Kevin Drew On Giuliani, Assassins

In the past Kevin Drew inspired us to invent an educational game and taught us what it means to be too beautiful to fuck. Now he's stopped over at Gothamist to talk politics. Via Gothamist:What's up with assassins? Why can't... CONTINUE READING KEVIN DREW ON GIULIANI, ASSASSINS»

Posted on November 14, 2007 (15 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Kevin Drew

New Jason Collett - "Charlyn, Angel Of Kensington" And "Out Of Time"

Broken Social Scenester Jason Collett's third album Here's To being Here comes out in February. The Torontonian's referred to the collection as his "guitar record," due in part to the larger sound achieved by recording it with touring band Paso... CONTINUE READING NEW JASON COLLETT - "CHARLYN, ANGEL OF KENSINGTON" AND "OUT OF TIME"»

Posted on November 9, 2007 in MP3 (12 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Jason Collett

New Apostle Of Hustle Video - "Cheap Like Sebastian"

Lead Apostle Andrew Whiteman makes his way through this charming clip, looking like an occasionally cha-cha-chá-ing Inigo Montoya, crooning National Anthem Of Nowhere standout "Cheap Like Sebastian" over the course of an aloofly escorted stroll through the most fucked up... CONTINUE READING NEW APOSTLE OF HUSTLE VIDEO - "CHEAP LIKE SEBASTIAN"»

Posted on October 25, 2007 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: Apostle Of Hustle | Broken Social Scene

Apostle Of Hustle Cover Huey Lewis

We had a rash of Huey love not too long ago, and today we spread the good News: Apostle Of Hustle taking on "I Want A New Drug," for the forthcoming cover tribute album Are You Still With Me?!. (No... CONTINUE READING APOSTLE OF HUSTLE COVER HUEY LEWIS»

Posted on October 10, 2007 in MP3 (5 comments)
Tags: Apostle Of Hustle | Broken Social Scene | Huey Lewis

Kevin Drew/Feist @ La Cigale, Paris, France 10/8/07

You read that city right. Boss man Scott is blogging abroad this week, pointing out the Stereostaff's typos on a locally envied, but ultimately impractical iPhone. Last night he hit up La Cigale dans le 18ème arrondissement de Paris, where... CONTINUE READING KEVIN DREW/FEIST @ LA CIGALE, PARIS, FRANCE 10/8/07»

Posted on October 9, 2007 in Concert, Video (6 comments)
Tags: Brendan Canning | Broken Social Scene | Feist | Gonzales | Kevin Drew

New Metric - "Stadium Love" / "Standing In Line" / "Gimme Sympathy" / "Freddy" / "Twilight" (Live At MySpace Secret Show)

After spending some time satisfying the solo act impulse, Emily's back to BSS affiliates Metric, and it seems like the Canadians are closer to a new record than we'd realized. This past Thursday, Metric teamed with MySpace for a 'Hey,... CONTINUE READING NEW METRIC - "STADIUM LOVE" / "STANDING IN LINE" / "GIMME SYMPATHY" / "FREDDY" / "TWILIGHT" (LIVE AT MYSPACE SECRET SHOW)»

Posted on October 8, 2007 (15 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Emily Haines | Metric

Grizzly Bear/Kevin Drew/Feist @ McCarren Pool, Brooklyn 8/29/07

Didn't get around to posting pics from the final installment (for now) of the roving, BSS-based indie sweep that's been working its way through NYC this week. The first chapter came at the Bookeaters benefit, where the Feist/Kevin Drew... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR/KEVIN DREW/FEIST @ MCCARREN POOL, BROOKLYN 8/29/07»

Feist Gets Folks From Broken Social Scene, The National, Grizzly Bear, The New Pornographers, Mates Of State, And Nicole Atkins To Dress In White And Perform "1234" On Letterman

