Broken Bells (aka Danger Mouse and The Shins' James Mercer) have released a new "Live at the Boat" in-the-studio video for "The High Road." The song is taken from their self-titled debut album, which is out this week. The clip is a well lit and down to earth studio session directed by Matt Amato that simply shows off the musicians and the music. More
The brainchild of an intense 4-year collaboration between Animal Collective and Director Danny Perez, ODDSAC will be screened throughout the U.S. From Chicago to Seattle the screenings will host a Q&A with the director and members of the band. Created and centered on Animal Collective, ODDSAC is a marriage of music and film and features original scores and new songs that will not be released in any other form. The director Danny Perez is a visual artist best known for his concert projections with such musicians as Black Dice and Animal Collective member Panda Bear. The DVD is due to be released June 29, 2010. More
Fans of MGMT's breakout singles "Kids" and "Electric Feel" may not flip as many cartwheels for "Flash Delirium," but here goes nothing... The Congratulations single is a head-scratching piece of psychedelia. During its 4:16 runtime we get snippets of Bowie, T. Rex, Ween, '60s California surf, Middle Eastern music, straight-up acid rock, and even a flute solo. (Overall, it seems like they're suffering from a bad case of self-sabotage.) More
Stars' fifth album, The Five Ghosts,isdue out June 22. This will be the first album for the band's own new label imprint, Soft Revolution Records, which is licensed everywhere in the world (except Canada) through Vagrant Records. The album was recorded in Montréal, was written by all five members of the band, and features a special guest appearance by Broken Social Scene member Andrew Whiteman. More
She and Him's new video for "In The Sun,"off their second album Volume Two, is delightful and charming. Directed by Peyton Reed (Yes Man, Bring it On) the video depicts Zooey Deschanel dancing her way through high school in a choreographed number telling the story of love lorned. More
Sultans of strange The Flaming Lips are no strangers to a wacky visuals or outlandish ideas. After collaborating with kissing-cousins Stardeath and White Dwarfs on a Dark Side of the Moon recreation, baring it all in a music video, and oh yeah, releasing double-album Embryonic, lead lip Wayne Coyne is heading back into the world of filmmaking, reportedly working on the follow up to seven-years-in-the-making movie, Christmas on Mars. Brace yourself, Christmas 2017 is going to be awesome! More
The Low Country rockers known as Band of Horses are planning to release their third long-player, Infinite Arms, on May 18th. The release has three labels: Brown Records, Fat Possum, and Columbia. And that's the star-swirling cover art above. More
Well, that was another terrible Saturday Night Live episode Saturday night. Sigh... Aside from the bits from criminally underutilized host Zach Galifianakis, and to a lesser degree Vampire Weekend, this was a serious letdown. Even VW didn't bring anything new to their growing late-night performance repertoire. The performed Contra tracks sounded almost indentical to their punky, yet fastiduious original recordings. More
Joanna Newsom is truly a unique artist and Friday night she sang to a much larger audience on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. She performed a piano-led, slightly abridged version of "Soft As Chalk" for the studio audience. The rollicking track is off her new triple album, Have One On Me. More
As reported by Rolling Stone, Sparklehorse's singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous took his own life on Saturday. His family has released a statement. "It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member, Mark Linkous, took his own life today. We are thankful for his time with us and will hold him forever in our hearts. May his journey be peaceful, happy and free. There's a heaven and there's a star for you." More
