It wouldn't be all that risky to say everyone of a certain age has a Michael Jackson moment. He was a cultural phenomenon on a much larger scale than almost anyone else making music today (in some circles he'd get... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCKERS EULOGIZE THE KING OF POP»
Posted on June 26, 2009 in (81 comments)
Tags: Cold Cave | Crocodiles | Dave Sitek | Death Cab For Cutie | Frog Eyes | High Places | John Vanderslice | Michael Jackson | No Age | Sara Quin | Swan Lake | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart | TV On The Radio
Under the guise of 909, TV On The Radio's studio guru has injected some tribal, mystical funk into Two Suns's chilly synth jam "Sleep Alone." Hear 2:11 of 909's In The Dark Mix at MySpace.... CONTINUE READING DAVE SITEK REMIXES BAT FOR LASHES»
Posted on June 11, 2009 (0 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Dave Sitek | Dirty Projectors | Tenacious D | TV On The Radio
The fear with any supertalent variety show like last night's Dark Was The Night live event is that the appeal on paper will far outstrip the appeal of having your ass glued to a seat for four hours. And it... CONTINUE READING DARK WAS THE NIGHT LIVE @ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NYC 5/3/09»
Posted on May 4, 2009 in , , (22 comments)
Tags: Aaron Dessner | Bon Iver | Bryce Dessner | Dark Was The Night | Dave Sitek | David Byrne | Deradoorian | Dirty Projectors | Doveman | Feist | My Brightest Diamond | Pete Seeger | Sharon Jones | St. Vincent | The National | TV On The Radio
Major questions (and complaints) about Yeah Yeah Yeahs third full-length will undoubtedly center around the prevalence of synthesizers and various electronics and seeming lack of Brian and Nick's standard drum and guitar blazes. Icy and fuzzed analog synthesizers and skittering... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: YEAH YEAH YEAHS - IT'S BLITZ!»
Posted on February 24, 2009 in (72 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | Imaad Wasif | Kyp Malone | Tunde Adebimpe | TV On The Radio | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The first single from Tom Waits tribute Anywhere I Lay My Head is the the least bad. It's got David Bowie. And now, a proper music video in which we live a day in the life of The Sexiest Woman... CONTINUE READING NEW SCARLETT JOHANSSON VIDEO - "FALLING DOWN"»
Posted on April 29, 2008 in (9 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | David Bowie | Scarlett Johansson | Tom Waits
For all the grief we're ScarJo's Waits remake is getting, we don't blame the producer: Dave Sitek did his best to offset her vocals with that Siteky sonic grandiosity. Unfortunately for him, though, Foals didn't feel they needed quite the... CONTINUE READING NEW FOALS VIDEO - "RED SOCKS PUGIE"»
Posted on April 25, 2008 in , (5 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | Foals
Another week, another taste of Scarlett doing Waits. Nothing's changing about our feelings on this record: it is barely average, with decent-to-good Sitek production, forgettable vocals, and fabulous guest spots. We listened to it at Joe's Pub over the winter... CONTINUE READING NEW SCARLETT JOHANSSON (FEAT. DAVID BOWIE) - "FALLING DOWN"»
Posted on April 21, 2008 (25 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | David Bowie | Scarlett Johansson | Tom Waits | TV On The Radio
You've heard what Scarlett has to say about covering Tom Waits, you've read what Bowie has to say about her covering Tom Waits, shit you've even seen what Tom Waits has to say about ScarJo covering Tom Waits. NOW IT'S... CONTINUE READING NEW SCARLETT JOHANSSON - "ANYWHERE I LAY MY HEAD" (& ALBUM ART)»
Posted on April 15, 2008 (47 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | Scarlett Johansson | TV On The Radio
Only for the sexiest woman alive would we slosh around the East Village in this winter mess for a listening party. Last night at Joe's Pub, Stereogum got a preview of Scarlett Johansson's forthcoming Tom Waits... CONTINUE READING SCARLETT JOHANSSON AND DAVE SITEK PREMIERE TOM WAITS TRIBUTE ALBUM IN NYC»
Posted on February 13, 2008 in (21 comments)
Tags: Celebration | Dave Sitek | David Bowie | Scarlett Johansson | Tom Waits | TV On The Radio | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Last we checked in with Celebration was on the rainy, TV On The Radio McCarren Pool Sunday, when Katrina came out, matching Tunde hop for reverse-punching-bag-windmill and belting on "Wolf Like Me." Time's coming for the Baltimore trio to take... CONTINUE READING NEW CELEBRATION VIDEO - "EVERGREEN"»
Posted on September 27, 2007 in (3 comments)
Tags: Celebration | Dave Sitek | Simian Mobile Disco
Between the apologies and the accusations, Karen O's demo leak became a certifiable shit storm, and the illustrious Ms. O has acknowledged that, sometimes, that "happens." She offered her thoughts on the situation in this post to the YYYs message... CONTINUE READING KAREN TALKS DEMO»
Posted on December 13, 2006 (17 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | Karen O | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Whenever rare, heretofore unheard recordings from our favorite artists "leak" to the internet, we always wonder how the tracks got out there, and it was no different with Karen O's bedroom demos. Well we may have some answers -- from... CONTINUE READING THE STORY BEHIND THE KAREN O DEMO»
Posted on December 11, 2006 (117 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | Karen O | TV On The Radio | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Reader Mark piques our interest with this query:Hey-- there was a 16-track album floating around last night of a lot of Karen O's home recordings. You guys hear anything or manage to snag it? It got pulled off before I... CONTINUE READING KAREN (DEM)O»
Posted on December 11, 2006 in (17 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | Karen O | TV On The Radio | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Kyp, Tunde, and Dave Sitek dropped by America Online to play chilled-out, sans-drums versions of "Wash The Day," "Young Liars," and "Province." Even without their kick-ass rhythm section, the band works some magic (particularly on the gorgeous "Province"). The interview... CONTINUE READING TVOTR MELLOW OUT»
Posted on November 17, 2006 (3 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | TV On The Radio
