“Illinois” Asthmatic Kitty/Sounds Familyre Records Write what you know, the adage goes. Most bands stay within familiar territory, playing the same chord progressions and covering the same subject matter throughout their careers, but then again, most bands are not Sufjan Stevens. Read more...

What if Harry Potter had a band? And what if Ron and Hermione played backup? Paul DeGeorge had been stewing over this idea when someone yelled out “We love you, Harry Potter!” at a concert for his younger brother Joe, who looks like the boy wizard. Read more...

Somewhere between Casino Morongo and the only Burger King in Indio, a part of me died on May 1, 2005. I’m exaggerating, but when you half expect to see the Fox News text crawl reveal which celebrities have developed a taste for human flesh, it’s obvious that hyperbole is now the new black (forget pink, it’s over). Read more...

Live and on the air early one Friday afternoon, Malik Gaines, keyboardist for the band My Barbarian, instructs listeners on how to make a homemade percussive instrument. Read more...

In 1994, the Chinese government dreamed of building the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. It would span nearly a mile across, tower 575 feet above the world’s third-longest river, and cost approximately $24 billion dollars. Read more...

By now virtually every student understands that downloading songs for free from the Internet isn’t legal. And the Recording Industry Association of America’s recent slew of lawsuits against individual people should be enough to make even the most determined Kazaa user in the dorms at least a little nervous. Read more...

Getting a job isn’t easy. Students learn this all too well around this time of year, courtesy of countless rejections by unpaid internships, cheap local restaurants, department stores and more. Read more...