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Performs "Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye”
Feb 20, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Adding yet another installment to its Old Ideas with New Friends, celebrating the past work of singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen and his latest album Old Ideas, Columbia has served up a new video of one of Cohen's classic tunes, this time performed by The New Pornographers’ Carl “A.C.” Newman. More
Plus: Paul Rudd vs. The Divine Comedy, plus interviews with Broadcast, Grandaddy, The Flaming Lips, Bat For Lashes, Rilo Kiley, Broken Social Scene, and much more
Oct 19, 2011
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the release of the indie music and entertainment print magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue which hits newsstands next week. The extra-sized 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview. Exclusive video taken during the cover shoot of Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom arm wrestling can be found here. More
First Ever Solo Excursion for New Pornographers Keyboardist/Vocalist
Apr 19, 2011
By John Everhart
New Pornographers keyboardist/vocalist Kathyrn Calder has announced details of her first ever solo tour. We have the dates. More
Plus The London Suede, Freelance Whales, Gogol Bordello and Trampled by Turtles
Apr 17, 2011
By Raymond Flotat
Day two of Coachella continued day one's comfort. Whatever advanced security they've implemented--or at least perhaps scalpers buying up lots of tickets that ultimately weren't used--has helped make this year a comfortable festival again. There's room to move around and enjoy just about every band. Even stranger, some bands that are legendary are experiencing small turnout. The only band that really drew a massive crowd was the Arcade Fire. More
Ted Leo, Donald Glover Also Make Appearances
Feb 07, 2011
By Lauren Barbato
The New Pornographers recruit a star-studded cast for their quirky "Moves" video. We have the video. More
“Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk” Raises Oil Spill Awareness
Dec 15, 2010
By Katrina Yentch
The New Pornographers have teamed up with poverty-fighting charity Oxfam America through catchy song and video. "Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk" features clips of unemployed fishermen and suffering sea life, reminding us the disaster of the BP oil spill that continues to haunt us today. More
Aug 12, 2010
By Kathryn Calder
Under the Radar's Summer 2010 Issue is a special issue named the Wasted on the Youth Issue that features musicians and actors talking about their childhood memories and things they loved when they were kids. We're also posting web-exclusive essays that were not printed in the issue, including this one about Knight Rider by The New Pornographers' Kathryn Calder. More
Other “Attendees” Include Pavement, Sonic Youth, Bell & Sebastian, and Cat Power
Jun 30, 2010
By Laura Studarus
In the grand tradition of 21-year-olds everywhere, Matador Records is heading to Las Vegas to celebrate their 21st birthday October 1-3rd. We have the impressive birthday concert lineup. More
Jun 03, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Chorographer Busby Berkeley was a director known for his lavish dance numbers, usually shot from above to create a series of intricate patterns. The New Pornographers is a band known for their intricate harmonies, which tend to sound good at any height. The two finally meet at last (at least in spirit) in The New Pornographers’ video “The Crash Years.” More
May 06, 2010
By Laura Studarus
The New Pornographers rocked Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night with "The Crash Years," a cut from recently released album, Together. We have the video. More
May 04, 2010
By Mark Redfern
The New Pornographers' new album, Together, hit stores today and to promote its release the Canadian collective have released a new video for single "Your Hands (Together)." The video was directed by the band's own Blaine Thurier, who already has experience directing independent feature films. The clip has no plot, but features a bunch of folks doing choreographed karate in time with the music (the band makes no appearance). We have the video. More
Apr 26, 2010
By Hong Le
Stream The New Pornographers’ fifth album, Together, on NPR here. Together will stream in its entirety until the album’s release on May 4.
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Mar 25, 2010
By Laura Studarus
As previously reported, The New Pornographers are set to release fifth album Together May 4th. Today the Canadian collective unveiled new single "Crash Years" via their Facebook page with a simple note, "We present to you, "Crash Years" for your Facebook listening pleasure." More
Mar 24, 2010
By Laura Studarus
In support of their fifth album Together, Canadian collective The New Pornographers are heading out on tour. Supporting them are The Dodos. We have the dates. More
Zach Condon, Annie Clark, Will Sheff, The Dap-Kings Contribute
Jan 21, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
Canada's much-loved ("don't call us a supergroup") octet The New Pornographers, are back with their fifth LP on May 4th. The Matablog broke the big news today about the power-pop band's new release, appropriately titled Together. More
Reviews
Sasquatch! Festival, The Gorge, George, WA
Jun 04, 2010
By Robin Bacior
Thousands of North Westerners packed the normally barren fields of George, WA with bare-bones camping gear and their most exotic festival apparel to witness the epic line-up of Sasquatch! 2010. The list was stacked, and showed why the festival had already sold out by early spring with performances by Mumford and Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Vampire Weekend among others. More