The 'Gum Drop CI: Hear New Ramona Falls, Win Chrome Gear

Ramona Falls is the solo project of Menomena's Brent Knopf and various New York and Portland collaborators. His debut Intuit is out 8/18 on Barsuk, but standout "I Say Fever" surfaced in this week's Drop. We asked him a bit... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP CI: HEAR NEW RAMONA FALLS, WIN CHROME GEAR»

Posted on August 12, 2009 in Giveaway, MP3 (2 comments)
Tags: Menomena | Ramona Falls | The Like

Bloc Party/Menomena @ Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles 4/15/09

Intimacy Remixed, a track-for-track reinterpretation of Bloc Party's last LP, includes contributions from Armand Van Helden and No Age. While Brits can buy it 5/11 no worldwide release date has been set, so you might as well remix the songs... CONTINUE READING BLOC PARTY/MENOMENA @ HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM, LOS ANGELES 4/15/09»

Posted on April 16, 2009 in Concert, Photo (6 comments)
Tags: Bloc Party | Menomena

The Thermals Report On Menomena's Progress

In response to yesterday's Progress Report on the Thermals and their forthcoming Kill Rock Stars release Now We Can See, Kathy of the Thermals checked in with her own progress report on the men of Menomena, their solo pursuits, and... CONTINUE READING THE THERMALS REPORT ON MENOMENA'S PROGRESS»

Posted on January 21, 2009 (6 comments)
Tags: Menomena | Nine Inch Nails | The Thermals

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Echoing Slate's out-of-date Portland exposé from this past fall, MTV's followed the momentum of their Brooklyn 2008 piece with a feature on PDX.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»

New Lackthereof (Danny Seim Of Menomena) - "Last November"

There's a reason the drummer from Menomena always sounds so awesome when he sings in the deconstructive pop crew's three-part harmony arrangements: It's because the drummer from Menomena's a singer. And a songwriter. And has been, under the name Lackthereof,... CONTINUE READING NEW LACKTHEREOF (DANNY SEIM OF MENOMENA) - "LAST NOVEMBER"»

Posted on July 8, 2008 in MP3 (5 comments)
Tags: Lackthereof | Menomena

Menomena, Throw Me The Statue Added To Huey Lewis Compilation

This year we've seen Huey Lewis jump aboard Pineapple Express, help Jimmy celebrate fucking Ben, and get his tunes covered by the likes of Apostle Of Hustle and Oh No! Oh My! for the Are You Still With Me?! comp.... CONTINUE READING MENOMENA, THROW ME THE STATUE ADDED TO HUEY LEWIS COMPILATION»

Posted on March 10, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: Huey Lewis | Menomena | Throw Me The Statue

New Menomena - "Weird (Dekoder Remix)"

Last we saw Menomena, they were dropping flowers into the ol' nectar factory for the trippy IMAX-on-crack "Evil Bee" video. Now you can head over to the Portland trio's MySpace to hear the boys break out of 4/4 for a... CONTINUE READING NEW MENOMENA - "WEIRD (DEKODER REMIX)"»

Posted on October 23, 2007 in MP3, Video (0 comments)
Tags: Bonnie Prince Billy | Menomena

New Menomena Video - "Evil Bee"

It's never been a better time to be a fan of footwear and indie rock. Rockers are constantly announcing their own lines of shoes, Adidas is curating comps of free and original futbol jamz, etc. The PF Flyers line in... CONTINUE READING NEW MENOMENA VIDEO - "EVIL BEE"»

Posted on September 4, 2007 in Video (9 comments)
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Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 [Sunday; 7/15] Rating: 6.2

Wouldn't be a series of Pitchfork scores without at least one bearing little-to-no relation to the verbiage that followed, right? Well, day last of this year's P4K party in Union Park was another fine one, bringing two more mind-bending... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 [SUNDAY; 7/15] RATING: 6.2»

New Menomena Video - "Rotten Hell"

"Rotten Hell" = 300 with food and kids instead of pecs and quads. ... CONTINUE READING NEW MENOMENA VIDEO - "ROTTEN HELL"»

Posted on June 18, 2007 in Video (6 comments)
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Menomena In A Basement

Been a while since we've heard from Stereogum crush Menomena, but that doesn't mean we don't think about them longingly on nostalgic walks in the park or stare longingly at the image of their album art. The Portland trio recently... CONTINUE READING MENOMENA IN A BASEMENT»

Posted on May 18, 2007 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Menomena

SXSW: Friday In Austin

Despite the excellent lineups all over town, our daylight hours on Friday had been spoken for well before we made the trek to SouthBy (and particularly after spending Thursday systematically missing a bunch of the acts we'd hoped to... CONTINUE READING SXSW: FRIDAY IN AUSTIN»

New Menomena Video - "Wet And Rusting"

The first vid from Friend And Foe is just as cheeky as you'd expect from a band that named their first album I Am The Fun Blame Monster!, an anagram of ("The First Menomena Album!"), but credit director Lance Bangs... CONTINUE READING NEW MENOMENA VIDEO - "WET AND RUSTING"»

Posted on March 9, 2007 in Video (5 comments)
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Menomena's Musical Heroes

Still not sick of Friend And Foe? Same here! If there's one complaint we hear, it's that the band wears its influences on its sleeve (doesn't bother us). So after poring over the album, it makes sense that Brent and... CONTINUE READING MENOMENA'S MUSICAL HEROES»

Posted on January 26, 2007 (8 comments)
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Menomena Rehearses The Choir

Last night, Menomena sent their fans a little morsel of the choral wonder that awaits those attending the band's (superb) album release show at Portland's Crystal Ballroom 1/28. They'll be accompanied by the 25-member Portland Chapter of the Menomena Choir,... CONTINUE READING MENOMENA REHEARSES THE CHOIR»

Posted on January 23, 2007 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Andrew Bird | Dosh | Menomena | Yeasayer

New Menomena - Friend And Foe

We've made no secret of our Menomena love, but Friend And Foe is even better than we expected. The record's got a perfect mix of experimental passages and hook-worth melodies, with the trio's nasty instrumental arrangements and consistently explosive writing.... CONTINUE READING NEW MENOMENA - FRIEND AND FOE»

Posted on January 2, 2007 (19 comments)
Tags: BRIT Awards | Menomena | U2

Stereogum Hearts Menomena

Just a few months 'til the release of this Stereogum-fave's third full-length album, and we're frothy for it. It'll be Menomena's first on Barsuk and a welcome return to singing, as sophomore release Under An Hour was really just an... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM HEARTS MENOMENA»

Posted on October 17, 2006 in MP3 (15 comments)
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