NYMag's 40 Songs That Define The Brooklyn Sound

Welcome to your music meme of the week. Turns out there are bands in Williamsburg, and New York is all over it. It's far from the first time our neighborhood's been dressed up and packaged for a major print publication,... CONTINUE READING NYMAG'S 40 SONGS THAT DEFINE THE BROOKLYN SOUND»

Posted on November 10, 2009 in List, MP3 (94 comments)
Tags: Dirty Projectors | Grizzly Bear | MGMT

Treasure Island Fest 2009 In Photos

This past Saturday and Sunday was the third annual Treasure Island Festival, on San Francisco's Treasure Island. We sent Josh Bis to capture the weekend in photos. sounds of buzz... CONTINUE READING TREASURE ISLAND FEST 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Old Folks Review MGMT's "Kids" Video

For every person that loved Ray Tintori's video for MGMT's "Kids," there were two therapists sending their contact info to the monster-terrorized child's mom. The little tyke looked terrified! So the old folks at Breakfast At Sulimay's just filmed a... CONTINUE READING OLD FOLKS REVIEW MGMT'S "KIDS" VIDEO»

Posted on October 16, 2009 in Video (27 comments)
Tags: MGMT

2009 mtvU Woodie Award Nominations: Animal Collective Vs. 3OH!3

mtvU is the college-dorm targeted branch of Viacom's pop-cultural giving tree. While most of its boughs are wilting when it comes to recognizing relevant music, this university-centric twig at least maintains some semblance of staying evergreen, if only because their... CONTINUE READING 2009 MTVU WOODIE AWARD NOMINATIONS: ANIMAL COLLECTIVE VS. 3OH!3»

Beck, Devendra & MGMT Cover Leonard Cohen's "Sisters Of Mercy"

Following his excursion into Downtown NYC via Velvet Underground & Nico, Beck takes his Record Club to Montreal with a track-by-track smothering covering of Songs Of Leonard Cohen. As we mentioned when we posted "Suzanne," he's joined by "Devendra Banhart,... CONTINUE READING BECK, DEVENDRA & MGMT COVER LEONARD COHEN'S "SISTERS OF MERCY"»

Posted on October 2, 2009 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Beck | Devendra Banhart | Leonard Cohen | MGMT | Phoenix

MGMT Teach "Art Is Everywhere" On Yo Gabba Gabba!

Last year we told you MGMT were set to appear on season two of Nickelodeon's Yo Gabba Gabba! as space Vikings performing a song called "Art Is Everywhere." We weren't lying, but it took some time to track down the... Yo Gabba Gabba!'">CONTINUE READING MGMT TEACH "ART IS EVERYWHERE" ON YO GABBA GABBA!»

Posted on September 24, 2009 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: MGMT | Them Crooked Vultures | Yo Gabba Gabba!

New Kid Cudi (Feat. MGMT & Ratatat) - "Pursuit Of Happiness"

Following "Day 'N' Nite" and the Kanye and Common-featuring "Make Her Say," "Pursuit Of Happiness" is Man On The Moon: The End Of Day's third single and the first to feature the production of Ratatat and vocals of MGMT. (The... CONTINUE READING NEW KID CUDI (FEAT. MGMT & RATATAT) - "PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS"»

Posted on September 8, 2009 in Album Art (54 comments)
Tags: Kid Cudi | MGMT | Ratatat | The Flaming Lips

Beck Covers Leonard Cohen With Devendra, MGMT

Beck continues making good use of his down time between album cycles with the second phase of his Record Club, the project which sees Hansen invite a tag-archive-friendly set of friends to cover a classic album in its entirety, in... CONTINUE READING BECK COVERS LEONARD COHEN WITH DEVENDRA, MGMT»

Posted on September 4, 2009 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: Beck | Devendra Banhart | Leonard Cohen | Little Joy | MGMT

MGMT Cover The Clean

There's a good chance the majority of MGMT's core audience know nothing about the Clean. This isn't their fault. They were barely alive during the seminal New Zealand band's heyday. Still, that didn't stop Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser from... CONTINUE READING MGMT COVER THE CLEAN»

Posted on August 13, 2009 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: MGMT | Phoenix | The Clean

How Wesleyan Built Brooklyn's Surrealist Pop Scene

A few years ago it was Oberlin, but nowadays if you graduate from Wesleyan U, your band has a good chance of taking Brooklyn by storm. Especially if you're in MGMT, Boy Crisis, or Amazing Baby. Village Voice investigates what's... CONTINUE READING HOW WESLEYAN BUILT BROOKLYN'S SURREALIST POP SCENE»

Posted on August 6, 2009 (10 comments)
Tags: Amazing Baby | Boy Crisis | MGMT | Thao With The Get Down Stay Down

All Points West Wet 2009 In Photos

When APW presented its inaugural festival last year, we weren't alone in taking issue with the experience: lack of food options, a fair but generally recycled undercard which played more like "a bunch of bands opening for Radiohead," an extremely... CONTINUE READING ALL POINTS ~~WEST~~ WET 2009 IN PHOTOS»

MGMT Guest On Jay-Z's Blueprint 3

The kids will be one of a few artists turning up on Jigga's anticipated, third Blueprint LP (others include Rihanna, Mr. Hudson, Drake, and Kid Cudi). Some more album details are in this Reuters piece. (Thanks for the tip, Reggie.)... CONTINUE READING MGMT GUEST ON JAY-Z'S BLUEPRINT 3»