While our tech people are determining if that is the most post-title-characters in Stereogum history, set aside a few minutes and enjoy the spectacle: Feist and friends, on Letterman, doing "1234." Leslie sounds better than she did on Conan and... CONTINUE READING FEIST GETS FOLKS FROM BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, THE NATIONAL, GRIZZLY BEAR, THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, MATES OF STATE, AND NICOLE ATKINS TO DRESS IN WHITE AND PERFORM "1234" ON LETTERMAN»

Revenge Of The Bookeaters 2007: Literally Awesome

Just like last year, last night's Bookeaters benefit was one of those all-time classic events, custom tailored for indie nerds and charitable lit geeks alike. Carl Newman, Grizzly Bear, Britt Daniel, Feist, Kevin Drew, Jim James, Demetri Martin ...... CONTINUE READING REVENGE OF THE BOOKEATERS 2007: LITERALLY AWESOME»

Revenge Of The Bookeaters Gets Some Broken Social Sceners

Just a few days away from this year's 826NYC benefit show at Beacon Theater, and in order to sway the remaining holdouts amongst you into buying tickets (tax-deductible!), there's been a few noteworthy additions to the Revenge Of The Bookeaters... CONTINUE READING REVENGE OF THE BOOKEATERS GETS SOME BROKEN SOCIAL SCENERS»

Posted on August 23, 2007 (1 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Kevin Drew | Spoon

Another Comp For The Indie Kids, And A Reminder Of How Broken Social Scene Can Be Unsafe For Children

As if Kidz Bop, Pastor Of Muppets, and those half a dozen indie Jr. comps from All Together Now to Play weren't enough, the third volume of For The Kids hits the shelves in a couple months. Some assumed (because... CONTINUE READING ANOTHER COMP FOR THE INDIE KIDS, AND A REMINDER OF HOW BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE CAN BE UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN»

Posted on August 9, 2007 in MP3 (10 comments)
Tags: Blitzen Trapper | Broken Social Scene | of Montreal | Rogue Wave

Premature Evaluation: Kevin Drew - Spirit If...

Kevin Drew, a/k/a Feist's boyfriend, has stepped outside the commune to release his "solo" debut Spirit If…, the first in the Broken Social Scene Presents series. It's his name on the cover – best use of unicorns since CocoRosie's Noah's... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: KEVIN DREW - SPIRIT IF...»

Posted on July 27, 2007 in MP3, Premature Evaluation, Video (23 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Kevin Drew

New Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - "The Bank"

Social Scene siren Emily Haines gave her impressive CV some extra padding with last year's Knives Don't Have Your Back, essentially her solo debut, fronting the Soft Skeleton. "The Bank" is track from that project's forthcoming EP, designed as a... CONTINUE READING NEW EMILY HAINES & THE SOFT SKELETON - "THE BANK"»

Posted on July 2, 2007 (7 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Emily Haines | Metric

New Raising The Fawn - "River Of Gold"

Another day where Stereogum's complexion is starting to look Broken Social Scene, eh? The Stars cut earlier today was a promising peek at the BSS-affiliate's fall-released record, but impatient Social Scene fans have less days to wait for the latest... CONTINUE READING NEW RAISING THE FAWN - "RIVER OF GOLD"»

Posted on June 29, 2007 in MP3 (1 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Raising The Fawn

New Kevin Drew - "Tbtf"

You aren't supposed to pronounce that track title, even though Kevin could've done us a solid and put little dots between the letters to indicate that it is in fact an acronym. Listening to the lyrics of the first released... CONTINUE READING NEW KEVIN DREW - "TBTF"»

Posted on June 19, 2007 in MP3 (11 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Kevin Drew

Old Metric - "Hardwire"

Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw's first official release came with 2003's Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, though that wasn't their first full-length studio effort. As a two-piece in '99, before adding their taut live rhythm section, Metric had... CONTINUE READING OLD METRIC - "HARDWIRE"»

Posted on May 23, 2007 (14 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Emily Haines | Metric

