http://dir.salon.com/topics/indie_rock/?source=rss&aim=indie_rock en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT Andrew Leonard Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/09/the_fall_and_rise_of_rem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/09/the_fall_and_rise_of_rem/index.html?source=rss Overheard on college radio: A home-coming of sorts for an old-school "alternative" By Jess Harvell Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/04/15/punk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/04/15/punk/index.html?source=rss Forget the slick mall-punk that rules the radio. If you like your music chaotic and bratty, you need to hear Times New Viking and Be Your Own Pet. By Kevin Berger Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/03/31/destroyer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/03/31/destroyer/index.html?source=rss Why the dark and madly poetic Destroyer is my favorite rock band in ages. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/27/stars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/27/stars/index.html?source=rss Stars let their friends rework their best album. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/22/joan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/22/joan/index.html?source=rss A rising indie star turns in a very Feist-like performance. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/21/shout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/21/shout/index.html?source=rss Up there with Volvos and tennis players as Sweden's best exports. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/20/jim_white/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/20/jim_white/index.html?source=rss A Zeppelin-esque riff anchors this simple but effective song. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/18/art_brut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/18/art_brut/index.html?source=rss Crashing, scabrous punk rock. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/15/immaculate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/15/immaculate/index.html?source=rss Catchy, sun-splashed rock with an unsurprising familial connection. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/12/spoon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/12/spoon/index.html?source=rss The minimalist minds in Spoon add some horns to the mix. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/05/28/metric/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/05/28/metric/index.html?source=rss Sexy new-wave sounds from an indie-rock queen bee. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/24/electrelane/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/24/electrelane/index.html?source=rss Electrelane serves up something tasty from simple ingredients. Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/19/oxford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/19/oxford/index.html?source=rss Guitar, bass and drums need never get old. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/15/btm_sxsw/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/15/btm_sxsw/index.html?source=rss The best of South by Southwest: An extraordinary look at Kurt Cobain's life and an absorbing film about a forgotten pop legend. Plus: A chat with a Cannes winner. By Shannon Zimmerman Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2003/11/25/rem/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2003/11/25/rem/index.html?source=rss R.E.M.'s new career retrospective reminds you of the extraordinary cultural moment the band forged in the '80s -- and leaves you hungry for more. By Jesse Jarnow Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2003/09/16/decemberists/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2003/09/16/decemberists/index.html?source=rss It's been five years since Neutral Milk Hotel released their masterpiece and disbanded. With the arrival of the Decemberists, have indie-rock obsessives (like me) found a new mannered, quirky band to love? By Joey Sweeney Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2003/06/18/radiohead/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2003/06/18/radiohead/index.html?source=rss Most of Radiohead's new album is pretentious jive. But by fighting their fans' expectations, the dork-rock gods continue to do important things with music -- even if those things aren't musical. By Hillary Frey Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/06/16/liz_phair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/06/16/liz_phair/index.html?source=rss With her fourth album, titled simply "Liz Phair," the erstwhile queen of nasty indie rock grows up (sort of) and plays radio-friendly pop (mostly). She says that's always where she was headed. By Joy Lanzendorfer Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/2003/06/10/difranco/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/int/2003/06/10/difranco/index.html?source=rss DIY goddess Ani DiFranco on political responsibility in the Bush era, the "lying, whoring media," life in New Orleans and her bottomless pit of self-loathing. By Kyle Wills Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/08/22/jay_farrar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/08/22/jay_farrar/index.html?source=rss Ex-Uncle Tupelo and current Son Volt frontman Farrar follows up last year's solo effort "Sebastopol" with "ThirdShiftGrottoSlack," a five-track EP featuring new and remixed material. Listen in. By Joey Sweeney Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/08/03/mendoza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/08/03/mendoza/index.html?source=rss Self-conscious New York indie rockers the Mendoza Line let their youth go to waste. By Joe Heim Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/06/15/modest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/06/15/modest/index.html?source=rss Modest Mouse's "The Moon & Antarctica" explores desolate regions, both geographic and spiritual. By Joey Sweeney Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/04/28/indie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/04/28/indie/index.html?source=rss The label synonymous with "As Seen on TV" goes after indie rock. Oh, sweet, delicious irony. By Andy Battaglia Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/02/29/yolatengo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/02/29/yolatengo/index.html?source=rss Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan talks about his downtown jazz, boho marriage and stately new record. By Joe Heim Fri, 09 May 2008 05:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/01/31/mouse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/01/31/mouse/index.html?source=rss Modest Mouse builds a singles collection -- nothing out of something -- and all sorts of other contradictions.