The Chemistry Of Common Life was awarded the $20,000 Polaris Prize for best Canadian album of the year, beating Chad VanGaalen and Malajube, among others. The band plans to put the money to good use.... CONTINUE READING FUCKED UP WIN 2009 POLARIS PRIZE»
Posted on September 22, 2009 (1 comments)
Tags: Fucked Up | Sunny Day Real Estate
After being ousted from McCarren Park when the city decided to spent $50MM to restore The Pool as an actual pool, Jelly NYC found a new home for their free summer show series in the upscale hipster haven that is... CONTINUE READING MISSION OF BURMA/FUCKED UP/PONYTAIL/JEMINA PEARL KICK OFF THE 2009 POOL PARTIES @ WILLIAMSBURG WATERFRONT, BROOKLYN 7/12/09»
Posted on July 13, 2009 in Concert, Photo (5 comments)
Tags: Be Your Own Pet | Fucked Up | Jemina Pearl | Mercury Prize | Mission Of Burma | Ponytail | Sweet Billy Pilgrim
Surprise, it wasn't My Bloody Valentine's 15-minute aural assault "You Made Me Realise" that caused Sunday's biggest audio mishap. Organizers cut the speakers during the Cure's "Fire In Cairo" (two songs into a third encore) only to watch the band... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA 2009: CURE, MBV, ANTONY ASSAULT THE SOUND SYSTEM»
Posted on April 20, 2009 in Concert, Photo (17 comments)
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Last summer, "No Epiphany" was he first taste we got of Fucked Up's The Chemistry of Common Life. As you now know, the track's epic wall-of-sound is shared by the majority of the collection's other ten components via the subtle,... CONTINUE READING NEW FUCKED UP - "NO EPIPHANY (NO AGE REMIX)"»
Posted on March 13, 2009 in MP3 (6 comments)
Tags: Fucked Up | No Age
Fucked Up are quickly becoming the most popular "fuck" band, at least of the current crop of "fuck" bands: Fuck Buttons, the Fucking Wrath, Holy Fuck!, Total Fucking Destruction, Starfucker, Jackie-O Motherfucker, Fuck The Facts, the Fucking Champs (do they... CONTINUE READING FUCKED UP ON FOX NEWS»
Posted on January 28, 2009 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: Bumbershoot | Fucked Up | Lily Allen
Fucked Up's first official video edits together footage from their Blitz covering, Chemistry Of Common Life promoting 12-hour marathon. The footage, shot by Brendan FitzGerald of VBS.tv, was edited together by Bajir Cannon. We probably could have done without the... CONTINUE READING NEW FUCKED UP VIDEO - "CROOKED HEAD"»
Posted on January 9, 2009 in Tour Dates, Video (6 comments)
Tags: Fucked Up | Vivian Girls
I never thought I'd be writing a headline even close to that, but in less than a year, Fucked Up's gone from the light bulb factory to playing all their indie-rock cards just right. That said, it's hard to get... CONTINUE READING FUCKED UP COVER BLITZ, DESCENDENTS WITH EZRA KOENIG »
Posted on November 25, 2008 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: All Points West | Blitz | Fleet Foxes | Fucked Up | The Descendents | Vampire Weekend
Fucked Up's The Chemistry of Common Life should show up on a few year-end lists. Taking a break from marathons, the Torontonians stopped by Daytrotter and played stripped-down, underwater-psychededlic versions of three songs from said new one and one from... CONTINUE READING FUCKED UP PSYCH-OUT DAYTROTTER»
Posted on November 24, 2008 in MP3 (0 comments)
Tags: Fucked Up | Theophilus London
There's bound to be more clips surfacing from Fucked Up's free 12-hour show at the Rogan Store (330 Bowery, NYC) yesterday (10/14), but seems like video of the Toronto-based bathroom re-designers doing a cover of "Blitzkrieg Bop" with Moby on... CONTINUE READING FUCKED UP AND MOBY COVER THE RAMONES»
Posted on October 15, 2008 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: Fucked Up | Moby | The Ramones
Ahead of their upcoming 12-hour NYC show, Toronto's Fucked Up played a very short set -- The Chemistry Of Common Lifeshout-along "Twice Born" -- in MTV Live's bathroom. They rip the place apart, spray painting the walls, removing ceiling tiles,... CONTINUE READING FUCKED UP FUCK UP MTV LIVE'S BATHROOM»
Posted on October 10, 2008 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Cloud Cult | Coachella | Fucked Up
If you live in the New York City-area -- or are able get there in less than 12 hours -- you can catch Fucked Up live Tuesday 10/14. The Torontonians are celebrating the release of The Chemistry Of Common Life... CONTINUE READING FUCKED UP PLAYING FREE 12-HOUR SHOW IN NYC»
Posted on October 3, 2008 (5 comments)
Tags: Crocodiles | Fucked Up
On their new record (out 10/7 via Matador), the Torontonian hardcore outfit's expanded the template to include flute, horns, organs, ambient/fuzzy instrumentals, and background vocals from Vivian Girls. We've spotlighted two tracks, but you should stream the rest at Rhapsody.... CONTINUE READING STREAM FUCKED UP'S THE CHEMISTRY OF COMMON LIFE»
Posted on October 1, 2008 (0 comments)
Tags: Free Moral Agents | Fucked Up
The new Fucked Up's really good. (I'm still digesting it, so hard to say if it tops Hidden World, but it definitely gives it a run...) As mentioned when posting "No Epiphany," The Chemistry of Common Life's a collection of... CONTINUE READING NEW FUCKED UP - "TWICE BORN"»
Posted on September 2, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates (5 comments)
Tags: Dave Sitek | Dinosaur Jr | Fucked Up | SXSW | TV On The Radio
Toronto's Fucked Up are longtime favorites, even after guitarist Mike Haliechuk, aka 10,000 Marbles, punked me. Honestly, that shit's part of the charm. Beyond their playful "fuck you" attitude and old-school hardcore politics, they make great music: Hidden World was... CONTINUE READING NEW FUCKED UP - "NO EPIPHANY"»
Posted on July 7, 2008 in MP3 (4 comments)
Tags: Fucked Up
Fucked Up are one of my favorites. From their occasionally bloody, always ecstatic live shows and smart-ass, always smart politics to the fist-pumpers packed onto Hidden World and the charged, sex-workers's-rights epic "Year Of The Pig" (song of the year?),... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: FUCKED UP»
Posted on December 19, 2007 in MP3, Quit Your Day Job (8 comments)
Tags: Fucked Up
Despite the excellent lineups all over town, our daylight hours on Friday had been spoken for well before we made the trek to SouthBy (and particularly after spending Thursday systematically missing a bunch of the acts we'd hoped to... CONTINUE READING SXSW: FRIDAY IN AUSTIN»
Posted on March 19, 2007 in Concert, MP3 (5 comments)
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