Since nailing down Band To Watch status around here earlier this year, the Ivy League Afro-beat/new wave/indie pop kids of VMPRWKND have seen their name written (usually with vowels) in the NMEs and the SPINs the Rolling Stones of the... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE REVIEWS VAMPIRE WEEKEND, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE (PLUS AVEY ET AL BRING CONAN SOME JAM)»
Posted on October 8, 2007 in (16 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Conan O'Brien | David Byrne | Vampire Weekend
News came yesterday from the Bloc Party camp of a new single -- news that would've excited us more a year or two ago, but still, Kele and Co.'s Silent ways have earned our ear for awhile to come. Didn't... CONTINUE READING NEW BLOC PARTY - "FLUX" (AND CONAN O'BRIEN VIDEO)»
Posted on October 5, 2007 (57 comments)
Tags: Bloc Party | Conan O'Brien
Another banner day for Brit. Via CNN:A court has ordered pop singer Britney Spears to give up custody of her children effective Wednesday at noon. Spears' former husband, Kevin Federline, is to retain custody of their two sons "until further... CONTINUE READING BRITNEY SPEARS LOSES CUSTODY OF THE KIDS, WE BRACE FOR TERRIBLE MONOLOGUE JOKES (AND HEAR NEW SONG "PIECE OF ME")»
Posted on October 1, 2007 (18 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears | Conan O'Brien | Dave Letterman | Jay Leno | Kevin Federline
Conan had the very special treat the other night of introducing not only Devendra Banhart but his backing band The Spiritual Boner, in the studio at 30 Rock to perform Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon's soul-full cut "Lover." Dev's rocking... CONTINUE READING DEVENDRA BANHART & THE SPIRITUAL BONER PERFORM "LOVER" ON CONAN»
Posted on September 28, 2007 in (22 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | Devendra Banhart
For those that couldn't be at Town Hall for Feist's feel-good romp through "1234" with the "Sky Choir" (the name she gave to a group of kids + Grizzly Bear that night), this performance on Conan, recorded earlier that day,... CONTINUE READING FEIST & THE SKY CHOIR (FEAT. GRIZZLY BEAR) DO CONAN»
Posted on June 14, 2007 (10 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | Feist | Grizzly Bear
This girl probably kicks ass at yoga and staring contests. After the jump, Blonde Redhead doing "23" on C0nan last Friday. ... CONTINUE READING NEW BLONDE REDHEAD VIDEO - "TOP RANKING"»
Posted on May 21, 2007 in (22 comments)
Tags: Blonde Redhead | Conan O'Brien
Sly YouTube user neokyle thwarted our efforts at YouTube searching by spelling the program which M. Ward, Neko Case, and Jim James performed on last week as C0nan 0'Brien, but it's for the best 'cause it means it'll probably slip... CONTINUE READING M. WARD, JIM JAMES, NEK0 CASE D0 C0NAN»
Posted on May 21, 2007 in (9 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | M. Ward | My Morning Jacket | Neko Case
