Last week, Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O shared her first ever solo album, a short release filled with minute-long songs about heartbreak, love, and isolation. Even though it was released in 2014, the songs were written years ago from the comfort of her bedroom when she was much younger. To capture that spirit, her […]
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Spike Jonze Surprises Karen O With “Ooo” Music Video Feat. Elle Fanning
September 16th, 2014 
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STREAM: Karen O’s Lo-Fi Solo Effort, ‘Crush Songs’
September 5th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler One of rock ‘n’ roll’s finest frontwomen, Karen O, is streaming her brand new solo record, Crush Songs, now. The album, which is due out Sept 9 on Julian Casablancas‘ imprint label Cult Records, is a slew of lo-fi and mysical numbers written and recorded between 2006 and 2007 but held for release until now. […]
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June 25th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Last year the Yeah Yeah Yeahs put out Mosquito, but it seems juggling that and music for Spike Jonze’s Her wasn’t enough to keep fontwoman Karen O busy. She’s just announced she will be dropping her first ever solo album, Crush Songs, September 9 via Cult (Julian Casablancas’ label). That’s the album art to the left. It may come as a surprise […]
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Debut New Song “Despair” At Hurricane Sandy Benefit
December 10th, 2012 Dayton O'Connor Yeah Yeah Yeahs, it’s been too too long. It appears that the NYC-based indie rock trio is lumbering their way back into activity. Back in November, LA radio station KCRW broke the news that the group was gearing up for their as yet untitled fourth album, and their first since 2009’s It’s Blitz, for release […]
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SCENE & HEARD: Frankenweenie Unleashed
October 2nd, 2012 Grace Duffy Written by UTG critic Grace Duffy, Scene & Heard takes a look at the music that makes our favorite films so memorable. Whether it’s the 400-piece orchestra Christopher Nolan used for The Dark Knight, or the dozen or so bands that contributed to the soundtrack of Top Gun, there is no denying the impact music has on movies […]
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack Details Released/Song Stream
December 2nd, 2011 Grant Trimboli We are all very excited to see David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo when it hits theaters on December 21. Other than the movie, the only other piece missing is the score from the movie itself. Heavy anticipation has been built up towards the soundtrack that will be provided by Trent Reznor and […]
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David Lynch Releases Details on Debut Album
August 25th, 2011 Brian Leak Eccentric American director of film and television, David Lynch has been working on a debut album for some time now and has recently released specific details including the track list and an exciting guest vocalist. The introductory track “Pinky’s Dream” features vocals from Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ front-woman Karen O. Lynch’s electronic pop solo album Crazy […]
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Karen O discusses upcoming ‘psycho-opera’
August 25th, 2011 Jenna Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O has been spreading the word about her upcoming “psycho-opera” called Stop the Virgens. The project was created by Karen O herself along with KK Barrett. It will be directed by Adam Rapp and feature musical direction by both her Yeah Yeah Yeahs bandmate Nick Zinner and Sam “Squeak E. […]
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