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 Far into the Future: Tim Sweeney's nighttime playlist
Almost every Tuesday night, New York DJ/producer Tim Sweeney live-mixes disco, house, electro, and offshoots and recombinants thereof.
By: NICK SYLVESTER
 ''Alternative Label of the Year'': Dangerbird Records' free nominated downloads
Dangerbird is offering rare remixes, demos, and Darker My Love’s homonymous debut in its entirety.
By: MATT ASHARE
 Chicago-based experimental: The year of Kranky
Rarely is one label responsible for so many of the year’s best releases.
By: NICK SYLVESTER
 The erstwhile Beach Boy: A download tribute to Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson may have spent a few years in bed, but he’s been up and about for the last few years.
By: BRIAN E. KING
 Audible Treats: "Underground" hip-hop
When the word “underground” gets attached to “hip-hop,” we’re apt to imagine white boys spouting SAT verbiage in a feeble imitation of the real thing.
By: DOMINIQUE HENDELMAN
 The big apple: iTunes is still the answer
With his big, bearish presence and Buddha-like air of reflective certitude, Rick Rubin has been christened savior of the music industry.
By: MATT ASHARE
 After-party: The offical summer hip-hop remixes
Don’t be surprised if you hear yourself shouting, “Rewind Selektah!”
By: DOMINIQUE HENDELMAN
 DJ clearinghouse: "Blentcasts" from the "People's Mix Click Collective"
Of course, with such a hefty herd of MP3s, separating the sheep from the goats can be a Herculean endeavor.
By: SUSANNA BOLLE
 Download festival?: How about the Tweeter Center line-up instead
It’s a pretty cool line-up of “indie” stars, indie almost-stars, college-rock faves, and local heroes.
By: WILL SPITZ
 Up-and-coming Warped-types: Previewing the "Lucky 13th"
I almost fell asleep looking at the lineup (Bad Religion and New Found Glory again? Really?).
By: WILL SPITZ
 Type Radio: Free extended MP3 mixes
The UK label Type Records specializes in avant-garde music with a soft, lyrical touch.
By: SUSANNA BOLLE
 Okay Computer: We salute you
To honor the tenth anniversary of the Greatest Band in the World’s landmark third album, Stereogum gives us OKX: A Tribute to OK Computer.
By: WILL SPITZ
 Nice guys: New cuts from John Vanderslice, Bishop Allen, the Cave Singers, and the Tenderhooks
John Vanderslice — indie-rock artist, producer, and all-around nice guy — has had a tough year.
By: BRUCE COHEN
 Back in '96: The Bloomington indie Jagjaguwar evolution
The label has since evolved into an indie juggernaut.
By: BRUCE COHEN
 Pure genius: Some indie labels embrace the new technology
Amid all the hysteria about Internet music downloading, major labels are still trying to hold on to a paradigm that no longer exists.
By: BRUCE COHEN
 The hate-love-hate cycle: Inescapable seasonal charttoppers
The field is already packed with newcomers and veterans alike, all aiming to knock down my standards of good taste and respectability . . .
By: MATTHEW GASTEIER
 Roughing it: The Rough Guide music division
The Rough Guide series has long been a staple of the travel publishing industry; less well known is the company’s music division.
By: ADAM GOLD
 Warm and Scratchy: 14 new and exclusive tracks from "Adult Swim"
The Cartoon Network’s “Adult Swim” isn’t just about programming smart animation for Futurama and Family Guy addicts.
By: MATT ASHARE
 In anticipation of summer: Summer songs for regular people
Here are four reminders of what this summer holds for the lot of us.
By: NICK SYLVESTER
 Gallantly Streaming: A selection of brand-spankinh new jawns
There’s been a lot of talk about “clubrap” as the new sound rockin’ indie and European dance floors alike.
By: DAVID DAY
 Alanis's humps: Spoofing
One thing’s certain: as word spreads about Alanis’s humps, she’ll be getting a lot of requests for the tune this summer.
