"Fuck Kanye West": The Bonnaroo Graffiti Photo Set

Bonnaroo was amazing in so many ways. Waiting 'til 4:40AM for Kanye to hit the stage was definitely not one of them. While waiting those two hours I heard one "He better be getting head back there," a few "This... CONTINUE READING "FUCK KANYE WEST": THE BONNAROO GRAFFITI PHOTO SET»

Posted on June 18, 2008 (22 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Kanye West

Bonnaroo: The Sun Exposes Kanye's Glow In The Dark Show

A month ago the NYTimes's Jon Pareles reviewed Kanye's Glow In The Dark tour stop at MSG saying "There is a new yardstick for the size of the universe. It is approximately equal to the size of Kanye West's ego."... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: THE SUN EXPOSES KANYE'S GLOW IN THE DARK SHOW»

Posted on June 15, 2008 in Concert (180 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Kanye West

Kanye Calmly Addresses Heckler, Stumps For Lil Wayne

The fact that someone heckled Kanye West during his show in Minneapolis isn't surprising. The real news here is that West calmly has the audience point out who "threw shit on the stage" before just as calmly continuing the show.... CONTINUE READING KANYE CALMLY ADDRESSES HECKLER, STUMPS FOR LIL WAYNE»

Posted on June 12, 2008 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Lil Wayne

Kanye Didn't Intend To Hit Us With Three "Flashing Lights" Videos

Over at his blog, under the headline "I DIDN'T RELEASE THE OTHER FLASHING LIGHTS VIDEOS!!! PEOPLE LEAKED THEM," Kanye has a post explaining why he didn't intend for there to be three versions of "Flashings Lights" circulating on the Internet.... CONTINUE READING KANYE DIDN'T INTEND TO HIT US WITH THREE "FLASHING LIGHTS" VIDEOS»

Posted on May 30, 2008 (18 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Paul McCartney | Samuel L. Jackson

Kanye West Final "Flashing Lights" Video Features Killer Soup In The Dining Room With The Butler And The Knife

I just heard some sarcastic chuckling coming from the Videogum side of the virtual office. It was Gabe. We asked him what was so funny and he said "Kanye West." I asked him to be more specific and he said... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST FINAL "FLASHING LIGHTS" VIDEO FEATURES KILLER SOUP IN THE DINING ROOM WITH THE BUTLER AND THE KNIFE»

Posted on May 29, 2008 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Grammys | Kanye West

New Kanye West Video - "Flashing Lights" (2nd Version)

Kanye shot three videos for "Flashing Lights" according to the uploader of this "version you weren't meant to see." (Riiiight.) The last one, directed by Spike Jonze, found Kanye bound, gagged, and beaten with a shovel. This time, Bill Pollock... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST VIDEO - "FLASHING LIGHTS" (2ND VERSION)»

Posted on May 24, 2008 in Video (23 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

New N.E.R.D. (Feat. Lindsay Lohan) Video - "Everybody Nose"

Yeah not "Feat." Lindsay Lohan in a way that'll do much for her artistic cred. You actually get the sense, from the quick shot scene and her visible irritation, that Chad and Pharrell actually caught her with cam in hand... CONTINUE READING NEW N.E.R.D. (FEAT. LINDSAY LOHAN) VIDEO - "EVERYBODY NOSE"»

Posted on May 14, 2008 in MP3, Video (5 comments)
Tags: Clipse | Kanye West | Lindsay Lohan | N.E.R.D. | Pharrell

Kanye Hates EW, Loves Vocoders

Last week West premiered Justice's "Stress" video, which stressed out a lot of people. Maybe Kanye was one of them, because he flipped his shit at Entertainment Weekly for giving his show at Seattle's Key Arena a B+. FAIL. Via... CONTINUE READING KANYE HATES EW, LOVES VOCODERS»

Posted on May 5, 2008 (23 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Young Jeezy

Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry Join Usual Suspects For Virgin Fest 2008

Some details leaked a few weeks back, but now you can peruse the full line-up for Virgin's Baltimore stop and decide whether to shell out the $175 (plus $175 for gas). The third annual Virgin East Coast delivers some familiar... CONTINUE READING BOB DYLAN, CHUCK BERRY JOIN USUAL SUSPECTS FOR VIRGIN FEST 2008»

Kanye And Jonah Hill Play Connect 4

Kanye is just like us. He loves indie rock, is bad at geography, and posts home movies on Vimeo. (He's just like Ryan Adams, too.) Kanye also plays a lot of Connect Four. Which is like Scrabulous or something? He's... CONTINUE READING KANYE AND JONAH HILL PLAY CONNECT 4»

Posted on April 25, 2008 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Gun Outfit | Jonah Hill | Kanye West | SXSW

Kanye's Glow In The Dark Tour Won't Allow Cameras, Will Allow Geography Snafus

Last week we were alerted to the fact that Kanye isn't allowing cameras into the room for his Glow In The Dark tour. Via Animal New York: The rapper just kicked off his multi-city Glow In the Dark tour and... CONTINUE READING KANYE'S GLOW IN THE DARK TOUR WON'T ALLOW CAMERAS, WILL ALLOW GEOGRAPHY SNAFUS»

Posted on April 21, 2008 in Video (24 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | SXSW | Young Widows

(Some Of) Madonna's Hard Candy Leaked

That headline sounds dirty to us, too. But it's true -- seven songs by the Material Mom's Powered By Timba-lake LP have leaked like a belted bathing suit and made their way onto the interweb: "Give It 2 Me," "Heartbeat,"... CONTINUE READING (SOME OF) MADONNA'S HARD CANDY LEAKED»

