How Bad Is My Blueberry Nights?

Wong Kar Wai's first English feature, which featured the acting debuts of Norah Jones and Cat Power, is this week's nominee in Videogum's Hunt For The Worst Movie Of All Time. It's pretty terrible, save for Chan, who remains the... CONTINUE READING HOW BAD IS MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS?»

Posted on May 19, 2009 (0 comments)
Tags: Cat Power | My Blueberry Nights | Norah Jones

Cat Power/Fool's Gold @ Avalon, Los Angeles 2/10/09

Continuing a run of shows that's hit venues both intimate (Music Hall Of Williamsburg) and iconic (the Apollo Theater), Chan settled into Los Angeles's Avalon Theater for two nights this week. Our photographer Andrew Youssef was there on the first... CONTINUE READING CAT POWER/FOOL'S GOLD @ AVALON, LOS ANGELES 2/10/09»

Posted on February 12, 2009 in Concert, Photo (11 comments)
Tags: Cat Power | Fool's Gold | Foreign Born | Frightened Rabbit | Steve Albini

Cat Power Covers More Songs

That Lincoln Cat Power commercial sure has been getting a lot of airplay. For those of you who like your Chan without a sale pitch, Dark End Of The Street, a double 10" Cat Power EP, is coming out in... CONTINUE READING CAT POWER COVERS MORE SONGS»

Posted on October 1, 2008 in Album Art (10 comments)
Tags: Bloc Party | Cat Power

Cat Power Covers David Bowie To Sell Cars

Chan Marshall is really into covers. She, of course, has The Covers Record and its Starbucks-ready sidekick Jukebox as well as some Cat Stevens coverage for the love of diamonds and Nerves coverage for Cingular. Now, for another commercial, she's... CONTINUE READING CAT POWER COVERS DAVID BOWIE TO SELL CARS»

Posted on September 2, 2008 in Commercial Appeal, Video (28 comments)
Tags: Cat Power | David Bowie | David Byrne | Gun Outfit | SXSW

All Points West: Saturday & Sunday In Photos

This is it, the final photo blowout from the inaugural All Points West fest. If you didn't spend your weekend on the internet/in line for a ferry over to Liberty Park, you can see some photos from Friday, a... CONTINUE READING ALL POINTS WEST: SATURDAY & SUNDAY IN PHOTOS»

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 - "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 & Danger Mouse Create Modern Guilt, Bring Cat Power Along

From Black Keys to his own Gnarls B, Danger Mouse has been plenty busy. As previously suggested, his next high profile knob-turning job is Beck's 10th album Modern Guilt. RockDaily has the details: "It was the most intensive work I've... CONTINUE READING BECK & DANGER MOUSE CREATE MODERN GUILT, BRING CAT POWER ALONG»

Posted on May 12, 2008 (18 comments)
Tags: Beck | Cat Power | Danger Mouse

Newport Folk Festival Announces 2008 Lineup

Maybe some of the festivals we've been announcing are too loud for the folkier souls out there (Devendra). If that's the case, the Newport Folk Festival just unveiled their '08 lineup and new Dunkin' Donuts-free name. The longstanding fest's 49th... CONTINUE READING NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2008 LINEUP»

Cat Power's Jukebox Is Taking Money Out Of The Hands Of Blues Musicians

Jukebox isn't our favorite album, no. We've mentioned that. And, recent Cat Power performance have been tepid enough that we find ourselves concentrating on the tightness of Chan's band (and Letterman's grip). But hey, this is interesting! Looks like Matador... CONTINUE READING CAT POWER'S JUKEBOX IS TAKING MONEY OUT OF THE HANDS OF BLUES MUSICIANS»

Posted on April 11, 2008 (29 comments)
Tags: Cat Power | Jessie Mae Hemphill

Cat Power Performs "Metal Heart" On Letterman

Maybe Chan's been listening to folks who mention, rightly, that the covers on her prematurely snored Jukebox aren't up to snuff with the included originals. As we said after her recent Leno performance: ...We aren't the biggest fans of Jukebox,... CONTINUE READING CAT POWER PERFORMS "METAL HEART" ON LETTERMAN»

Posted on April 2, 2008 in Video (31 comments)
Tags: Cat Power | Chan Marshall

Cat Power Does "New York" With Leno Watching

As previously mentioned, we aren't the biggest fans of Jukebox, though it does have its moments. Namely when Chan's doing her own songs. We're fans of "Song To Bobby"'s meta-Dylanisms and the remake of Moon Pix's "Metal Heart." Mostly it's... CONTINUE READING CAT POWER DOES "NEW YORK" WITH LENO WATCHING»

Posted on February 29, 2008 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Bruce Springsteen | Cat Power | Peter Bjorn And John

Jack Johnson Joins Radiohead For APW, Jersey's Summer Music Fest

As revealed yesterday, the inaugural APW Festival -- AKA Jersey Coachella -- will indeed feature two nights of Radiohead. And one of Jack Johnson, which we predicted. (JJ's also playing Coachella and Bonnaroo; there is no escape, friends.). All Points... CONTINUE READING JACK JOHNSON JOINS RADIOHEAD FOR APW, JERSEY'S SUMMER MUSIC FEST»

