Ah, March is here. Spring is just around the corner, and so is St. Paddy's Day! Thankfully, my favorite watering hole is re-opening this weekend, so I'll have someplace to celebrate the holiday o' green. But that's a week away yet- for this week, I'll pulled together a little mixtape of a few bands for your listening pleasure. I'm not as taken by the new Gnarls Barkley, but I do like the single and the track I've included here. Most of the rest of the album just doesn't stand out as much as the first one did. Sophomore [...]
Watch 'The Age Of The Understatement' below. Read my review of their 2nd-ever gig here. MP3: The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age... (Live) [ alt link ]

Plagued by an unfortunate host of sound issues, The Last Shadow Puppets performed their second-ever gig last night at New York City's Cakeshop. For those still in the dark, TLSP is comprised of Miles from The Rascals & Alex from Arctic Monkeys. Around 7:30pm, word spread that the duo would be making a brief appearance at the Lower East Side venue. By midnight, the 200-capacity spot was packed to full capacity. The band's set was short and sweet, consisting of eight tunes from their forthcoming debut album, each clocking in [...]
The Good: Colin Meloy - "We Both Go Down Together"; Truth be told this has been one of my favorite Decemberists songs for quite some time now, and the sheer fact that this is hyping up Colin Meloy's solo collection has me a bit giddy. I love the way his voice warbles throughout this version of the song, and the simplicity behind it has me hooked. Fun stuff for sure. Tokyo Police Club - "In A
The Last Shadow Puppets (Alex Turner and Miles Kane) have released a music video for the title track off their debut album The Age of the Understatement (May 6 via Domino Records). The duo has recently played a few secret, free shows in New York City. No word on what's next on the duo's agenda, but [...]

In a spur-of-the-moment gig, The Last Shadow Puppets debuted The Age of the Understatement live last night at a record store . Rumor has it that Vampire Weekend boys Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij attended Alex Turner's and Miles Kane's almost-impromptu performance. According to NME , TLSP's setlist was: In My Room Standing Next To Me The Chamber Only The Truth Calm Like You My Mistakes The Age Of The Understatement Meeting Place Check out The [...]

Hier word ik dus echt zoooooo opgewonden van hè xD Kliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiik! Voor de mensen die niet weten waar ik het over heb: The Last Shadow Puppets is de nieuwe band van Alex Turner (die ene van de Arctic Monkeys jeweettog), samen met de zanger van The Rascals en bijgestaan door de violist van onder andere Arcade Fire. The Age of the Understatement is de titel van het album en ook van deze eerste single =] En met dit soort hippe videoclips en filmpjes doen ze zo heerlijk mysterieus [...]
The Last Shadow Puppets made their live debut last night, playing an intimate eight-song acoustic set in the back room of Williamsburg record store Sound Fix. The show was a last-minute gig for Alex Turner and Miles Kane, but a packed crowd was rightfully anxious to see them play their ...