Posted on July 22, 2009 (7 comments)
Tags: HEALTH | Jay-Z | MGMT

New Weezer Video - "Kids/Pokerface"

After some fan footage of Weezer doing a dual MGMT/Lady Gaga cover became a (relatively) minor YouTube sensation, =w= had no choice but to edit together a supercut of the crowd-pleaser for official embed purposes. Rivers keeps up with the... CONTINUE READING NEW WEEZER VIDEO - "KIDS/POKERFACE"»

Posted on July 13, 2009 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Friendly Fires | Lady Gaga | Mercury Prize | MGMT | Weezer

MGMT Cover "Voices Carry"

MGMT follow their "Kids" harassing video with a song the kids don't seem to know: The YouTube header for this cover of 'Til Tuesday's 1985 hit labels it "another new song," because the person who filmed it was not born... CONTINUE READING MGMT COVER "VOICES CARRY"»

Posted on July 6, 2009 in MP3, Video (7 comments)
Tags: 'Til Tuesday | Chairlift | MGMT

MGMT, Karen O, Weird German Mathematician On New Flaming Lips LP

Stereogum reader Rafaël Zeier recently interviewed Wayne Coyne at the Open Air St Gallen Festival in Switzerland, and got the scoop that McCartney-approved, nightmarish pop bros MGMT and Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O will appear on the Flaming Lips'... CONTINUE READING MGMT, KAREN O, WEIRD GERMAN MATHEMATICIAN ON NEW FLAMING LIPS LP»

Posted on June 29, 2009 in Album Art (6 comments)
Tags: Karen O | MGMT | The Flaming Lips | Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Sigur Rós, Not MGMT Remix Depeche Mode

It's unclear if Depeche Mode made the shift because they realized they were "Wrong" to mix and match songs on a single or because they wanted to replace psychedelic college rock with something more befitting "Peace." What we do know... CONTINUE READING SIGUR RóS, NOT MGMT REMIX DEPECHE MODE»

Posted on June 25, 2009 (3 comments)
Tags: Depeche Mode | MGMT | Sigur Rós

Bonnaroo 2009: Trent Says Goodbye, Bruce Says Merry Christmas

By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Sets from Jimmy Buffet and Bruce Springsteen bookended a day of mellow, familiar dadrock with more mass appeal than the inscrutable indie pop that dominated Friday. Backed by Elvis Perkins In Dearland, the ever... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO 2009: TRENT SAYS GOODBYE, BRUCE SAYS MERRY CHRISTMAS»

MGMT Remix Violens

When not torturing children/proving they've never read Nietzsche, MGMT have been adding shakers and rain sticks and other trippy new elements to one-time tour and labelmates Violens' "Doomed." (Violens once remixed MGMT's "Time To Pretend," so this is nice and... CONTINUE READING MGMT REMIX VIOLENS»

New MGMT Video - "Kids"

Between movie trailers and French presidential campaigns and your mom's iPod, "Kids" was pretty inescapable in 2008. And while Ray Tintori's just-released video for the Oracular Spectacular standout doesn't look like it would've taken eight months to complete, trippy things... CONTINUE READING NEW MGMT VIDEO - "KIDS"»

Posted on June 4, 2009 in Tour Dates, Video (157 comments)
Tags: Joanna Newsom | MGMT | Ray Tintori

Weezer Cover MGMT

A very synthesized Weezer put their fingerprints on "Kids," inserting Lady Gaga's "Pokerface" into the mix. Rivers goes it without a guitar but with very big sunglasses and some very big hand gestures. He seems to be having fun, which... CONTINUE READING WEEZER COVER MGMT»

Posted on May 15, 2009 in Video (82 comments)
Tags: Lady Gaga | MGMT | Weezer

MGMT Sue President Of France

Turns out there's still hope of getting paychecks in indie rock, just be cool with getting low-balled by French heads of state. The Wesleyan boys are seeking damages for President Sarkozy using "Kids" as his campaign soundtrack and in two... CONTINUE READING MGMT SUE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE»

Posted on February 26, 2009 (22 comments)
Tags: Amusement Parks On Fire | HEALTH | MGMT

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 Old Andrew VanWyngarden (Of MGMT) - "Supervolcano"

MGMT currently possess some pretty fancy hair and an album, Oracular Spectacular, that NME considers the best of the year. Just three years ago, though, Andrew VanWyngarden was still a student at Wesleyan, penning songs about volcanoes for an Earth... CONTINUE READING NEW OLD ANDREW VANWYNGARDEN (OF MGMT) - "SUPERVOLCANO"»

Posted on December 15, 2008 in MP3 (9 comments)
Tags: Andrew VanWyngarden | MGMT

Radiohead, Lil Wayne Nominated For Album Of The Year Grammy

Remember the 50th Annual Grammy Awards? Alicia Keys duetting with the ghost of Sinatra? Will.i.am rapping nonsense? Album of the Year River: The Joni Letters??? It's easy (and fun!) to make fun of the Grammys, but last year they really... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD, LIL WAYNE NOMINATED FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR GRAMMY»

MGMT Bring Thanksgiving To Paris

Always up for making a/the scene, MGMT fully indulged their Thanksgiving performance of Oracular's spectacular "Kids" with some seasonal showmanship in this clip from French variety show Le Grand Journal. While I'm sure Parisians find ways to give thanks on... CONTINUE READING MGMT BRING THANKSGIVING TO PARIS»

Posted on December 1, 2008 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: Alexa Chung | Arctic Monkeys | MGMT