Amazon Editors' Best Albums Of 2009

Remember every list is like a snowflake. So far this year folks have been focused on the bigger picture, offering their thoughts on the best albums of the decade. Amazon's Editors, though, clearly getting ready for the Holiday season, have... CONTINUE READING AMAZON EDITORS' BEST ALBUMS OF 2009»

Posted on November 5, 2009 in List (112 comments)
Tags: The Golden Filter

2009 Q Award Winners

Muse won "Best Act In The World Today" at last night's Q Awards, so you may not want to pay attention to what else went down in London, but Lilly Allen, Lady Gaga, and Sonic Youth also took home prizes.... CONTINUE READING 2009 Q AWARD WINNERS»

Posted on October 27, 2009 (0 comments)
Tags: Amy Winehouse | Lady Gaga | Lily Allen | Muse | Sonic Youth

Lily Allen - "Who'd Have Known"

You might remember when, last September at London's GQ Man Of The Year Honors show, Lily was tipsy and got into a barb-throwing spat with Elton John at the podium: The Brit queen chastised Allen for being drunk, Lily responded... CONTINUE READING LILY ALLEN - "WHO'D HAVE KNOWN"»

Posted on October 19, 2009 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Elton John | Lily Allen | Mayer Hawthorne

Lily Allen Gets Big Pink Remix, Calls Out Ed O'Brien

London duo the Big Pink recently offered some of A Brief History Of Love's dusky electronic post-new romantic magic to Allen's "22," a song that could use it. Their dramatic face lift shows up as the b-side of the It's... CONTINUE READING LILY ALLEN GETS BIG PINK REMIX, CALLS OUT ED O'BRIEN»

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 List (303 comments)

Mercury Prize 2009 Nominees

Earlier this morning, British DJ/television presenter Lauren Laverne announced the dozen 2009 Mercury nominees at London's Hospital Club. The prize, of course, is for the UK's album of the year award. First things first: In order to be eligible, the... CONTINUE READING MERCURY PRIZE 2009 NOMINEES»

New Lily Allen Video - "22"

In this clip, Lily Allen at 22 is a cute girl with perfect hair and fantastic lipstick application technique that any guy would hit on in a bar. And the 30-year-old version of herself she sees in the mirror is... CONTINUE READING NEW LILY ALLEN VIDEO - "22"»

Posted on July 13, 2009 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: Lily Allen | Mercury Prize | Speech Debelle

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»

New Lily Allen Video - "Fuck You"

You first heard her anti-homophobia anthem as (the ostensibly George W-referencing) "Guess Who Batman?," but when the song resurfaced on It's Not Me, It's You, it came with some blunt "Fuck You" titling. Now it has a video sung and... CONTINUE READING NEW LILY ALLEN VIDEO - "FUCK YOU"»

Posted on June 22, 2009 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Lily Allen

New Lily Allen - "Why"

"Why" is an It's Not Me, It's You b-side. It is also Lily at her most vulnerable, aww. She could be a better person, maybe that's why you don't love her? The first lines say it all: "Why aren't I... CONTINUE READING NEW LILY ALLEN - "WHY"»

Posted on May 11, 2009 (24 comments)
Tags: Dirty Three | Green Man Festival | Lily Allen | Weezer

2009 Austin City Limits Line-Up Offers Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys In Case You Missed Them The First Time

As festival-lineup announcement season (yes, it's its own season now) continues, the most entertaining game to play with respect to headliners is "What year is this, 1991?" I thought Lolla had it wrapped with their zeitgeist grabbing spread of Tool,... CONTINUE READING 2009 AUSTIN CITY LIMITS LINE-UP OFFERS PEARL JAM, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, BEASTIE BOYS IN CASE YOU MISSED THEM THE FIRST TIME»

Posted on April 28, 2009 (49 comments)
Tags: Austin City Limits

Bon Iver Goes Back To School

Before he was racking up kudos from Lykke Li, Lily Allen, and every music critic's year-end list, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon was a member of Eau Claire Memorial High School's jazz band. Last night the folk singer returned to his... CONTINUE READING BON IVER GOES BACK TO SCHOOL»

Posted on April 20, 2009 in Photo, Video (18 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Mahalia Jackson

We Got The Tweet: The Streets Tweet An EP

Music biz microblogging can be sure silly, with its potential for overblown beefs and identity theft. But it's hard to get mad at @LilyRoseAllen's cryptic concert ticket hunts or @METALFACEDOOM reviewing the new Eminem video. Yesterday we were retweeted by... CONTINUE READING WE GOT THE TWEET: THE STREETS TWEET AN EP»

Posted on April 16, 2009 in MP3, We Got The Tweet (7 comments)
Tags: The Streets

Kanye, Coldplay, NIN Headline Roskilde 2009

We'll settle for Battery Park, but this Independence Day weekend, there is nowhere we'd rather be than Denmark. Lily Allen, Nick Cave, Fever Ray, Fleet Foxes, Fucked Up, Gang Gang Dance, Lil Wayne, Micachu, Oasis, Pains Of Being Pure At... CONTINUE READING KANYE, COLDPLAY, NIN HEADLINE ROSKILDE 2009»

