Just when you thought we were putting a cap on our ongoing coverage of how it's been a Very Phoenix Summer, with the logical extension of the band's brand expansion (stumping for fun-loving luxury SUVs, naturally), here we are today... CONTINUE READING FRIENDLY FIRES REMIX PHOENIX»
Posted on September 17, 2009 in , , (3 comments)
Tags: Friendly Fires | Metric | Phoenix | The Soft Pack
Just today people were talking about big money bets coming in for Speech Debelle to win the Mercury Prize, and what do you know, the British rapper rode Ladbrokes' 4/1 odds and the votes of the Mercury High Council Of... CONTINUE READING SPEECH DEBELLE WINS 2009 MERCURY PRIZE»
Posted on September 8, 2009 in , , , (23 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Friendly Fires | Jools Holland | Kasabian | Lisa Hannigan | Mercury Prize | Micachu And The Shapes | Ryan Adams | Speech Debelle | The Gossip
Earlier this morning, British DJ/television presenter Lauren Laverne announced the dozen 2009 Mercury nominees at London's Hospital Club. The prize, of course, is for the UK's album of the year award. First things first: In order to be eligible, the... CONTINUE READING MERCURY PRIZE 2009 NOMINEES»
Posted on July 21, 2009 in (65 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Florence And The Machine | Friendly Fires | Girls | Glasvegas | Kasabian | La Roux | Led Bib | Lisa Hannigan | Mercury Prize | Speech Debelle | Sweet Billy Pilgrim | The Horrors | The Invisible
Coachella is already the most fashionable of the summer festivals by virtue of its proximity to Los Angeles, so this year the NYT ran with the glam, taking a bagful of high fashion garments and draping them on a bunch... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCKERS PLAY DRESS-UP FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES»
Posted on July 17, 2009 (23 comments)
Tags: Ariel Pink | Beirut | Brandon Flowers | Coachella | Conor Oberst | Friendly Fires | Gang Gang Dance | Girl Talk | Ida Maria | Jenny Lewis | Lykke Li | Morrissey | No Age | Public Enemy | Robert Smith | Rye Rye | The Cure | The Killers | The Kills | Vivian Girls
Friendly Fires' new video for "Skeleton Boy" is not Abe Vigoda's video for "Skeleton," but you wouldn't be blamed or looked upon badly for finding them visually similar. The last time we saw Friendly Fires, they were stripped-down in the... CONTINUE READING NEW FRIENDLY FIRES VIDEO - "SKELETON BOY"»
Posted on January 15, 2009 in (6 comments)
Tags: Friendly Fires | Outside Lands
Friendly Fires are the first overseas group to step to the plate in our Decomposed studio. The English band had a big year, releasing their eponymous debut on XL this past September and earning Cool List cool by NME,... CONTINUE READING DECOMPOSED: FRIENDLY FIRES»
Posted on December 19, 2008 in , (2 comments)
Tags: Friendly Fires | The Dead Weather
It's a match made in post-CMJ heaven. UK outfit Friendly Fires met the base criteria to have themselves a high profile last week by 1) playing many shows and 2) always packing them. Of course if you found yourself in... CONTINUE READING LYKKE LI GETS COVERED BY FRIENDLY FIRES, PLAYS ACOUSTIC FOR MTV IGGY »
Posted on October 29, 2008 in , (2 comments)
Tags: Friendly Fires | Lykke Li | Ponytail
We can't catch all the hot CMJ show shows on our own, so Stereogum asked Abbey Braden to send in pics and video of notable sets from days one and two. According to this post title, her itinerary favors bands... CONTINUE READING CMJ '08: FRIENDY FIRES, LITTLE BOOTS, AMAZING BABY GET THIS PARTY STARTED»
Posted on October 23, 2008 in , , (9 comments)
Tags: A Sunny Day In Glasgow | Amazing Baby | CMJ | David Byrne | Friendly Fires | Lissy Trullie | Little Boots | Motel Motel | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart | Violens