Is The New Moon Soundtrack The Best Album Of 2009?

Whoops, looks like two cultures just got shocked. Obviously that headline is a joke! Except that maybe it isn't? Rumors had been swirling about Thom Yorke and Bon Iver penning songs for the The Twilight Saga: Teen Vampires In Love... CONTINUE READING IS THE NEW MOON SOUNDTRACK THE BEST ALBUM OF 2009?»

R.E.M. Cover Editors (And Vice Versa)

No longer ambiguous about his sexuality (or that of his bandmates), Michael Stipe can now afford to be ambiguous about his song selections. On Radio 1 Live Lounge recently, Stipe and Co. took on Editors' "Munich." The box percussion, toe... CONTINUE READING R.E.M. COVER EDITORS (AND VICE VERSA)»

New Editors Video - "Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors"

Of the tracks we've heard, this was a poor choice for a first single, Editors. But the vid clearly demonstrates the band's cinema-rock ambitions, telling the tale of a girl on the run and recalling a far-less apocalyptic Children Of... CONTINUE READING NEW EDITORS VIDEO - "SMOKERS OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL DOORS"»

Posted on May 18, 2007 in Album Art, Video (11 comments)
Tags: Editors

New Editors - "An End Has A Start"

We were a wee bit pissy when we talked about the first track to leak (three pee references already!) from the new Editors record (believe "mildly warmed over post-Coldplay arena rock" was tossed in there). Admitted. So in the interest... CONTINUE READING NEW EDITORS - "AN END HAS A START"»

Posted on May 15, 2007 in Video (19 comments)
Tags: Editors

New Editors - "Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors"

Early last year, Editors rode into NYC on a jetstream of trans-Atlantic buzz, all but requiring faithful blogophiles' presence to do their due diligence at Mercury Lounge, despite the somewhat lackluster studio incarnations of the debut's tracks. A minute into... CONTINUE READING NEW EDITORS - "SMOKERS OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL DOORS"»

Posted on May 2, 2007 in MP3 (5 comments)
Tags: Editors

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 Editors - "Camera" (Rubber Bullets Remix)

If you were at Mercury Lounge during Editors instant-classic first NYC gig, it's all you could talk about for a few weeks. And then you retreated to your copy of The Back Room and wondered ... is this the same... CONTINUE READING NEW EDITORS - "CAMERA" (RUBBER BULLETS REMIX)»

Posted on December 12, 2006 in MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: Editors | Phones | Rubber Bullets