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NME's 50 Greatest Albums Of The '00s

There is no such thing a perfect list. There are lists, however, that love the Streets more than other lists. Stateside we've seen Paste hand the top spot to one of Sufjan's states and Pitchfork gave the nod to Kid...  The '00s'">CONTINUE READING NME'S 50 GREATEST ALBUMS OF THE '00S»

Posted on November 17, 2009 in (138 comments)  
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The Magnetic Fields Return With Realism

Good news for lovers of cantankerous, hyperacusis-afflicted songwriters (also, just plain old good news): Stephin Merritt and his Magnetic Fields will be back with their eighth LP Realism on January 26th. This comes after a year that offered a particularly...  CONTINUE READING THE MAGNETIC FIELDS RETURN WITH REALISM »

Posted on November 10, 2009 in (8 comments)  
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Paste's 50 Best Albums Of The Decade

The decade recounting started with Pitchfork handing top honors to Kid A and Uncut lusting after Jack White. Now it's Paste's turn to list their favorite albums of the '00s and, as you might expect, they add some different names...  The Decade'">CONTINUE READING PASTE'S 50 BEST ALBUMS OF THE DECADE»

Posted on November 2, 2009 in (132 comments)  
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Peter Gabriel's Scratch My Back Features Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Bon Iver Covers

Peter Gabriel's first album in seven years is a Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection called Scratch My Back. It reportedly features reinterpretations of the folks mentioned above along with Elbow, the Kinks, Talking Heads, Lou Reed, David Bowie, and Neil...  Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Bon Iver Covers'">CONTINUE READING PETER GABRIEL'S SCRATCH MY BACK FEATURES ARCADE FIRE, RADIOHEAD, BON IVER COVERS»

Posted on October 29, 2009 in (7 comments)  
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Let The Arcade Fire 2010 Rumor Mill Begin

Perhaps not content with inspiring Where The Wild Things Are or doing an original soundtrack for Richard Kelly's possibly ridiculous horror flick The Box ("I seriously thought Cameron Diaz was doing that thing where you put on an exaggerated Southern...  CONTINUE READING LET THE ARCADE FIRE 2010 RUMOR MILL BEGIN»

Posted on October 23, 2009 (79 comments)  
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New Norah Jones - "Chasing Pirates"

Buttery smooth Living Room darling Norah Jones has done many things in the years since releasing her Grammy-magnet debut Come Away With Me to suggest she wanted to be more than just the artist who puts out records the whole...  CONTINUE READING NEW NORAH JONES - "CHASING PIRATES"»

Posted on October 12, 2009 (16 comments)  
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Uncut's Top 20 Albums Of The '00s

It's 2009, so in addition to the usual year-end list, as fall turns to winter we'll be drowning in end-of-the-decade lists, too. It's only October, but you can add Uncut's Top 20 Albums Of The '00s to Pitchfork's Greatest Albums...  The '00s'">CONTINUE READING UNCUT'S TOP 20 ALBUMS OF THE '00S»

Posted on October 8, 2009 in (116 comments)  
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Pitchfork's 20 Greatest Albums Of The '00s

When we looked at Pitchfork's 20 Greatest Songs Of The '00s, we also went through the entire list and found the 15 songs they included from 2009, noting that Animal Collective was far and away the the highest placer from...  CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK'S 20 GREATEST ALBUMS OF THE '00S»

Posted on October 2, 2009 in (269 comments)  
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Flaming Lips & Deerhunter Lock Horns Backstage (Plus Pictures From The Lips' Naked Bicyclist Video Set)

Not one to hold his tongue, a new video finds Wayne Coyne backstage calling Bradford Cox (aka "Brad Fox," aka "Benny The Cocks") a dick. Cox returns the favor by explaining how "a magician guy" and "a guy in a...  CONTINUE READING FLAMING LIPS & DEERHUNTER LOCK HORNS BACKSTAGE (PLUS PICTURES FROM THE LIPS' NAKED BICYCLIST VIDEO SET)»

Posted on September 24, 2009 in (20 comments)  
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ATP Rocks The Catskills This Weekend

ATP NY was our favorite festival of 2008, and the only one all three Stereogum staffers attended. The draw? Partially the lineup, of course, but also the fact that it takes place in the hotel that inspired Dirty Dancing's summer...  CONTINUE READING ATP ROCKS THE CATSKILLS THIS WEEKEND»

Posted on September 11, 2009 in (4 comments)  
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Wayne Coyne Rescinds Arcade Fire Apology

A few months ago he tore the group a new asshole, then backtracked. Now: "I know what I said was absolutely the truth. I run into people virtually everywhere we play and they're like, 'Wayne, you're the only one that...  CONTINUE READING WAYNE COYNE RESCINDS ARCADE FIRE APOLOGY»

Posted on September 9, 2009 in (9 comments)  
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Pitchfork's 20 Greatest Songs Of The '00s (And 15 Greatest Songs Of 2009 So Far)

As you may have noticed, Pitchfork launched their P2K: The Decade In Music feature this week, opening the gate with The Top 500 Tracks Of The 2000s. Before you complain the decade isn't done just yet, the folks at Pitchfork...  CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK'S 20 GREATEST SONGS OF THE '00S (AND 15 GREATEST SONGS OF 2009 SO FAR)»

Posted on August 21, 2009 in (303 comments)  


Norah Jones Enlists Ryan Adams, Will Sheff For Forthcoming LP

Norah has carved out a special space for herself in the Living Room/Rockwood Music Hall side of the LES music hang; in a circuit full of singers and sidemen with jazz in their roots, she's the chosen one who at...  CONTINUE READING NORAH JONES ENLISTS RYAN ADAMS, WILL SHEFF FOR FORTHCOMING LP»

