New Mr. Hudson Video - "There Will Be Tears"

808's and G.O.O.D. music showcase participant, Mr. Ben Hudson has stepped away from Kanye West for a moment -- remember, he even makes sure to Tweet about the guy -- for this "There Will Be Tears" video. It was directed... CONTINUE READING NEW MR. HUDSON VIDEO - "THERE WILL BE TEARS"»

Posted on April 10, 2009 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Grizzly Bear | Kanye West | Mr. Hudson

Kanye Responds To Homonautical South Park Dis

Gay fish Kanye saw the South Park parody. And of course it hurt his feelings, squid brains! "I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY EGO ... I JUST WANNA BE A DOPER PERSON WHICH STARTS WITH ME NOT ALWAYS TELLING... CONTINUE READING KANYE RESPONDS TO HOMONAUTICAL SOUTH PARK DIS»

Posted on April 9, 2009 (55 comments)
Tags: CMJ | Kanye West | South Park | The Selmanaires

Kanye West Is A Gay Fish

When Yeezy sees this South Park parody he will blog so hard HE WILL BREAK HIS MACBOOK AIR!!.... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST IS A GAY FISH»

Posted on April 9, 2009 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Atlas Sound | CMJ | Kanye West | South Park

New N.A.S.A Video - "Gifted" (Feat. Kanye West, Santigold & Lykke Li)

Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon get lonely, so as mentioned, their N.A.S.A. project includes more guests than Disneyland. So far they've paraded out M.I.A., Spank Rock, Santigold, and Nick Zinner for "Whachadoin" and "The People Tree" featured David Byrne,... CONTINUE READING NEW N.A.S.A VIDEO - "GIFTED" (FEAT. KANYE WEST, SANTIGOLD & LYKKE LI)»

Posted on March 27, 2009 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Lykke Li | Monsters Of Folk | N.A.S.A. | Santigold

SXSW 2009: Saturday In Photos

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy The last day at SXSW is always tinged with a depressing end-of-the-summer vibe. (Or maybe end of the school year?) However you want to frame it, once the Saturday sun sets, the remaining hours... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»

SXSW 2009: Kanye, Common, Cudi, Badu @ FADER Fort

In the second worst surprise (oh hai, Lars) of SXSW, a denim-clad Kanye West served as ringleader of the G.O.O.D. Music showcase at Levi's/FADER Fort Saturday night. "It feels so good to rock for you tonight," he told a packed... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: KANYE, COMMON, CUDI, BADU @ FADER FORT»

Kanye West Will Perform At South By Southwest

This week's rumors that Kanye will make music at SXSW have been confirmed to the Associated Press, which means it's time for the rumors about when/where it will be. Let's go! ... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST WILL PERFORM AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST»

Posted on March 17, 2009 (24 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | SXSW

Kanye West Dresses Up Like An Old Man And Raps About Viagra

It's like they always say, rap what you know. Watch here.... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST DRESSES UP LIKE AN OLD MAN AND RAPS ABOUT VIAGRA»

Posted on March 16, 2009 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: 88 Keys | Kanye West | Thom Yorke

Thom Yorke Responds To Miley, Kanye Drama

In today's playlist post on Radiohead's LiveJournal: "wish us all a safe journey if you still like us and you're not one of those people i have managed to offend by doing nothing." Bam! Packt like sar-zings. (Previously: Miley's beef,... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE RESPONDS TO MILEY, KANYE DRAMA»

Posted on March 12, 2009 (52 comments)
Tags: Fever Ray | Kanye West | Miley Cyrus | Radiohead | Thom Yorke

Kanye Does That Thing He Does That Resembles Singing On American Idol

As Simon Cowell likes to say, American Idol "is a singing competition." It's a show where four judges who are varying degrees of witty, clueless, lucid, and the dawg pore over the minute inflections in tune and tone of thousands... CONTINUE READING KANYE DOES THAT THING HE DOES THAT RESEMBLES SINGING ON AMERICAN IDOL»

Posted on March 12, 2009 in Video (35 comments)
Tags: American Idol | Florence And The Machine | Kanye West | Tegan And Sara

Highlights From Kanye's Storytellers And An Unaired, Rearranged "Love Lockdown"

So Kanye's VH1 Storytellers aired, and sadly it wasn't quite as much the best VH1 Storytellers as we'd hoped. It was entertaining, because it was Kanye, but lighter on the storytelling than expected. Then again, that's what happens when all... CONTINUE READING HIGHLIGHTS FROM KANYE'S STORYTELLERS AND AN UNAIRED, REARRANGED "LOVE LOCKDOWN"»

Posted on March 2, 2009 in Video (18 comments)
Tags: Kanye West | Sharon Van Etten

Thom Yorke, Chris Brown, O.J. Comments Cut From Kanye Storytellers

You've gotten a glimpse at "Stronger," but what really went down at Kanye's VH1 concert will require some imagination. "During the taping, according to a Reuters reporter, West was aggrieved that Radiohead singer Thom Yorke had allegedly snubbed him backstage... CONTINUE READING THOM YORKE, CHRIS BROWN, O.J. COMMENTS CUT FROM KANYE STORYTELLERS»

