dustin Kensrue of Thrice has recently announced his new band’s debut EP. The band is The Modern Post, a worship band founded by Dustin at the Mars Hill Church where he serves as a Deacon. For those who were unaware of this new project, Dustin reached out to his Twitter followers last night to explain […]
Aaron Eckhart To Star In Modern-Day Epic “I, Frankenstein”
October 7th, 2011 James Shotwell Lionsgate announced today that actor Aaron Eckhart has been tapped to portray Adam Frankenstein in the upcoming 2013 film adaptation of Kevin Grevioux’s I, Frankenstein. According to the press release: “I, FRANKENSTEIN is a modern-day epic: Frankenstein’s creature, ADAM, has survived to present day due to a genetic quirk in his creation. Making his way […]
Broken Social Scene cover Modest Mouse
May 20th, 2011 James Shotwell Broken Social Scene recently performed an amazing cover of Modest Mouse’s “The World At Large.” You can view the performance below. This video was made possible by The Voice Project, an online organization looking to raise awareness and aide for the women of Northern Uganda. Broken Social Scene » Modest Mouse from The Voice Project […]
REVIEW: Modern Baseball mature gracefully with sincerity intact on ‘Holy Ghost’
May 9th, 2016 John Bazley Artist: Modern Baseball Album: Holy Ghost Label: Run For Cover Records Genre: Indie-rock, emo, pop-punk, grunge, whatever we’re calling The Killers these days Sincerity is arguably the most important aspect of the songwriting process. There’s a good reason why the general populous tires of bands who spend years writing the same record over and over again. […]
Modern Baseball release two new songs from ‘Holy Ghost,’ announce huge headlining tour
March 3rd, 2016 John Bazley Happy Modern Baseball day. The band has just released a first look at their hotly-anticipated third LP, Holy Ghost, in the form of two new songs. You can stream the Jake Ewald-fronted “Everyday” and the Brendan Lukens-fronted “Apple Cider, I Don’t Mind” below, courtesy of NPR. The record, due out on May 13 via Run […]
Modern Baseball Release “Rock Bottom” Video
September 21st, 2015 James Shotwell The last year has been a wild ride for Modern Baseball. The success of You’re Gonna Miss It All catapulted the band from heroes of the punk underground to being buzzworthy mainstream talent will all the hype of the internet behind them. Somehow, the band has managed to keep their heads level through it all, […]