Look, if even Björk is doing it, who are we to resist? So when Modest Mouse approached us about doing a fan-made video contest for the We Were Dead... cut "Fire It Up," we just couldn't say no. (There's... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM PRESENTS: ANOTHER FREAKIN' GREEN SCREEN CONTEST! (STARRING MODEST MOUSE)»
Posted on April 23, 2007 in (22 comments)
Tags: Denzel Washington | Modest Mouse | Spencer Pratt | The Hills
When we ask you guys to don your graphic designer caps and weigh in on new album cover art, we're looking for interpretation as much as we're hoping for erudite "sucks donkey balls" slams. Some covers elicit more speculation and... CONTINUE READING SIR ISAAC EXPLAINS THE WE WERE DEAD... COVER»
Posted on April 9, 2007 in (16 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse
SPIN's cover story for April traces the romantic story of when Johnny met Isaac. After reading Marr's words, all we can say is ... Brock's got balls.SPIN: So Isaac Brock just called you out of the blue? MARR: Someone from... CONTINUE READING WHEN BROCKS AND MARRS COLLIDE»
Posted on March 30, 2007 (13 comments)
Tags: Johnny Marr | Modest Mouse
No leak was gonna sink We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank, turns out. The Marr-infused Modest Mouse debuts at #1 on this week's Billboard Top 200 (their last effort Good News... entered at #19), selling 128,585 copies in... CONTINUE READING MODEST MOUSE TOPS THE CHARTS»
Posted on March 28, 2007 (47 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse
Here's one way to make sure you're band name is still on people's lips by your album's release day, even if you suffered a high-profile leak months before: whip out a knife onstage and engage in some hot chest-laceration action.... CONTINUE READING MODEST MUTILATION IN SIOUX FALLS»
Posted on March 20, 2007 (22 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse
Post Puppet Show, we waited on line with the rest of Austin for Blonde Redhead at Emo's. Things were looking dire, until we got word via BBerry that Simon, Randy, Paula, and Ford Fusion had a treat waiting on the... CONTINUE READING AMERICAN IDOL GETS ITS "FLOAT ON"»
Posted on March 15, 2007 in (37 comments)
Tags: American Idol | Modest Mouse
Head to Overdrive to watch the tall tale of how Fisherman Brock became Capt. Mic, encountering a nasty creature on the Sargasso Sea. Around the tune's bridge, Isaac is captured by a strange race of fantastical creatures wearing Mardi Gras... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE VIDEO - "DASHBOARD"»
Posted on February 26, 2007 in (29 comments)
Tags: Leonard Cohen | Modest Mouse | The Real Housewives Of New York City
Between their huge success with Good News..., adding Johnny Marr to the lineup, and being covered by Kidz Bop, expectations are high for Modest Mouse's new one. Based on the 200 emails you guys have sent us, seems like it's... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: MODEST MOUSE - WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP EVEN SANK»
Posted on February 16, 2007 in (104 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Leonard Cohen | Modest Mouse
We haven't done an album cover watercooler in a while. So graphic designers, feast your eyes on Marrdest Mouse's latest. And the new lineup, memorialized in pictorial form. It's still weird to see Isaac and Johnny together like that. Tracklist... CONTINUE READING WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP EVEN SANK COVER»
Posted on February 5, 2007 (36 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse
Some radio station got their paws on We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank and a diligent radio-ripper posted the first taste of the studio sessions at Hipinion (via MOKB). Cut and paste the URL and change the "x"s... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE - "DASHBOARD"»
Posted on January 2, 2007 in (25 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse
After a round of shows in Cali, Modest Mouse packed up their gear and Johnny Marr and descended upon NYC for a string of five gigs. After opening the run at Nokia Theater, the band settled in for two at... CONTINUE READING MARRDEST MOUSE @ WEBSTER HALL, NYC 11/14/06»
Posted on November 21, 2006 in (13 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse
We obviously picked the wrong Modest Marr gig to go to this week. Last night, folks at the Bowery Ballroom were treated to a rendition of corporate America's hottest viral video. Herewith, Johnny Marr as Jim Dubois and David Cross... CONTINUE READING JOHNNY MARR & DAVID CROSS COVER BANK OF AMERICA'S "ONE"»
Posted on November 19, 2006 (35 comments)
Tags: David Cross | Ethan Chandler | Johnny Marr | Modest Mouse | U2
