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)»

U2's No Line On The Horizon Gets A Cover, Tracklist

Long before Bono began drunk blogging for the Times and investing $100 million in Palm Pilots, he fronted the U2s. They're still very, very popular. As mentioned here last month, the band's 12th studio album will be called No Line... CONTINUE READING U2'S NO LINE ON THE HORIZON GETS A COVER, TRACKLIST»

Brian Eno Is So Over Israel

This past Saturday (1/3) Brian Eno gave a fairly impassioned speech regarding his thoughts on the current Israel/Palestine situation during the Stop Gaza Massacre protest in London. He titled his speech "An Experiment in Provocation: Stealing Gaza," and his thoughts... CONTINUE READING BRIAN ENO IS SO OVER ISRAEL»

Posted on January 7, 2009 in Video (154 comments)
Tags: Brian Eno | Leeds | Patrick Wolf

Byrne & Eno's Everything That Happens Will Happen Today Is Happening. Today.

And you can stream the whole thing. Surely we all remember that Brian Eno has taken a break from Coldplay, and David Byrne from more things about buildings and robots, in order to join forces once again. In and of... CONTINUE READING BYRNE & ENO'S EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS WILL HAPPEN TODAY IS HAPPENING. TODAY.»

Posted on August 18, 2008 (11 comments)
Tags: Brian Eno | Coachella | David Byrne | Girl Talk | Yeasayer

New David Byrne & Brian Eno - "Strange Overtones"

We've given you the background on Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, David Byrne and Brian Eno's first full-on studio collaboration since My Life In the Bush Of Ghosts. (They couldn't called the new one My Life In The Ghosts... CONTINUE READING NEW DAVID BYRNE & BRIAN ENO - "STRANGE OVERTONES"»

Posted on August 4, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates (7 comments)
Tags: Brian Eno | David Byrne | Leonard Cohen | Perez Hilton | SXSW

Brian Eno & David Byrne Let Us Know Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

We previously reported David Byrne and Brian Eno were going to collaborate on their first studio material since 1981's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Turns out we weren't lying. The new one Everything That Happens Will Happen Today... CONTINUE READING BRIAN ENO & DAVID BYRNE LET US KNOW EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS WILL HAPPEN TODAY»

Posted on July 28, 2008 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Brian Eno | David Byrne

Coldplay Enjoy Chai Lattes In SoHo, Bites Of Salmon At Woody Allen Concerts, And Confetti At The MTV Movie Awards

Oh and also the ringing endorsement of Jay-Z for being "next in line for the biggest band in the world, period." Most of that info we gleaned from a little profile on the band in this Sunday's New York Times.... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY ENJOY CHAI LATTES IN SOHO, BITES OF SALMON AT WOODY ALLEN CONCERTS, AND CONFETTI AT THE MTV MOVIE AWARDS»

Posted on June 2, 2008 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: Brian Eno | Coldplay | Grammys | Jay-Z

Islands Cover Brian Eno And Themselves, Are Not Trust Funders

Recently Highwayman Nick Thorburn & his Islands stopped by Daytrotter, committing four songs to tape, including Return To The Sea's "Where There's A Will There's A Whalebone" (sans Subtitle) and "Swans (Life After Death," along with Arm's Way's "The Arm."... CONTINUE READING ISLANDS COVER BRIAN ENO AND THEMSELVES, ARE NOT TRUST FUNDERS»

Posted on May 19, 2008 in MP3 (16 comments)
Tags: BLK JKS | Brian Eno | Islands | SXSW

Byrne/Eno Jump Back In The Saddle, Byrne Writing Manifestoes About Mortgages And Olympic Torches By Himself

Maybe Eno felt revitalized after helping out with the new Coldplay and Byrne maintained an adrenaline rush after performing at BAM with Paul Simon. Whatever the case, the two are reportedly working on an album to be released in '09.... CONTINUE READING BYRNE/ENO JUMP BACK IN THE SADDLE, BYRNE WRITING MANIFESTOES ABOUT MORTGAGES AND OLYMPIC TORCHES BY HIMSELF»

Posted on April 17, 2008 (10 comments)
Tags: Brian Eno | David Byrne

New Old Bang On A Can All-Stars - "1/2" From Brian Eno: Music for Airports (Live)

Thirty years ago, Brian Eno released the four-part proto-ambient work Music For Airpots. Then, in 1998, Bang On A Can All-Stars performed and released a live version of the work, which just came out as a digital-only download via Cantaloupe.... Brian Eno: Music for Airports (Live)'">CONTINUE READING NEW OLD BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS - "1/2" FROM BRIAN ENO: MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS (LIVE)»

Posted on February 7, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates, Video (2 comments)
Tags: Bang On A Can All-Stars | Brian Eno

New Travis - "Big Chair"

The man who made Travis into something of a '90s Brit phenomenon, producer extraordinaire Nigel Godrich, is back at the helm for the band's forthcoming, fifth full-length. You're allowed to have stopped paying attention after The Invisible Band (we did),... CONTINUE READING NEW TRAVIS - "BIG CHAIR"»

Posted on January 22, 2007 in Video (34 comments)
Tags: Brian Eno | Nigel Godrich | Travis

The Eno/Emo Connection

You know how the Way bros. were on paths to self-destruction before The Black Parade catapulted MCR to stardom, much to Stereogum readers' chagrin? Blame Brian Eno! Via Entertainment Weekly...It was a suicidal breakdown during a Japanese tour in 2004... CONTINUE READING THE ENO/EMO CONNECTION»

Posted on December 4, 2006 (26 comments)
Tags: Brian Eno | My Chemical Romance