New Monsters Of Folk Video - "Say Please"

The last time a video featured Conor Oberst in a public performance period piece, he was getting clobbered by trash and tomatoes. But that was before he and Mogis recruited Yim Yames on drums and M. Ward on piano to... CONTINUE READING NEW MONSTERS OF FOLK VIDEO - "SAY PLEASE"»

The 'Gum Drop CXII: Hear New Jookabox, Win A Guitar Signed By Monsters Of Folk

In a very special Halloween edition of the 'Gum Drop, David "Moose" Adamson, aka Jookabox, told us "Evil Nite" -- "a song about the infection taking hold of a pure soul in limbo" -- is an early version of "Zombie... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP CXII: HEAR NEW JOOKABOX, WIN A GUITAR SIGNED BY MONSTERS OF FOLK»

Monsters Of Folk @ Paramount Theatre, Seattle 10/15/09

Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Jim James, Mike Mogis, and Centro-matic's Will Johnson donned their best late-night suits and played Seattle's Paramount Theatre last night. Photographer Laura Musselman was on hand and delivers this set of shots. ... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS OF FOLK @ PARAMOUNT THEATRE, SEATTLE 10/15/09»

Monsters Of Folk "Say Please" On Conan, Release "Right Place" Video

Monsters Of Folk are four dudes better known for other projects, they are the Them Crooked Vultures of the NPR-section of contemporary music, they are like the Traveling Wilburys but not as iconic, all of this is true. But also... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS OF FOLK "SAY PLEASE" ON CONAN, RELEASE "RIGHT PLACE" VIDEO»

Monolith 2009 In Photos

While we were rocking the Catskills, enjoying what Wayne Coyne said was "the greatest collection of underground music ever assembled," dozens of other great indie bands (and a few hip-hop luminaries) put on a much larger mountain festival in Morrison,... CONTINUE READING MONOLITH 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Monsters Of Folk Unveil Their Album Art

And art it is. On the front sleeve of the forthcoming Monsters Of Folk album is an illustration of the lite-indie superheroes' beatific mugs, just beckoning you to listen to more NPR. Matthew Hollings rendered the drawing, and also scribbled... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS OF FOLK UNVEIL THEIR ALBUM ART»

New Monsters Of Folk - "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)" & "The Sandman, The Brakeman, And Me"

The Paste-y supergroup of Conor, Matt, Yim, and Mike drop another pair of tracks from their forthcoming mindmeld. These aren't as free as was "Say Please," you'll have to pony up a couple bucks at iTunes. But at least one... CONTINUE READING NEW MONSTERS OF FOLK - "DEAR GOD (SINCERELY M.O.F.)" & "THE SANDMAN, THE BRAKEMAN, AND ME"»

Monsters Of Folk Announce Fall Tour

The all-star roots troupe of Conor Oberst, Jim James, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis finally let us sample their Monsters Of Folk project with the not very folky "Say Please" the other day. The self-titled LP is due 9/22 via... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS OF FOLK ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR»

New Monsters Of Folk - "Say Please"

Finally some sounds to round out the months of vague news reports and website launches for Monsters Of Folk, the project that brings Yim Yames + M. Ward + Conor Oberst + Mike Mogis to one set of liner notes.... CONTINUE READING NEW MONSTERS OF FOLK - "SAY PLEASE"»

Monsters Of Folk Coming Soon

The previously reported Jim James/M. Ward/Conor Oberst collab project has a release date (9/22). Also a site which doesn't offer much (yet), although the credit to Yim Yames is a nice touch. ... CONTINUE READING MONSTERS OF FOLK COMING SOON»

Coachella 2009: Moz, Macca, Cohen Lead Friday's Nostalgia Parade

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Our trek into Indio went so smoothly this year that we've both become paranoid about something going incredibly wrong at any moment, but so far we've made it through without broken bones or spirits.... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA 2009: MOZ, MACCA, COHEN LEAD FRIDAY'S NOSTALGIA PARADE»

New M. Ward Video - "Rave On"

The Zooey fans were probably hoping Matt would follow up "Hold Time"'s video with some sort of visual treatment for "Never Had Nobody Like You," but they have cotton commercials to hold them over. And, yes, Deschanel also shows up... CONTINUE READING NEW M. WARD VIDEO - "RAVE ON"»

Posted on April 15, 2009 in MP3, Tour Dates, Video (4 comments)
Tags: M. Ward | Sleigh Bells | Zooey Deschanel

SXSW 2009: Wednesday In Photos

SXSW 2009 opened with a bit of bad luck turned good: It was too foggy for our flight to land in Houston, so they re-routed us directly to Austin, cutting out the layover, etc. Not all the passengers were happy,... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: WEDNESDAY IN PHOTOS»

M. Ward Brings Craig Ferguson "To Save Me"

When M. Ward performed last week at the Henry Fonda Theater, Zooey Deschanel showed up to accompany the guitar slinger on a couple of tracks, including the recently Late Night-tested "Never Had Nobody Like You." The Smiths fan was nowhere... CONTINUE READING M. WARD BRINGS CRAIG FERGUSON "TO SAVE ME"»

