Joanna Newsom, Style Icon

A few years ago, the only Joanna pics you'd see painted her to be a sylvan nymph. Now she's casually popping up on street style blogs, even when they don't realize it's her. Such is the transformative power of a... CONTINUE READING JOANNA NEWSOM, STYLE ICON»

Posted on November 13, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Joanna Newsom | Sleigh Bells

New MGMT Video - "Kids"

Between movie trailers and French presidential campaigns and your mom's iPod, "Kids" was pretty inescapable in 2008. And while Ray Tintori's just-released video for the Oracular Spectacular standout doesn't look like it would've taken eight months to complete, trippy things... CONTINUE READING NEW MGMT VIDEO - "KIDS"»

Posted on June 4, 2009 in Tour Dates, Video (157 comments)
Tags: Joanna Newsom | MGMT | Ray Tintori

Joanna Newsom Soundtracks Push-Up Bra Commercial

Last time we posted a Victoria's Secret bra ad, Lykke Li provided the music while Heidi Klum sold us on the Ipex line's microsmooth fabric and nipple concealment. In this new spot, Miranda Kerr models the Dream Angels push-up to... CONTINUE READING JOANNA NEWSOM SOUNDTRACKS PUSH-UP BRA COMMERCIAL»

Posted on April 8, 2009 in Commercial Appeal, Video (20 comments)
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20 Great Concerts From 2008

I'm not the only one at Stereogum who goes out to see live music, but I'm the one who goes out to see the most live music. And then I'm the one who sits around anally cataloging and indexing it... CONTINUE READING 20 GREAT CONCERTS FROM 2008»

Joanna Newsom, Environmentalists Sell Us HSBC Accounts

After the ascension of Devendra & Co., when I hear "freak folk" I hear "bank," so even though Joanna distanced herself from that "soulless, mindless, watered-down, image-obsessed, artless stab at John Fahey or Marc Bolan or Karen Dalton or Donovan... CONTINUE READING JOANNA NEWSOM, ENVIRONMENTALISTS SELL US HSBC ACCOUNTS»

Posted on October 13, 2008 in Commercial Appeal, Video (8 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Joanna Newsom

Joanna Newsom Plays New Song In London

Last we heard from indie rock's most enchanting woodland creature, she was performing for douchebags and Björk in Chelsea. Fortunately the crowd was better behaved for a one-off gig at Somerset House in London last night, and Joanna rewarded them... CONTINUE READING JOANNA NEWSOM PLAYS NEW SONG IN LONDON»

Posted on July 21, 2008 in Video (4 comments)
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Joanna Newsom Plays A Small Show For A Drunk Crowd In Chelsea

Thanks to Paper mag, yesterday we learned Joanna Newsom is beautiful. And tells a mean dick joke. To celebrate at least one, if not both, of those amazing attributes, the magazine invited J. News to Hiro Ballroom to play... CONTINUE READING JOANNA NEWSOM PLAYS A SMALL SHOW FOR A DRUNK CROWD IN CHELSEA»

Posted on April 3, 2008 in Concert (22 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Bruce Springsteen | Joanna Newsom | Super Bowl | SXSW

Joanna Newsom Tells Paper A Penis Joke, Wears Pretty Clothes

Longtime New York magazine Paper is launching its annual "Beautiful People" issue, with Joanna Newsom on the cover. Over at the site, they have some video of Newsom during her photo shoot, where she takes a moment to tell a... CONTINUE READING JOANNA NEWSOM TELLS PAPER A PENIS JOKE, WEARS PRETTY CLOTHES»

Posted on April 2, 2008 in Video (14 comments)
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Joanna Newsom @ BAM, Brooklyn 2/1/08

By Amrit Singh Usually when I fall for an artist, I'm left a love-blinded fool, a sorry slave to a surge of endorphins, certain that the only reason said artist isn't your favorite artist is because maybe you haven't... CONTINUE READING JOANNA NEWSOM @ BAM, BROOKLYN 2/1/08»

Posted on February 4, 2008 in Concert, Video (18 comments)
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Devendra Banhart Makes Lindsay Lohan A Mixtape

Who would've guessed that when Devendra Banhart isn't showing folks around his crib or popping a Spiritual Boner on Conan, he'd be busy making mixtapes for Lindsay Lohan? Looks like the kindly folkie wants to help her through rehab (no,... CONTINUE READING DEVENDRA BANHART MAKES LINDSAY LOHAN A MIXTAPE»

Posted on October 17, 2007 (14 comments)
Tags: Devendra Banhart | Fleetwood Mac | Joanna Newsom | Lindsay Lohan

Joanna Newsom Unveils New, Untitled Song In Brazil

Just this weekend, we were talking about J News, how we missed her and the Ys Street Band, how last we'd seen her was with bf Bill Callahan. And just this morning, reader teco apple filled us in on his... CONTINUE READING JOANNA NEWSOM UNVEILS NEW, UNTITLED SONG IN BRAZIL»

Posted on October 8, 2007 in Video (22 comments)
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SXSW: Last Day In Austin

As promised, here's our last photo roundup of the shows we hit and folks we pestered on the streets of Austin during this year's South By Southwest music festival. All in all we had a great time, saw some old... CONTINUE READING SXSW: LAST DAY IN AUSTIN»