By: MATT ASHARE
 The hunt for Tim Armstrong: One track at a time
Last fall, Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong posted a letter on the Epitaph Records Web site announcing his plan to give away his solo debut for free on the Internet.
By: WILL SPITZ
 Blowing up: The ringtone champs
I’m guessing most people know this by now: album sales continue to tank.
By: NICK SYLVESTER
 Hip and free VBS.TV: But will it play in Peoria?
In collaboration with Vice magazine, Spike Jonze has put together an on-line TV station.
By: RICHARD BECK
 Round-up: Hot artists who recently hit the Hub
It’s impossible to keep up with the hundreds of noteworthy artists who release CDs every year.
By: DAVID DAY
 Wishing on a popstar: Avril Lavigne partners with Del Ray Manga
Avril Lavigne has never had a problem with viewing herself and her music as an aid to empowerment.
By: MATT ASHARE
 Celebration in Beatport: The digital dance warehouse
Last week, Miami hosted the Winter Music Conference, a huge festival celebrating the year to come in dance music.
By: DAVID DAY
 City limits: B-More Gutter music might be ready to leave town
The 8/4, 130 bpm assault of Baltimore club music has been alive and well since the early ’90s, but recently there have been signs that the local sound might be going national.
By: RICHARD BECK
 Can't be bought: Rapper Tim Fite gives it away
It’s already given critics who don’t usually have much to say about hip-hop license to wax poetic over, you know, the skillz and shit of Brooklyn rapper Tim Fite.
By: MATT ASHARE
.jpg) Southern by Southwestern hospitality: Austin welcomes Boston
Next week, the megalith of indie-music festivals, South by Southwest, launches the hopes of 1500 bands and the throbbing hangovers of 12,000 official attendees.
By: DAVID DAY
 Hip-hop hopefuls: Boston's eclectic rap stars
Already it appears 2007 will be a big year for Boston hip-hop, since a number of pivotal releases are in the making.
By: MATTHEW M. BURKE
 Nu Rave extravaganza: If you're into light sticks
So the New York Times told me the other day that British kids are learning to dance and love again, and I couldn’t be happier.
By: MATTHEW GASTEIER
 Heard it first: Coachella no-names
I decided to check out four bands on the bill whom I’d never heard.
By: WILL SPITZ
 Sub Pop video bin: The singles club
Once upon a time, Sub Pop had a singles club.
By: MATT ASHARE
 Splendid Theory: Wait for it...
Producer extraordinaire Nigel Godrich’s new Internet TV show, From the Basement, is splendid in theory.
By: WILL SPITZ
 Fourth quarter starters: Nas & Jay, Ghostface, and Jeezy bring December heat
It’s become one of those odd traditions without rhyme or reason that December, a month that never used to be a big time for big releases, is now a hip-hop time of year almost every year.
By: JESS MCCONNELL
 Holiday cheer: With a musical twist
Christmas music has gotten such a bad rap over the years, you could hardly imagine that it was once considered cool for artists like Elvis and the Beach Boys to record full albums of holiday classics.
By: MATT ASHARE
 The IFC Soundtrack: Indie rock for indie movies
The bridge between independent film and indie rock has been getting easier and easier to cross with the rise of a new generation of directors weaned on music videos and the multimedia underground.
By: MATT ASHARE
 Northern neighbors: Ontario musicians worth listening to
Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, is full of promising, undiscovered acts.
By: IAN SANDS
 Vinyl goes digital: Limited edition gems are now downloadable
Some of us still remember the famed Sub Pop singles club, and Simple Machines’ 1993 single-a-month series, which featured everyone from riot grrrls Bratmobile to slo-rockers Codeine.
By: MATT ASHARE
 DARE: Don't waste your dollars
Although Gorillaz musical mastermind Damon Albarn is busy recording with the Good, the Bad and the Queen, all’s not quiet on the Gorillaz front, at least not on the commercial front.
By: WILL SPITZ
 Vietnam: Lou Reed called: he wants his lyrics back.
Those wily folks in the Vice A&R department were the first to pick up on the potential of, yes, yet another Brooklyn-based outfit, VietNam.
By: MATT ASHARE
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