Posted on March 9, 2009 in MP3, Video (11 comments)
Tags: Autolux | Bon Iver | Craig Ferguson | Little Joy | M. Ward

M. Ward (Feat. Zooey Deschanel)/Delta Spirit @ Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles 3/4/09

Although they never seem to be too far from each other, the She and the Him reunited last night for a few songs during M. Ward's very sold out show at Henry Fonda Theater. Matt ran the spread, from whisper... CONTINUE READING M. WARD (FEAT. ZOOEY DESCHANEL)/DELTA SPIRIT @ HENRY FONDA THEATER, LOS ANGELES 3/4/09»

Posted on March 5, 2009 in Concert, Photo, Tour Dates (4 comments)
Tags: Delta Spirit | M. Ward | Ryan Adams | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel

M. Ward Brings Letterman "Never Had Nobody Like You"

Mr. M. Ward is on the perennial promotion circuit thanks to the sizable success of his She & Him feeding directly into the ever-swelling support for his solo endeavors, so here he is again, doing the talk show thing. Matt's... CONTINUE READING M. WARD BRINGS LETTERMAN "NEVER HAD NOBODY LIKE YOU"»

Posted on February 18, 2009 in Video (18 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | M. Ward | Thao With The Get Down Stay Down

Elvis Costello Fleshes Out His Spectacle With She & Him & Jenny Lewis

Elvis Costello's Sundance Channel show really is a perfectly packaged hour for music nerds. EC is an adept interviewer, and never shy about joining in the jam during his guest's performance segments. As at the wrap party, last night's Spectacle... CONTINUE READING ELVIS COSTELLO FLESHES OUT HIS SPECTACLE WITH SHE & HIM & JENNY LEWIS »

New M. Ward (Feat. Zooey Deschanel) - "Never Had Nobody Like You"

If you're curious about why Matt Ward would pick this particular song (from an album that sounds like it's got a lot of great songs) as the first promo MP3, consider the fact that it features Zooey Deschanel. She's got... CONTINUE READING NEW M. WARD (FEAT. ZOOEY DESCHANEL) - "NEVER HAD NOBODY LIKE YOU"»

Stream M. Ward's Hold Time, Enjoy Its Album Art

That post-Post-War LP we're all waiting for? It's officially yours for the listening over at npr.org, where the Mike Mogis-produced Hold Time's linked up as a track-by-track stream. Therein you shall find Matt reprising his list-topping She & Him partnership... CONTINUE READING STREAM M. WARD'S HOLD TIME, ENJOY ITS ALBUM ART»

Posted on January 13, 2009 in Album Art (18 comments)
Tags: Jet | Lucinda Williams | M. Ward | Zooey Deschanel

New M. Ward Video - "Hold Time"

Matt's reclaiming his good name from the realm of the pronouns next month with Hold Time, a 14-track followup to 2006's excellent Post War. We're excited. The album's got a nice little guest list -- Grandaddy's Jason Lytle, Lucinda Williams,... CONTINUE READING NEW M. WARD VIDEO - "HOLD TIME"»

Posted on January 6, 2009 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Enter Shikari | Leeds | M. Ward

The 20 Albums We're Most Excited To Hear In 2009

There a few more days of pretending to look busy at work ahead, but as far as our iTunes are concerned 2009 can't get here soon enough. We're done with the lists. It's time for the new. We pored over... CONTINUE READING THE 20 ALBUMS WE'RE MOST EXCITED TO HEAR IN 2009 »

New M. Ward Solo LP On The Way

Matt sat with Paste to give an update on his various projects: She & Him Volume 2 is in the works, that Jim James-collab LP is looking at a 2010 (or '11) release date, and he's ready to release a... CONTINUE READING NEW M. WARD SOLO LP ON THE WAY»

Posted on October 8, 2008 (2 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Jim James | M. Ward | She And Him | The Killers

Pictures From The Newport Folk Festival 2008

While we were sweating it out in Grant Park for Lollapalooza this past weekend, friend of the 'Gum and occasional photo contributor Jon Bahr was toughing it out up in Newport, Rhode Island for this year's installment of the annual... CONTINUE READING PICTURES FROM THE NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL 2008»

She & Him Perform On MTV Canada

Last week Matt Ward and Zooey Deschanel made their way to Toronto to play a free show for an MTV Canada audience. There are no cartoon ghosts (or LL Cool Js) in their performance of some Volume One songs ("You... CONTINUE READING SHE & HIM PERFORM ON MTV CANADA»

Posted on July 28, 2008 in Tour Dates, Video (22 comments)
Tags: M. Ward | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel

MTV Lets Us Know Portland Has Bands, Basements, Rain, Trees

Echoing Slate's out-of-date Portland exposé from this past fall, MTV's followed the momentum of their Brooklyn 2008 piece with a feature on PDX. What we learn: There are a lot of bands who live there, it's still relatively cheap, it... CONTINUE READING MTV LETS US KNOW PORTLAND HAS BANDS, BASEMENTS, RAIN, TREES»