Treasure Island Fest 2009 In Photos

This past Saturday and Sunday was the third annual Treasure Island Festival, on San Francisco's Treasure Island. We sent Josh Bis to capture the weekend in photos. sounds of buzz... CONTINUE READING TREASURE ISLAND FEST 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Austin City Limits 2009 In Photos

There was dust, rain, then mud. There was Eddie Vedder, sitting in with Kings Of Leon and calling Perry Farrell up onstage with Pearl Jam during a reportedly monstrous, festival headlining two-hour set. There were Brooklynites and Brits, Dave Matthews... CONTINUE READING AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Monolith 2009 In Photos

While we were rocking the Catskills, enjoying what Wayne Coyne said was "the greatest collection of underground music ever assembled," dozens of other great indie bands (and a few hip-hop luminaries) put on a much larger mountain festival in Morrison,... CONTINUE READING MONOLITH 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Street Scene 2009 In Photos

Some 30,000 people over two days crammed into the six-block area in San Diego's East Village that hosted the 25th annual Street Scene this past weekend. That's a strong number, albeit down from last year when people weren't scrambling for... CONTINUE READING STREET SCENE 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2009 In Photos

Indeed, this year's Virgin Mobile Festival was totally free, and Richard Branson's attempt to "put a smile on people's faces" totally worked. Aside from those grumbling about the long lines for admission, because everybody loves complaining about something. The day... CONTINUE READING VIRGIN MOBILE FREEFEST 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Girl Talk/Max Tundra/Wiz Khalifa @ Williamsburg Waterfront, Brooklyn 8/23/09

Yesterday there was a free outdoor Girl Talk show in Williamsburg, so naturally it was a nice, quietly controlled time where everyone wore an appropriate amount of clothing. Just describing that show sounds like the punchline to some unimaginative hipster-hating... CONTINUE READING GIRL TALK/MAX TUNDRA/WIZ KHALIFA @ WILLIAMSBURG WATERFRONT, BROOKLYN 8/23/09»

Posted on August 24, 2009 in Concert, Photo (1 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk | Max Tundra | Wiz Khalifa

Indie Rockers Play Dress-Up For The New York Times

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»

Sasquatch! 2009 In Photos

Everybody loves Memorial Day weekend, but nobody loves Memorial Day weekend like those that make it to Sasquatch! As friends have returned from their treks across country, they've shared nothing but raves for this year's festival, from the Gorge's breathtaking... CONTINUE READING SASQUATCH! 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Girl Talk Working On "Actual Songs"

There's no production timetable, but for the eventual Feed The Animals followup, Gregg Gillis says he may "evolve" beyond party trick cut-ups to "individual songs" that include "actual repetition as opposed to linear structure" and use "some elements with a... CONTINUE READING GIRL TALK WORKING ON "ACTUAL SONGS"»

Posted on April 23, 2009 (10 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk | Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson | Peter Bjorn And John

Coachella 2009: Moz, Macca, Cohen Lead Friday's Nostalgia Parade

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Our trek into Indio went so smoothly this year that we've both become paranoid about something going incredibly wrong at any moment, but so far we've made it through without broken bones or spirits.... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA 2009: MOZ, MACCA, COHEN LEAD FRIDAY'S NOSTALGIA PARADE»

Stereogum's Favorite Artists' Favorite Things In 2008

We love year-end lists, it's really a shame that no one made any this month. To remedy that, we asked a handful of our favorite artists what music they dug most over the last twelve months. No Age, Grizzly Bear,... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S FAVORITE ARTISTS' FAVORITE THINGS IN 2008»

Girl Talk Is A PC

Apple's long-running Mac vs. PC ad campaign may be elitist, but as Videogum points out, "at least they addressed the superiority of their product over the competition, emphasizing the fact that PCs get viruses and break all the time." This... CONTINUE READING GIRL TALK IS A PC»

Posted on November 8, 2008 in Commercial Appeal, Video (49 comments)
Tags: Esau Mwamwaya | Girl Talk | Microsoft | The Very Best

New Stephen Malkmus Video - "Gardenia"

Portland Filmmaker Dan Woods got a bunch of sorta-familiar indie rockers to sing "Gardenia," which is a fine backup plan when Stephen Malkmus is too much of a Jick to show up to his own video shoot. (J/K, Stevie.) Fortunately... CONTINUE READING NEW STEPHEN MALKMUS VIDEO - "GARDENIA"»

