If you don't have enough albums to stream on the internet today, have a full listen to the heavily loaded Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Remix Collection) at CBS Radio. Love those Phoemixes. (via FADER). ... CONTINUE READING STREAM THE PHOENIX REMIX ALBUM»
Posted on October 20, 2009 (4 comments)
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Except Carson Daly, but he doesn't really count. The roll call: Fallon, Conan, Letterman, Kimmel. Hell even SNL. So in the interest of exhausting Phoenix's every move, here's their performance of "Girlfriend" for Craig Ferguson last night, including two more... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX HAVE NOW PLAYED EVERY LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW THIS YEAR»
Posted on October 12, 2009 in , (6 comments)
Tags: Craig Ferguson | Cryptacize | Passion Pit | Phoenix | Shuttle | The Soft Pack
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»
Posted on October 6, 2009 (19 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Grizzly Bear | Heartless Bastards | MGMT | mtvU Woodie Awards | Phoenix
Hey Pearl Jam, Phoenix see your Target tie-in and raise you one Wal-Mart endorsement that also pimps Axe hair products. Watch at walmart.com. Apparently Axe has a product called Phoenix? Quelle coincidence (that's French for LOL).... CONTINUE READING WAL-MART, AXE SAY PHOENIX ARE THE NEXT BIG THING»
Posted on October 3, 2009 in , (27 comments)
Tags: Dirty Projectors | Phoenix
It's Thursday which must mean it is time for Phoenix remix news. But this one trumps your typical Thursday Phoenix remix news, because it is the news that hearkens an entire Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix remix album, nearly every track covered... CONTINUE READING ANIMAL COLLECTIVE REMIX PHOENIX»
Posted on October 1, 2009 in (23 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Daniel Johnston | Phoenix
As advertised, Phoenix treated Central Park's Summerstage to two sold-out nights of their danceable and occasionally epic insouciance this past weekend. The lineup was a synth-lover's delight, pairing the Frenchmen with the more sugar-rushed and helium-voiced keyboard pop of Massachusetts... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX/PASSION PIT @ CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE, NYC 9/26/09»
Posted on September 28, 2009 in , , (13 comments)
Tags: Devendra Banhart | Neighbors | Passion Pit | Phoenix
The French '80s revivalists are making the most of their time in NYC. Again. Last time it was shows everywhere from MHOW to T5 and camera calls for Alexa Chung and David Letterman. This week's jaunt sees them spend two... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX PLAY FALLON SHOW, APPLE STORE»
Posted on September 25, 2009 in , (9 comments)
Tags: Jimmy Fallon | 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 , , (3 comments)
Tags: Friendly Fires | Metric | Phoenix | The Soft Pack
Phoenix's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix had crossover written all over it from the first synth tones of "1901." And by now you know it's easy, like they did it all summer long. Which they did: raucous club shows, festivals, SNL, countless... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX PLAY CONAN, CADILLAC CROSSOVER COMMERCIAL»
Posted on September 16, 2009 in , (21 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | I'm In You | Phoenix
In addition to speaking in sexy French accents, here Phoenix perform "Lisztomania," "1901," and the older "One Time Too Many." You've likely already seen performances of those tracks, but things get stripped down in the Spinner studios -- acoustic, no... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX VISIT LA INTERFACE»
Posted on July 10, 2009 in (23 comments)
Tags: Air | Mercury Prize | Phoenix
After taking Brooklyn and Manhattan, Phoenix took off to the West coast to do Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix standard "Lisztomania" on Jimmy Kimmel. It's a mostly spirited performance, Thomas Hedlund hitting the drums much harder than he needs to, to great... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX PLAY "LISZTOMANIA" ON KIMMEL, THOMAS GETS SICK»
Posted on June 29, 2009 in (15 comments)
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The last time Scott checked in with the old folks (his favorite folks) of Breakfast At Sulmay's, he requested they do Dirty Projectors next. And so they did. Seeing how polarizing the arty Brooklyn band's Bitte Orca can be among... CONTINUE READING OLD FOLKS REVIEW DIRTY PROJECTORS, INTERVIEW FIERY FURNACES»
Posted on June 22, 2009 in (57 comments)
