http://dir.salon.com/topics/indie_rock/?source=rss&aim=indie_rock en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST By Cary Tennis Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/15/blocked/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/15/blocked/index.html?source=rss I'm stuck creatively and don't know where to turn. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/sexiest_man_living/2008/11/20/koenig/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/sexiest_man_living/2008/11/20/koenig/index.html?source=rss The Ivy-educated, button-cute musician who rocks our world with songs about the serial comma. By James Hannaham Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/09/30/tvotr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/09/30/tvotr/index.html?source=rss With their passionate new album, "Dear Science," TV on the Radio stake their claim as a great American rock band. By Judy Berman Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/09/02/petrusich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/09/02/petrusich/index.html?source=rss The author of "It Still Moves" discusses her road trip through America's musical past and future -- and why we still yearn for the music of yore. By Michaelangelo Matos Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/08/19/fiery_furnaces/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/08/19/fiery_furnaces/index.html?source=rss The Fiery Furnaces know how to make perfect pop songs, and they know how to rock -- but on their first live album, they just want to tear things apart. By Judy Berman Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/08/07/conor_oberst/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/08/07/conor_oberst/index.html?source=rss Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst was my guilty pleasure for years. But now that he has changed from angsty teen to Johnny Cash wannabe, why can't I enjoy his music? By Michaelangelo Matos Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/07/14/hold_steady/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/07/14/hold_steady/index.html?source=rss The Hold Steady are a New York indie rock band for people who hate New York indie rock bands, and their new album chronicles the country's dark underbelly. By Judy Berman and Charly Wilder Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2008/06/05/music_festivals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2008/06/05/music_festivals/index.html?source=rss Radiohead! Kanye! My Bloody Valentine! Dylan! Here's what to catch -- and what to skip -- on the festival circuit this summer. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST 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.