New Feist - "Somewhere Down The Road"

At 37, songwriter Jesse Harris is carving out a place in the pantheon of notably covered artists with his latest record of tunes, the soundtrack to the upcoming Ethan Hawke written/directed film The Hottest State. Known well as the man... CONTINUE READING NEW FEIST - "SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD"»

Posted on June 25, 2007 (9 comments)
Tags: Feist | Jesse Harris

New Feist - "1234 (VanShe Technologic Remix)"

No surprise that lady Leslie's unforgettable Reminder coos are proving fertile fodder for the remix; in the same way one of her heroines, Nina Simone, was a natural foil to architects of textured danceisms on Remixed And Reimagined, the club... CONTINUE READING NEW FEIST - "1234 (VANSHE TECHNOLOGIC REMIX)"»

Posted on June 21, 2007 in MP3 (26 comments)
Tags: Feist | Van She

Bonnaroo: Sunday 6/17/07: Wilco & The White Stripes Raze The Stages

While Saturday's lineup was the most set-hopper friendly, Sunday's spread offered two trump cards with eagerly anticipated sets from Wilco and the first post-Icky US show from the White Stripes. Before we got there, though, there were a few... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: SUNDAY 6/17/07: WILCO & THE WHITE STRIPES RAZE THE STAGES»

Feist & The Sky Choir (Feat. Grizzly Bear) Do Conan

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

Grizzly Bear/Feist @ Town Hall, NYC 6/12/07

The only thing our text-buddies asked as soon as Feist's charming, mostly superb set at Town Hall concluded last night was "Did anybody from Broken Social Scene turn up like last night?" The answer was no (although had Kevin Drew... CONTINUE READING GRIZZLY BEAR/FEIST @ TOWN HALL, NYC 6/12/07»

Posted on June 13, 2007 in Concert (14 comments)
Tags: Feist | Grizzly Bear

New Feist - "Sea Lion Woman (Chromeo Remix)"

The "Fancy Footwork"ing duo sic their synths into Feist's interpretation of the traditional "Sea Lion Woman" (or "See-Line Woman," if you're asking Nina), giving it a rub down in the OTT keyboard and four-to-the-floor kick beat Chromeo lives for. Have... CONTINUE READING NEW FEIST - "SEA LION WOMAN (CHROMEO REMIX)"»

Posted on May 9, 2007 (5 comments)
Tags: Chromeo | Feist | Jay Leno

New Feist Video - "My Moon My Man" ... And Meet Gonzales

Feist has ambition. The New York Times has a piece profiling Leslie's rise, direction, impending stardom, offering cute quotes ("I'm on the archaeological dig to find the place where my heart ended up"), noteworthy facts (sorry guys, she's dating fellow... CONTINUE READING NEW FEIST VIDEO - "MY MOON MY MAN" ... AND MEET GONZALES»

Posted on April 16, 2007 in Video (19 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Feist | Gonzales | Patrick Daughters

New Feist Video - "1234"

Feist's choreographed clip for "1234" is, obviously, totally and completely endearing. At this point, what it would it take for everyone not to love everything she does? Seriously, that's a question. Maybe a few more of those vertigo-inducing human domino... CONTINUE READING NEW FEIST VIDEO - "1234"»

Posted on April 13, 2007 in Video (73 comments)
Tags: Feist | Patrick Daughters

New Feist - "So Sorry"

Lovely Leslie Feist wants you to discover her by making the cozy Reminder opener "So Sorry" available for free download at discoverfeist.com/freedownload. The only cost is providing an email address, which is no cost at all given we're talking about... CONTINUE READING NEW FEIST - "SO SORRY"»

Posted on April 9, 2007 (1 comments)
Tags: Feist

Feist Video - "Sea Lion Woman"

Seems like everybody's on board with The Reminder, you guys calling it "addictive," "brilliant," and saying "her voice is even better this time around ... I don't know how that is even possible." So this clip oughta hold you over... CONTINUE READING FEIST VIDEO - "SEA LION WOMAN"»

Posted on March 20, 2007 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Feist | Nina Simone

Feist And Emily Haines Fix Their Social Scene

The first ladies of Broken Social Scene -- and perennial Miss Indie Rock favorites -- Emily Haines and Feist were BFF during their BSS days, but recent years has found them living on different continents, rarely speaking and even more... CONTINUE READING FEIST AND EMILY HAINES FIX THEIR SOCIAL SCENE»

Posted on March 13, 2007 (40 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Emily Haines | Feist

Premature Evaluation: Feist - The Reminder

Whenever a hotly-anticipated record leaks, you guys are great about emailing us to let us know about it and give us your thoughts. Of course all of us need more than a listen and a day to form solid opinions,... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: FEIST - THE REMINDER»

Posted on March 9, 2007 in Premature Evaluation (41 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Barack Obama | Feist

Is Feist In Your Wallet?

