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Elvis Costello plays with Stephen Colbert
November 23rd, 2009 
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November 20th, 2009 Chris Courtesy: NO TOFU It’s been a while since Daft Punk hit the road for a proper tour, but if these rumors are anything to go by, the band is planning to make up for lost time fairly soon – on a big scale. According to Australian website Undercover, a “source close to the band” has […]
Beck writes song about Harry Partch
November 18th, 2009 Chris Courtesy: Pitchfork Harry Patch was the last surviving British World War I veteran. Radiohead wrote a song about him earlier this year. Harry Partch was an experimental music composer who worked with microtonal scales. The Fiery Furnaces’ Matt Friedberger thought Radiohead wrote a song about him and got pissed about it (“How’s the song? Is […]
Velvet Underground to make rare appearance
November 18th, 2009 Chris Courtesy Pitchfork One-time Velvet Underground cohorts Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, and Doug Yule are set to appear in the same room together– something that doesn’t happen very often. (But where’s John Cale?– Ed.) The three will talk about VU on December 8 at the New York Public Library as part of their “Live from the […]
Shearwater’s new album due out next year
November 18th, 2009 Chris Courtesy of Pitchfork The Matablog reports that album number six from luminous indie-prog travelers Shearwater will is due in 2010. The Golden Archipelago will arrive February 23 in North America and February 15 internationally, via Matador. In the Matablog post, there’s a quick video featuring blurry footage and quick snippets of music. And judging by […]
New Animal Collective vid
November 17th, 2009 Chris It’s been a huge year for AC, and if the approaching EP wasn’t enough, they’ve released yet another video for a song off Merriweather Post Pavilion: “In the Flowers” . Directed by Abby Portner, Filmed and Edited by Joey Gallagher Animation by Dan Boujoulian
New Beach House
November 17th, 2009 Chris Source: Pitchfork Beach House may have made the jump to Sub Pop for their forthcoming album Teen Dream, but they haven’t abandoned their woozy, hazy sound. “Norway” adds a hint of classic girl-group pop to Beach House’s dreamworld. Click here to hear the song. Teen Dream is out January 26. That’s the cover art up […]
Vampire Weekend announces more tour dates!
November 17th, 2009 Chris Courtesy: Pitchfork With their intimate tour of out-of-the-way California spots wrapped up, it’s time for some new Vampire Weekend live dates. Along with a free Australian show next week and bunch of West Coast radio gigs next month, the New York group are planning a three-night return to Manhattan come January. The hometown stand is […]
Dan Deacon on Sciatica and Canceling shows
November 16th, 2009 Chris Dan Deacon’s Myspace Page: About a week ago i started to feel a rather uncomfortable pain in the back of my left leg. at first it was only present when i was sitting but as time went on it started to get more and more painful when standing and eventually it hurt at all times, […]
Grizzly Bear in Bus Accident
November 16th, 2009 Chris Courtesy: Pitchfork Grizzly Bear’s tour bus was involved in an accident Thursday night after a show in Munich, Germany. According to a post on the band’s website, “the bus and trailer were hit and rendered immovable. The trailer was wrecked and the bus engine split.” Yikes! But don’t worry– everybody’s OK. Unfortunately, the accident forced […]
New Clipse Song
November 12th, 2009 Chris Courtesy: Melophobe Available here Latin horns, aggressive chorus, Neptunes on the beat. Sounds like a new Clipse track to me too. Song is called “Doorman” and you can download it here. Til The Casket Drops comes out 12/8. Get ready.
My Morning Jacket on American Dad
November 11th, 2009 Chris Yes, it’s true. Check it out. On Sunday, November 22nd, My Morning Jacket will appear On FOX’s hit TV show “American Dad.” The episode, titled “My Morning Straightjacket,” will feature the band guest-voicing as themselves, as well as 6 MMJ songs spanning their 10-year catalog. Comedian Zach Galifianakis will also be featured as a super-fan. […]
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