Girl Turk: Feed The Animals Meets Mechanical Turk

The great Andy Baio of waxy.org has painstakingly compiled metadata on Girl Talk's latest sample party, using Wiki and Amazon's Mechanical Turk, to create downloadable spreadsheets for your trendspotting pleasure. Go play. ... CONTINUE READING GIRL TURK: FEED THE ANIMALS MEETS MECHANICAL TURK »

Posted on September 11, 2008 (0 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk | Kid Cudi | Passion Pit | SXSW

All Points West: Friday In Photos

It's time to brave the ferry lines for another day in Jersey, but first: pretty pictures via the eye of Abbey Braden. As mentioned, things got off to a slow start, but from thereon the day belonged to Gregg... CONTINUE READING ALL POINTS WEST: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»

Lollapalooza 2008: Sunday In Photos

By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh It wasn't always smooth, but it was definitely memorable: Lollapalooza's top-heavy booking panned out this year, giving each night a bit of magic and each day an air of anticipation. Day Last didn't exactly... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2008: SUNDAY IN PHOTOS»

Girl Talk Talks Unauthorized YouTube Tributes

DJ Gillis has seen your fan-made videos and he's not gonna take it lying down. Gregg (or a hippie imposter) tells Butter Team, "People who break the law are gonna have to pay. ... I'm coming after them ... those... CONTINUE READING GIRL TALK TALKS UNAUTHORIZED YOUTUBE TRIBUTES»

Posted on July 21, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk

Feed The YouTube

We've already fed the Wiki; now some diligent YouTuber's taken the next step and begun a 14-part project stitching together video samples for each of Girl Talk's new tracks. Check the clip for "Shut The Club Down" here, and "Still... CONTINUE READING FEED THE YOUTUBE»

Posted on July 15, 2008 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk

Jenny Lewis Offers Her Acid Tongue This Fall

Today P4K confirms most of what's been floating around regarding the next Jenny Lewis solo album: there will be a next Jenny Lewis solo album, it will be called Acid Tongue, and it will feature lots of people you've heard... CONTINUE READING JENNY LEWIS OFFERS HER ACID TONGUE THIS FALL»

Posted on July 14, 2008 (18 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk | Jenny Lewis

Girl Talk Goes Track-By-Track Through Feed The Animals With MTV

Feed The Animals has been out for a week. Anyone who's listened knows it's worth paying for, regardless of philosophical, aesthetic, or knee-jerk thoughts on whether or not Gillis's sampling process is transformative. We spoke briefly to Gillis and he... CONTINUE READING GIRL TALK GOES TRACK-BY-TRACK THROUGH FEED THE ANIMALS WITH MTV»

Posted on June 26, 2008 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk

Girl Talk Talks To Us About Feed The Animals

It seems like an ages ago when Gregg Gillis was a biomedical engineer moonlighting as a mixmaster. Over the last year and a half, the success of Night Ripper turned Gillis's marathon weekend shows (and tired Monday mornings) into a... CONTINUE READING GIRL TALK TALKS TO US ABOUT FEED THE ANIMALS»

Feed The Wiki

You've already started playing spot the sample with Feed The Animals. Now compare notes with the Wiki nerds. They're fast. ... CONTINUE READING FEED THE WIKI»

Posted on June 19, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk

Girl Talk's Feed The Animals Is Out Today

When we posted "I" on Monday, I later spoke to Gregg who told me, "It's not on the album but i wanted to give people something special this week." He wasn't kidding: Feed The Animals has popped up on the... CONTINUE READING GIRL TALK'S FEED THE ANIMALS IS OUT TODAY»

Posted on June 19, 2008 in Tour Dates (85 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk

New Girl Talk - "I"

The first noises from Feed The Animals (on sale soon for ? dollars) sound more like the nocturnal middle rumbles of Svarte Greiner or Xela or some other dark minimalist electro experimenter than Girl Talk. Even die hards, and fans... CONTINUE READING NEW GIRL TALK - "I"»

Posted on June 16, 2008 (4 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk

Pay What You Want For Girl Talk's Feed The Animals

According to Billboard.com, the new Girl Talk is gonna be ready for download sometime "over the next few weeks." Gregg says this is his chamber pop masterpiece, featuring a 16 piece symphony orchestra, a vocal choir, and Brian Eno on... CONTINUE READING PAY WHAT YOU WANT FOR GIRL TALK'S FEED THE ANIMALS»

Posted on June 6, 2008 (8 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk