Posts Tagged ‘Stereogum’
12/18/09 News briefs: Final Fantasy, The xx, Xmas indie rock, VOGUE and The Flaming Lips
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Owen Pallett has changed his musical moniker from Final Fantasy to… wait for it… Owen Pallett. Yes, the Toronto-based Polaris Prize winner decided to finally give the video its name back. In a statement he wrote, “the laws of trademark infringement exist for good reason, and so I am voluntarily retiring my band name… I feel it is in my own best interests to definitively distinguish my music from Square/Enix’s games.” The name-change comes just in time for the new Final Fantasy Owen Pallett album, Heartland, which is out January 12th.
The xx are set to bring “a 3D physical interpretation” of their music to The Vinyl Factory in London. According to FACT, “The sculpture utilises film, light and sound via three specially created audio-visual units (each unit representing one member of the band with a mix of exclusively filmed footage and mixed sound), and every visitor will enjoy a totally unique experience of xx.” The show will happen for six days from January 8 to 12, 2010.
Stereogum has been nice enough to collect an assortment of indie rock-flavoured Christmas songs for its readers. Some of the tracks they’ve included are Lightning Dust’s “Ho Ho Ho, “Can’s “Silent Night,” an edit of Lindstrøm’s epic “Little Drummer Boy” and Julian Casablancas’ SNL cover, “I Wish It Was Christmas Today.” You can download them all free of charge here.
The Horrors, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Beirut, Mika and Adam Green, among others, have posed for a special music spread in the upcoming issue of VOGUE. You can see it over at OhNoTheyDidn’t.
The Flaming Lips along with Stardeath and the White Dwarfs will release their cover of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon on iTunes this Tuesday (December 22nd). The album will feature guest appearances by Peaches and Henry Rollins. It’s more than likely going to be rad.
Tags: Dark Side Of The Moon, final fantasy, Heartland, Owen Pallett, Pink Floyd, Stereogum, The FLaming Lips, The Vinyl Factory, the xx, VOGUE, Xmas indie rock
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12/15/09 News briefs: Elliott Smith, Pitchfork’s Top Tracks, Ten Years of ATP, Empire of the Sun and The Shins + Danger Mouse
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
While he may have left us six years ago, a new song from Elliott Smith has surfaced. His label Kill Rock Stars is giving away an MP3 of “Cecilia/Amanda,” which was originally recorded back in 1997. This gift comes along with news that KRS will remaster and re-release Smith’s first solo album, Roman Candle, along with the newly acquired final album, From a Basement on the Hill on April 6th, 2010.
The almighty indie bible Pitchfork has unveiled its Top 100 tracks of 2009. Topping the list? No surprises here: Animal Collective’s “My Girls,” followed by Dirty Projectors’ “Stillness Is the Move” and Phoenix’s “1901.”
Stereogum has been generous to share a photo album from the recent Ten Years Of ATP festival. There are some great pics of everyone from Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing Fever To Tell, Belle & Sebastian DJing, a fog-drenched Sunn O))) and a beardy Modest Mouse.
Though he found quite the buzz (and a fan in Jay-Z) with the dreamy psychedelic bubblegum of Empire of the Sun, Luke Steele is looking to release something new by his other band, The Sleepy Jackson. Steele told Aussie site Faster Louder he’s not sure when, but “the album should be out definitely in the next decade but not in the next 12 months – I’d want to, but I don’t think so, no.”
The Shins’ James Mercer and Danger Mouse have revealed details about their collaboration, Broken Bells. The two will release their self-titled, debut album on March 9th through Columbia Records. Described as ten “melodically seductive and psychologically provocative songs,” as of December 21st you’ll be able to hear their first single, “The High Road.”
Tags: Broken Bells, danger mouse, Elliott Smith, Empire of the Sun, Faster Louder, James Mercer, Kill Rock Stars, Luke Steele, Pitchfork, Stereogum, Ten Years of ATP, The Sleepy Jackson
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12/9/09 News briefs: Neko Case, Delorean, Jason Lytle, Massive Attack and the Gummy Awards
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
In case you missed it (like I did), Neko Case took over as programmer for the Turner Classic Movies network last night. The alt-country crooner sat and chatted with Robert Osborne and then presented four films: Woody Allen’s Radio Days, Orson Welles’ The Third Man, Albert Lewin’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and Elia Kazan’s A Face in the Crowd. Apparently, this was an idea Neko had to promote her recent album, Middle Cyclone. I wonder what else she could get away with…
Spanish blog darlings Delorean will take their Balearic pop on the road this spring opening up for Miike Snow on a North American tour, which stops in Montreal on April 2, Toronto on April 3 and Vancouver on April 12. They’re also said to be working on their debut full-length.
Grandaddy were great, so we can only assume the new Xmas album by former frontman Jason Lytle is worth downloading. I mean, it’s free, but remember how rad Sophtware Slump was? You can grab it over at his official website.
15 years is a pretty long time to hold a grudge, so Massive Attack and Tricky have finally buried the hatchet. In an interview with BBC 6 Music, Daddy G said that it’s all water under the bridge and he and 3D are working on a collaboration with Tricky. Let’s hope they can recreate the magic of “Karmacoma.”
Finally, Stereogum has announced the winners of The 2009 Gummy Awards. Animal Collective (album), Grizzly Bear (video) and The xx (new act) were all victorious. Best of all though, the site asked tasteful celebs and musicians like Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation, Human Giant), Andy Samberg (SNL, Lonely Island), Gregg Gillis (Girl Talk), Patton Oswalt (Big Fan, Ratatouille) and Andrew W.K. for their picks.
Tags: 3D, animal collective, Daddy G, Delorean, Granddaddy, grizzly bear, Jason Lytle, Massive Attack, Miike Snow, Neko Case, Stereogum, The Gummys, the xx, Tricky, Turner Classic Movies
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