Santogold Sued By Santo Gold, Opening For Coldplay

As always, Stereogum is your one stop shop for Santi White litigation and tourdates news. Santogold's sorta blowing up, right? Cue the lawsuits. It's not everyday I get to use my entirely rusted law school skills, so thanks to the... CONTINUE READING SANTOGOLD SUED BY SANTO GOLD, OPENING FOR COLDPLAY»

Posted on June 18, 2008 in Tour Dates (20 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Santigold

Santogold: Built For The Road Ahead

Alternate post title: Have You Driven A Ford While Listening To Santogold Lately? You know where this is going. There's been Buds and there's been Chucks, but now Santogold's throwing tunes to Ford. Which might sound shocking for a second,... CONTINUE READING SANTOGOLD: BUILT FOR THE ROAD AHEAD»

Posted on June 11, 2008 in Commercial Appeal, Video (7 comments)
Tags: DEVO | Santigold | SXSW

Photos From Philadelphia's Inaugural Roots Picnic

Photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Over the past decade and change, the scene that's come to define Philadelphia -- in media exposure and in most cases, artistic merit -- has been spearheaded by the most fabulous Roots crew. Going... CONTINUE READING PHOTOS FROM PHILADELPHIA'S INAUGURAL ROOTS PICNIC»

New Santogold, Julian Casablancas & Pharrell - "My Drive Thru"

It's an unlikely trio of artist that are helping get Converse's centennial celebration underway. Maybe not the pairing of Pharrell and Santogold -- actually it's somewhat surprising that this is their first project together -- but Strokes lead man Julian... CONTINUE READING NEW SANTOGOLD, JULIAN CASABLANCAS & PHARRELL - "MY DRIVE THRU"»

Posted on June 9, 2008 (74 comments)
Tags: Julian Casablancas | N.E.R.D. | Pharrell | Santigold | The Strokes

New Santogold - "Lights Out (Bud Light Remix)"

With her spread out style and numerous monster jams, it's not easy to understand Santogold's Commercial Appeal. If it seems like we're reporting on it every other day, it's because we practically are; see: the "Creator" spot for Bud Light,... CONTINUE READING NEW SANTOGOLD - "LIGHTS OUT (BUD LIGHT REMIX)"»

Posted on May 19, 2008 in Commercial Appeal, MP3, Video (2 comments)
Tags: Santigold

Santogold, Julian Casablancas And Pharrell Are Converse All Stars

What do you get when you combine the selling power of Bud Light's Santogold with the laconic New York charm of the Stroke's Casablancas and the non-laconic L.A. sizzle of N.E.R.D.-y Pharrell Williams (not featuring Lindsay Lohan)? Basically, a well-produced... CONTINUE READING SANTOGOLD, JULIAN CASABLANCAS AND PHARRELL ARE CONVERSE ALL STARS»

New Santogold - "Your Voice"

Yes everybody's crushing on Santogold. The record's so solid that Santi and Downtown thought it didn't even need this sweet and mellow reggae jam on its tracklist, apparently. Which is crazy because it is so good, you guys. But then,... CONTINUE READING NEW SANTOGOLD - "YOUR VOICE"»

Posted on May 2, 2008 in MP3 (8 comments)
Tags: Santigold

Videos From Coachella Friday

Greetings from Indio. We saw lots of stuff yesterday: Les Savy Fav, The National, Cut Copy, The Verve (!), Aphex Twin (!!), Jack Johnson (!!!). And so far one celebrity (does Whitney Port count?). While we get going cropping beautiful... CONTINUE READING VIDEOS FROM COACHELLA FRIDAY»

Santogold Brings Unexpected Sounds, Fully Expected Awesomeness

You can't blame people for thinking Santogold's long awaited debut LP would come on M.I.A. style: there were the preadvertised producers (Kala cohorots Diplo and Switch), the panglobal beat-infused live shows, and the regular stage accompaniment from, well, you get... CONTINUE READING SANTOGOLD BRINGS UNEXPECTED SOUNDS, FULLY EXPECTED AWESOMENESS»

Posted on April 25, 2008 (6 comments)
Tags: Santigold

New M.I.A. Video - "Paper Planes" (Live In Philly)

Months after Kala made M.I.A. one of 2007's most Sri Lankan crossover stars, Maya's still bringing the bangas to the people with an orgiastic stage show and hypercolor fabric patterns. Indeed our favorite Arulpragasam is lining up a spring-into-summer trek,... CONTINUE READING NEW M.I.A. VIDEO - "PAPER PLANES" (LIVE IN PHILLY)»

Posted on April 18, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates, Video (18 comments)
Tags: Adrock | Beastie Boys | M.I.A. | Santigold

Santi White For Bud Light, Santogold Album Art

There's the "L.E.S. Artistes" video, and there's been plenty of chances to catch her live, but for the Santogold fan with that deep down and unquenchable thirst, this "Creator"'s for you. MTV can't seem to wrap their mind around... CONTINUE READING SANTI WHITE FOR BUD LIGHT, SANTOGOLD ALBUM ART»

Posted on April 17, 2008 in Album Art, Commercial Appeal, Video (5 comments)
Tags: Santigold

Gnarls Do "Run" On SNL, Played Highline Last Thursday (With Santogold)

Saturday night's Live featured Ashton Kutcher as host, Ashton Kutcher in one too many Cool Pix commercials, and Gnarls Barkley as musical guest. We never got around to posting Gnarls's show at Highline Ballroom with Santogold last Thursday, maybe because... SNL, Played Highline Last Thursday (With Santogold)'">CONTINUE READING GNARLS DO "RUN" ON SNL, PLAYED HIGHLINE LAST THURSDAY (WITH SANTOGOLD)»

