Idolator

I think we've made enough jokes about the many broken-up bands of yesteryear reuniting just in time to grab their last bit of pre-global-crash money for you to anticipate the punchline even before I get to the end of this sentence. So let's just get to the meat of the post, shall we? News on reunion shows by Hum and Letters to Cleo, as well as some dudes hoping against hope that this year's Coachella will bring Athens' finest out into the desert heat, after the jump. More »

Like many people in their early 30s, I have a somewhat nostalgically wistful relationship with the alternative rock of the mid-to-late '90s. I bought CMJ New Music Monthly. I made sad and regrettable purchases based on CD sampler bundled within. (Thanks for nothing, For Squirrels.) I worked shifts at college radio stations no one actually listened to. And now, enough time has passed to make hearing some of that era's music bring about deluded memories of days gone by. Those of you who happen to live in Los Angeles can turn your evening out into an opening montage of 90210 this week at the Troubadour, when a Superdrag/Kay Hanley double bill hits the stage. More »