In anticipation of INCREDIBAD, Lonely Island's send-ups are arriving rapid fire. This new track, which has the Strokes man lending his pipes, is less "Jizz In My Pants," more "I'm On A Boat," at least via its initial posh, old-money... CONTINUE READING NEW LONELY ISLAND (FEAT. JULIAN CASABLANCAS) - "BOOMBOX"»
Posted on February 9, 2009 (37 comments)
Tags: Akiva Schaffer | Andy Samberg | HEALTH | Jorma Taccone | Julian Casablancas | Popo | The Lonely Island | The Strokes
There are exactly two things the world needs no more of: in order, they are fake rap and autotuned T-Pain cameos. End list. Accordingly this cut from the Lonely Island's debut album should be a shitshow, except that it's not,... CONTINUE READING NEW LONELY ISLAND (FEAT. T-PAIN) - "I'M ON A BOAT"»
Posted on February 4, 2009 (21 comments)
Tags: Akiva Schaffer | Jorma Taccone | T-Pain | The Lonely Island
Last month Fleet Foxes topped several Best Of 2008 lists including our own. No surprise then that the Seattle quintet's performance of "Mykonos" and "Blue Ridge Mountains" was the highlight of a night of lackluster topical comedy. Robin Pecknold checked... CONTINUE READING FLEET FOXES ON SNL»
Posted on January 19, 2009 in (40 comments)
Tags: Devendra Banhart | Explosions In The Sky | Fleet Foxes | Jorma Taccone | Saturday Night Live
As previously reported, Saturday Night Live trio Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg release their debut Lonely Island LP next month. Incredibad features cameos from Norah Jones, Julian Casablances, and T-Pain, among others, and includes all your favorite musical... CONTINUE READING LONELY ISLAND'S INCREDIBAD GETS TRACKLIST, NOT APHEX TWIN»
Posted on January 12, 2009 in , (5 comments)
Tags: Akiva Schaffer | Andy Samberg | Aphex Twin | Arcade Fire | Jorma Taccone | Leeds | Radiohead | Saturday Night Live | The Lonely Island
By now you've heard "Jizz In My Pants," the provocative "West End Girls"-y first single from Lonely Island's Incredibad. The SNL comedy trio's debut album will also feature guest appearances from Julian Casablancas, Norah Jones, and T-Pain."It might be surprising... CONTINUE READING JULIAN CASABLANCAS, NORAH JONES GUEST ON LONELY ISLAND LP»
Posted on December 9, 2008 (2 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Jorma Taccone | Julian Casablancas | Norah Jones | Saturday Night Live | The Lonely Island
Andy Samberg pulled Lonely Island writing partner Jorma Taccone on cam (also Justin Timberlake, Molly Simms, and Meadow Soprano) for an orgasmic digital-short song on SNL this weekend. It's the first single from LI's forthcoming album Incredibad (out 2/10). If... CONTINUE READING NEW LONELY ISLAND VIDEO - "JIZZ IN MY PANTS"»
Posted on December 8, 2008 in (21 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Depeche Mode | Jorma Taccone | Justin Timberlake | Saturday Night Live | The Lonely Island
The Internet got its first listen to "Who's Gonna Save My Soul?" when ?uestlove leaked it (as much as you can call sharing a good friend's track with permission a "leak") to YouTube. It was no simple, static-image YouTube stream,... CONTINUE READING NEW GNARLS BARKLEY VIDEO - "WHO'S GONNA SAVE MY SOUL?"»
Posted on July 23, 2008 in (23 comments)
Tags: Cee-Lo | Danger Mouse | Gnarls Barkley | Jorma Taccone | The Lonely Island