New Beck Video - "Replica"

Though he's deviated here and there, the central aesthetic strain of Beck's Modern Guilt videos/promos fit a general framework: Black and white, geometric, shadowy, and/or flickering. This new (and seemingly partially recycled) clip for one of Modern's lesser tracks "Replica"... CONTINUE READING NEW BECK VIDEO - "REPLICA"»

Posted on February 23, 2009 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Beck | of Montreal

Sonic Youth, Beck Cover Each Other For Record Store Day

As the outlook for record stores gets increasingly dire, the festivities associated with Record Store get proportionately more awesome. Matador's contribution will be to corral Sonic Youth and Beck onto a single 7" and have them engage in mutual and... CONTINUE READING SONIC YOUTH, BECK COVER EACH OTHER FOR RECORD STORE DAY»

TV On The Radio, Hot Chip, Beck Show Some Cover Love For The New War Child Compilation

Lots of artists you enjoy are covering lots of other artists you enjoy for another tribute album organized by and benefitting War Child, the "network of independent organisations, working across the world to help children affected by war." The pairings... CONTINUE READING TV ON THE RADIO, HOT CHIP, BECK SHOW SOME COVER LOVE FOR THE NEW WAR CHILD COMPILATION »

Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear familiar blog hits from... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM & TEAM9 PRESENT... MYSPLICE III»

Radiohead, Lil Wayne Nominated For Album Of The Year Grammy

Remember the 50th Annual Grammy Awards? Alicia Keys duetting with the ghost of Sinatra? Will.i.am rapping nonsense? Album of the Year River: The Joni Letters??? It's easy (and fun!) to make fun of the Grammys, but last year they really... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD, LIL WAYNE NOMINATED FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR GRAMMY»

New Beck Video - "Youthless"

There not a lot of real life Hansen in the latest clip from Beck's Modern Guilt, but there's plenty of arts and craftsy interpretations of his mug in compensation. There's a bust, a scarecrow, a Lite Brite Beck, so many... CONTINUE READING NEW BECK VIDEO - "YOUTHLESS"»

Posted on November 12, 2008 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Beck | Comic-Con | Twilight | Vampire Weekend

New Beck Video - "Gamma Ray Redux"

In July Beck put together a "Gamma Ray" video that resembled a surrealistic Gap advertisement. Then in early October one of our anonymous commenters noted: This is not the actual video. Sorry to ruin things for you guys. The original... CONTINUE READING NEW BECK VIDEO - "GAMMA RAY REDUX" »

Posted on October 28, 2008 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: Beck | Chloë Sevigny

New Beck Video - "Modern Guilt"

Last week Beck did "Gamma Ray" for Letterman. This week, he brings us a filmic black and white video for Modern Guilt's bouncy title track. The rest of his band doesn't show up; in fact, the only thread between this... CONTINUE READING NEW BECK VIDEO - "MODERN GUILT"»

Posted on October 17, 2008 in Video (20 comments)
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Beck Brings Letterman Modern Guilt

"Gamma Ray" to be specific. There was no MGMT or fatherly strings, just his usual live backing band and the darkly upbeat Modern Guilt standout. Beck looks like he's having a good time up there (note smile in the screen... CONTINUE READING BECK BRINGS LETTERMAN MODERN GUILT»

Posted on October 10, 2008 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: Beck | Coachella | David Letterman

Beck & MGMT Play Covers & Originals In Chicago

Friday night, before their official show at the Aragon, tourmates Beck and MGMT teamed up for an early evening set of covers/originals. (We know this because Nick B. tipped us.) The evening was organized by the Chicago radio station WXRT... CONTINUE READING BECK & MGMT PLAY COVERS & ORIGINALS IN CHICAGO»

Posted on October 6, 2008 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Beck | MGMT | Throbbing Gristle

Beck Performs With Strings, Dad

Collaborating with Danger Mouse on Modern Guilt returned Beck to a number of previously disinterested iPods. This past weekend he joined forces with his pops David Campbell and David Campbell's strings at L.A.'s Hollywood Bowl. During the 90-minute set, the... CONTINUE READING BECK PERFORMS WITH STRINGS, DAD»

Posted on September 23, 2008 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Beck | David Campbell | Magic Wands

New Beck - "Gamma Ray {Pocket Mix}"

Mixmaster Richard Jankovich (aka Pocket) last splashed through these pages with a stunning reworking of Radiohead's Björk cover "Unravel" -- as impressive for its electronic undercurrents and slickly creating a virtual Thom/Björk duet as for its turn around time (just... CONTINUE READING NEW BECK - "GAMMA RAY {POCKET MIX}"»

Outside Lands 2008 In Photos

This weekend San Francisco hosted the first-ever Outside Lands Festival. We're still nursing hangovers from a long summer of fests, so in our stead we sent Heather of I Am Fuel You Are Friends to take it in, and take... CONTINUE READING OUTSIDE LANDS 2008 IN PHOTOS»