Posted on April 14, 2008 in Concert, Video (13 comments)
Tags: Gnarls Barkley | Santigold | Saturday Night Live

SXSW: Saturday In Photos

This is it everybody, the last photo post of SXSW '08. That means it's time for our superlatives, so welcome to our list of the SXSW 2008 Top Five. These are the bands who delivered sets we could not stop... CONTINUE READING SXSW: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS»

New Santogold Video - "L.E.S. Artistes"

We've been waiting on this one awhile, nice to see it drop just in time to remind people about how tough it's gonna be to get into Santogold's shows at SXSW next week. (She's worth it.) Santi's piss-take on the... CONTINUE READING NEW SANTOGOLD VIDEO - "L.E.S. ARTISTES"»

Posted on March 6, 2008 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Santigold

SPIN's Eight To Watch In '08

In their new issue, in a section called "Who's Next," SPIN list their eight bands to watch o'er '08. There are surefire bets like Jay Reatard, who recently signed to Matador, and our Santogold, fresh off her Fader cover model... CONTINUE READING SPIN'S EIGHT TO WATCH IN '08»

BBC Poll Picks 2008's Breakout Artists

The BBC conducted a poll of 150 music critics regarding the new bands they see breaking out in '08. For those of you who read the lists by British experts we posted a couple weeks ago, the top 10 shouldn't... CONTINUE READING BBC POLL PICKS 2008'S BREAKOUT ARTISTS»

Stereogum's 30 Favorite Live Shows Of 2007

We saw a lot of concerts this year! You probably did too, if you're the sort to be checking music blogs on your downtime over holiday break, so let's all trade notes. Stereogum's Amrit Singh kicks things off with a... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S 30 FAVORITE LIVE SHOWS OF 2007»

New Bangers & Cash (Feat. Santogold) Video - "B.O.O.T.A.Y."

Last seen hijacking liveblogs and drinking from a stiletto -- and before that, turning out the crudest cartoon ever -- Naeem and Benny get back to the business of doing something genuine with this (live-action, thank god) clip of Bangers... CONTINUE READING NEW BANGERS & CASH (FEAT. SANTOGOLD) VIDEO - "B.O.O.T.A.Y."»

Posted on December 6, 2007 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Bangers And Cash (Spank Rock) | Kudu | Santigold | Spank Rock

Did You Watch The Woodies?

Guess not if you live outside a dorm room. As we mentioned in our post-event recap, Spank Rock definitely spanked (and rocked) the mtvU Woodies before he decided he could kick Jared Leto's ass. Now we have the vodka-tossing video... CONTINUE READING DID YOU WATCH THE WOODIES?»

Posted on November 16, 2007 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: mtvU Woodie Awards | Rilo Kiley | Santigold | Spank Rock

mtvU 2007 Woodie Awards: Spank Rocked

There's a grand tradition being hatched at mtvU's Woodie Awards show. Sure, there's the live performances that come at a 50/50 mix of stuff we like (last year TV On The Radio, this year, say, Rilo Kiley) and stuff we... CONTINUE READING MTVU 2007 WOODIE AWARDS: SPANK ROCKED»

Stereogum Does CMJ: Santogold/Spank Rock @ The Fillmore At Irving Plaza, NYC 10/19/07

Still aren't used to calling it that, but that's where we were on Friday night. Twice. Rolled in early for Santogold's 8:50 set, only to be told that she was no longer on the schedule ("cancelled," one Irving staffer said).... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: SANTOGOLD/SPANK ROCK @ THE FILLMORE AT IRVING PLAZA, NYC 10/19/07»

Santogold @ MSG & Rebel, NYC 9/22/07 (& Afterparty Pics, Starring Spank Rock, Diplo, Amanda Blank & ... Andrew WK?)

Expected to be blown away, by Björk on Monday at MSG, and of course we were blown away by Björk on Monday at MSG. But next to a bananas afterparty, the night offered much more than a chance to... CONTINUE READING SANTOGOLD @ MSG & REBEL, NYC 9/22/07 (& AFTERPARTY PICS, STARRING SPANK ROCK, DIPLO, AMANDA BLANK & ... ANDREW WK?)»

New Bangers & Cash (Spank Rock & Benny Blanco) - "Bitch"

The afterparty from Björk's MSG show the other night became a Bangers & Cash celebration -- Spank Rock, Santogold, Amanda Blank, working through the cuts they've so generously donated to 2 Live lovers/booty rhyme seekers far and wide via MySpace... CONTINUE READING NEW BANGERS & CASH (SPANK ROCK & BENNY BLANCO) - "BITCH"»

Posted on September 27, 2007 in MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: Bangers And Cash (Spank Rock) | Benny Blanco | Santigold | Spank Rock

Björk @ Madison Square Garden, NYC 9/24/07

Well we saw Björk's first US show in support of Volta (at Coachella -- SNL doesn't count), so it was particularly symmetrical of us to head uptown to MSG Monday night to check the last American date of '07.... CONTINUE READING BJöRK @ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NYC 9/24/07»

Posted on September 26, 2007 in Concert (4 comments)
Tags: Antony Hegarty | Björk | Santigold

New Bangers & Cash (Spank Rock And Benny Blanco Feat. Santogold And Black Betty) - "B.O.O.T.A.Y."

Much like fart jokes, songs about big ol' butts will never get old. Or something like that. As we mentioned a ways (baby got) back, our favorite Philly/Baltimore booty rhymer Spank Rock's teamed with producer Benny Bianco to do some... CONTINUE READING NEW BANGERS & CASH (SPANK ROCK AND BENNY BLANCO FEAT. SANTOGOLD AND BLACK BETTY) - "B.O.O.T.A.Y."»

Posted on September 14, 2007 in MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: Bangers And Cash (Spank Rock) | Benny Blanco | Santigold | Spank Rock