Tags: Dirty Projecors | DOOM | Phoenix | Raphael Saadiq | The Fiery Furnaces | Wilco | Yo La Tengo
Special times at MHOW last night. For their part, Phoenix never fail to play like a band fully convinced of its undeniability, whether touring on the back of their more ebullient synth-pop (United), shadowy soft rock (Alphabetical), or their jangled... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN 6/18/09»
Posted on June 19, 2009 in , , (11 comments)
Tags: Lightspeed Champion | Phoenix
If you listened to the radio this month, maybe you heard a stripped-down performance of "1901." Phoenix played it on French radio, American radio, Canadian radio, satellite radio ... those are just some of the radios. Sometimes they play "1901"... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX PLAY "1901" FOR ALEXA CHUNG, DAVID LETTERMAN»
Posted on June 19, 2009 in , (18 comments)
Tags: Alexa Chung | David Letterman | Phoenix
If Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix's production is just too exquisite for you, head to wearephoenix.com/banquedefrance to unlock a handful of lo-fi acoustic versions and demos from the album. Password: CONCORDE. (H/T GvsB.)... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX'S SECRET DIARIES»
Posted on May 27, 2009 (3 comments)
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Phoenix launched their tour last night at the Spex Festival at Berlin's Berghain. Today DFA-affiliated New Yorkers Holy Ghost! offer up a remix of Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix's next single "Lisztomania." Because Phoenix haven't been remixed enough. Much like LA DJs... CONTINUE READING HOLY GHOST! REMIX PHOENIX»
Posted on May 21, 2009 in (6 comments)
Tags: Holy Ghost! | Phoenix | Suckers | U2
This morning you may have caught Phoenix unplugged on Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix's "Lisztomania," etc. A few hours later, we have the Bogstandard-directed video for the album's oft remixed lead track "1901." It was commissioned specifically by Dazed Digital. Watch the... CONTINUE READING NEW PHOENIX VIDEO - "1901"»
Posted on May 14, 2009 in (13 comments)
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After more than a couple remixes, Phoenix are back to playing their songs sans other folks' meddling, albeit with less instrumentation. Thomas Mars and Christian Mazzalai stopped by The Alternate Side and offered up Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix's "Lisztomania" along with... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX UNPLUG SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW»
Posted on May 14, 2009 in (7 comments)
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Phoenix is continuing to spotlight "1901" remixes culled from the web, this time pointing us to a blipped out version by the Tremulance. Download it along with the Jamaican dub take (with links to others) here. ... CONTINUE READING NEW PHOENIX - "1901 (THE TREMULANCE REMIX)"»
Posted on April 30, 2009 in (0 comments)
Tags: Phoenix | The Tremulance
After Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix's lead MP3 "1901" hit with its heavy-synthed dance pop, the last thing I thought was "this thing needs a rasta remix." Let alone two. But the band is suddenly and finally getting generous in spotlighting alternate... CONTINUE READING NEW PHOENIX REMIXES TAKES "1901" TO JAMAICA»
Posted on April 28, 2009 in , (9 comments)
Tags: felipemusica | Girl Talk | Glasser | Ivan Beck | Musical Youth | Phoenix
"Lisztomania," the standout single from Phoenix's forthcoming fourth LP, is certainly ripe for remixing, and finally an official one has surfaced. In re-imagining the synthrock song for a chill discothèque LA DJ duo Classixx cut out every undeniable guitar riff,... CONTINUE READING CLASSIXX REMIX PHOENIX»
Posted on April 27, 2009 in , (6 comments)
Tags: Classixx | Cold Cave | Girl Talk | Phoenix
Nineteenth century classical composer Franz Liszt was the Rex Manning of his day. He got so many chicks, you have no idea. And they would faint at his concerts because he was so awesome. If you're surprised it took this... CONTINUE READING NEW PHOENIX VIDEO - "LISZTOMANIA"»
Posted on April 16, 2009 in (11 comments)
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The French quartet joined the ranks of McCartney, U2, and Coldplay when they were asked to play a third song on a recent SNL, and now they're headed back to the U.S. (and Canada) where they'll do a string of... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR»
Posted on April 15, 2009 in , (18 comments)
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