Even the static state of New York at rest can't stop the Hold Steady from rocking out. Title track Stay Positive is a simple video at heart for a band with a deep heart and deeper riffs.

Or, as the originator called it, Sequestered in Muppets. The Hold Steady are forced to lend their sound to the Electric Mayhem band with this craftily-edited video. The Muppets-dubbed vid trend continues to be tons of fun.

We can't help talking about the Hold Steady this week, but that's only because they rock so very hard. They not only performed amazing new single Sequestered in Memphis on David Letterman's show, but also worked a skit as...

Brooklynites The Hold Steady's fourth album Stay Positive hits stores this week, and in order to get you excited, they've unleashed five songs on the Interface podcast. With their last album Boys and Girls in America ...