The leak of "My Moon, My Man" last week got lips flapping in anticipation of the new Feist record The Reminder, which is sure to give her a well-deserved Chan-like raise in stature this year. And we swear we thought... CONTINUE READING IS FEIST IN YOUR WALLET?»

Posted on February 19, 2007 in Commercial Appeal, Video (7 comments)
Tags: Feist

New Feist - "My Moon, My Man"

Leslie Feist's newbie from the forthcoming The Reminder slipped out today, just two days after her 31st birthday (Happy Birthday, Feist!). Aside from the drummer's crash cymbal tantrum two minutes in, it's restrained, sexy, and has us expecting good things... CONTINUE READING NEW FEIST - "MY MOON, MY MAN"»

Posted on February 15, 2007 in MP3 (9 comments)
Tags: Feist

2006 Gummy Award Winners

WELCOME2007 WINNERS2006 WinnersCOMMENTS Glad you guys could join us for this, the presentation of the 25th annual Gummy Awards! We promise we'll keep this thing under three hours (har). It's time for us to honor those characters in the... CONTINUE READING 2006 GUMMY AWARD WINNERS»

Sing With Feist, Yarn With Peaches

I'm not sure what the Santa Cruz Forever TCB Brick project is about, but I'm sad to see the Broken Social Scene Writes A Song About YOU auction has ended.Broken Social Scene will write a song about you or someone... CONTINUE READING SING WITH FEIST, YARN WITH PEACHES»

Posted on August 21, 2006 (7 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Feist

Behind The Broken Social Scene

As promised, a few more shots and thoughts on what most of you agree was the single greatest set of this weekend's Windy City festivalen. After snapping some shots for the first few songs, we went backstage and, if you... CONTINUE READING BEHIND THE BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE»

Posted on August 8, 2006 (35 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Feist | Lollapalooza

Broken Social Scene @ The Hook, Brooklyn 6/28/06

Only for Broken Social Scene would we go to Red Hook on a Wednesday night. Okay, Broken Social Scene and an open bar. The occasion was Tag Team Media's fifth birthday and the Toronto music collective came to celebrate. It... CONTINUE READING BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE @ THE HOOK, BROOKLYN 6/28/06»

Posted on June 29, 2006 in Concert (4 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Feist

New York Times: Oberst Is Still New Dylan

Just in case you forgot, yesterday's NY Times reminds us twice on the SAME PAGE. Don't Tell the Indie Fans: Jenny Lewis Likes Country Music By WILL HERMES Published: January 29, 2006 That even extends to her remarkable cover of... CONTINUE READING NEW YORK TIMES: OBERST IS STILL NEW DYLAN»

Posted on January 30, 2006 (17 comments)
Tags: Feist

When Is A Cover Not A Cover?

When it's a "translation", of course. Do It Old Maid has tracks from Indie Translations of The College Dropout, including "Through The Wire" (by Belaire). Does anyone have a leak of his next video, the one he's making with Michel... CONTINUE READING WHEN IS A COVER NOT A COVER?»

Posted on November 22, 2005 (8 comments)
Tags: Feist

Stereogum April Jukebox

So many hott tracks rocking the portable digital music device, I've gotta share the April playlist a week early...Aimee Mann "That's How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart" from The Forgotton Arm She loves the '70s (as promised).... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM APRIL JUKEBOX»

Posted on March 25, 2005 (61 comments)
Tags: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Feist | Kelly Clarkson | The Mountain Goats

Other Music Stole My Paycheck

I meant to write about these records weeks ago, but Ashlee Simpson distracted me. Here are the new and rediscovered foreign accents that have been rocking the iPod lately. Brazil's Lô Borges, Germany's Kreidler, Spain's Musica Dispersa/Sisa, and Canada's Feist...... CONTINUE READING OTHER MUSIC STOLE MY PAYCHECK»

Posted on November 1, 2004 (20 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Feist | Kreidler | Lô Borges