Keeping tabs on our favorite musicians has become a lot more entertaining ever since the arrival of Twitter. Through this microblogging site we've been able to keep tabs on who's picking fights with whom, which artists have outspoken political beliefs, what they're all eating or drinking, and ...

In a post-recessionary state of a downsizing music industry, it takes more than just some good songs to get people’s attention these days. Sometimes wacky marketing ideas are the ticket. Sometimes unexpected performances are what it takes. Perhaps someone uses your music as a launchpad for their ...

When December arrives, year-end lists are bound to be just around the corner. But before Treble indulges in the annual tradition of assembling lists of what we consider the best songs and albums released in 2010, we've got a series of smaller, more concise, but still entertaining assemblages of ...

When Kanye West finally started his own Twitter page, the Chicago producer/MC provided an endless stream of entertaining one-liners. My personal favorite: “What’s your credenza game?” But the most exciting words the man uttered on his feed actually involved the launch of a new free music series ...

Treble’s semi-annual to seasonal tradition of calling holes in one’s music collection “perverse” is one that we hold dearly. And it’s one with a practical application as well. While it’s certainly fun to revisit albums that have slipped through the editorial cracks, it also gives us a chance to ...

Ten months down, and only one more to go before it’s year-end list time around these parts. But before we get there, we’ve got another solid mix of some of our favorite tracks of the past few months. In this installment of the Album of the Week mix, we’ve got some psych-pop, some metal, some ...

Indie rock frontmen basically come in two varieties. One is the everyman, plainclothes sort a a la Stephen Malkmus, letting their appearance and presence take a backseat to the music itself. The other is the showman, the over-the-top persona that dons garish outfits (see: Kevin Barnes), indulges ...

Halloween season is here, and the creatures will come out in droves to take your candy, get drunk and attempt a sloppy recreation of the “Thriller” choreography at your house. Or, alternately, they will groove endlessly to some stellar gothic rock albums, of which there are dozens, Bauhaus, ...

Stock up on candy corn, polish the crystal ball and Ouija board, strap on your garlic necklace and fire-up the Hi-fi, because Halloween is almost here! It’s a tradition here at Treble to scare up a good feature on the most ghoulish of music for Halloween, and while we’ve already offered up ...

Franz Ferdinand - “Take Me Out” Taken literally, it’s about opening the little black book, scanning past the multitude of ex-girlfriends, and finding companionship as an excuse to put down the frozen burritos and get ...