Kanye West Does VH1 Storytellers, Which Will Be The Best VH1 Storytellers

Storytellers hasn't been very active in the Celebreality era. The VH1 series (in which Meat Loaf and Jewel once shared their inspiration in intimate venues) hosted only Mary J. Blige and Kid Rock in 2008. Perhaps Yeezy will breathe new... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST DOES VH1 STORYTELLERS, WHICH WILL BE THE BEST VH1 STORYTELLERS»

Posted on February 24, 2009 in Video (21 comments)
Tags: Kanye West

New Kid Cudi Video - "Day 'N' Nite"

Today Kanye West's "Welcome To Heartbreak" associate and one of the BBC's 2009 favorites, Cleveland rapper Kid Cudi, unveiled his own colorfully innovative video for A Kid Named Cudi's "Day 'N' Nite." Not the Kid Cudi Vs Crookers remix. If... CONTINUE READING NEW KID CUDI VIDEO - "DAY 'N' NITE"»

Posted on February 20, 2009 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: Elbow | Kanye West | Kid Cudi | The Soft Pack

New Kanye West Video - "Welcome To Heartbreak"

The other day Ray Tintori introduced the world to an advance in the realm of visual mind-fuckery with his missing keyframe-simulating, pixel-morphing video for Chairlift's "Evident Utensil." Now just imagine how enraged blogger Kanye was when everybody sent him that... CONTINUE READING NEW KANYE WEST VIDEO - "WELCOME TO HEARTBREAK"»

Posted on February 17, 2009 in Video (55 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Kanye West | Kid Cudi | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Kanye Is Gay (As In "Extremely Dope")

The new Details has Kanye on the cover and a bunch of his megalomaniacal quotes on the inside, but the best stuff comes when he's arguing for "gay" to connote "dope." Because all the gay people he talks to are... CONTINUE READING KANYE IS GAY (AS IN "EXTREMELY DOPE")»

Posted on February 17, 2009 (7 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Kanye West | of Montreal

The 2009 Grammys: Just The Good Parts

NARAS's flirtation with attempting to matter in 2009 went alright last night. There was so much promised we had Videogum come over to help us log our reactions across as many internet platforms as possible, and even with all that... CONTINUE READING THE 2009 GRAMMYS: JUST THE GOOD PARTS»

Liveblogging The 2009 Grammys

Welcome to the Grammys 2009, which promises to be a very special night in which Radiohead will perform with the USC marching band (proof!) and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will win all the awards. Of course with all the... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2009 GRAMMYS»

Kanye Unveils Practical Footwear, Is Not Doing Porn

Bright red Louis Vuitton sneakers with a flap to tuck your pants into! Finally. He tells NY Times men's fashion blog "The inspiration [for the shoes] came from a jacket with a huge collar in the movie Dune. West went... CONTINUE READING KANYE UNVEILS PRACTICAL FOOTWEAR, IS NOT DOING PORN»

Posted on January 23, 2009 in Rock Shoes (20 comments)
Tags: Akron Family | Bumbershoot | Kanye West

Kanye West, Beyoncé Play Obama Inaugural Balls

Yesterday we got a new president. Maybe you didn't realize because of the total dearth of media coverage, but don't worry that's why you come to Stereogum.com. After President Barack Obama's inauguration there were 10 official balls, including the Neighborhood... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST, BEYONCé PLAY OBAMA INAUGURAL BALLS»

Posted on January 21, 2009 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | Beyoncé | Etta James | Kanye West | Ted Leo

New Peter, Bjorn & John - "Nothing To Worry About"

Before the holidays, a Swedish website surprised us with the world premiere of "Lay It Down," a new Peter Bjorn & John song ostensibly from their upcoming album. We can't be sure because we don't understand Swedish. Tonight comes the... CONTINUE READING NEW PETER, BJORN & JOHN - "NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT"»

Posted on January 7, 2009 in MP3 (26 comments)
Tags: Kaiser Chiefs | Kanye West | Leeds | Peter Bjorn And John

Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear familiar blog hits from... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM & TEAM9 PRESENT... MYSPLICE III»

Kanye's "Love" Letdown On SNL

Last time Kanye did Saturday Night Live he ended "Champion" with a clumsy freestyle that left some viewers convinced he bombed. Tonight's performance on the Hugh Laurie-hosted Christmas episode likely garnered similar reactions. We've already heard how, despite the assistance... SNL'">CONTINUE READING KANYE'S "LOVE" LETDOWN ON SNL»

New N.A.S.A. (Feat. Kanye West, Santogold & Lykke Li) - "Gifted"

Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon are close to releasing an LP from their N.A.S.A. (North America/South America) project. The duo cook the beats, and turned to their enviable contact list to collect a headspinning list of contributors, including Tom... CONTINUE READING NEW N.A.S.A. (FEAT. KANYE WEST, SANTOGOLD & LYKKE LI) - "GIFTED"»