I have been pretty surprised by the 'swan song of memes' for this LCD Soundsystem final show. Really not sure how to comprehend it all, but here are some 'conclusions I have made about my relationship with LCD Soundsystem .' -the majority of LCD Soundsystem 's songs are 25-33% too long. -Could argue that they were 'early entrants' into the indie electro scene, and critics have allowed a lot of indielectro pioneers to 'swirl down the shitter while still being deemed relevant' because every1 is just holding on to that idea of [...]
What an incredible surprise for everyone who attended the Madison Square Garden show on Saturday night. Two of our generation's best bands, Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem, on stage together to perform North America Scum. The crazy thing is, these two bands did a joint US tour together from September 17th to October 16th in 2007. Wow what I would give to go back and see that show. While on tour, they released a split 7" single with LCD Soundsytem's cover of [...]
Dum Dum Girls A quick note: After watching the LCD Soundsystem show online last night (I am writing this on Sunday), I wanted to add a few thoughts on the show and on the band in advance of the actual "Various and Sundry" column. And thanks to those who post videos on YouTube so I can embed them ... Like many of you, I watched the final LCD Soundsystem show via the live stream on Pitchfork this past Saturday night. I can't say the show had my full attention for [...]
Dum Dum Girls Two weeks have flown by for me which means that today is the release of my next "Various and Sundry" column for Paper Crane Collective . Before watching the LCD Soundsystem farewell concert this past Saturday night, the column was going to focus on the Dum Dum Girls. Well, slight change of plans. So rather than wait two weeks, I've decided to create one mega-column including both. Here is a preview: Like many of you, I watched the final LCD Soundsystem [...]
Apr 4, 2011, 4:00am
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Ça se passait ce samedi 3 avril au Madison Square Garden à New York, annoncé en février par le groupe, cette représentation était malheureusement la dernière. Vendredi le site Pitchfork.com a annoncé qu'ils diffuseraient en direct ce concert d'adieu, une seule et unique fois d'ailleurs. Les billets pour cette date s'étant vendus en un temps record, James et sa bande avaient annoncé quelques nouvelles dates à la salle Terminal 5 sur la semaine précédent cette conclusion. Après une aussi brillante carrière que celle d'LCD Soundystem dirigé par le [...]
most of the words & photos by Dominick Mastrangelo They played for over 3.5 hours before the sun set on LCD Soundsystem in a cascade of white balloons dropping from the Madison Square Garden ceiling in NYC Saturday night. I wished they played even longer. Everyone I talked to agreed . But James Murphy and co. gave everything at Madison Square Garden last night (4/2). And the [...]
LCD Soundsystem feat. Arcade Fire - “North American Scum” (live at MSG) // One of the many very special moments of LCD Soundsystem ’s final show last night at Madison Square Garden was the presence of Arcade Fire during the rarely played “North American Scum.” - MW
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM’S LAST SHOW! ASSISTA! O último show do LCD Soundsystem , realizado neste sábado, dia 2 de março, e transmitido para todo o mundo via Pitchfork , certamente entrou para a história da música. Durante as quase quatro horas (!) de duração era perceptível ver a emoção estampada no rosto dessa electro-orquestra regida incrivelmente por James Murphy . Uma das grande surpresas da noite foi a participação do Arcade Fire em “North American Scum” . Confira! [...]
"If you stand in one place you can see all of Williamsburg walk by," was a line Scott laid out early in the night. "Hipster Prom" said another . Everything about the crowd and spirit animating MSG last night had the unmistakable feel of a happening, an event - but of course no band gets big enough to sell-out the Garden solely on the back of one neighborhood, and one of the things a popular band has to reconcile is the shift in character of its audience that comes with the increase in its size. And maybe that's one [...]
James Murphy + Co. will be missed sorely. Something tells me this isn't the end and may end up being the beginning of something we all would've never imagined. We'll see you guys sooner than later. Check out Arcade Fire joining LCD Soundsystem onstage last night. Color jealous with envy. All over. LCD Soundsystem + Arcade FIre - North American Scum (live @MSG 4.02.11) [mp3]
Watch 'North American Scum' below. James Murphy recently DJed on MPR. Click here to view the embedded video. MP3: LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum (Kris Menace Mix)
For Madison Square Garden Farewell....
LCD Soundsystem 's all-too-brief existence came to a epic conclusion Saturday night at Madison Square Garden with a 230-minute set that featured everything from rare b-sides to "Home" to Win Butler dancing. As our Jeremy Larson put it, "this concert should be documented as an exploration how one band compiled every good sound from every band that came before them and turned it into a four hour sound orgasm." James Murphy should also be applauded for never taking off his tux. Chances are you already witnessed the entire thing, whether in person at MSG or [...]
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