Warm & Scratchy

Not that the subsequent Beantown overreaction wasn't amusing, adult swim, but as far as publicity campaigns go, we prefer the release of a free album of indie cuts to guerrilla Lite-Brite-planting tactics any day. The off-kilter cartoon network offers up... CONTINUE READING WARM & SCRATCHY»

Posted on May 21, 2007 in MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: 120 Days | Broken Social Scene | Les Savy Fav | Liars | TV On The Radio

New Stars - "Reunion (Jason Collett Mix)"

Torquil, Amy, and the rest of Stars have entrusted the reworking, covering, and remixing of Set Yourself On Fire to a cadre of Canadian artists, yielding Do You Trust Your Friends?, out later this month on Arts & Crafts. Live-fave... CONTINUE READING NEW STARS - "REUNION (JASON COLLETT MIX)"»

Posted on May 1, 2007 (9 comments)
Tags: Amy Millan | Broken Social Scene | Jason Collett | Stars | Torquil Campbell

New Feist Video - "My Moon My Man" ... And Meet Gonzales

Feist has ambition. The New York Times has a piece profiling Leslie's rise, direction, impending stardom, offering cute quotes ("I'm on the archaeological dig to find the place where my heart ended up"), noteworthy facts (sorry guys, she's dating fellow... CONTINUE READING NEW FEIST VIDEO - "MY MOON MY MAN" ... AND MEET GONZALES»

Posted on April 16, 2007 in Video (19 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Feist | Gonzales | Patrick Daughters

New Metric Video - "Empty"

This is a second stab at a clip for Live It Out's "Empty," the first being a pilfering-puppets-and-live-footage cop out. Promo offers up the new iteration, one with more dramatics, more reverse-filmed flying debris, and maybe most importantly, more Emily... CONTINUE READING NEW METRIC VIDEO - "EMPTY"»

Posted on April 6, 2007 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Metric

Feist And Emily Haines Fix Their Social Scene

The first ladies of Broken Social Scene -- and perennial Miss Indie Rock favorites -- Emily Haines and Feist were BFF during their BSS days, but recent years has found them living on different continents, rarely speaking and even more... CONTINUE READING FEIST AND EMILY HAINES FIX THEIR SOCIAL SCENE»

Posted on March 13, 2007 (40 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Emily Haines | Feist

Stereogum's Favorite Live Shows Of The Year

While we're almost done with thinking about the year that was, we can't let it go by without recapping the year in our favorite concerts. Most of the shows we saw were in the LES ('cause it's closer than say... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S FAVORITE LIVE SHOWS OF THE YEAR»

New Apostle Of Hustle - "My Sword Hand's Anger"

The first single from Broken Social Scene-guitarist Andrew Whiteman's "other" band is a must-have, and a promising peek at an album just jumped the queue in our anticipated releases for '07 list. It's part polyrhythmic pop and part BSS heart-tugger,... CONTINUE READING NEW APOSTLE OF HUSTLE - "MY SWORD HAND'S ANGER"»

Posted on December 19, 2006 in MP3 (7 comments)
Tags: Andrew Whiteman | Apostle Of Hustle | Broken Social Scene

You Forgot It In "Almost Crimes"

Broken Social Scene always kick ass live -- but it's a loving, euphoric ass-kicking. At last night's show in Indy, though, things got a little tense. Stereogum reader Josh was there and posted this to his blog:Last night’s show at... CONTINUE READING YOU FORGOT IT IN "ALMOST CRIMES"»

Posted on October 20, 2006 (33 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene

New Broken Social Scene Video - "Major Label Debut"

Lots more drums in the mix on the video-version of this track from Broken Social Scene, set to home-video footage of three years on the road as the coolest Canadian collective we know (and that's saying something!). It ends with... CONTINUE READING NEW BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE VIDEO - "MAJOR LABEL DEBUT"»

Posted on October 11, 2006 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene