The musical time warp that is Phenomenal Handclap Band gives its disco double-dutch single “15 To 20″ the ultimate retro treatment in this video. Cameras separately follow each member of the eight-piece NYC collective as they simultaneously engage in mysterious illegal hijinks, spliced with shots of guest vocalist Lady Tigra’s glossy lips. They successfully elude [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC): The Like The Like will perform on Last Call tonight amidst the band’s tour with Arctic Monkeys. The ladies haven’t had a full-length album since ’05 but are updating themselves [...]
Unless you’ve spent the last 50 years cryogenically frozen in deep space, you may have heard of Rosanne Cash‘s father, Johnny Cash. When Rosanne locked in on becoming a successful country singer/songwriter, she had a formidable set of footsteps to follow. But she isn’t one to duck a challenge. Twenty of her singles cracked the top 20 [...]
It has been eight years since the release of Circulatory System’s critically acclaimed, self-titled debut album. One reason for the delay was that primary songwriter, visual artist and former Olivia Tremor Control member Will Cullen Hart was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. This track, from the new Signal Morning (Cloud), features Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel, [...]
When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: Gnarls Barkley takes on Radiohead’s “Reckoner.” MAGNET’s Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! Cee-Lo lays some thick soul on the Radiohead number. This is the world’s biggest R&B band covering the world’s biggest alternative band. Thom Yorke and Co. [...]
Unless you’ve spent the last 50 years cryogenically frozen in deep space, you may have heard of Rosanne Cash‘s father, Johnny Cash. When Rosanne locked in on becoming a successful country singer/songwriter, she had a formidable set of footsteps to follow. But she isn’t one to duck a challenge. Twenty of her singles cracked the top 20 [...]
What is it with Yo La Tengo? They seem like such calm, good-hearted, perfectly nice people, and they write such perfectly nice songs. And then they take it to the bridge, and this <i>ungodly<p> cloudhead of rumble and skronk rolls off of the stage and into the audience, and we all get knocked over like [...]
Cardigans, vintage dresses and a Spike Jonze-inspired video? It’s got to be indie. And Bishop Allen is about as indie as they come, a Harvard-educated quintet that knows its way around an angular guitar riff. “Dimmer” is plenty quirky, musically fabulous and just a little bit scary. What more could you ask for?
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC): Sunny Day Real Estate After a couple of breakups, Sunny Day Real Estate is back together and what better way to celebrate than alongside Jimmy Fallon? SDRE’s U.S. tour with the [...]
Unless you’ve spent the last 50 years cryogenically frozen in deep space, you may have heard of Rosanne Cash‘s father, Johnny Cash. When Rosanne locked in on becoming a successful country singer/songwriter, she had a formidable set of footsteps to follow. But she isn’t one to duck a challenge. Twenty of her singles cracked the top 20 [...]