Posted on April 16, 2009 (6 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Kanye West | Nine Inch Nails | Roskilde | Thee Oh Sees

Franz Ferdinand Cover "Womanizer"

Following in the footsteps of Lily Allen, All-American Rejects, Fall Out Boy, Ladyhawke, and thousands of teens on YouTube, the boys in Franz Ferdinand have put a debonair spin on Britney's ubiquitous comeback single. No surprise, they make it sound... CONTINUE READING FRANZ FERDINAND COVER "WOMANIZER"»

Posted on April 7, 2009 in Video (31 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears | Franz Ferdinand

We Got The Tweet: The Week's 50 Best Rock Star Twitters

Microblogging service Twitter has signed up countless celebrities in recent months, and among them are some of our favorite musical artists: Trent Reznor! Colin Meloy! Ed Droste! Diddy! Stereogum Tweets too! But who can keep up with all that lunch... CONTINUE READING WE GOT THE TWEET: THE WEEK'S 50 BEST ROCK STAR TWITTERS»

New Lily Allen Video - "Not Fair"

I've always found Lily's briticisms (e.g., "on a blag," "get a Chinese," etc.) even more charming than her potty mouth, so it's fun to see the pop star get an over-the-top Americana makeover. Here she's a guest on the fictional... CONTINUE READING NEW LILY ALLEN VIDEO - "NOT FAIR"»

Posted on March 21, 2009 in MP3, Video (38 comments)
Tags: All Points West | Lily Allen | Mauro Refosco

Patrick Wolf @ Heaven, London 3/12/09

After a good run on The Magic Position which netted one fake live-retirement and one junkie-drummer ouster, Patrick Wolf has reemerged from his glam cocoon with two albums worth of material (featuring a Tilda Swinton guest spot), hair gone Lily... CONTINUE READING PATRICK WOLF @ HEAVEN, LONDON 3/12/09»

Posted on March 13, 2009 in Concert, Photo (6 comments)
Tags: Clipse | Kanye West | Patrick Wolf | Vampire Weekend

Lily Allen Brings "The Fear" to The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

As noted after Lily's stop at Bowery Ballroom last week, a good chunk of It's Not Me, It's You is given over to directly textual, emotional confessionals wrapped in melancholic (and occasionally drab) electro-pop garb. If she wasn't so charming,... The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'">CONTINUE READING LILY ALLEN BRINGS "THE FEAR" TO THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO»

Posted on February 17, 2009 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Jay Leno | Lily Allen | The Mars Volta

Lily Allen/Matt & Kim @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 2/10/09

When you think about it, these MySpace Secret Shows really reached their logical conclusion last night. You can just shut it down now. A few songs into a set that was all new but for "LDN" and "Smile," Lily Allen... CONTINUE READING LILY ALLEN/MATT & KIM @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC 2/10/09»

Posted on February 11, 2009 in Concert, Photo (7 comments)
Tags: Japandroids | Lily Allen | Matt And Kim | Suicide | Trouble Andrew

Stream War Child: Heroes

We've given you the Heroes comp in bits and pieces -- the Hold Steady covering Springsteen, Elbow's U2, Lily on Clash duty, Hot Chip's Joy Division, etc. Now you can stream it from start (Beck covering Dylan) to finish (Franz... CONTINUE READING STREAM WAR CHILD: HEROES»

Posted on February 10, 2009 (0 comments)
Tags: Atlas Sound | Bradford Cox | Deerhunter | Spank Rock

New Malajube Video - "Porté Disparu"

And suddenly everything's coming up Malajube. Between this, and the return of Elvis Perkins (awesome album) and Lily Allen and etc., it's like '09 is crushing it at being '06. That year Trompe L'oiel finally pushed the Francophonic, highly hyphenated... CONTINUE READING NEW MALAJUBE VIDEO - "PORTé DISPARU"»

Posted on February 6, 2009 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Malajube | Papercuts | Woods

Stream The New Lily Allen

Lily Allen's sophomore effort It's Not Me, It's You is streaming at MySpace, the pop star's blog platform of choice. Have a listen while you check out pictures of her bum.... CONTINUE READING STREAM THE NEW LILY ALLEN»

Posted on February 3, 2009 (6 comments)
Tags: Bumbershoot | Lily Allen | The Knux

New Hold Steady - "Atlantic City" (Springsteen Cover)

Since the Boss's and Amrit's eyes are dating, a little more Springsteen-related news doesn't seem at all excessive. Speaking of which: By now the Heroes... CONTINUE READING NEW HOLD STEADY - "ATLANTIC CITY" (SPRINGSTEEN COVER)»

Posted on February 2, 2009 (12 comments)
Tags: Beth Ditto | Bruce Springsteen | Mercury Prize | The Hold Steady | Wilco

New Elbow - "Running To Stand Still" (U2 Cover)

War Child's latest covers compilation is shaping up to be the second best charity album of the year. Which is not that impressive since it's only January, but Heroes is still something to be excited about. Over the last few... CONTINUE READING NEW ELBOW - "RUNNING TO STAND STILL" (U2 COVER)»