David Byrne On Stephen Colbert, Bad Reviews

Last night David Byrne went on The Colbert Report. During the jokey Q&A he got insightful, where other people laugh, trying to answer Stephen C's questions as carefully as possible even when they were meant as a punchline (see, for... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE ON STEPHEN COLBERT, BAD REVIEWS»

Posted on March 3, 2009 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: David Byrne | Jon Pareles | Lucero | Stephen Malkmus

A Lesson In CMJ Notetaking

Ever see those people scribbling into notebooks or onto napkins at shows? That's us. Indeed, we've been busy covering sundry scraps with mostly illegible chicken scratch at CMJ this past few days, which got us wondering: How other folks go... CONTINUE READING A LESSON IN CMJ NOTETAKING»

Posted on October 19, 2007 (19 comments)
Tags: CMJ | Jon Pareles

Jeff Tweedy Likes Animal Bands (And Battles)

“I’m probably the only person that wanted to be a rock critic and failed at it and started a band" is the crux of Jeff Tweedy's shot at a music crit column in yesterday's New York Times. Pretty sure Jeff's... CONTINUE READING JEFF TWEEDY LIKES ANIMAL BANDS (AND BATTLES)»

Stream The New Juana Molina

I'm so glad former sitcom star Juana Molina is making an impression with the MP3 bloggers. The fact that Domino's giving away three songs is certainly part of the equation. Juana Molina - "Micael" (MP3) Juana Molina - "Malherido" (MP3)... CONTINUE READING STREAM THE NEW JUANA MOLINA»

Posted on May 22, 2006 in MP3 (9 comments)
Tags: Jon Pareles

Death Cab For Cutie, Scarlett Johansson Live From New York

Just a reminder that Jon Pareles' favorite band, Death Cab For Cutie, and Lindsay Lohan's least favorite actress, Scarlett Johansson, are on Saturday Night Live tonight. We're gonna DVR, but if something exciting happens (e.g., Gibbard lip-synchs, S. Jo parodies... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, SCARLETT JOHANSSON LIVE FROM NEW YORK»

Posted on January 14, 2006 (52 comments)
Tags: Jon Pareles | Saturday Night Live | Scarlett Johansson

Jon Pareles Gets Stoned

We poked fun at Jon Pareles earlier this week, but truth be told, the Times' music critic has great taste and in last Sunday's paper gave a shoutout to an underrated artist who never gets enough press.The English songwriter Lewis... CONTINUE READING JON PARELES GETS STONED»

Posted on January 13, 2006 in MP3 (5 comments)
Tags: Jon Pareles

Death Cab For Cutie's Live NYTimes Q&A

On Sunday night, we sent Stereogum reader Elizabeth and her Fuji FinePix to cover NY Times' Q&A with Death Cab For Cutie. She took copious notes and great photos. Here's her review. (Thanks Elizabeth!) By Elizabeth Weinberg for Stereogum I... CONTINUE READING DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE'S LIVE NYTIMES Q&A»

Posted on January 11, 2006 (23 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Chris Walla | Death Cab For Cutie | Jon Pareles

Win A Date With Ben Gibbard

Ben Gibbard flies solo next week, and we want one of you to go on a date with him. But that's not gonna happen. So instead, we've arranged for a Stereogum reader to sit in proximity to the Death Cab... CONTINUE READING WIN A DATE WITH BEN GIBBARD»

Posted on January 3, 2006 in Contest (71 comments)
Tags: Jon Pareles

Coldplay Backlash In Effect, Album Drops Tomorrow

Jon Pareles: "Coldplay is the most insufferable band of the decade." Previously... Chuck Klosterman: "Coldplay is absolutely the shittiest fucking band I've ever heard in my entire fucking life." If you read Pareles' piece online, you missed this irony: Anyway,... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY BACKLASH IN EFFECT, ALBUM DROPS TOMORROW»

Posted on June 6, 2005 (105 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Jon Pareles

The Re-Remixing Of Jay-Z (Again)

For those who enjoyed The Grey Album (and really, who doesn't love a good mash-up?), Jon Pareles suggests a dozen other Black Album remixes.... CONTINUE READING THE RE-REMIXING OF JAY-Z (AGAIN)»

Posted on March 8, 2004 (0 comments)
Tags: Jay-Z | Jon Pareles