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... CONTINUE READING PETER GABRIEL'S SCRATCH MY BACK FEATURES ARCADE FIRE, RADIOHEAD, BON IVER COVERS»

ZOMG New Moon Soundtrack Leaked

While Death Cab and Annie Clark talk up their New Moon contributions, Thom Yorke has remained suspiciously mum. We can only assume he is a fan of vampires and of letting his music speak for itself. His "Hearing Damage" leaked... CONTINUE READING ZOMG NEW MOON SOUNDTRACK LEAKED»

New Volcano Choir Video - "Island, Is"

There's a lot you could say about Justin Bon Ivernon's winning collaboration with his experimental statesmates of Collections Of Colonies Of Bees -- how tender and affecting his voice can be whether being a backwoods-folkie sad sack or fronting a... CONTINUE READING NEW VOLCANO CHOIR VIDEO - "ISLAND, IS"»

Posted on September 30, 2009 in MP3, Video (1 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Collections Of Colonies Of Bees | Courtney Love | Volcano Choir

Bon Iver @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood 9/27/09

Fresh off of making waves by performing for the filmic undead, Justin Vernon continued his recent fascination with thespian mortality by holding his previously reported show at the Hollywood Cemetery, where all the actors are buried. Cemetery gates opened at... CONTINUE READING BON IVER @ HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY, HOLLYWOOD 9/27/09»

Posted on September 28, 2009 in Concert, Photo, Video (3 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Megafaun

Is The New Moon Soundtrack The Best Album Of 2009?

Whoops, looks like two cultures just got shocked. Obviously that headline is a joke! Except that maybe it isn't? Rumors had been swirling about Thom Yorke and Bon Iver penning songs for the The Twilight Saga: Teen Vampires In Love... CONTINUE READING IS THE NEW MOON SOUNDTRACK THE BEST ALBUM OF 2009?»

New Moon Music Revealed Tomorrow

NYTimes implies that Thom Yorke, Bon Iver, Band Of Skulls, Grizzly Bear, and the Killers join DCFC in providing exclusive tracks to the Twilight sequel. "Among the plans for the movie is a national tour of Hot Topic stores with... CONTINUE READING NEW MOON MUSIC REVEALED TOMORROW»

Green Man Festival 2009 In Photos

The eco-friendly Green Man took over Brecon Beacons, Wales this past weekend with a heavy dose of Americana: from midwestern folkies (Bon Iver, Wilco, Andrew Bird) to wailing east coast electropoppers (Animal Collective, Gang Gang Dance) and reinvigorated psych legends... CONTINUE READING GREEN MAN FESTIVAL 2009 IN PHOTOS»

New Volcano Choir - "Youlogy"

Volcano Choir, Justin Vernon's collaborative project with state-mates Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, introduced itself with the striking "Island, IS," a track we noted "released Vernon's falsetto from its plaintively strummed trappings, pairing it instead with a hypnotic world of... CONTINUE READING NEW VOLCANO CHOIR - "YOULOGY"»

Posted on August 25, 2009 (7 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Collections Of Colonies Of Bees | Happy Mondays | Volcano Choir

Bon Iver To Play Hollywood Cemetery At Dawn

Man, the "What might have been lost" sing-along on "The Wolves (Act I & II)" is going to be particularly spine tingly on this one. One-time only, at Hollywood Forever where all the actors are buried. Cemetery gates at midnight,... CONTINUE READING BON IVER TO PLAY HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY AT DAWN»

Posted on August 21, 2009 (5 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver

New Volcano Choir (Bon Iver + Collections Of Colonies Of Bees) - "Island, IS"

For this new project with what he's called his "favorite band" -- fellow Wisconsites and Outsiders faves Collections Of Colonies Of Bees -- Justin Vernon does much to demystify and escape the loner-folkie backwoods aesthetic/mythology that's colored his Bon Iver... CONTINUE READING NEW VOLCANO CHOIR (BON IVER + COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES) - "ISLAND, IS"»

Posted on August 11, 2009 in Album Art, MP3 (16 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Collections Of Colonies Of Bees | Vivian Girls | Volcano Choir

Lollapalooza 2009 Wrap-Up

If you weren't talking about the weather in Grant Park this weekend, you weren't in Grant Park this weekend. And really that would've been a shame. It was oppressive at times, but despite -- or as these things go, perhaps... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2009 WRAP-UP»

Thom Yorke, Bon Iver Write Songs For Twilight 2

Director Chris Weitz confirms both Thom and Justin Vernon wrote songs especially for New Moon, the sequel to the wildly successful hormonal vamp flick Twilight, in an interview with hitfix.com from Comic-Con in San Diego. OK then. ... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE, BON IVER WRITE SONGS FOR TWILIGHT 2»

