New Jarvis Cocker Video - "Further Complications"

With all the news of Jarvis writing songs to soundtrack other people's motion picture projects -- some for the Forgetting Sarah Marshall sequel, one for Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox -- it's nice to have him soundtrack one of his... CONTINUE READING NEW JARVIS COCKER VIDEO - "FURTHER COMPLICATIONS"»

Posted on November 6, 2009 in Video (22 comments)
Tags: Atlas Sound | CMJ | Jarvis Cocker

New Jarvis Cocker - "Fantastic Mr. Fox AKA Petey's Song"

Jarvis Cocker's in banjo wrangling, jaw harp twanging mode for "Fantastic Mr. Fox AKA Petey's Song," a playful song about vittles and the handsome little fox in Wes Anderson's Roald Dahl-inspired, Videogum-beloved Fantastic Mr. Fox. Cocker voices Petey in the... CONTINUE READING NEW JARVIS COCKER - "FANTASTIC MR. FOX AKA PETEY'S SONG"»

Posted on October 22, 2009 (3 comments)
Tags: Fantastic Mr. Fox | Jarvis Cocker | Wes Anderson

Green Man Festival 2009 In Photos

The eco-friendly Green Man took over Brecon Beacons, Wales this past weekend with a heavy dose of Americana: from midwestern folkies (Bon Iver, Wilco, Andrew Bird) to wailing east coast electropoppers (Animal Collective, Gang Gang Dance) and reinvigorated psych legends... CONTINUE READING GREEN MAN FESTIVAL 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Jarvis Writing Songs For Forgetting Sarah Marshall Sequel

Cocker's "rather silly" material will be performed by Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) in Get Him To The Greek. Jason Segel's penis won't be in it, but Diddy will (really). More at Billboard.... CONTINUE READING JARVIS WRITING SONGS FOR FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL SEQUEL»

Posted on August 3, 2009 (0 comments)
Tags: Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Get Him To The Greek | Jarvis Cocker | Russell Brand

Jarvis Cocker Visits Jimmy Fallon, Escapes Wrath Of Questo

Last night Jarvis Cocker gave a spirited and loose-limbed performance of his Further Complications title track. He clearly enjoyed himself (and his magic hands). To further complicate things, though, there was a certain Roots drummer on site who was less... CONTINUE READING JARVIS COCKER VISITS JIMMY FALLON, ESCAPES WRATH OF QUESTO»

Jarvis Cocker/Little Joy @ The Wiltern, Los Angeles 7/27/09

Despite not being sold-out -- maybe a little surprising? -- and joking he was "knackered" and grabbng for water after opening with "Angela," Jarvis put all of himself into last night's show at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. There were... CONTINUE READING JARVIS COCKER/LITTLE JOY @ THE WILTERN, LOS ANGELES 7/27/09»

Posted on July 28, 2009 in Concert, Photo (11 comments)
Tags: Jarvis Cocker | Little Joy | The Drones

New Jarvis Cocker - "You're In My Eyes (Discosong) (Pilooski Remix)"

French artist and Dirty Sound System collective member Pilooski, who has previously filed remixes for Mystery Jets and LCD Soundsystem, delivers a quirky, somewhat DFA-styled funk job on this reworking of Jarvis's "You're In My Eyes (Discosong)," from Cocker's recent... CONTINUE READING NEW JARVIS COCKER - "YOU'RE IN MY EYES (DISCOSONG) (PILOOSKI REMIX)"»

Posted on July 21, 2009 in MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: Jarvis Cocker | Pilooski

Glastonbury 2009: Blur Make Triumphant Return, Everyone Covers MJ

Aside from some heavy rains on Thursday and some quick showers Sunday, the throngs at Worthy Farm this year enjoyed some of the best weather in Glastonbury history. In return, the impressive lineup -- featuring headliners Bruce Springsteen and Neil... CONTINUE READING GLASTONBURY 2009: BLUR MAKE TRIUMPHANT RETURN, EVERYONE COVERS MJ»

