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Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Who: Hotel St. GeorgeLocation: San Diego, CARIYL: White Rabbits, Death Cab for Cutie, Cold War KidsThoughts: First time listening to Hotel St. George they sounded like a very standard indie rock outfit. They were completely unoffensive, they stuck... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — We are just a few days away from America's biggest unofficial holiday - Super Bowl Sunday! While we're still reeling over the Jets being ousted by the Colts we will still be tuning in Sunday to see if the Saints can set off the party of the centur... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — In the past few months Shark? have gone from being just another Brooklyn band with a quirky name to one of the go to acts for venues across the city. The band seemingly plays every week and sometimes multiple times a week, which leaves us with the... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Who: MidlakeTitle: The Courage of OthersLabel: Bella UnionRIYL: Grizzly Bear, Dr. Dog, Department of EaglesThoughts: If you loved The Trials of Van Occupanther you will undoubtedly herald Midlake's follow-up efforts as one of the best releases of ... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Mike Grubbs is a charmer. From the first second you meet the man behind Wakey! Wakey! you will notice this. Hell, even if you happen to glance at him from afar there is no doubting the magnetism within him. Whether it is with his debonair smile or... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — What: Casual Victim PileBig Names: Harlem...and a bunch of other Austin bandsCost: LP $18/CD $10 (buy here!)Thoughts: It has been a long time since we last saw a compilation quite like this one, especially from a source we trust with our musical d... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Who: The KnifeTitle: Tomorrow, In A YearRelease Date: March 1st (out now digitally)Label: Rabid RecordsThoughts: The shroud of mystery has practically disappeared from the world of music. Gone are the days of personal lives and disappearing into t... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: White Hills + Pontiak @ Cake Shop 8pm $7 [info]There are worse fates in life than to go underrated for most of your career, but when you have worked as hard and are as talented as these two bands that just shouldn't be the case. Yet for so... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — February is going to be a busy month for us here at Pop Tarts Suck Toasted! Not only will we be bringing you our regular content we're also working on a few shows during the month that are gonna be pretty awesome if we say so ourselves (which we m... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Someone should really give Mike Schulman a playful slap upside the head for this one! He really missed a golden opportunity to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Slumberland Records by releasing this collection of Black Tambourine's tunes last year... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Parenthetical Girls - "Evelyn McHale"; I've always been a fan of songs based on historical figures or events. This tune is about a woman who leaped to her death from the Empire State Building and absolutely flattened a car below her (pic). She loo... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Since 2006 La Blogotheque has filmed more than a hundred Take-Away Shows in cities around the world. These videos have become landmarks showcasing the unique talents of the ever expanding indie universe, bands who thrive on being different from ev... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Since telling you all that I was going to be posting more on the bands that send music to my inbox a couple weeks ago I have totally dropped the ball and failed at doing just that. It's not that I didn't want to, it's that I wanted to listen to re... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Last night at The Bell House music lovers from the five boroughs gathered together to raise money to aid the disaster relief going on in Haiti. The Strength Through Unity Benefit raised money for Save The Children and Partners In Health by selling... read more »

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Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Most of the talk yesterday (and today) has centered around the details coming out about Joanna Newsom's new record and she totally deserves the attention she's getting after how amazing her last two records were, but to overlook some of the other ... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Next Tuesday marks the beginning of the end for millions of Lost fans who will tune in for the show's final season. A few hundred lucky fans will be surrounded by like minded individuals at a sold out Bell House to watch the show and party immedia... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — If you have an internet connection and are a fan of indie music you have no doubt already heard the details of Joanna Newsom's forthcoming album - Have One On Me. The excitement surrounding the sudden announcement of the follow-up to the criticall... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Lately, in between listens to the new stuff that is constantly flooding my inbox, I have been turning back the clock to a simpler time in my life by listening to the alternative staples I grew up on. Nostalgia seems to have its hooks deep within m... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — I've always found it funny that the children of famous people seemingly always wind up being famous themselves. It's almost as if the ability to be a celebrity is written into our genetic code and predetermined before we ever get a chance to act o... read more »