Microblogging service Twitter has signed up countless celebrities in recent months, and among them are some of our favorite musical artists: Trent Reznor! Colin Meloy! Ed Droste! Diddy! Stereogum Tweets too! But who can keep up with all that lunch... CONTINUE READING WE GOT THE TWEET: THE WEEK'S 50 BEST ROCK STAR TWITTERS»
Posted on March 24, 2009 in , , (50 comments)
Tags: Akron Family | Amanda Palmer | Beach House | Calvin Harris | Coldplay | Damien Jurado | Dave Matthews | Dave Navarro | Diplo | Glass Candy | Islands | Jane's Addiction | Lost | Mandy Moore | Neil Diamond | Nick Thorburn | Peter Bjorn And John | Q-Tip | Robin Pecknold | Saul Williams | Solange | Sonic Youth | SXSW | Ted Leo | Thom Yorke | Tricky | Yoko Ono
I'm not the only one at Stereogum who goes out to see live music, but I'm the one who goes out to see the most live music. And then I'm the one who sits around anally cataloging and indexing it... CONTINUE READING 20 GREAT CONCERTS FROM 2008»
Posted on December 29, 2008 in , (83 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Apes And Androids | Dirty Projectors | Fleet Foxes | Franz Ferdinand | Gang Gang Dance | Joanna Newsom | King Khan | Krallice | Lightning Bolt | Marnie Stern | My Bloody Valentine | My Morning Jacket | of Montreal | Portishead | Radiohead | Robyn | Saul Williams | Sigur Rós
Saul made lifetime fans at Lollapalooza this year. I was one of them. The man's words speak for themselves -- forcefully, and across various mediums -- but none convey the power and showmanship he put in their service that day.... CONTINUE READING NEW SAUL WILLIAMS VIDEO - "DNA" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»
Posted on September 16, 2008 in (8 comments)
Tags: King Khan | Saul Williams | SXSW
By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh It wasn't always smooth, but it was definitely memorable: Lollapalooza's top-heavy booking panned out this year, giving each night a bit of magic and each day an air of anticipation. Day Last didn't exactly... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2008: SUNDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on August 4, 2008 in (18 comments)
Tags: Black Kids | Blues Traveler | Chromeo | Girl Talk | Gnarls Barkley | Grandaddy | Jason Lytle | Lollapalooza | Mark Ronson | Nine Inch Nails | Saul Williams | SXSW | Trent Reznor
When The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of Niggy Tardust hit the Web last fall, 80% of the downloaders took it for free, though a higher bitrate version was available for $5. Trent Reznor was pretty disappointed in you guys. Undeterred,... CONTINUE READING NEW SAUL WILLIAMS VIDEO - "CONVICT COLONY"»
Posted on July 17, 2008 in (3 comments)
Tags: Little Boots | Saul Williams | SXSW
Would you pay for this video? See man, Trent has a point, Saul's fucking homeless because of that shit. Shouldn't Bono be there helping? (Thanks for the tip, Yiyo.) ... CONTINUE READING NEW SAUL WILLIAMS VIDEO - "SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY"»
Posted on January 16, 2008 in (8 comments)
Tags: Saul Williams
Once upon a time, Trent seemed to offer the ultimate sanction of piracy when he told Australia to steal his shit. We fast-forward four months to find Trent's calling for a tax on all ISPs. And you're thinking, "I know... CONTINUE READING TRENT REZNOR PROPOSES INTERNET TAX»
Posted on January 14, 2008 (54 comments)
Tags: Nine Inch Nails | Saul Williams
We've unofficially handed Saul Williams a prize for the best album title of the year. The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of NiggyTardust! also includes an amped cover of "Sunday Bloody Sunday." Williams's voice doesn't hit those early Bono heights, but... CONTINUE READING SAUL WILLIAMS COVERS U2, TALKS NIGGYTARDUST»
Posted on November 5, 2007 (7 comments)
Tags: Nine Inch Nails | Saul Williams
You've likely heard that label free and piracy condoning Trent Reznor's teemed with Oprah and Robyn's favorite poet-type musician Saul Williams to help him release his new, wonderfully titled album The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of NiggyTardust! all In Rainbows-like.... CONTINUE READING NEW SAUL WILLIAMS TRACK MYSTERIOUSLY LEAKED»
Posted on October 29, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: Nine Inch Nails | Saul Williams
On the heels of this, spoken word poet and hip hop statesman Saul Williams offers an eloquent response to Harpo's analysis of the problems plaguing rap:Dear Ms. Winfrey, It is with the greatest respect and adoration of your loving spirit... CONTINUE READING AN OPEN LETTER TO OPRAH, BY SAUL WILLIAMS»
Posted on April 20, 2007 (60 comments)
Tags: Oprah Winfrey | Saul Williams
Whenever I read about hip-hop poet Saul Williams, I'm reminded of something Lindsay blogged back in March:For the past month or so, I've been enjoying a really bad video on MTV2's Subterranean. It's by a guy named Saul Williams and... CONTINUE READING ROBYN COVERS SAUL WILLIAMS' "LIST OF DEMANDS (REPARATIONS)"»
Posted on December 30, 2005 (15 comments)
Tags: Robyn | Saul Williams
