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Photo by Julian Hamilton/Getty Images This Guitarist Was About to Trade Music for Making Coffee When He Was Invited to Join These Early 2000s Indie Rockers
In April 2026, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline spoke about how he nearly applied for Starbucks with only $200 to his name when Jeff Tweedy called.
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Photo courtesy of Lustmord Lombardo New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need to Hear This Week (8/14)
This week, New Music Friday brings us fresh tracks from the super-duo Lustmord Lombardo, melodious indie rockers Slow Pulp, and more.
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Photo by FilmMagic.com/FilmMagic 4 Indie Sleaze Rock Songs From the Early 2010s That Defined Millennials’ Aesthetics for Life
These four indie sleaze rock songs not only further defined the genre in the early 2010s but also defined millennials’ outlook on life.
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Photo by Sarah Anne Cohen/Getty Images Indie Rock Guitarist Exits Tour Amid Allegations of Inappropriate Messages With Young Fan
Modest Mouse guitarist Simon O’Connor has exited the band’s upcoming tour after being accused of inappropriately messaging an underage girl.
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Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images 4 Bands That Prove Britpop Is Still Alive, You’re Just Not Looking In the Right Places
If you’re looking for the best modern Britpop bands, here’s a list of four bands that are currently taking over the UK.
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Photo by Paul Bergen/Redferns 4 Indie Rock Bands Who Deserve to Get an NPR Tiny Desk Concert
It’s hard to believe these four indie rock bands haven’t performed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert, but there’s still hope.
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(Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) How Beck Turned an Embarrassing Moment Into a 1994 Hit (And Why It Became Embarrassing Again)
With the release of “Creep” and “Loser” one right after the other, the early 90s was the perfect environment for nerd rock to flourish.
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(Photo by Natasha Moustache/Getty Images) 3 Indie Rock Albums to Impress Strangers (Or Your Local Barista)
We can’t guarantee the local barista will actually be impressed, but these are good albums anyway.
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Photo by Harry Herd/Redferns If You’re a Blur Fan, You Need to Be Listening to These 3 Bands
Blur fans need to turn on to these 3 bands as they feel like a brilliant continuation of the Britpop band’s iconic legacy.
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(Photo by Jana Birchum/Getty Images) 3 Indie Sleaze Albums Officially Turning 21 This Year
Indie sleaze would not survive today, but it was gaining a strong foothold in 2005.
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Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 3 Underrated Songs From the Late 90s That Accidentally Invented 2000s Indie Rock
With these three underrated songs from the late 90s, indie rock of the 2000s was accidentally invented, with their influence coded within.
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Photo by Josh Brasted/FilmMagic Indie Rock Musician Catching Heat for ‘Attacking’ Olivia Rodrigo Over Her Daisy Chains Fields Festival: ‘We Won’t Be There Lol Tf’
Cigarettes After Sex drummer Jacob Tomsky is being criticized after commenting on his band not playing Olivia Rodrigo’s new music festival.