Jarvis Cocker Entertains French Children

Jarvis Cocker is halfway through a six day art installation at Paris' Galerie Chappe, where he's attempting to answer the question "What is music?" by creating "a musical event that is a living art form" (and promote his excellent new... CONTINUE READING JARVIS COCKER ENTERTAINS FRENCH CHILDREN»

Posted on May 7, 2009 in MP3, Video (8 comments)
Tags: Green Man Festival | Jarvis Cocker | Yeasayer

New Jarvis Cocker - "Angela"

Pulp hero Jarvis Cocker releases second solo collection Further Complications next month. It was produced by poker pro Steve Albini. How'd that happen? From Paste: "The two met while the former Pulp frontman was in Chicago for last year's Pitchfork... CONTINUE READING NEW JARVIS COCKER - "ANGELA"»

Posted on April 17, 2009 in Album Art, MP3 (12 comments)
Tags: Jarvis Cocker | Steve Albini | Thee Oh Sees

Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Saturday In Photos

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy After a night of "classic" recreations, it was nice to dive into the current state of the indie landscape. Yesterday's lineup was stacked, and we spent the day scissoring back and forth catching... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»

New Jarvis Cocker - "Girls Like It Too" (Live in Buenos Aires)

Looks like we have to go all the way to Argentina to hear the new cheekily titled Cocker tune, "Girls Like It Too." Or, let somebody else go and check their YouTube. (Thanks for the tip, Lucas.) Jarvis knows his... CONTINUE READING NEW JARVIS COCKER - "GIRLS LIKE IT TOO" (LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES)»

Posted on March 17, 2008 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Bruce Springsteen | Jarvis Cocker | Peter Bjorn And John | Pulp | Super Bowl

Pete Doherty + Tribute To Disney Tunes = Babys In Shambles

Those in London next Sunday with no plans and a love for Jarvis Cocker and/or the The Jungle Book soundtrack are best advised to buy tix for "Forest Of No Return: Hal Willner presents the Vintage Disney Songbook," a one-night... CONTINUE READING PETE DOHERTY + TRIBUTE TO DISNEY TUNES = BABYS IN SHAMBLES»

Jarvis Covers Talking Heads, Black Sabbath

Mr. Cocker was the closing act at the Shockwaves NME Awards Show at the Astoria in London Saturday night, where he treated the crowd to Jarvis tunes and some choice covers. He scoffed at a "Common People" request ("this band... CONTINUE READING JARVIS COVERS TALKING HEADS, BLACK SABBATH»

Posted on February 19, 2007 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Black Sabbath | Jarvis Cocker | Talking Heads

Jarvis And Damon's Britpop Revival

We miss the good old days of Britpop for the music -- but how about those feuds! None of this trumped up Kasabian shite. Perhaps in a call to our nostalgic funnybone, Damon took to the pages of Uncut to... CONTINUE READING JARVIS AND DAMON'S BRITPOP REVIVAL»

Posted on January 5, 2007 in Where's The Beef? (48 comments)
Tags: Damon Albarn | Jarvis Cocker

New Jarvis Video - "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"

Here's the clip for the smashing lead-track off Jarvis. You really shouldn't take driving tips from Mr. Cocker, luv -- but truth is Jarvis = cool even when he's a pedestrian's worst nightmare. ... CONTINUE READING NEW JARVIS VIDEO - "DON'T LET HIM WASTE YOUR TIME"»

Posted on December 20, 2006 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: Jarvis Cocker

CSS Are Common People Like You

The Pulp fans in us live on and on, and with Jarvis, Mr. Cocker gave us all more to love, opening with the swagger of "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" and "Black Magic" before exploring the Sheffield singer's softer,... CONTINUE READING CSS ARE COMMON PEOPLE LIKE YOU»

Posted on December 11, 2006 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: CSS | Jarvis Cocker | Pulp