Finally, some decent audio of new Modest Marr! The quality ain't perfect, but it's good enough to get us excited. With its melodic, clean riffs "We've Got Everything" could easily be a great Smiths song -- and then it gets... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE - "WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING" (LIVE @ WILTERN, LA 11/6/06)»
Posted on November 8, 2006 (11 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse
Some (relatively) quality video of Modest Marr's Cali run is starting to surface. Is Johnny bringing that special something to the tunes? We can't wait to hear the stuff that Mr. Smiths had a hand in penning, although we may... CONTINUE READING MODEST MOUSE LIVE - "FLOAT ON" @ WILTERN, LA 11/6/06»
Posted on November 8, 2006 (6 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse
People all over envy NYC around this time of year, and that's understandable, but y'all in the LA area have a treat of your own, 'cause the Johnny Marr-ified Modest Mouse kicked off a mini-tour at Avalon the other night.... CONTINUE READING THE UNVEILING OF MODEST MARR»
Posted on November 6, 2006 (22 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse
Rolling Stone has a update on the ex-Smiths axeman's ongoing collaboration with Modest Mouse: it's become a full time gig!According to Brock, Marr’s membership is so unequivocal, he will tour with MM in support of their next record, tentatively titled... CONTINUE READING JOHNNY MARR JOINS MODEST MOUSE»
Posted on August 3, 2006 (30 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse | The Smiths
Leaks and covers, together again! Mark Kozelek's Sun Kil Moon incarnation's got an album of Modest Mouse covers, Tiny Cities, out on the first of November. Kozelek's previous covers effort, What's Next to the Moon was an all-AC/DC effort which... CONTINUE READING NEW SUN KIL MOON - "OCEAN BREATHES SALTY"»
Posted on October 21, 2005 (38 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse | Sun Kil Moon
At last night's Summerstage gig David Bowie played a few tunes with Arcade Fire ... as expected. I didn't get one decent photo. Anybody got tips for me to get near-Vegan quality pics at low no light gigs? This is... CONTINUE READING CMJ THURSDAY: DAVID BOWIE JOINS ARCADE FIRE (AGAIN)»
Posted on September 16, 2005 (59 comments)
Tags: CMJ | David Bowie | Modest Mouse
Didja miss me? I tried to see as many Bonnaroo bands as possible. It's hard 'cause they all play at the same time. Fortunately I ran into my friend Stacey who lemme hitch a ride on her golf cart... CONTINUE READING BOUNCING ROUND THE 'ROO»
Posted on June 14, 2005 (37 comments)
Tags: American Music Awards | Bonnaroo | Dave Matthews | Drive-By Truckers | Kanye West | Modest Mouse | My Morning Jacket | Nona Hendryx | Phoenix | Rilo Kiley
Last night was a toughie: watch The O.C. or go to that "secret" TVOTR show in Williamsburg. We settled for the former (Brooklyn is FAR) and invited our favorite bloggers over to witness Modest Mouse reach new levels of selloutdom... CONTINUE READING TV ON THE RADIO, MODEST MOUSE ON THE TV»
Posted on January 7, 2005 (24 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse | TV On The Radio
From here... 50: Johnny Boy "You Are the Generation Who Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve" 49: The Von Bondies "C'mon C'mon" 48: Estelle "1980" 47: Xiu Xiu "I Love the Valley OH!" 46: Justus Köhncke Zwei... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK'S 50 BEST SINGLES OF 2004»
Posted on December 21, 2004 in , (49 comments)
Tags: Art Brut | Devendra Banhart | Franz Ferdinand | Gwen Stefani | Modest Mouse | The Walkmen
One of the most unlikely stars of this "avant-folk" or "anti-folk" or whatever-you-wanna-call-it movement (Devendra, Panda, Sufjan, et al) is beautiful Bay Area gnome Joanna Newsom. Joanna (not really a gnome) has played keys with The Pleased; now she's steadily... CONTINUE READING EVERYONE <3 JOANNA NEWSOM»
Posted on November 29, 2004 (160 comments)
Tags: Joanna Newsom | Modest Mouse
Listen here. Link via Nick. Also: Modest Mouse vs Young Gunz.... CONTINUE READING SOMEBODY TOLD ME YOU HAD A REMIX»
Posted on August 23, 2004 (12 comments)
Tags: Atlas Sound | Modest Mouse | Nudge | The Walkmen | Valet
Pretty damn similar to the album version, but here ya go anyway... Modest Mouse - "The Good Times Are Killing Me" (Alternate Mix Version)"... CONTINUE READING NEW MIZZODEST MIZZOUSE»
Posted on April 22, 2004 (8 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse
PJ Harvey and Le Tigre join the Lollapalooza 2004 line-up, which already includes Morrissey, Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, String Cheese Incident, Modest Mouse, the Polyphonic Spree, Gomez and the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA UPDATE»
Posted on April 20, 2004 (10 comments)
Tags: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | Gomez | Le Tigre | Lollapalooza | Modest Mouse | Morrissey | PJ Harvey | Sonic Youth | The Flaming Lips | The Polyphonic Spree | The Smiths | The String Cheese Incident