Joanna Newsom Has Sense Of Humor After All

Word from Drag City is that folk faerie Joanna Newsom delivers a new EP on 4/24. It's got one new track, "Colleen," and reworks of "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie" and "Cosmia." (Three songs that begin with the letter C!) We'll... CONTINUE READING JOANNA NEWSOM HAS SENSE OF HUMOR AFTER ALL»

Posted on March 8, 2007 (10 comments)
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The Coke Side Of Life

A lot of you guys are writing us to complain that Clipse wasn't higher on Pfork's list (we didn't write it!), but coke-rap is so on in '07. Sasha Frere-Jones explores in his recent piece for The New Yorker:What is... CONTINUE READING THE COKE SIDE OF LIFE»

Posted on December 20, 2006 (5 comments)
Tags: Clipse | Eric Clapton | Joanna Newsom | Young Jeezy

Pitchfork's Top Albums Of The Year

Most of you probably figured Pitchfork's Top Albums list would feature some combination of Joanna Newsom, The Hold Steady, and TV On The Radio in the top three slots (at least based on their nine-point-whatever scores). Well most of you... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK'S TOP ALBUMS OF THE YEAR»

DJ Joanna Newsom Does NPR

Head to NPR for a great podcast session with Joanna Newsom, where she spins some songs near to heart and answers questions about Van Dyke Parks, her songwriting process, and the influence her chosen artists have had on her writing.... CONTINUE READING DJ JOANNA NEWSOM DOES NPR»

Posted on December 4, 2006 (19 comments)
Tags: Fleetwood Mac | Joanna Newsom | Lindsey Buckingham

Joanna Newsom Rebuts Your Claim

When we showed you guys the cover to Joanna Newsom's Ys, some of y'all debated the image's quality and authenticity. Well we all know the cover was for reals, but what about your thoughts about the artwork's beauty? Venus zine... CONTINUE READING JOANNA NEWSOM REBUTS YOUR CLAIM»

Posted on November 27, 2006 (43 comments)
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Bridges & Balloons (Oh Shit)

P4K's got a cool interview with Colin Meloy up today. The Decemberists frontman gives props to Lily Allen, thumbs down to Fergie, and claims album-of-the-year contender The Crane Wife is not a concept LP. There is, however, one LOL moment... CONTINUE READING BRIDGES & BALLOONS (OH SHIT)»

Posted on October 30, 2006 (4 comments)
Tags: Joanna Newsom | The Decemberists

Two Shows With Joanna On Sale

Tickets on sale to see the (not-freak) folkie and her massive harp at an early (5PM doors!) and late (doors at 9:30PM) show at Webster on 11/13. Between this, Modest Mouse (11/14-15 at Webster!) and the K-Fed show, it's gonna... CONTINUE READING TWO SHOWS WITH JOANNA ON SALE»

Posted on October 11, 2006 (3 comments)
Tags: Grammys | Joanna Newsom | Saturday Night Live | Sheryl Crow

Freak Folkies Love Private-Press Records, But Leave Joanna Out Of It

This weekend, the New York Times profiled the burgeoning market for rare, often folk, private-press releases, recorded in the '60s and early '70s, and produced "largely in runs of a few hundred copies and in many cases far less." The... CONTINUE READING FREAK FOLKIES LOVE PRIVATE-PRESS RECORDS, BUT LEAVE JOANNA OUT OF IT»

Posted on October 9, 2006 (14 comments)
Tags: Devendra Banhart | Joanna Newsom

Ys Watercooler

If you too have heard Ys, what do you think of orchestral Joanna? How does it stack up to Milk-Eyed? Hypothetically, you know, 'cause it's not in stores yet. P.S. It's enchanting, poetic, and everything you'd expect. Basically, the audio... CONTINUE READING YS WATERCOOLER»

Posted on August 31, 2006 (29 comments)
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MP3 Blogging Etiquette

I've been doing this Stereogum thing for a number of years now. And there are a number of tacit rules that the music blogging community seems to agree upon. Most are pretty obvious (e.g., if a label asks you to... CONTINUE READING MP3 BLOGGING ETIQUETTE»

Posted on August 31, 2006 (61 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Inlets | Joanna Newsom | The Decemberists

Joanna Newsom's Ys

A few minutes from Joanna's "Only Skin," live at McCarren Park last Thursday, can be viewed at YsTube. The album track is seventeen minutes, so consider it a lo-fi teaser. You can download a live MP3 of "Only Skin" --... CONTINUE READING JOANNA NEWSOM'S YS»

Posted on August 28, 2006 (17 comments)
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More About Joanna Newsom's Ys

You probably read that Drag City is releasing Joanna Newsom's Ys on 11/14. It's got only five songs (55 minutes total). It was recorded with Steve Albini, mixed with Jim O’Rourke, and features orchestration arranged by Van Dyke Parks. Which... CONTINUE READING MORE ABOUT JOANNA NEWSOM'S YS»

Posted on August 17, 2006 (17 comments)
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Stereogum Readers Poll: Miss Indie Rock 2005

The "indie rock hottie" poll took forever 'cause none of you spell the same way. And then I had to research who was in what band. So that's why I'm listing the ENTIRE tally before revealing who won. Plus, some... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM READERS POLL: MISS INDIE ROCK 2005»