Black Moth Super Rainbow recently got interactive for their trippy trampoline-assisted "Dark Bubbles" video. Cold War Kids follow suit in surprisingly psychedelic fashion for the even more interactive "I've Seen Enough." It was directed by Wilco documentarian Sam Jones who... CONTINUE READING NEW COLD WAR KIDS VIDEO - "I'VE SEEN ENOUGH"»
Posted on May 21, 2009 in (8 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids | Suckers | U2
After we premiered each track from Death Cab's new Open Door EP, the band set out on a North American tour that found its way to UC San Diego's RIMAC Arena last night. Photographer Andrew Youssef made the drive from... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE/RA RA RIOT/COLD WAR KIDS @ RIMAC ARENA (UCSD CAMPUS), LA JOLLA 4/29/09»
Posted on April 30, 2009 in , , (21 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Chris Walla | Cold War Kids | Death Cab For Cutie | Ra Ra Riot | Wes Miles
The Reagan babies' sophomore LP isn't out until next week, although more than a few of you have already filed reviews. For those awaiting a legit listen, stream away at MTV. ... CONTINUE READING STREAM COLD WAR KIDS' LOYATLY TO LOYALTY»
Posted on September 18, 2008 (6 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids
2006 was a good year for Cold War Kids -- getting the internet love, the NME love, becoming a lightning rod for music critic conversations about blog bands and Christianity, etc. They're back now with the Loyalty To Loyalty LP,... CONTINUE READING NEW COLD WAR KIDS VIDEO - "SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH ME"»
Posted on September 15, 2008 in (48 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids | LCD Soundsystem | Natalie Portman's Shaved Head | SXSW
While you weren't looking, Cold War Kids got adopted by the NME and took a place alongside acts like Kings Of Leon and the Killers as "bigger in Britain" (at least, anecdotally -- who knows what record sales mean anymore).... CONTINUE READING NEW COLD WAR KIDS - "SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH ME"»
Posted on July 22, 2008 (13 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids
Tart tongued Brit girl Kate Nash is (Tom) jonesing for that kiss, but the vid tells another, over-the-top tale of heart-pawed pussies doing calisthenics in a love-blinded fantasy land of Valentine's Day treats. Fine and cute, but what's the deal... CONTINUE READING NEW KATE NASH VIDEO - "PUMPKIN SOUP"»
Posted on November 27, 2007 in (2 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids | Kate Nash
Saturday was full of tougher decisions than day one, not the least of which was Interpol vs. Muse vs. staying dry. Grant Park got its drizzle on during The Hold Steady; by the time Spoon took the MySpace stage,... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA '07: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on August 5, 2007 in (38 comments)
Tags: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Cold War Kids | I'm From Barcelona | Lollapalooza | Muse | Regina Spektor | Roky Erickson | Silverchair | The Hold Steady | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Yeah you've loved/hated this track for over a year now, but it's never too late for a director's cut vid! Decent sized budget, we'd say; that boxing footage looks stock, but soon enough the ringside folks start singing "put out... CONTINUE READING NEW COLD WAR KIDS VIDEO - "HOSPITAL BEDS"»
Posted on July 27, 2007 in (18 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids
If Friday's 'Roo music trolling left something to be desired, Saturday's lineup was more than just compensation. Of course it was all about the Police, but seeing the Lips' laser-pointered psych carnival and a triumphant, hippie-conquering blowout from the... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: SATURDAY 6/16/07»
Posted on June 17, 2007 in (21 comments)
Tags: Annuals | Bonnaroo | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Cold War Kids | Dr. Dog | Elvis Perkins | Fountains Of Wayne | Franz Ferdinand | Girl Talk | Gogol Bordello | Grizzly Bear | Spoon | The Flaming Lips | The Hold Steady | Ween
This year's 'Roo is Saturday heavy -- today we get Franz, Hold Steady, Regina, Dr. Dog, and a band called Police your parents loved -- but the tame opening day brought some stuff worth writing home about, including local boys... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: FRIDAY 6/15/07»
Posted on June 16, 2007 in (29 comments)
Tags: Aziz Ansari | Bonnaroo | Cold War Kids | David Cross | Hot Chip | Kings Of Leon | Lily Allen | Nick Kroll | Rage Against The Machine | Sam Champion | The Roots | Tom Morello | Warren Haynes
No stranger to covers, Cold War Kids singer Nathan impresses with his take on Joni's "All I Want." Who needs a dulcimer?! Not him. The Kid nails the vocal and works out an interesting guitar part, considering Joni's crazy dulcimer... CONTINUE READING COLD WAR KIDS COVER JONI MITCHELL»
Posted on February 9, 2007 (11 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids | Joni Mitchell
It's flapper girls, confession booths, and post-war period-piece attire in this rather stylish "coming attraction" type vid for one of our fave Cold War Kids tunes, "Hang Me Up To Dry." The Malloy Bros. (White Stripes, Foo Fighters) produced and... CONTINUE READING NEW COLD WAR KIDS VIDEO - "HANG ME UP TO DRY"»
Posted on January 25, 2007 in (20 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids
