At the end of July, Sam Champion guitarist Sean Sullivan released RINGS, his debut as Sean Bones. When we posted the video for lead track "Dancehall" we mentioned the influence of reggae on Sullivan's project, though you likely could've come... CONTINUE READING NEW SEAN BONES (FEAT. NORAH JONES) - "TURN THEM" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on August 17, 2009 in , (5 comments)
Tags: Norah Jones | of Montreal | Sam Champion | Sean Bones
Sean Bones is the solo reggae-influenced (and Clash, Police-esque) project of Sam Champion guitarist and actor Sean Sullivan. In a week and change he's releasing RINGS, his 11-track full-length debut, via Frenchkiss. The first single "Dancehall" plays an integral part... CONTINUE READING NEW SEAN BONES VIDEO - "DANCEHALL" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on July 13, 2009 in (9 comments)
Tags: Kasabian | Mercury Prize | Sam Champion | Sean Bones
Hardworking weatherman-referencing and Lykke Li-remixing Gossip Girl grads Sam Champion have a new album Heavenly Bender on the horizon. That's a hell of a lot of things to affix to the Brooklyn quartet in one sentence. Likewise, the Awesome &... CONTINUE READING NEW SAM CHAMPION VIDEO - "YOU CAN'T STOP"»
Posted on July 15, 2008 in (1 comments)
Tags: Fool's Gold | Foreign Born | King Khan | Sam Champion | SXSW
Leave it Lykke Li to pull off Hammer pants and oversized silk blouses and still get half of Sweden to dance. Like M.I.A., she clearly has her own specific style and precise aesthetic, which is part of what makes a... CONTINUE READING NEW LYKKE LI - "I'M GOOD I'M GONE" (CHUCK BRODY REMIX)»
Posted on May 2, 2008 in , (1 comments)
Tags: Lykke Li | Sam Champion | Shitake Monkey
As mentioned yesterday morning before our little site malfunction, a recent night in PJs watching a bygone Gossip Girl (the Ivy Week one, where all the kids vie to escort Ivy League school ambassadors to a ritzy cocktail function)... CONTINUE READING SAM CHAMPION TOTALLY DID GOSSIP GIRL»
Posted on November 1, 2007 in , (5 comments)
Tags: Gossip Girl | Sam Champion
Local faves Sam Champion host the craziest Halloween rooftop parties. Proof comes via this single, extended shot clip of the boys' hazy '60s rocker "Dead Moon," coming with a little choreography and a lotta costumes featuring wigs, blackened eyes, prisoners,... CONTINUE READING NEW SAM CHAMPION VIDEO - "DEAD MOON"»
Posted on October 31, 2007 in , (0 comments)
Tags: Gossip Girl | Sam Champion
While we were taking in No Age and White Williams, witnessing Deacon's Ballroom-sized dance-tag, and hitting the streets with the W.K., Abbey was representing Stereogum's best interests across the river by hitting the second-best bill on the evening, brought... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: YEASAYER/ALBERTA CROSS/SAM CHAMPION/FOALS/A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN 10/18/07 (AFTER THE JUMP SHOWCASE)»
Posted on October 19, 2007 in , , (1 comments)
Tags: A Place To Bury Strangers | Alberta Cross | CMJ | Foals | Sam Champion | Yeasayer
This year's 'Roo is Saturday heavy -- today we get Franz, Hold Steady, Regina, Dr. Dog, and a band called Police your parents loved -- but the tame opening day brought some stuff worth writing home about, including local boys... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: FRIDAY 6/15/07»
Posted on June 16, 2007 in (29 comments)
Tags: Aziz Ansari | Bonnaroo | Cold War Kids | David Cross | Hot Chip | Kings Of Leon | Lily Allen | Nick Kroll | Rage Against The Machine | Sam Champion | The Roots | Tom Morello | Warren Haynes
I caught up with Sam Champion just before they headed down to Bonnaroo. The Brooklyn quartet may initially get your attention for sharing a name with the area's sunniest weatherman (or, maybe, possessing some of the area's best hair ...... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: SAM CHAMPION»
Posted on June 13, 2007 in , (6 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Bell Orchestre | Sam Champion | The Walkmen
There may have been a minute of "Shit, what if these guys aren't as great a live band as we remembered?" before Sam Champion's set at Merc last week, but that was before they tore off faces with another bone-breaking... CONTINUE READING SAM CHAMPION @ MERCURY LOUNGE, NYC 4/4/07»
Posted on April 9, 2007 in (5 comments)
Tags: Sam Champion
About a year ago now, we lost it over the evolution of Brooklyn indie rockers Sam Champion, somehow morphing from "that local band" into a swaggering tour de force. Then, we warned that "nothing they've set to tape" did 'em... CONTINUE READING NEW SAM CHAMPION - "LIKE A SECRET"»
Posted on April 3, 2007 in (8 comments)
Tags: Sam Champion
Every so often, a band you think you have pegged will evolve from a plain old "good act" to an absolute force of nature. And for some reason, you'll beam like a proud papa. Last Monday, Bowery Ballroom's lineup featured... CONTINUE READING TWO GALLANTS/SAM CHAMPION/COLD WAR KIDS @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC 4/24/06»
Posted on May 1, 2006 in , (20 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids | Sam Champion | Two Gallants
