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Amplified: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down
The alternative folk rock group on their album "Know Better Learn Faster."
Amplified: The xx
Soft-spoken Brit kids at the center of a hype tsunami.
Sleigh Bells: Infinity Guitars
Brooklyn duo play CMJ show at Public Assembly.
Sleigh Bells: Ring Ring
Much buzzed band plays Ring Ring (or is it Rill Rill?) at CMJ show.
Amplified: We Have Band
Threesomes, nonsense and turkey basting with British disco rock group.
A Little Night Music
Highlights from the College Music Journal's annual festival.
Amplified: WHY?
The self-proclaimed "Debbie Downers of rock n roll" on stalkers, death and more.
Amplified at CMJ
Sleigh Bells, Phantogram, X-Wife, We Have Band, ETM interviews coming soon
Amplified: Fruit Bats
Eric Johnson on zoology rock, Armageddon lullabies, gap teeth and lazy eyes.
Amplified: The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne talks about his childhood and his influences.
WHY?: 'This Blackest Purse'
Pop band plays a song off their new album at Pianos in NYC.
Amplified: Deerhunter
Deep conversation, in a dingy hotel room, with frontman Bradford Cox.
We Are Anvil! Goodnight, New Jersey!
A 30-year heavy metal journey for geezer-rock band Anvil.
Amplified: The Jesus Lizard
Wild reminiscences with David and Mac from the '80s/'90s noise rock band.
Amplified: All Tomorrow's Parties
Organizers Barry Hogan and Deborah Higgins run a different kind of festival.
Amplified: David Bazan
Ex-evangelical plays out theological crisis in song.
The Amplified Blog
Inside Amplified | November 20, 2009 | 12:48 PM EST
Speech Debelle supposedly came out of nowhere to win the Mercury Prize in 2009, but she’s been writing and recording music for several years. We scheduled an interview for Amplified. I didn’t know... [continue]
Inside Amplified | November 16, 2009 | 4:17 PM EST
When most Americans think about indie rock bands, they don't normally imagine a band from China. But a new tour featuring artists from Beijing has been introducing cities on the East Coast to a fresh... [continue]
Inside Amplified | November 5, 2009 | 1:43 PM EST
Here's the Nightline story I did on 50 Cent. Spent a couple days with him, and we got a lot pretty well. My producer called it "the strangest buddy film ever." Watch til the end, when the interview... [continue]
Inside Amplified | November 5, 2009 | 8:41 AM EST
Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss, AKA Sleigh Bells, have been getting a ton of press love after the CMJ festival hoisted them to internet prominence. Pitchfork, the New Yorker, Stereogum, even... [continue]
Inside Amplified | November 3, 2009 | 11:53 AM EST
Check out British dance pop band playing their song You Came Out at Public Assembly two weeks ago during CMJ. Interesting interweb note about the name of the group: the main time that construction of... [continue]
Inside Amplified | November 2, 2009 | 2:00 PM EST
British dance rock threesome We Have Band was a highlight of our CMJ experience this year. They played the show we helped curate, they are genial and fun folks, and they don't shy away from making... [continue]
Inside Amplified | October 27, 2009 | 9:56 AM EDT
Are they the most written about band in the world right now? The Apple Store in Soho on was particularly abuzz on Thursday night, due to a special performance by UK ingenues The xx. [continue]
Inside Amplified | October 23, 2009 | 3:16 PM EDT
We helped to curate a CMJ party this past Wednesday night at Public Assembly in Brooklyn. The show featured five amazing, unsigned bands: Sleigh Bells, Phantogram (well, actually they just signed to... [continue]
 New Music Monday
VIDEO: Check Out Bear in Heaven's New Album

WEBCAST: New Music Monday: Bear in Heaven

A review of the band's latest album, "Beast Rest Forth Mouth."
VIDEO: Stuart Berman Reviews the Re-release of Nirvana's Bleach

New Music Monday: Nirvana

Pitchfork.com's Stuart Berman reviews Nirvana's 20th anniversary rereleases.
VIDEO: Check out the New REM Album

New Music Monday: REM

Pitchfork.com's Matthew Perpetua reviews REM's new live double CD and DVD.
VIDEO: Pitchfork.com Reviews Logos By Atlas Sounds

New Music Monday: 'Logos' Reviewed

Mark Richardson from Pitchfork.com reviews Atlas Sounds' new album.
VIDEO: Flaming Lips album review

New Music: The Flaming Lips

Pitchfork.com tells us about the Flaming Lips' new album, "Embryonic."
VIDEO: Neon Indian's Psychic Chasms Reviewed

'Neon Indian' Debut Album

Pitchfork's Marc Hogan reviews Austin-band's "Psychic Chasms."
VIDEO: Girls music review

New Music: 'Girls' Album Review

Pitchfork's Tom Breihan on the lead singer's incredible back story.
VIDEO: The band The Big Pink

'The Big Pink' Album Review

Pitchfork's Ian Cohen's take on the British duo's debut album.
VIDEO: Pitchfork's Ian Cohen Reviews Time to Die

'The Dodos' New Album

Pitchfork's Ian Cohen reviews San Francisco trio's "Time to Die."
VIDEO: Yo La Tengo's New Album Popular Songs

Review: Yo La Tengo's New Album

Pitchfork's Rob Mitchum listens to "Popular Songs."
VIDEO: 'Hospice' Recomended

'Hospice' Recomended

Pitchfork's Brian Howe reviews the latest album from The Antlers.
VIDEO: New EP from Spanish band Delorean

New Music Monday: Delorean

Pitchfork reviews Barcelona-based electro pop group's new EP.
VIDEO: 'Post-Nothing': Nothing to Brag About?

