Watch The Throne is undoubtedly the summer blockbuster of records. Maybe it’s not a deep cut, artsy record. But it’s big, flashy, and has the biggest stars in the game. This Spike Jonze-directed video for “Otis” off WTT is great if only for how much genuine fun Kanye and Jay seem to be having. Yes, it’s […]
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We’ve seen a lot of live videos of tUnE-yArDs. And they are all pretty much rad but, you know, we get it. This one throws a little something else into the mix with this performance of “Gantsta”: The Roots. It’s a little bit like The Roots hadn’t really heard this song before, or rehearsed it that […]
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Well…here’s something really weird to get you over the midweek hump. A collaboration between The Flaming Lips and Lighning Bolt called “I Wanna Get High But I Don’t Want Brain Damage.” Surprise! It’s crazy! The song is loud, noisy and repetitive, repeating the title over and over, with the video giving some pretty graphic imagery […]
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Seeing the entirety of Age of Adz’s”Impossible Soul” – all 20-plus minutes of it – performed live was one of the single coolest live music moments I can remember seeing. People were dancing in the aisles, hugging strangers, it was awesome in a very true sense of the word. So, naturally, seeing just the final […]
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It’s weird to think Timez Are Weird These Days is technically Theophilus London’s debut LP. But, there you have it. And he’s making the rounds of late night talk shows now, stopping by Kimmel last night to perform “I Stand Alone,” the closing track on the new record. He’s got a glittery red tank top […]
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Enest Greene recently sat down and talked to NPR music. In the interview he said: “When I look back at the record and listen to it, I can sort of see where I was at when I was making it — these brief little moments, different places I was at emotionally,” he says. “So, to […]
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Rapaport approaches A Tribe Called Quest from a fan’s perspective. This documentary comes from a place of sincerity and admiration.
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This video for “Go Outside” is all about…well…cults. The Jonestown cult massacre to be specific. It’s got a bunch of vintage footage from news reports of the incident, as well as singer Madeline Follin, who Forrest Gump-ed herself into the clips. Fitting, since I almost referred to this as an “old school” Cults song, just […]
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New Jersey surfy rock dudes Real Estate are now signed to Domino records and now have a release date for their new record. Their debut self-titled full length was full of reverb-ed out beachy tunes, mostly about New Jersey and suburban living. The new record is titled Days and is out October 18 in North […]
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Today’s news on un-Google-able bands: Girls are releasing a new record titled Father, Son, Holy Ghost. This falls somewhere more searchable than their debut Album and a little less than follow-up EP Broken Dreams Club. But hopefully it will be just as good at capturing jangly pop jams. If their trajectory says anything – the EP […]
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Hooray For Earth have a new record out called True Loves. Owen Pallett is still touring off of his brilliant Heartland LP from last year, as well as releasing EPs galore containing remixes and root materials from the album. This cover of “Lewis Takes Action” is not on True Loves or any of Pallett’s releases, […]
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I think the lesson learned from Arcade Fire/Spike Jonze short film Scenes From the Suburbs is: the place you grew up and the way you remember your teenage years are the most depressing things ever. But, don’t worry, it is still a great way to spend 28 minutes on a Monday morning. The clip follows […]
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