Last night on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The New Pornographers appeared in their full glory--that is, with Neko Case joining them--to perform "Whiteout Conditions," the…

The New Pornographers' leader (and solo power-pop artist in his own right) A.C. Newman made a very quick cameo on Comedy Central's Drunk History last…

"Don't you know there is a war on here?" asks A.C. Newman on "Encyclopedia of Classic Takedowns," the newest track to emerge from the New…

Hyper-literate Austin, Texas, folk rockers Okkervil River won't release their next album, I Am Very Far, until May 10, but they debuted a first taste…

New Pornographers leader A.C. Newman released his second solo album, Get Guilty, last week. One its best tracks is "Submarines of Stockholm" (below), a power-pop…

Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:…

The 2009 music festival season is already heating up: The initial lineup has been announced for San Francisco's 17th annual Noise Pop event.