'Post-Nothing': Something to Brag About?

Pitchfork.com's Ian Cohen reviews Japandroids' album.
VIDEO:

Sizing Up 'Back to the Feature'

Pitchfork's Ian Cohen reviews the latest album by rap innovator Wale.
 The Amplified Video Vault
VIDEO: A look at the venerable 80's band with an astounding back story.

Meat Puppets, Part 1

A look at the venerable 80's band with an astounding back story.
VIDEO: A descent into drugs, incarceration, morbid obesity; then, an unlikely reunion.

Meat Puppets, Part 2

A descent into drugs, incarceration, morbid obesity; then, an unlikely reunion.
VIDEO: Amplified Interview with Lissy Trullie

Amplified: Lissy Trullie

NYC Indie rocker talks about odd jobs, Courtney Love, and why she hates Twitter.
Lizzie Powell the front woman of the Band Land of Talk

Amplified: Land of Talk

Lizzie Powell on her parental muse, insecurities and the "Justin factor."
VIDEO: Frontwoman for Camera Obscura talks about her break-up album.

Amplified: Camera Obscura

Frontwoman for Scottish twee pop titans talks about her break-up album.
VIDEO: A new documentary covers both hard-living and joy of touring.

Amplified: The Hold Steady

A new documentary covers both hard-living and "joy" of touring.
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Amplified: The Thermals

Lead singer Hutch is not as scary as you'd expect.
VIDEO: Canadian band play in Central Park, tell of their Great White North roots.

Amplified: Rural Alberta Advantage

Canadian band play in Central Park, tell of their Great White North roots.
Amplified: The Jesus Lizard

Amplified: The Jesus Lizard

Wild reminiscences with David and Mac from the '80s/'90s noise rock band.
VIDEO: Deep conversation, in a dingy hotel room, with frontman Bradford Cox.

Amplified: Deerhunter

Deep conversation, in a dingy hotel room, with frontman Bradford Cox.
VIDEO: Dan Deacon's album Bromst

Amplified: Dan Deacon

He's a critically acclaimed electronic musician and Youtube star.
VIDEO: Organizers Barry Hogan and Deborah Higgins run a different kind of festival.

Amplified: All Tomorrow's Parties

Organizers Barry Hogan and Deborah Higgins run a different kind of festival.
VIDEO: Ex-evangelical plays out theological crisis in song.

Amplified: David Bazan

Ex-evangelical plays out theological crisis in song.
VIDEO: Indie band's new album and Nick Diamonds on his reputation as a jerk.

Amplified: Islands

Frontman Nick Diamonds on his reputation as a jerk.
VIDEO: Amplified Featuring Yo La Tengo

Amplified: Yo La Tengo

Inside the Hoboken home of the indie elder statesmen.
VIDEO: British band mixes '60s pop with punk, plays the ABC roof.

Amplified: Noisettes

British band mixes '60s pop with punk, plays the ABC roof.
VIDEO: Catchy young band plays at a new venue: Dan's office.

Amplified: Harlem Shakes

Catchy young band plays at a new venue: Dan's office.
VIDEO: Cymbals Eat Guitars talk age, Pitchfork and new tunes.

Amplified: Cymbals Eat Guitars

20-year-old frontman and his band talk age, Pitchfork and new tunes.
VIDEO: Mates of State: Band on the diaper run.

Amplified: Mates of State

Band on the diaper run.
VIDEO: Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp on mixing marriage with music.

Amplified: The Rosebuds

Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp on mixing marriage with music.
VIDEO: Moby talks about partying to excess, the downside of fame and his new album.

Amplified: Moby

Moby talks about partying to excess, the downside of fame and his new album.
VIDEO: Annie Clark tells us about her sweet and sinister new album,

Amplified: St. Vincent

Annie Clark tells us about her sweet and sinister new album, "Actor."
VIDEO: Electronic dance band talk dork disco and using your girlfriend for press.

Amplified: Passion Pit

Electronic dance band talk dork disco and using your girlfriend for press.
VIDEO: French rockers talk playing Hank Williams, turning down the Legion of Honor.

Amplified: Phoenix

French rockers talk playing Hank Williams, turning down the Legion of Honor.
Amplified: An Horse

Amplified: An Horse

Sunny Australian boy/girl duo make anguished break-up rock.
VIDEO: Amplified Interview With Superdrag

Amplified: Superdrag

90's power pop band reunites, talks Jesus.
Amplified: Mac McCaughan

Amplified: Mac McCaughan

Indie senior statesmen Superchunk releases new EP. We talk with the frontman.
Amplified: Bob Mould

Amplified: Bob Mould

Reminiscing with a man who doesn't like to look back.
Dan Harris

Anchorman. Music freak.

What you'd get if "Rolling Stone" slept with "Foreign Affairs". Every week Dan Harris interviews
a band you really should be listening to. Also on this page, playlists, videos, and hidden magic, whenever we feel like it.
 Coming up next week...

Sleigh Bells

Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss at CMJ music marathon.
 
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