Bon Iver's Big Week

"The fact that they have even heard my songs is astonishing. That I am physically going to share a stage with them... That's just indescribable." - Justin Vernon, Indigo Girls' #1 fan... CONTINUE READING BON IVER'S BIG WEEK»

Posted on July 15, 2009 (1 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Indigo Girls

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»

Bonnaroo 2009: Trent Says Goodbye, Bruce Says Merry Christmas

By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Sets from Jimmy Buffet and Bruce Springsteen bookended a day of mellow, familiar dadrock with more mass appeal than the inscrutable indie pop that dominated Friday. Backed by Elvis Perkins In Dearland, the ever... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO 2009: TRENT SAYS GOODBYE, BRUCE SAYS MERRY CHRISTMAS»

Old Folks Review Dan Deacon, Bon Iver

On a whim I checked in with Breakfast At Sulimay's, the amusing Web video series in which three elderly music fans review indie and hip-hop singles over coffee at a Philadelphia diner. Turns out another episode was uploaded just yesterday.... CONTINUE READING OLD FOLKS REVIEW DAN DEACON, BON IVER»

New National Tunes, Peformance On Late Was The Night With Jimmy Fallon

Hey, it's a blog post relating to Dark Was The Night. Sunday night's live event around the indie-scene-portrait compilation was a certain success, and the National's final victory lap came last night with a performance of "So Far Around The... CONTINUE READING NEW NATIONAL TUNES, PEFORMANCE ON LATE WAS THE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON»

Posted on May 7, 2009 in MP3, Video (14 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Dark Was The Night | Jimmy Fallon | Nico Muhly | The National

Dark Was The Night Live @ Radio City Music Hall, NYC 5/3/09

The fear with any supertalent variety show like last night's Dark Was The Night live event is that the appeal on paper will far outstrip the appeal of having your ass glued to a seat for four hours. And it... CONTINUE READING DARK WAS THE NIGHT LIVE @ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NYC 5/3/09»

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

Love Bites: Stereogum's Anti-Valentine's Day Mix

Valentine's Day is one of those holidays you might not pay too much attention to if you're in the midst of a really good relationship -- because every day is like Valentine's Day! -- but can gain importance in direct... CONTINUE READING LOVE BITES: STEREOGUM'S ANTI-VALENTINE'S DAY MIX»

Today's Dark Was The Night Streams Feature The Decemberists, Antony, Bon Iver & The National Twins

The stream-a-day MySpace rollout of the Dessner brothers' Dark Was The Night charity compilation gets a bump today with a trio of tracks, courtesy of a cute little widget player and a smattering of heavy hitting contributors. There's the Decemberists'... CONTINUE READING TODAY'S DARK WAS THE NIGHT STREAMS FEATURE THE DECEMBERISTS, ANTONY, BON IVER & THE NATIONAL TWINS »

Bon Iver Covers Feist

Both Justin Vernon and Leslie Feist have popped up in recent days as contributors to that heavily stacked Dark Was The Night compilation, and both will again for their collaborations with Aaron Dressner and Grizzly Bear, respectively. (If that double... CONTINUE READING BON IVER COVERS FEIST»

Posted on January 23, 2009 in MP3 (19 comments)
Tags: Audrye Sessions | Bon Iver | Bumbershoot | Feist

New Bon Iver - "Brackett, WI"

Another sweet folk song from all-star Red Hot charity comp Dark Was The Night. Bon Iver's contribution is named after an "unincorporated area" in Justin Vernon's home county of Eau Claire. I just saved you a trip to Wikipedia. Stream... CONTINUE READING NEW BON IVER - "BRACKETT, WI"»

Posted on January 18, 2009 (21 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Dark Was The Night | Deerhunter | Explosions In The Sky

Stream Bon Iver's Blood Bank EP

We heard the title track to Justin Vernon's four-track, victory-lapping extended player some weeks ago, now the whole set's up for streaming at MySpace. Featuring piano, falsetto, and a healthy dose of autotune. It's out 1/20 via Jagjaguwar. ... CONTINUE READING STREAM BON IVER'S BLOOD BANK EP»

Posted on January 8, 2009 (25 comments)
Tags: Bloc Party | Bon Iver | Leeds

Bon Iver Covers The Outfield

Bon Iver's had a strong showing in year-end lists from folks who consider For Emma, Forever Ago a 2008 release. But dude is not resting on laurels. Just a few days ago, we watched Mr. Vernon on Letterman and listened... CONTINUE READING BON IVER COVERS THE OUTFIELD»

Posted on December 19, 2008 in MP3, Video (10 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | The Outfield | These Are Powers