McCartney, U2, Coldplay, and now Phoenix are among the acts who've been asked to play three songs on an episode of Saturday Night Live. I suspect only the French synth-rockers' overtime was born of a lack of air-able sketches. Which... CONTINUE READING UNINSPIRED SNL AT LEAST YIELDS EXTRA PHOENIX»
Posted on April 5, 2009 in , (70 comments)
Tags: Dan Deacon | Lollapalooza | Phoenix | Saturday Night Live | Seth Rogen | The Decemberists
Speaking of French Pop, indie-ish rock group Phoenix will perform "1901" and "Lisztomania" on the 4/4 episode of Saturday Night Live. It'll be hosted by Seth Rogen.... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX BOOKED FOR SNL NEXT WEEK»
Posted on March 25, 2009 (18 comments)
Tags: Phoenix | Saturday Night Live | Seth Rogen | The Flaming Lips
Wanna know what the new Phoenix sounds like. "Fast and intense." Their words, not ours, although you can take them as truth on the back of the synth-infused dancefloor pop of lead track "1901." Whether it "shares similarities with United"... CONTINUE READING PHOENIX'S WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX ALBUM ART»
Posted on March 4, 2009 in , (4 comments)
Tags: Girls | Phoenix | Ryan Adams
It's not an outright club cut, and the guitars aren't absent to a Zinner-degree, but still: lots of synths to this new Phoenix. "1901" is the lead leak from the Parisian pop-minded rockers' forthcoming fourth LP Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. They're... CONTINUE READING NEW PHOENIX - "1901"»
Posted on February 23, 2009 in (16 comments)
Tags: Mellowdrone | of Montreal | Phoenix
NAME: Phoenix PROGRESS REPORT: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, out in Spring 2009. Recorded at Philippe Zdar's studio in Montmartre, Paris. "Fast and intense" is how Phoenix's lead singer Thomas Mars describes the band's next record. The Paris-based foursome are men of... CONTINUE READING PROGRESS REPORT: PHOENIX»
Posted on January 9, 2009 in (21 comments)
Tags: Cassius | Phoenix
Leave it to Erlend Øye of Kings Of Convenience (Norway's answer to Simon & Garfunkel) to reinvent the genre. 1. Jurgen Paape - So Weit Wie Noch Nie 2. Erlend Oye - Sheltered Life (Remix)/Fine Night (Acapella) 3. Cornelius -... CONTINUE READING DJ MIXES USUALLY SUCK, BUT...»
Posted on April 30, 2004 (10 comments)
Tags: Cornelius | Erlend Øye | Fred Falke | Morgan Geist | Morrissey | Phoenix | Röyksopp | The Rapture | The Smiths