Posted on April 21, 2008 (5 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Madonna

Lollapalooza 2008 Full Line-Up Revealed

Last week, Chicago Sun-Times's Jim DeRogatis leaked over a dozen names performing at this summer's 45th annual Lollapalooza festival, including the Alternative Nation power troika of Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, and Nine Inch Nails. Lollafounder Perry Farrell responded in... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2008 FULL LINE-UP REVEALED»

Lollapalooza 2008 Headliners, Partial Lineup Leaked

Just when we were thinking we could get away with just one trip to Chicago this summer, Lolla drops details on the sort of lineup we were expecting to see from the Coachella folks a few months ago. Jim DeRo... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2008 HEADLINERS, PARTIAL LINEUP LEAKED»

New Kanye West (Feat. Chris Martin) Video - "Homecoming"

As far as rivalries go, Kanye and Jay-Z's possessiveness over Chris Martin (cite as always "Big Brother"'s "Told Jay I did a song with Coldplay, next thing I know he's got a song with Coldplay / Back in my mind... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST (FEAT. CHRIS MARTIN) VIDEO - "HOMECOMING"»

Posted on April 1, 2008 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Chris Martin | Coldplay | Kanye West

Kanye West & Chris Martin's "Homecoming" Video Preview

For better and worse, '07 was the year of 'Ye. Knowing the man -- and we all know Kanye -- he's not gonna slow down just 'cause the calendar shifted. In fact, there are three lusciously b&w, "Vogue"-style stills at... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST & CHRIS MARTIN'S "HOMECOMING" VIDEO PREVIEW»

Posted on March 7, 2008 (5 comments)
Tags: Chris Martin | Coldplay | Kanye West

Balenciaga Snub Inspires Kanye Finally To Blog About His Feelings

Not sure what we expected when word first broke that Kanye had a blog, but it's been interesting to see how he's refrained from using the site to engage in his patented oversensitive rants and emoting. Guess that's what his... CONTINUE READING BALENCIAGA SNUB INSPIRES KANYE FINALLY TO BLOG ABOUT HIS FEELINGS»

Posted on March 3, 2008 (11 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

New Estelle (Feat. Kanye West) Video - "American Boy"

London town's Brit crit beloved Estelle gets a black and white clip for her '90s-radio, new soul flavored "American Boy," which has become a bit of a hit because it features a blazing hot Kanye West verse in which he... CONTINUE READING NEW ESTELLE (FEAT. KANYE WEST) VIDEO - "AMERICAN BOY"»

Posted on February 26, 2008 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: Estelle | John Legend | Kanye West

2008 Brit Awards Like 2008 Grammys, But With More Mika

Amy Winehouse and Rihanna performed, Foo Fighters and Kanye West won, and the show was "was largely free of surprises" according to AP. Sounds like the Grammys, but alas, we're talking about the Brit Awards. At least instead of will.i.am,... CONTINUE READING 2008 BRIT AWARDS LIKE 2008 GRAMMYS, BUT WITH MORE MIKA»

New Kanye West Video - "Flashing Lights"

Along with the constant spew of outspoken nonsense, Kanye's Grammy-grabbing LP's produced a slew of solid singles, and a spate of undeniably memorable videos. Spike Jonze does the honors here, and does them well: apparently this is what happens when... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST VIDEO - "FLASHING LIGHTS"»

Posted on February 13, 2008 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Spike Jonze

Jim DeRogatis, Greg Kot, And Conan Hate The Doors

You don't often see music critics on late night television. Maybe with good reason. Last night Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot, longtime Chicago writers and hosts of Sound Opinions, did a pretty good job on Conan. DeRogatis dissed the Dead... CONTINUE READING JIM DEROGATIS, GREG KOT, AND CONAN HATE THE DOORS»

The Four Greatest Performances Of The 2008 Grammys

Maybe "great" is too strong a word. And five is too high a number for a list like this. If you missed the ceremony, we don't blame you (no Wire spoilers, please), but we can't condone spending more than twenty... CONTINUE READING THE FOUR GREATEST PERFORMANCES OF THE 2008 GRAMMYS»

2008 Grammys Winners List

Breathe a sigh of relief, Christopher Cross. Newly soberish Amy Winehouse was Hancock-blocked (sorry) from sweeping the big four categories at tonight's Grammys when Herbie inexplicably picked up Best Album honors. Wino did have a huge night via satellite, though:... CONTINUE READING 2008 GRAMMYS WINNERS LIST»

Posted on February 11, 2008 (27 comments)
Tags: Amy Winehouse | Bruce Springsteen | Grammys | Kanye West

Liveblogging The 2008 Grammys

Welcome to Stereogum's sarcastic play-by-play of the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. We're moments before showtime and Amy Winehouse has already won Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and a new set of teeth. Tonight promises an exciting... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2008 GRAMMYS»

Kanye West Shows Up To The Kid Sister/A-Trak/The Cool Kids Gig At The American Museum Of Natural History

Flavorpill's monthly One Step Beyond party series, at NYC's Museum Of Natural History, got a little publicity bump Friday night. The Chicago-centric lineup itself was enough to pull a big crowd, but after the Cool Kids set, things seemed to... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST SHOWS UP TO THE KID SISTER/A-TRAK/THE COOL KIDS GIG AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY»

Posted on January 28, 2008 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: A-Trak | Kanye West | Kid Sister