A-grade chocolatiers Broken Social Scene brought a slice of their latest Presents... project -- Brendan Canning's Something For All Of Us -- to David last night. It's a very BSSy track, this "Churches Under The Stairs", with a very BSSy... CONTINUE READING BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE GIVE LETTERMAN SOMETHING FOR ALL OF US»
Posted on December 18, 2008 in , (23 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Land Of Talk | The Dead Weather
Well not all of Land Of Talk -- and as is generally the case, not all of Broken Social Scene. Last minute distractions kept me from hitting the Mystery Concert semester kickoff party at NYU (featuring BSS, Pattern Is Movement,... CONTINUE READING BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE AND LAND OF TALK JOIN FOR "7/4 (SHORELINE)" AT NYU»
Posted on September 5, 2008 in (4 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Land Of Talk | Pattern Is Movement
It was just about a year ago that we had Andrew WK run around CMJ as our expert party correspondent. The night before we filmed I was awed by relative newcomer Bon Iver at Bowery, and hours later I was... CONTINUE READING NEW LAND OF TALK - "SOME ARE LAKES"»
Posted on August 27, 2008 in , (2 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Land Of Talk | Peter Bjorn And John
CMJ 2007 will be remembered for ... not a lot, sadly. And not just 'cause everybody was boozed up. Folks will probably hold on to how it was every bit as exhausting as years past but not every bit as... CONTINUE READING YOUR FRIEND, ANDREW W.K. & OUR CMJ SUPERLATIVES»
Posted on October 22, 2007 in , (5 comments)
Tags: Andrew W.K. | CMJ | Dan Deacon | Deerhunter | Land Of Talk | No Age | White Williams
CMJ: The chance to have your eardrums bludgeoned by a thousand bands. Of course we're trying to catch as many acts as possible for you ... but the seedy party underbelly of the fest isn't confined just to the rock... CONTINUE READING CMJ PARTY SCHOOL! WITH STEREOGUM AND ANDREW W.K. (PART ONE: THE STREETS OF THE L.E.S.)»
Posted on October 19, 2007 in (13 comments)
Tags: Andrew W.K. | Bon Iver | CMJ | Land Of Talk | Laurie Anderson | No Age | Yeasayer
Land Of Talk stole our hearts last year, releasing the excellent Applause Cheer Boo Hiss EP that earned them a Band To Watch distinction and luring us to see them countless times all over the LES. After awhile, though, we... CONTINUE READING NEW LAND OF TALK - "YOUNG BRIDGE" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on October 9, 2007 in (11 comments)
Tags: Alberta Cross | Land Of Talk
Took long enough, Lizzie! Stereofaves Land Of Talk finally have a video, for the scorcher "Speak To Me Bones," one of seven awesome songs on the band's awesome, seven-song EP Applause Cheer Boo Hiss. Here's what Ms. Powell told Spinner... CONTINUE READING NEW LAND OF TALK VIDEO - "SPEAK TO ME BONES"»
Posted on July 5, 2007 in (5 comments)
Tags: Land Of Talk
Conducting reconnaissance on the new and the obscure is for what we live, but CMJ presents plenty of opportunities to check in with some of our favorites -- and for us, this meant stalking Band To Watch Land Of Talk... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: LAND OF TALK @ GOTHAMIST HOUSE»
Posted on November 4, 2006 (6 comments)
Tags: CMJ | Land Of Talk
We hope you've all spent some time with Land Of Talk's seven-song EP Applause Cheer Boo Hiss, on our very short list for best debut record of the year. We've seen 'em no less than four times in the past... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: LAND OF TALK»
Posted on August 30, 2006 in , (24 comments)
Tags: Land Of Talk