Jay Reatard Covers "Gamma Ray" On New Beck Single

Cool American garage punk Jay Reatard put his lo-fi imprint on ghostly Modern Guilt tune "Gamma Ray" for the UK version of the single. It's out today. You can hear a short preview here. In related Reatard news, the pre-order... CONTINUE READING JAY REATARD COVERS "GAMMA RAY" ON NEW BECK SINGLE»

Posted on August 11, 2008 (11 comments)
Tags: Beck | Jay Reatard | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

New Beck - "Vampire Voltage No. 6"

This b-side to the "Chemtrails" 7" is born of the very same, psychy Modern Guilt sessions as its a-side, but the last minute sounds more like the '60s beloved by Black Mountain than the '60s revisited by Dan Snaith. It... CONTINUE READING NEW BECK - "VAMPIRE VOLTAGE NO. 6"»

Posted on July 22, 2008 in MP3 (9 comments)
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New Beck Video - "Orphans"

This second video from Modern Guilt doesn't add much in the way of exciting visuals. It's black and white, Beck and his rhythm section performing the heavy album opener in a lonely white room. No cameo from Miss Chan Marshall,... CONTINUE READING NEW BECK VIDEO - "ORPHANS"»

Posted on July 21, 2008 in Video (1 comments)
Tags: Beck | Cat Power | Danger Mouse

New Beck Video - "Gamma Ray"

We've been pretty upfront about liking Beck's Modern Guilt. One of our favorite tracks is the darkly upbeat "Gamma Ray," which pairs a ghostly background vocal echo with a sort of thwapping groove. The surrealistic video for the song --... CONTINUE READING NEW BECK VIDEO - "GAMMA RAY"»

Posted on July 10, 2008 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Beck | Danger Mouse

Premature Evaluation: Beck - Modern Guilt

It's been some time since we learned Modern Guilt, Beck Hansen's eighth album, would be some sort of psych rock minimalist '60s trip with Danger Mouse. Since then, we've gotten a look at the old-school jazz/Blue Note-style cover art and... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: BECK - MODERN GUILT»

Posted on July 3, 2008 in Premature Evaluation (58 comments)
Tags: Beck | Danger Mouse

Beck Releases "Gamma Ray" Video

And in order to watch it, alls you need to do is preorder Modern Guilt at iTunes. If you watch (or happen to dig up an embed link) while we're uh, trying to find the credit card, let us know.... CONTINUE READING BECK RELEASES "GAMMA RAY" VIDEO»

Posted on June 27, 2008 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Beck

New Beck - "Orphans," "Gamma Ray"

All signs point to Beck and Danger Mouse pulling a stealth release of Modern Guilt. All signs also point to Modern Guilt being the album to restore faith in Beck's untouchable changeling abilities. Danger and Hansen have been talking psych... CONTINUE READING NEW BECK - "ORPHANS," "GAMMA RAY"»

Posted on June 24, 2008 (18 comments)
Tags: Beck | Cat Power | Danger Mouse

Beck's Modern Guilt Video Trailer

"Conceived, created and even edited with 100% creative input from Beck every step of the way, the Modern Guilt trailer is equal parts video mixtape and black and white montage that recalls classic film works from Warhol to Klein to... CONTINUE READING BECK'S MODERN GUILT VIDEO TRAILER»

Posted on June 23, 2008 (7 comments)
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Beck's Modern Guilt Album Art & Tracklist

Beck's been garnering a number of Caribou references for Modern Guilt's "Chemtrails." Then, just a couple of days ago, he performed the lilting, '60s-evoking title track at L.A.'s Echo. Now the Danger Moused Modern Guilt finally has an official release... CONTINUE READING BECK'S MODERN GUILT ALBUM ART & TRACKLIST»

Posted on June 12, 2008 in Album Art, Tour Dates (42 comments)
Tags: Beck | Danger Mouse

New Beck - "Modern Guilt" (Live @ The Echo)

Last night Beck did in L.A. what he loves to do in L.A., hitting the Echo (or, Echoplex) for a "secret show" and work through some rarities -- in this case, stuff from the out-any-day-now Modern Guilt. According to LA... CONTINUE READING NEW BECK - "MODERN GUILT" (LIVE @ THE ECHO)»

Posted on June 10, 2008 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Beck

Sonic Latte

We all like to listen to Daydream Nation while sipping skinny mochas at the local Starbucks. Of course we do. Making that guilty pleasure a little bit easier, 14 celebrities of various stripes each chose a SY track for a... CONTINUE READING SONIC LATTE»

New Beck - "Chemtrails"

All signs and sources point to Beck dropping his feverishly anticipated Modern Guilt LP in rushed, Raconteurs style. As reported, the album features the inaugural studio partnership between Beck and Danger Mouse, a Cat Power vocal, and according to the... CONTINUE READING NEW BECK - "CHEMTRAILS"»

Posted on May 19, 2008 (34 comments)
Tags: Beck | Danger Mouse | Eagles Of Death Metal