Dec 7th, 2007 · Sigmund Stahl never gets tired of telling the nearly unbelievable-if-it-weren't-true story of how he met his wife. Their first date was to see a scandalously famous pornographic film. It was her idea.
Oct 27th, 2007 · With stunning vocals from Neko Case and playfully cerebral narratives from songwriters Dan Bejar and A.C. Newman, the Canadian band is virtually peerless in the world of power-pop and indie-rock. The band gives a full concert on NPR.org tonight (Oct. 27), webcast live from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club.
Oct 25th, 2007 · Critics have been calling The New Pornographers a supergroup for years. Meredith Ochs calls the designation a misnomer, though the vibrant pop arrangements of the band's new album Challengers lead her to reconsider her nomenclature.
Aug 8th, 2007 · "Adventures in Solitude" closes the band's fine new album without conserving hooks: Opening with a few spare verses and memorable interludes, the song soon blooms into a series of rich, warm-blooded choruses, as Neko Case rushes the spotlight and the strings sweep in.
Jun 13th, 2007 · Zumpano may forever be known mostly as the answer to, "What band was A.C. Newman in before The New Pornographers?" The Vancouver group made two records for Sub Pop before Newman began his more lucrative New Pornographers pursuits.
Mar 20th, 2007 · In Michigan, state lawmakers have cut funding for the popular Ann Arbor Film Festival, claiming it showed material they considered pornographic. But the ACLU says the lawmakers may have overstepped their bounds.
Mar 6th, 2006 · Scotland’s art-pop hipsters Belle and Sebastian and the Canadian power pop group The New Pornographers visit Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club for a night of music, webcast live on NPR.org tonight.
Jun 3rd, 2005 · In a major change for so-called "adult" Web sites, the global Internet's primary oversight body has announced a plan to create a new Web suffix for pornographic Web sites. The addresses, ending in .xxx, may be available as early as this fall.