Photos: MGMT + Beck - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago

(via Cocaine Blunts ) This is quite positively one of my favorite things I’ve found on the web all year: an archive of nearly 400 album covers designed by Pen & Pixel . No one has mastered the timelessly hokey chromed-out font look like these guys. Here are some of my favorites from the bunch: And there’s plenty more of where that came from here . Help AiMT on The Hype Machine by bookmarking us on del.icio.us and/or Techn... more

New York, NY Truly incredible to experience live. "Desert Storm" Gang Gang Dance on MySpace Gang Gang Dance on The Hype Machine (in post Gang Gang Dance from 5 Acts . Download this at Amazon iTunes )... more

Kelley Polar Help AiMT on The Hype Machine by bookmarking us on del.icio.us and/or Technorati . ... more

LIVING UP TO THE HYPE: The showdown between USC and Ohio State failed to live up to the billing earlier this year, but this past weekend, the Buckeyes were involved in one of the better games of the season, going toe-to-toe with third-ranked Penn … Original post by "colt mccoy" - Live Search News ... more

Arriving by Misra Records on June 3rd comes Dual Hawks , capturing the dual musical persona’s of Will Johnson and crew. If you’re a fan of previous Centro-Matic or South San Gabriel outputs, this one comes right down the ole wheel house ( Fort Recovery anyone?). Hey, you don’t have to take our word for it, Patterson Hood calls them his top special . I’m especially smitten with the South San Gabriel disc, simply can’t get enough of the hau... more

Even without the Boss, Mr. Mike Ness brought quite the stellar performance Tuesday night at Chicago’s Park West. (You may or may not have heard about THIS .) The full house of Ness and Social D fans alike seemed to thoroughly enjoy Ness and his band’s 16-song set, which entertained the masses with several numbers from 99’s Cheating at Solitaire and cover album Under the Influences. I must say I was pretty surprised at how clear and crisp Ness’ live vocal quality was, be... more

MoB regulars know me to be a David Byrne junkie and my quest to get a Polaroid together at Austin City Limits. It’s easy to be turned onto music via Byrne’s label upstart Luaka Bop , which has released favorites like Jim White and more recently the fantastic collection of Brazil sound, What’s Happening in Pernambuco: New Sounds of the Brazilian Northeast . Indeed the thing I like and have come to trust about Luaka Bop as a label is their ability to cast a wide net... more

Ahh summer, a time for sunburn, baseball, grilling out, staying up late, drinking more than usual, and enduring days and days of live music courtesy of the plethora of festivals taking place across the US this summer. We’ll do our best to give each festival the MoB touch this summer, below you’ll get a flavor for where we’re going and who we’re looking forward to seeing. Bonnaroo When: June 12th - June 15th Where: Manchester, TN Highlights: Pearl Ja... more