Radiohead, Cat Power, Feist, Robyn Hitchcock Help Jools Holland Celebrate 200

We tip our caps to Jools Holland regularly around here, for his musicianship whenever we blow the dust off our Squeeze records, but more frequently when he hosts musicians we love on that BBC show of his. A show which... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD, CAT POWER, FEIST, ROBYN HITCHCOCK HELP JOOLS HOLLAND CELEBRATE 200»

Harp Harps On Cat Power's Mole

'Tis noticeable on the Jukebox cover art and the recent promo pics: Chan's sporting a mole! We noticed, didn't think much of the implications, but as Harp and the commenters at Matador's Matablog point out: Indeed, the wee beauty mark wasn't there before. What's the dealio? The controversy's neatly summarized -- with references to both Wino and Edie Sedgwick -- at Harp. To be honest, we thought maybe it was a stray Starbucks coffee bean.

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Posted on January 22, 2008 (9 comments)

Marshall Matters

MuchMusic is streaming Cat Power's new covers album Jukebox, which we found a sultry, but mixed bag. Props for getting "Theme From 'New York, New York'" on our iPods, though, Chan. Didn't see that one coming.

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Posted on January 16, 2008 (6 comments)

Premature Evaluation: Cat Power - Jukebox

The build up for this one seems sorta endless: We posted the cover art and an earlier track sequence a ways back, then "Song To Bobby" and some dark end of the studio footage of Chan in action (on a... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: CAT POWER - JUKEBOX»

Posted on January 4, 2008 in Premature Evaluation, Video (17 comments)
Tags: Cat Power

Cat Power In The Studio

She took fifth in our silly little indie pageant, but Chan Marshall's surely number one when it comes to putting her indelible stamp on a cover tune. This isn't a proper video, though with Jukebox a little more than a... CONTINUE READING CAT POWER IN THE STUDIO»

Posted on December 13, 2007 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Cat Power

New Cat Power - "Song To Bobby"

We already told you and showed you a bit about Chan Marshall's Jukebox, but now we have some actual sounds as well as a finalized sequence for the track list. ... CONTINUE READING NEW CAT POWER - "SONG TO BOBBY"»

Posted on November 7, 2007 in MP3 (12 comments)
Tags: Blake Schwarzenbach | Cat Power | Jawbreaker | Jets To Brazil | Thorns Of Life

Sufjan Stevens, Cat Power, And Jim James & Calexico Cover Dylan

You can stop watching the I'm Not There trailer now and get listening to some of the soundtrack for Todd Haynes' mucho anticipated, shape-shifting Dylan flick. Check out the album art below -- A Bobby double looming large. Sufjan, Chan,... CONTINUE READING SUFJAN STEVENS, CAT POWER, AND JIM JAMES & CALEXICO COVER DYLAN»

Jukebox: New Cat Power Album Art & Tracklist

Recorded in Dallas, Miami, and New York with the Dirty Delta Blues and Stuart Sikes, Cat Power's Jukebox -- due out at the end of January -- picks up where The Covers Record left off, with Chan Marshall lodging ten... CONTINUE READING JUKEBOX: NEW CAT POWER ALBUM ART & TRACKLIST»

Posted on October 17, 2007 in Album Art (27 comments)
Tags: Cat Power

Brian Williams On Interpol, Cat Power, Feist

Is Brian Williams's iPod cooler than Anderson Cooper's iPod? The NBC Nightly News anchor throws the gauntlet in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel (he doesn't call-out AC, but we like making things into competitions) when he discusses the relative merits... CONTINUE READING BRIAN WILLIAMS ON INTERPOL, CAT POWER, FEIST»

Posted on July 19, 2007 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: Brian Williams | Cat Power | Feist | Interpol | Jimmy Kimmel

Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 [Saturday; 7/14] Rating: 8.1

No classic albums played in their entirety, but any fest day during which your mind is blown thrice is indeed a good fest day. As noted, there's a hipster agenda at play at Pitchfork Music Festival (duh), but the... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 [SATURDAY; 7/14] RATING: 8.1»

Cat Power Reveals Her Covers

Papermag spent a few days with Chan in Brooklyn and her home of five years, Miami, weaving through the ups, downs, uppers and downers that have colored Cat Power's extraordinary career to date. Between bits about kissing Jude Law in... CONTINUE READING CAT POWER REVEALS HER COVERS»

Posted on May 4, 2007 (20 comments)
Tags: Cat Power

Cat Power, Please Save Us From This Slow News Day

We got our IT issues sorted just in time to realize that today's indie rock news cycle is soooosleeeepy, but maybe some live Chan will help alleviate our collective boredom. Head to Rolling Stone for four live clips of Ms.... CONTINUE READING CAT POWER, PLEASE SAVE US FROM THIS SLOW NEWS DAY»

Posted on March 6, 2007 (7 comments)
Tags: Cat Power | Joe Biden