Posted on August 20, 2009 (10 comments)  
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Glastonbury 2009: Blur Make Triumphant Return, Everyone Covers MJ

Aside from some heavy rains on Thursday and some quick showers Sunday, the throngs at Worthy Farm this year enjoyed some of the best weather in Glastonbury history. In return, the impressive lineup -- featuring headliners Bruce Springsteen and Neil...  CONTINUE READING GLASTONBURY 2009: BLUR MAKE TRIUMPHANT RETURN, EVERYONE COVERS MJ»

Posted on June 29, 2009 in (20 comments)  
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Premature Evaluation: Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer

When discussing a new Sunset Rubdown album it's become pretty cliché to list everything Spencer Krug's recently accomplished, but his output remains as prolific as each release is monumental, so it does remains an important piece of the story. Since...  CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: SUNSET RUBDOWN - DRAGONSLAYER»

Posted on May 22, 2009 in , (46 comments)  
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Vampire Weekend Take Risks, Cover Tom Petty @ Joe's Pub, NYC 5/6/09

Despite selling out in five minutes, and despite featuring Vampire Weekend playing Vampire Weekend songs, last night's early show at Joe's Pub was an atypical night with the band. They performed as the Music portion of the Happy Ending Music...  CONTINUE READING VAMPIRE WEEKEND TAKE RISKS, COVER TOM PETTY @ JOE'S PUB, NYC 5/6/09»

Posted on May 7, 2009 in , (13 comments)  
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Wayne Coyne Apologizes To Win Butler, Sorta

You remember when Wayne Coyne tore Win Butler a new asshole and the Arcade Fireman angrily responded. Well, in a recent interview Coyne back peddled, saying it was a joke, that he "meant it about the guys that were running...  CONTINUE READING WAYNE COYNE APOLOGIZES TO WIN BUTLER, SORTA»

Posted on May 5, 2009 (9 comments)  
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Clash's 50 Greatest Albums Of The Last 5 Years

Not the band, we're talking about ClashMusic.com: The UK site's recounting the best albums that have come out during its existence. It might not reap many classics, but it's a valid exercise, especially for people with short attention spans or...  The Last 5 Years'">CONTINUE READING CLASH'S 50 GREATEST ALBUMS OF THE LAST 5 YEARS»

Posted on April 27, 2009 in (211 comments)  


New Magik Markers - "Don't Talk In Your Sleep"

Elisa Ambrogio and the hardworking Pete Nolan have released more CD-R's, 7"'s, and etc. than even the most diehard Magik Markers fan could count without resorting to a cheat sheet, but 2007's Lee Ranaldo-produced BOSS is marked as the second...  CONTINUE READING NEW MAGIK MARKERS - "DON'T TALK IN YOUR SLEEP"»

Posted on April 22, 2009 in (4 comments)  
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New Drink Up Buttercup - "Sosey & Dosey"

Every even one-sentence mention of the Philadelphia quartet Drink Up Buttercup mentions the Beatles, so I decided I should avoid it at all costs. But then I listened to "Sosey & Dosey" from their "Farewell Captain"-fronted 7" and it's my...  CONTINUE READING NEW DRINK UP BUTTERCUP - "SOSEY & DOSEY"»

Posted on April 10, 2009 in (6 comments)  
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Stream Shins, Bright Eyes, National Covering Merge Classics

Merge Records turns 20 this year and the celebration is well underway. Last week we told you about the five-day summer fest in North Carolina with Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Destroyer, and others. If that's a party you...  CONTINUE READING STREAM SHINS, BRIGHT EYES, NATIONAL COVERING MERGE CLASSICS»

Posted on April 8, 2009 in (16 comments)  
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New Beirut - "East Harlem" (Live At Music Hall Of Williamsburg)

When we saw Beirut's shows at MHOW and BAM, I mentioned Zach's lilting new/old ukulele love song "East Harlem" (written when he was 17, unveiled in February) had him embracing his inner Stephin Merritt. We posted a shitty clip once,...  CONTINUE READING NEW BEIRUT - "EAST HARLEM" (LIVE AT MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG)»

Posted on April 2, 2009 in (13 comments)  
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Amazon's 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums Of All Time

Every now and then some magazine or other sort of publication decides to trot out their "100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums Of All Time." The last of note we wrote about was Blender (RIP, dudes) in 2007, so it's ostensibly...  CONTINUE READING AMAZON'S 100 GREATEST INDIE ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME»

Posted on March 30, 2009 in (337 comments)  
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New Flaming Lips Video - "Borderline" (Madonna Cover)

If 2008 was about band reunions, 2009 seems to be the year of high-profile compilations. A new entry into the Dark Was The Night/Heroes mix is the dramatically titled Covered, A Revolution in Sound, meant to celebrate Warner Bros. 50th...  CONTINUE READING NEW FLAMING LIPS VIDEO - "BORDERLINE" (MADONNA COVER)»

Posted on March 11, 2009 in (25 comments)  
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Debut "Statues" For Jimmy Fallon

From the Roots as house band to Van Morrison and Justin Timberlake (nice guy, says Wayne Coyne) to Santigold and Spank Rock, we've been closely covering the nascent days of Jimmy Fallon's show. Last night the nervous one hosted Clap...  Jimmy Fallon'">CONTINUE READING CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH DEBUT "STATUES" FOR JIMMY FALLON»

Posted on March 5, 2009 in (17 comments)  
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