Silversun Pickups

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is under fire for playing the Silversun Pickups song 'Panic Switch' at his campaign events without obtaining the band's consent. According to a press release, the Pickups' attorney has sent the Romney camp a cease and desist letter to prevent them from using the song in the future.

The Silversun Pickups' 2006 debut drew comparisons to the Smashing Pumpkins.

Silversun Pickups are making the rounds promoting their new album 'Neck of the Woods,' and last night (June 4), that meant popping up on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' to perform the new song 'Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings).'

Usually we get sick of rock stars complaining about celebrity, but we'll let Flea get away with it this time -- and even give the Red Hot Chili Pepper one of this week's best tweets. He does make a good point. So does Neko Case, a habitual Twitterer who confronts another modern dilemma with her latest tweet. And Silversun Pickups singer Brian Aubert considers sharing his talent at a hotel wedding

The new Silversun Pickups video 'Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)' was was filmed by James Frost, the man who directed Radiohead's 'House of Cards' using LIDAR technology and OK Go's 'This Too Shall Pass' with the help of a Rube Goldberg machine. 'Bloody Mary' isn't nearly as innovative as those videos, but it still catches the eye with a mysterious storyline.

Silversun Pickups’ infamous song ‘Lazy Eye’ is featured in the latest New World Supermarket commercial, which centers around a one night stand that develops into something special.

Silversun Pickups have had a busy few weeks following the May 8 release of their third album, 'Neck of the Woods,' and all the promotion that goes along with it. Said promotions brought SSPU frontman Brian Aubert and bassist/singer Nikki Monninger to Easy Street Records in Seattle, Wash., on Saturday (May 19) for a free in-store acoustic set that was followed up with an autograph session with fans

The music community was a little bit in shock when Against Me! singer Tom Gabel recently came out as transgender and revealed that she is planning to live life as Laura Jane Grace in the future. But for the most part, a lot of musicians have come out in support of Gabel's decision, including the band's onetime tourmates, Silversun Pickups.

Celebrating the release of their latest studio album 'Neck of the Woods' this week, Silversun Pickups stopped by the big stage at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' last night, May 8, to perform a pair of new songs: 'Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)' and 'The Pit.'

We praise artists for making the hero's journey: going out into the world, or deep within themselves, and bringing back something new. Some invent a new form, like the Beatles, and some take traditions in a new direction, like Jack White. Those who come up short are dismissed as redundant, uninspired, having been done before. Now into their third album, 'Neck of the Woods,' Silversun Pickups are y