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DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Fennesz/Daniell/Buck, “Antonia (Edit)”
Knoxville–a one-night-only collaboration between Christian Fennesz (guitar/electronics), David Daniell (guitar) and Tony Buck (drums), will be available through Thrill Jockey on 8/24.
1MM: Arcade Fire Bring ‘The Suburbs’ To Madison Square Garden
Photos by Hobo Here are some of our favorite self-titled shots from last night’s Arcade Fire show. We’ll have a full review of it–along with some photo outtakes–later today…
PEEP SHOW: Elijah Wood Goes Shopping At Amoeba Music
Frodo’s got some decent–if a bit old-fashioned–taste, after all. [Amoeba Music]
121 MINUTES: Black Eyed Peas, “BEP Empire”
Yep, you heard that right: before Black Eyed Peas became the Fergie & will.i.am show, they coasted across a rubberized DJ Premier beat and delivered a clever video clip that could have easily gone viral in the post-YouTube era.
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: A Sunstroked Disco Mix From Aeroplane
“I wrote all the songs on the album and I played all the instruments:.so I’m the studio guy. Steph was taking care of a lot of other things–important things–but it came to the stage I was alone in the studio and I realized, this is not ‘our’ band as it’s supposed to be. We could […]
VIDEO: Watch Arcade Fire Cover Jay Reatard
Photo by Andrew Parks We’re gonna try and not add to the noise of today’s Arcade Fire release too much, but the following video–a chilling live cover of Jay Reatard‘s “Oh It’s Such a Shame” from last night’s Philly show–is an absolute must-listen. Check it out after the jump, along with our award-winning cover story […]
POSSIBLE PULL QUOTES: Beck
Here’s a gentle reminder that we’re not getting any younger: Beck just turned 40. And yet, the former clown prince of slacker rock is as productive as ever, churning out collaborations with Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stephen Malkmus, his revolving door of Record Club members, and the producers of several film soundtracks (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, […]