Friendly Fires Remix Phoenix

Just when you thought we were putting a cap on our ongoing coverage of how it's been a Very Phoenix Summer, with the logical extension of the band's brand expansion (stumping for fun-loving luxury SUVs, naturally), here we are today... CONTINUE READING FRIENDLY FIRES REMIX PHOENIX»

Posted on September 17, 2009 in Concert, MP3, Photo (3 comments)
Tags: Friendly Fires | Metric | Phoenix | The Soft Pack

Bumbershoot 2009 In Photos

At Seattle's biggest music festival, rain is not unexpected; still, the downpours at Bumbershoot '09 were scary even for this neck of the Pacific Northwest. No bands got electrocuted, but the sound cut out during Black Eyed Peas' set, so... CONTINUE READING BUMBERSHOOT 2009 IN PHOTOS»

New Julian Plenti Video (Feat. Emily Haines) - "Games For Days"

Interpol frontman Paul Banks' Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper came out a couple of days ago. In the official Javier Aguilera-directed video for his post-punk "Games For Days," Banks plays two characters. The dark Paul teams up with Metric's Emily Haines... CONTINUE READING NEW JULIAN PLENTI VIDEO (FEAT. EMILY HAINES) - "GAMES FOR DAYS"»

Broken Social Scene Reunite On The Toronto Harborfront

We got the word on this one from a reader named Kate, who informs us of the following: Broken Social Scene were going to have a show on the island in Toronto but because of the city strike they had... CONTINUE READING BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE REUNITE ON THE TORONTO HARBORFRONT»

Metric @ The Wiltern, Los Angeles 6/8/09

Metric's tour on the back of Fantasies and its many videos brought them to L.A. last night, where the band played their biggest, most sold-out show yet. Props were paid onstage to the various Los Angeles venues they've performed and... CONTINUE READING METRIC @ THE WILTERN, LOS ANGELES 6/8/09»

Posted on June 9, 2009 in Concert, Photo, Tour Dates (6 comments)
Tags: Band Of Skulls | Metric | Sebastien Grainger

New Metric Video - "Sick Muse"

The newest Fantasies track gets a simple treatment: "Sick Muse" features a lower-tech sound stage than "Gimme Sympathy" and none of the layered animations of "Help, I'm Alive," and it feels more alive because of it. (Thanks for the tip,... CONTINUE READING NEW METRIC VIDEO - "SICK MUSE"»

Posted on May 22, 2009 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Emily Haines | Franz Ferdinand | Julian Casablancas | Metric | The Strokes

New Metric Video - "Help, I'm Alive"

We first heard Metric's excellent single in acoustic form, soundtracking a montage of confessional interviews with singer/songwriter Emily Haines. In the video, posted on the band's site last fall, we learned Emiliy had been on a soul-searching sojourn in Buenos... CONTINUE READING NEW METRIC VIDEO - "HELP, I'M ALIVE"»

Posted on April 17, 2009 in MP3, Video (17 comments)
Tags: Emily Haines | Metric | The Fresh And Onlys | The Twelves

New Metric Video - "Gimme Sympathy"

If you're a fan, you've already streamed Metric's Fantasies. Now you can stop imaging and see one in living color. If we take the person who posted it to YouTube to heart -- and why wouldn't we? -- the video... CONTINUE READING NEW METRIC VIDEO - "GIMME SYMPATHY"»

Posted on March 24, 2009 in Video (18 comments)
Tags: Emily Haines | Metric | Peter Bjorn And John | Sufjan Stevens

Stream Metric's Fantasies

A few months ago we posted Metric's Breeders-esque "Help I'm Alive" (see "Divine Hammer") and mentioned that it appeared to be the lead single from the new then-untitled followup to 2005's Live It Out. Perfectly true. A little later we... CONTINUE READING STREAM METRIC'S FANTASIES»

Posted on March 12, 2009 (19 comments)
Tags: Emily Haines | Fever Ray | Metric | Tegan And Sara

New Metric - "Help, I'm Alive"

There's been a sporadic stream of material coming from Camp Metric since 2005's Live It Out -- like new Emily Haines, old Metric, rhythm section side project Bang Lime, even some new tunes live -- but according to their site,... CONTINUE READING NEW METRIC - "HELP, I'M ALIVE"»

Posted on November 5, 2008 in Tour Dates (8 comments)
Tags: Emily Haines | Metric | Popo

All Points West: Saturday & Sunday In Photos

This is it, the final photo blowout from the inaugural All Points West fest. If you didn't spend your weekend on the internet/in line for a ferry over to Liberty Park, you can see some photos from Friday, a... CONTINUE READING ALL POINTS WEST: SATURDAY & SUNDAY IN PHOTOS»

Photos From Pemberton Festival

The first annual Pemberton Festival, in the city of the same name in British Columbia, Canada, definitely did its work attracting the right names to attract the right attention -- Tom Petty, Nine Inch Nails, Jay-Z, Coldplay, the Flaming Lips,... CONTINUE READING PHOTOS FROM PEMBERTON FESTIVAL»

New Metric - "Stadium Love" / "Standing In Line" / "Gimme Sympathy" / "Freddy" / "Twilight" (Live At MySpace Secret Show)

After spending some time satisfying the solo act impulse, Emily's back to BSS affiliates Metric, and it seems like the Canadians are closer to a new record than we'd realized. This past Thursday, Metric teamed with MySpace for a 'Hey,... CONTINUE READING NEW METRIC - "STADIUM LOVE" / "STANDING IN LINE" / "GIMME SYMPATHY" / "FREDDY" / "TWILIGHT" (LIVE AT MYSPACE SECRET SHOW)»

Posted on October 8, 2007 (15 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Emily Haines | Metric

New Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - "The Bank"

Social Scene siren Emily Haines gave her impressive CV some extra padding with last year's Knives Don't Have Your Back, essentially her solo debut, fronting the Soft Skeleton. "The Bank" is track from that project's forthcoming EP, designed as a... CONTINUE READING NEW EMILY HAINES & THE SOFT SKELETON - "THE BANK"»

Posted on July 2, 2007 (7 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Emily Haines | Metric

Old Metric - "Hardwire"

Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw's first official release came with 2003's Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, though that wasn't their first full-length studio effort. As a two-piece in '99, before adding their taut live rhythm section, Metric had... CONTINUE READING OLD METRIC - "HARDWIRE"»

Posted on May 23, 2007 (14 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Emily Haines | Metric

New Metric Video - "Empty"

This is a second stab at a clip for Live It Out's "Empty," the first being a pilfering-puppets-and-live-footage cop out. Promo offers up the new iteration, one with more dramatics, more reverse-filmed flying debris, and maybe most importantly, more Emily... CONTINUE READING NEW METRIC VIDEO - "EMPTY"»

Posted on April 6, 2007 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Metric