But before they started, though, Jimmy Kimmel did his best half-assed Kanye-at-the-VMAs impression. The show took place 9/16 at the Hollywood Bowl, where the Furs were opening for the Killers. (Thanks for the tip, Danielle.) The "Pretty In Pink" cover... CONTINUE READING KILLERS & PSYCHEDELIC FURS DO "PRETTY IN PINK" IN L.A.»
Posted on September 18, 2009 in (3 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | Kanye West | Psychedelic Furs | The Killers
Brooklyn indie pop duo Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino brought their cheery Bacardi-approved stylings to late night TV, but didn't take their clothes off. Maybe they are saving that for Letterman. It can't possibly be a one-time thing. Check out... CONTINUE READING MATT & KIM PLAY KIMMEL»
Posted on August 27, 2009 in , , (31 comments)
Tags: De La Soul | Jimmy Kimmel | Matt And Kim | Rain Machine | Troublemaker
I've spoken to quite a few people who are stoked to see Depeche Mode live on their Sounds Of The Universe-supporting Tour Of The Universe. Last night the guys offered a taste of what to expect at Lollapalooza, etc., though... CONTINUE READING DEPECHE MODE BRING THE OLD AND THE NEW TO KIMMEL»
Posted on April 24, 2009 in , (10 comments)
Tags: Depeche Mode | Jimmy Kimmel
When Moz's highly repeatable Years Of Refusal dropped everybody was like "this is a rock record, listen to his band rocking!" And then some months later the "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" single was announced and everyone was like... CONTINUE READING MORRISSEY DOES "SOMETHING IS SQUEEZING MY SKULL" FOR JIMMY KIMMEL»
Posted on February 6, 2009 in (9 comments)
Tags: Jay-Z | Jimmy Kimmel | Morrissey | Wavves
The Cure's very busy year (brought to you by the number 13) essentially wound up last night with a stop by Jimmy Kimmel's music stage (brought to you by the Pontiac logo). The singles and videos and etc. are too... CONTINUE READING THE CURE GIVE KIMMEL A "FREAKSHOW"»
Posted on December 17, 2008 in (1 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Green Man Festival | Jimmy Kimmel | Nine Inch Nails | The Cure
The last time the Killers did Kimmel they explained their band name ("to relax before a show we like to kill someone"). This time they kept it to the music and the feathered jackets with a shot at "Human." The... CONTINUE READING THE KILLERS VISIT KIMMEL, TOUR WITH M83»
Posted on November 25, 2008 in , (3 comments)
Tags: All Points West | Jimmy Kimmel | M83 | Ra Ra Riot | The Killers
So far we have ourselves pin art and pin headed videos for "Wannabe In LA." Last night EoDM fittingly took Heart On's first single on the road to Los Angeles, where they performed it for Jimmy Kimmel: Jesse Hughes hammed... CONTINUE READING EAGLES OF DEATH METAL REMIND JIMMY KIMMEL THEY "WANNABE IN LA"»
Posted on November 4, 2008 in (6 comments)
Tags: Eagles Of Death Metal | Jimmy Kimmel | Pop Noir | Woods
KW put the Pontiac Garage on "Love Lockdown" yesterday, and if the audience doesn't sound too enthusiastic it's because the on-air performance was his third take. (He performed "Champion" and "Good Life" for the Kimmel crowd, too). West looks cool... CONTINUE READING KANYE HITS LA FOR JIMMY KIMMEL, 808'S LISTENING PARTY»
Posted on October 15, 2008 in (14 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Jimmy Kimmel | Kanye West | Perry Farrell
Previously on Viva La Vida: Commenter Jenn mentions Coldplay played "Lovers In Japan" for the Jimmy Kimmel show, which doesn't even air until tonight. Holy Hoffs-Drawlar funeral parlor, Jenn. We dug around on YouTube some and found more of Coldplay's... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY "CHINESE SLEEP CHANT"S ON KIMMEL ... FROM THE FUTURE»
Posted on June 4, 2008 in (18 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Jimmy Kimmel
Don't doubt the Diamond's ability to draw folks down to Bleecker Street on a moment's notice, and don't doubt the rampant (albeit irony-tinged) worship the man engenders from dudes born in the '60s. But the greatest part about Neil Diamond... CONTINUE READING JIMMY KIMMEL IS NEIL ZIRCONIA»
Posted on May 27, 2008 in (3 comments)
Tags: Au Revoir Simone | Jimmy Kimmel | Neil Diamond | SXSW
This past few weeks we've seen Death Cab fully emerge from their heartfelt cocoon of indie emotion and become a full-fledged multimedia/chart-topping behemoth. They've got America's #1 album, they killed it on Letterman, they popped up in Gossip Girl, did... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB HIT KIMMEL WITH PROMISES OF HEART POSSESSION»
Posted on May 23, 2008 in (16 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Jimmy Kimmel
