New Regina Spektor - "Folding Chair"

If you've been let down by Far's more MOR sounding pair of lead listens, the somewhat spunkier and upbeat "Folding Chair" offers a measure of relief. Hear it at MySpace. Album's out 6/23 on Sire. ... CONTINUE READING NEW REGINA SPEKTOR - "FOLDING CHAIR"»

Posted on June 2, 2009 (3 comments)
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New Regina Spektor Video - "Laughing With"

What I think Regina's trying to say in "Laughing With" is that no one laughs at god. Because she says it a lot of times. The somber piano ballad doesn't tackle theological ontology with quite the same FM-oomph as Joan... CONTINUE READING NEW REGINA SPEKTOR VIDEO - "LAUGHING WITH"»

Posted on May 28, 2009 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: Backwards Clock Society | Billy Corgan | Enter Shikari | Leeds | Regina Spektor

Regina Spektor Brings Her "Blue Lips" To Jools Holland

After we posted the Jeff Lynne-sweetened "Blue Lips" a commentor said he was "dismayed" that the song -- along with "Laughing With" -- was "massively overproduced for my taste." When Spektor performed the Far track on Jools Holland she stripped... CONTINUE READING REGINA SPEKTOR BRINGS HER "BLUE LIPS" TO JOOLS HOLLAND»

Posted on May 21, 2009 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Jools Holland | No Age | Regina Spektor | Suckers

New Regina Spektor - "Blue Lips" (Stereogum Premiere)

A little over a week ago Regina Spektor was "Laughing With" us via fart jokes and a bummer of a song: "No one laughs at God in a hospital / No one laughs at God in a war / ...... CONTINUE READING NEW REGINA SPEKTOR - "BLUE LIPS" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on May 18, 2009 (32 comments)
Tags: Avi Buffalo | Jeff Lynne | Regina Spektor

New Regina Spektor - "Laughing With"

I never would've taken Regina Spektor for someone to revel in fart jokes, but I suppose she is the one who told us we don't know her at all (that's really bad). But over at her MySpace, in a post... CONTINUE READING NEW REGINA SPEKTOR - "LAUGHING WITH"»

Posted on May 8, 2009 in Album Art (22 comments)
Tags: Green Man Festival | Joe Boyd | Regina Spektor

Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear familiar blog hits from... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM & TEAM9 PRESENT... MYSPLICE III»

Ben Folds, Regina Spektor, And Jason Sudeikis's Leaky Trombone Do Conan

Last night, while you were resting up from all those winks in the Vice Presidential debate, Regina Spektor joined Ben Folds for a playful version of "You Don't Know Me" on Conan O'Brien. As tipster Marc C. points out, there's... CONTINUE READING BEN FOLDS, REGINA SPEKTOR, AND JASON SUDEIKIS'S LEAKY TROMBONE DO CONAN»

Posted on October 3, 2008 in Video (21 comments)
Tags: Ben Folds | Conan O'Brien | Jason Sudeikis | Regina Spektor | Throbbing Gristle

Tim & Eric Make A Ben Folds Video

Internet trickster Ben Folds has joined forces with Adult Swim absurdists Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim on a video for "You Don't Know Me." Regina Spektor's not in it, but Eric cross-dresses so attractively you'd never know the difference. Josh... CONTINUE READING TIM & ERIC MAKE A BEN FOLDS VIDEO»

Outside Lands 2008 In Photos

This weekend San Francisco hosted the first-ever Outside Lands Festival. We're still nursing hangovers from a long summer of fests, so in our stead we sent Heather of I Am Fuel You Are Friends to take it in, and take... CONTINUE READING OUTSIDE LANDS 2008 IN PHOTOS»

Tomorrow Is Record Store Day

When's the last time you want to an actual record store? Like where you have to walk through a door and can't just click "download"? Yes, we live inside a blog, but record stores are pretty great. Brandon worked at... CONTINUE READING TOMORROW IS RECORD STORE DAY»

New Regina Spektor Video - "Better"

Regina's ACL set was remarkable, mostly for the deafening screams, cheers, and marriage proposals coming from the first, oh, 50 rows-or-so of Zilker Park side-stage loons during Ms. Spektor's a cappella intro. She doesn't make casual fans, she makes obsessive... CONTINUE READING NEW REGINA SPEKTOR VIDEO - "BETTER"»

Posted on October 3, 2007 in Video (14 comments)
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Ad Rock

Some of you may have heard "Young Folks" if you watched the first five minutes (and only the first five minutes) of Gossip Girl, as we did (way to stay current, Alexandra!). Anyway, it can be disorienting (or even disarming)... CONTINUE READING AD ROCK»

Posted on September 21, 2007 in Commercial Appeal (46 comments)
Tags: Matthew Dear | Regina Spektor | St. Germain

Austin City Limits '07: Sunday In Photos, "Best Of" List

At some point we called this year's Austin City Limits festival "Friday and Sunday heavy," but that shit ain't right; this year's ACL dance-card was tilted entirely toward the tail end. In fact, pretty sure we saw more bands... CONTINUE READING AUSTIN CITY LIMITS '07: SUNDAY IN PHOTOS, "BEST OF" LIST»

Lollapalooza '07: Saturday In Photos

Saturday was full of tougher decisions than day one, not the least of which was Interpol vs. Muse vs. staying dry. Grant Park got its drizzle on during The Hold Steady; by the time Spoon took the MySpace stage,... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA '07: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»

Eight Little Boxes

We stopped watching Weeds after a few episodes this season. It just got too silly. But, Showtime's high comedy does deliver a cool, new version of Malvina Reynolds's theme every week. The season kicked off with Elvis Costello's funky, acoustic... CONTINUE READING EIGHT LITTLE BOXES»

Posted on October 30, 2006 in Show Tunes (8 comments)
Tags: Elvis Costello | Regina Spektor | Weeds

Regina Spektor on Soundcheck

Regina Spektor definitely isn't for everyone... if you slightly dislike the likes of Ani DiFranco or The Dresden Dolls (previously mentioned on the 'gum here and here) you will probably hate Ms. Spektor. Jim describes her as "Ani DiFranco in... CONTINUE READING REGINA SPEKTOR ON SOUNDCHECK»

Posted on September 13, 2005 (20 comments)
Tags: Regina Spektor