By now, you not only know of the soul-clapping yelp-rock of Cold War Kids, you even know they met at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles; that's how far the gospel (pun) of the band has spread. The San Diego... CONTINUE READING CHRISTIANITY AND THE COLD WAR KIDS BACKLASH»
Posted on January 18, 2007 (75 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids
Do albums matter as much as singles anymore? We like to think so. But 2006 was a great year for indie acts representing with a hot track. We wanted to figure a way to celebrate the year in music with... CONTINUE READING MYSPLICE.06 - THE YEAR IN MASH-UPS»
Posted on December 13, 2006 in (36 comments)
Tags: Clipse | Cold War Kids | CSS | Diana Ross | Gnarls Barkley | Green Day | Hot Chip | Junior Boys | Lily Allen | Lupe Fiasco | Midlake | Peter Bjorn And John | Spank Rock | team9 | The Beatles | The Cure | The Flaming Lips | The Knife | Thom Yorke | U2 | Wolfmother | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[WARNING: This post is about The Hold Steady. If you don't like them, this may send you into fits of rage over everything from the band's age to Craig's inability to sing. If this is you, we suggest skipping to... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: THE ORCHARD PARTY»
Posted on November 6, 2006 in (1 comments)
Tags: CMJ | Cold War Kids | Dirty On Purpose | The Hold Steady
Roll over, Johansson. Between Hollywood starlets and blog buzz bands, Tom Waits is getting serious cover love these days. This time, it's CWK paying respect, with a raw, guitar-voice-drums take on "I Don't Wanna Grow Up," as part of the... CONTINUE READING COLD WAR KIDS IN COVERS»
Posted on October 26, 2006 in (19 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids | Fiona Apple | Tom Waits
DEAR JANN, We were so excited to open our mailbox today and see the lovely and talented Stacy Ferguson on the cover of your "Hot List" issue [RS 1011]. The article was, in a word, risiculous! But why edit... CONTINUE READING DEAR JANN»
Posted on October 7, 2006 (46 comments)
Tags: Arctic Monkeys | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Cold War Kids | Fergie | Tapes 'N Tapes
After signing to Downtown Records, the first order of business for camp Cold War Kids was to get a full-length together to continue to convert the masses. This they did, and release date is just around the corner. Ten tracks... CONTINUE READING STREAM THE NEW COLD WAR KIDS»
Posted on October 2, 2006 (5 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Cold War Kids | Conan O'Brien | Grammys | Justin Timberlake | Mad Men
One thing to know about Oslo: Most people are honest (except cabbies), friendly (except customs agents), extremely beautiful (no exceptions), and obsessed with the export of their arts. So Øya is ostensibly an international festival, drawing on credible, on-the-rise indie... CONTINUE READING NOR-WAVE GOODBYE TO OSLO: STEREOGUM @ ØYA 2006»
Posted on August 15, 2006 (27 comments)
Tags: Band Of Horses | Beck | Cold War Kids | Doveman | Hot Chip | Les Savy Fav | Liars | Love Is All | Midlake | Morrissey | Snow Patrol | Spank Rock | The Smiths | The Twilight Singers | The Whitest Boy Alive | The Wrens | Yoko Ono
We’re still recovering from our sojourn to the self-described "musical center of the universe" this weekend, and a little worse for the wear. But the last days of Lolla gave us the festival's most unforgettable moments, amazing weather and... CONTINUE READING ADIOS, ILLINOISE»
Posted on August 7, 2006 in , (33 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Cold War Kids | Death Cab For Cutie | Gnarls Barkley | Hot Chip | My Morning Jacket | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Ryan Adams | The Flaming Lips | The Hold Steady
A little of last night's "Steady As She Goes" for ya... Tried to get side-stage for them, but no go. "The Raconteurs want no one on stage. Good; I hate those all-access fuckers who stand on the stage at every... CONTINUE READING RACONPALOOZA, LOLLAWEEN»
Posted on August 5, 2006 in , (14 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Calexico | Cold War Kids | Death Cab For Cutie | Kanye West | Lollapalooza | The Flaming Lips | The Raconteurs
You guys had a lot to say about Dr. Dog last November. Especially about the band's name, which is such a silly reason not to like them! Anyway, the psychedelic, Philly five-piece has some news. Check it:Dr. Dog is gonna... CONTINUE READING NEW DR. DOG - "AIN'T IT STRANGE"»
Posted on July 27, 2006 in (46 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids | Dr. Dog
Kori and Jason of Mates of State have an action-packed two months ahead of them, crisscrossing the country in support of Bring It Back, the jubilant indie-poppers' best collection to date. (Though "Goods (All In Your Head)" alone is worth... CONTINUE READING INSIDE THE ROCKERS STUDIO: MATES OF STATE»
Posted on July 24, 2006 in , , (3 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids | Death Cab For Cutie
With fan death threats against Lindsay Lohan, impersonators performing at TomKat's wedding, and the cover of Rolling Stone #1000, the Beatles are back in buzzness. Mike Skinner's sad dad eulogy "Never Went To Church" borrows a lot from "Let It... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: JOHN LENNON & FRIENDS»
Posted on May 4, 2006 in (5 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids | The Beatles | The Walkmen
