The Republic Tigers made its mark on the blogosphere with their outstanding pop single "Buildings and Mountains," which you can find here. The band supported their newly found hype by sweeping through SXSW, touring the country and recently joining indie veterans Nada Surf on the road this summer.

Metric has spent most of the past year recording the follow-up to 2005's Live it Out and recently released the Live at Metropolis EP, but that didn't stop the quartet from making the trek out to Coachella 2008. I caught up with Emily Haines, solo-artist and Broken Social Scene member -- along with band mates Josh, James and Joules -- before their fierce set of electro-rock on Sunday. We talked about the new record, preparing for the heat and why Neil Young rules.

Aussies Midnight Juggernauts were relatively unheard of when they toured North America with Justice last fall, but you wouldn't have guessed it on Friday. Their Coachella set fused indie-rock bombast with pulsating dance rhythms and magnetic synthesizers. The crowd looked overjoyed, sweaty and would have stayed for another hour given the chance.

Midnight Juggernauts came across like a twenty-first century version of Xanadu, minus the roller skates of course. I caught up with drummer Daniel Stricker for a quick interview.