New She & Him Video - "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"

You'd probably watch if it was two and a half minutes of Zooey sleeping, but with its animated beheadings, undead nuns, and Pac-Man ghosts, She & Him's first music video is much more fun/morbid. Director Ace Norton's blog hinted at... CONTINUE READING NEW SHE & HIM VIDEO - "WHY DO YOU LET ME STAY HERE?"»

Posted on July 11, 2008 in MP3, Video (23 comments)
Tags: M. Ward | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel

Jim James To Release One Album With M. Ward & Conor Oberst, Another As "An Asian Country Star"

Bless that guy. This info comes via the new Rolling Stone, which is great for fans of huge Obama faceshots (see: the cover, complete with flag-pinned lapel), not so great for its headscratching Bonnaroo coverage. Kanye's set "revitalized the crowd"... CONTINUE READING JIM JAMES TO RELEASE ONE ALBUM WITH M. WARD & CONOR OBERST, ANOTHER AS "AN ASIAN COUNTRY STAR"»

She & Him Live - "Take It Back," "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," & "Change Is Hard" (Lillywhite Session)

That's not a comment on the whiteness of She & Him's music. I'm kidding, M. Ward has soul. But seriously, it's because Zooey and Matt recorded a session with Steve Lillywhite. Scarlett, Zooey beat you again: Sitek's hep now, but... CONTINUE READING SHE & HIM LIVE - "TAKE IT BACK," "YOU'VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME," & "CHANGE IS HARD" (LILLYWHITE SESSION)»

Posted on June 13, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: M. Ward | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel

Scenes From The Set Of The First She & Him Video

So gang, the bad news for you is Death Cab have returned to their day jobs -- but thanks to the band for giving us the day off, and to everyone who wrote in with questions and comments. Walla, you... CONTINUE READING SCENES FROM THE SET OF THE FIRST SHE & HIM VIDEO»

She & Him & Yo La Tengo & Conan

M. Ward recently told the New York Times: As long as people are listening to the songs first and not getting too caught up with who is making the songs, I'm happy. Agreed, and the surprisingly good Volume One would... CONTINUE READING SHE & HIM & YO LA TENGO & CONAN»

Posted on April 23, 2008 in Video (23 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | M. Ward | She And Him | Yo La Tengo | Zooey Deschanel

SXSW: Saturday In Photos

This is it everybody, the last photo post of SXSW '08. That means it's time for our superlatives, so welcome to our list of the SXSW 2008 Top Five. These are the bands who delivered sets we could not stop... CONTINUE READING SXSW: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»

SXSW: Friday In Photos

The original plan on Friday was to see Zooey and Matt Ward (the she and him of She & Him) at Merge's 12AM showcase at the Parish, because she's got a good voice and he's cute. And vice versa. But... CONTINUE READING SXSW: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»

Premature Evaluation: She & Him - Volume One

There's obviously going to be a lot of nitpicking around She & Him. Every album's subjected to scrutiny, but when a full-time actor or actress decides to showcase her songwriting chops, folks' suspicions are usually stronger than his or her... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: SHE & HIM - VOLUME ONE»

Posted on February 22, 2008 in Premature Evaluation (35 comments)
Tags: M. Ward | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel

Jenny Lewis Goes Solo Again

We're not sure if the Watson Twins are joining her, but Jenny is taking a break from Blake and the Under The Blacklight crew for another record in her own name. She'll have tons of other company on the LP, though, including beau Johnathan Rice and Interpol touring member "Farmer Dave" Scher (huh?), along with guest vocalists Chris Robinson, M. Ward, Elvis Costello (whoa), and Zooey Deschanel. Jenny and Zooey will be in the same room. What a ~~hot~~ great idea. (Hat tip to Muzzle of Bees for the heads up.)

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Posted on February 7, 2008 (14 comments)

New She & Him (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward) - "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"

You'd think the collaboration of indie folkie M. Ward and indie hottie Zooey Deschanel would be a match made in Stereogum heaven ... and you'd be right. The two have finished work on their project's first volume, Volume One: two... CONTINUE READING NEW SHE & HIM (ZOOEY DESCHANEL & M. WARD) - "WHY DO YOU LET ME STAY HERE?"»

Posted on January 30, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates (37 comments)
Tags: M. Ward | She And Him | Zooey Deschanel

M. Ward & Zooey Deschanel Cover Richard & Linda Thompson

Remember when Zooey told Patrick Fugit to "Listen to Tommy with a candle burning, and you'll see your future"? Not the greatest advice, but you did it 'cause she has those huge, hypnotizing eyes? Well Zooey's used those powers of... CONTINUE READING M. WARD & ZOOEY DESCHANEL COVER RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON»

Posted on July 18, 2007 (16 comments)
Tags: Linda Thompson | M. Ward | Richard Thompson | Zooey Deschanel

Stream M. Ward & Bright Eyes' Contributions To The Hottest State

Earlier this week we got a listen of Feist's take on the Jesse Harris-penned "Somewhere Down The Road," part of the Harris-in-covers project hatched by Ethan Hawke for his upcoming big screen novel adaptation The Hottest State. Now you can... CONTINUE READING STREAM M. WARD & BRIGHT EYES' CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HOTTEST STATE»

Posted on June 28, 2007 (4 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Jesse Harris | M. Ward

M. Ward, Jim James, Nek0 Case D0 C0nan

Sly YouTube user neokyle thwarted our efforts at YouTube searching by spelling the program which M. Ward, Neko Case, and Jim James performed on last week as C0nan 0'Brien, but it's for the best 'cause it means it'll probably slip... CONTINUE READING M. WARD, JIM JAMES, NEK0 CASE D0 C0NAN»

Posted on May 21, 2007 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | M. Ward | My Morning Jacket | Neko Case

Premature Evaluation: Norah Jones - Not Too Late

The queen of Starbucks Entertainment is back with her third album, and it's a safe one. Like Come Away With Me and Feels Like Home (we liked both), the record has a couple that will grab you -- but the... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: NORAH JONES - NOT TOO LATE»

Posted on January 17, 2007 in Premature Evaluation (20 comments)
Tags: M. Ward | Norah Jones

M. Ward For President!

Head over to AOL's The Interface for two live cuts from Post-War, "Paul's Song" from Transistor Radio, and to listen to M. Ward's smokey, mellow drawl in conversation. Funny how Conor Oberst's presidential proclamation while doing Kilborn in '04 was... CONTINUE READING M. WARD FOR PRESIDENT!»

Posted on October 20, 2006 in MP3 (8 comments)
Tags: M. Ward

How Do I Work This?

This thing finally works again! Sorry for the lack of heads up, but I couldn't even log into Movable Type to tell ya about Stereogum's slow death on the old server. We're now hosted by Media Temple and expect NO... CONTINUE READING HOW DO I WORK THIS?»

Coming Soon To An iPod Near You

The year's not over, but we can start buzzing about 2005's hott releases... JAN Bright Eyes Digital Ash in a Digital Urn (Saddle Creek) Chemical Brothers Push the Button (Astralwerks) Low The Great Destroyer (Sub Pop) Mercury Rev Secret Migration... CONTINUE READING COMING SOON TO AN IPOD NEAR YOU»