Last night the gods of '90s-era modern rock radio wept a tear of happiness when the newly reunited Stone Temple Pilots performed "Vaseline" and didn't entirely suck (although Scott gets a little too into the whirling dervish bit post-solo and... CONTINUE READING STONE TEMPLE PILOTS BRING KIMMEL SOME REUNITED ROCK, WHILE SCOTT WEILAND FEELS AXL'S PAIN»
Posted on May 2, 2008 in (13 comments)
Tags: Axl Rose | Guns N' Roses | Jimmy Kimmel | Scott Weiland | Stone Temple Pilots
Here's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" live from the Pontiac Garage. After appearing on SNL, Letterman, Blogothèque, and a condom PSA, is there anywhere we haven't yet seen these guys this year? Yes.... CONTINUE READING VAMPIRE WEEKEND AND CRENSHAW HIGH SCHOOL DRUMLINE VISIT KIMMEL»
Posted on April 24, 2008 in (17 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | Vampire Weekend
With the 7 million viewcount Finland's Santeri has racked up on YouTube, chances are you've already guffawed to some of his satirical clips -- but if not, the Times Online will catch you up with the mini-phenomenon you've missed (via... CONTINUE READING YOUTUBE SOUND-REPLACING GUY SANTERI OJALA (AKA STSANDERS) SHREDS WITH SLASH»
Posted on February 12, 2008 in (2 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | Santeri Ojala | Slash
You know how Kimmel's always apologizing for running out of time on Matt Damon? Will Hunting's getting even. Sarah wrote a song about it. It's funnier than you think it's gonna be. How did you like them apples? So many... CONTINUE READING NEW SARAH SILVERMAN VIDEO - "I'M FUCKING MATT DAMON"»
Posted on February 1, 2008 in (31 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | Matt Damon | Sarah Silverman | Yacht Rock
Night owls looking for freshly written jokes received a semi-infusion of comedic relief last night when the late night funny men finally returned for duty (Letterman, Conan, Kimmel, Leno -- Carson did a little while back but we clearly said... CONTINUE READING LATE NIGHT TV RETURNS WITH BEARDS, CONAN ON GUITAR»
Posted on January 3, 2008 in , (24 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Conan O'Brien | Cream | David Letterman | Jay Leno | Jimi Hendrix | Jimmy Kimmel | Mike Huckabee | Radiohead
Expect to see a lot of R. Kelly's this Hallow's Eve? Or maybe you think the Trapped In The Closet fun's all played out? Oh, shit. (See, that never gets old.) Lest you think the parodies have run their course,... CONTINUE READING JON STEWART, JIMMY KIMMEL STILL MINING R. KELLY'S CLOSET FOR LAUGHS»
Posted on October 25, 2007 in (3 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | Jon Stewart | R. Kelly
"Typical"? More like a-"Typical"! Whoa! Bad joke. But props where props are due and all that, we stacked Mute Math at #3 on our casual but totally definitive list of history's greatest backwards videos of all time forever and ever... CONTINUE READING MUTE MATH DO IT ASS-BACKWARDS ON KIMMEL»
Posted on September 20, 2007 in (13 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | Mute Math
Jenny, Blake and the rest of the Kiley kids hit up Jimmy Kimmel last night with their Fleetwood-y "Dreamworld." Who are the extra chicks onstage? Guess it's their tour force. Sennett's dashing in bow tie and all, but not enough... CONTINUE READING RILO KIMMEL»
Posted on September 6, 2007 in (19 comments)
Tags: Blake Sennett | Jenny Lewis | Jimmy Kimmel | Rilo Kiley
Well? Is he faking, or isn't he? 4 million YouTube views later, you thought you had it sussed out (or, more likely, stopped caring). So did we. But then Tay dropped by Kimmel's studio to bring the thunder of "Rain"... CONTINUE READING TAY ZONDAY LIVE ON KIMMEL»
Posted on August 9, 2007 in (13 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | John Mayer | Matt Damon | Radiohead | Tay Zonday
Is Brian Williams's iPod cooler than Anderson Cooper's iPod? The NBC Nightly News anchor throws the gauntlet in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel (he doesn't call-out AC, but we like making things into competitions) when he discusses the relative merits... CONTINUE READING BRIAN WILLIAMS ON INTERPOL, CAT POWER, FEIST»
Posted on July 19, 2007 in (17 comments)
Tags: Brian Williams | Cat Power | Feist | Interpol | Jimmy Kimmel
It's taken 25 years, but the shy guys of Slayer are finally ready to take on television. They'll do Jimmy Kimmel's late night show, perfect for maximum nightmare potential. Via Blabbermouth:According to a press release from mPRm Public Relations, tickets... CONTINUE READING SLAYER SET TO SHOW NO MERCY ON KIMMEL»
Posted on January 16, 2007 (20 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | Mastodon | Slayer
The Killers were actually entertaining on Kimmel. Check out this clip at YouTube. Inspired by a true story.... CONTINUE READING "IT'S LIKE A MASSAGE ... ONLY YOU KILL SOMEBODY"»
Posted on October 5, 2006 in (26 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Kimmel | The Killers
