The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is presenting an exhibition entitled "Abstract Rhythms: Paul Klee and Devendra Banhart," which pairs the artwork of Paul Klee with the drawings and music of freak folkster Devendra Banhart. Exploring the relationship between music and visual art, the exhibit features more than a ...
Now that CMJ has ended, there's all kinds of sweet residue from the festival surfacing across the internets. For example, check out this ace live set that The Hold Steady played for KEXP's podcast. Not only is it a great performance, leadsinger Craig Finn ends the show by making the ...
Described by Hypeful friend Chris as "twee as f#ck," the feedback on Tullycraft's "If You Take Away the Make-Up (Then The Vampires They Will Die)" was extremely positive. So, I anticipate Hypeful readers will dig the new Tullycraft video for "Georgette Plays A Goth." It's a tasty track and the ...
Just in time for Halloween, Spinner counts down the 20 craziest costumed acts who recognize that sometimes what you wear is just as important as how you sound. Better luck on making the list next year, chain mail-clad Ryan Adams...although your metal-inspired garb is likely to haunt our dreams well ...
In between performing at ACL and penning tunes for hit TV medical dramas, Ian Ball of Gomez managed to find some time in his schedule to pen a solo album - Who Goes There. The new songs are lovely, but it sounds like poor Ian's heart only leads him into ...
Austin City Limits is kicking off its 33rd season with a premiere tomorrow night (10/13) featuring The Decemberists and Explosions in the Sky. If you can't wait until the premiere to see the band perform and discuss Stephen Colbert's favorite Decemberists description, you can catch their performances of "The Perfect ...
The new Band of Horses single is a ghost song with a mere 13 words. "I could sleep / when I lived alone / Is there a ghost in my house?" A haunting song with 13 words... spooky. On top of that, they called up "Funeral" director Brian Savelson to ...
After premiering it on Conan earlier this month, Bloc Party have added their new single "Flux" to their MySpace player today. The "Flux" single isn't out until November 12, but you can pre-order it here if you're interested. STREAM: Bloc Party - "Flux"
Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Regine Chassagne made a surprise appearance onstage during the Bruce Springsteen concert in Ottawa last night. Thankfully, some very lucky fans caught video of them performing The Boss' own "State Trooper" and Arcade Fire's "Keep the Car Running." All I can say is I would've ...
Jack and Meg White are now the inspiration for a pair of sweet cameras that went on sale today via their website. The "Meg" Diana camera comes with a custom filter and a ringflash accessory, while the "Jack" Holga camera is outfitted with custom filters and a fisheye lens. Adding ...
I'm getting excited and a hangover just from typing this, but it seems Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse are to record a song with each other. The track is called "1939 Returning" and could be released onto the internet as soon as next week. No word on what the alcohol ...
Following the release of the "Flux" studio recording earlier this week, NME has gotten its hands on the accompanying music video for Bloc Party's new single. Giant robots and monsters smashing buildings are awesome. Unfortunately, the only available format for the video is Windows Media - which is not awesome. ...
In preparing for his classical debut at the 25th Next Wave Festival, Sufjan Stevens opened up to NY Magazine about his commissioned project The BQE — a symphonic and cinematic exploration of one of New York's least celebrated monuments: the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Although Soof avoids getting too personal, the article ...
Kate Nash recently dropped by the Jo Whiley's Live Lounge and treated listeners with a cover of Arctic Monkeys' "Fluorescent Adolescent." It's always nice to hear that Tom Jones ain't the only one covering the A-Monks. MP3: Kate Nash - "Fluorescent Adolescent" (Arctic Monkeys Cover - Live Lounge)
While I'm very curious about the Todd Haynes-directed Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There hitting theaters in November, I'm just as interested in the 2-disc soundtrack dropping October 30. The soundtrack is overflowing with Dylan covers from some truly ace artists (seriously, just check out that tracklist) and the soundtrack's ...
Death Cab for Cutie cordially requests your presence at the feel-goodsad wedding event of the year via their new video for "Cath..."! Don't worry, though - unlike the countless other weddings you've no doubt attended this season, you don't have to buy a toaster and Lukas "Kingpin" Haas is in ...
At his iTunes Live gig in London last night (July 8th), Lightspeed Champion performed a rocked-up medley of Star Wars themes including "The Imperial March" and the main film theme. Way better than what you would hear from a beauty pageant trumpeter and with less awkward choreography, Dev has been ...