Peter Gaston

New York City dance imprint DFA Records is experiencing a bit of a renaissance this fall, between the Rapture's return with their excellent disc In…

Evanescence's Amy Lee drops a surprising F-bomb when discussing her band's new album: "The record is FUN -- and that's a totally new thing for…

It's taken five years for Amy Lee to solidify Evanescence's latest lineup and complete their third album, a self-titled effort that arrives in stores Oct.

Crooked Fingers has been Eric Bachmann's primary band for the past decade, but before that, he fronted Archers of Loaf, the seminal college rock act…

Last November, Metric capped their first decade as a band with gigs at NYC's Museum of Modern Art and Miami's edgy Art Basel festival, and…

This Friday, when the three-day American version of the eclectic All Tomorrow's Parties festival kicks off in Asbury Park, New Jersey, British downtempo pioneers Portishead…

Ever wonder what a typical weekend looks like for a superstar DJ? As part of our Dance Issue, we spent time with Afrojack, aka Nick…

Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary have been making music as Modeselektor for some 15 years. But the Berlin-based duo truly jumped up a few rungs…

"Midnight City," the lead single off French electronic auteur M83's forthcoming double-album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, is one of this year's most addictive, effervescent songs…

If you imagined that the recording process for French electro-house duo Justice (whose name you must pronounce in an appropriately French manner "YOOS-teece") took place…

We've been digging L.A. quintet Grouplove's sunny, folk-tinged pop songs for nearly a year now, from their breakthrough single "Colours" (and its provocative video), through…

Nashville sibling duo JEFF the Brotherhood have been one of SPIN's favorite bands of the past year, thanks to their fuzzbombed recordings and their unforgettable…

Danish noise-punks Iceage are among 2011's most vital newcomers, and their debut album, New Brigade, is one of the year's best, so far. Just last…

Earlier this week, pioneering beatsmith DJ Shadow unveiled "I'm Excited," the first song off The Less You Know, The Better, his first album in five…

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and British dubstep whiz James Blake made two of this year's best albums, both self-titled, both self-assured. Vernon's enchanted, electro-folk opus…