New Rain Machine Video - "Give Blood"

"Give Blood" came as the first listen from Rain Machine, and satisfied curiosity as to what a Kyp Malone solo project would sound like -- a lot like TV On The Radio! You could have framed it as an excellently... CONTINUE READING NEW RAIN MACHINE VIDEO - "GIVE BLOOD"»

Posted on November 13, 2009 in MP3, Video (2 comments)
Tags: Rain Machine | TV On The Radio

Rain Machine/Sharon Van Etten @ The Bell House, Brooklyn 9/21/09

Kyp Malone releases his solo debut as Rain Machine today via ANTI-, so think of last night's tour kickoff at Brooklyn's Bell House as a hometown friends, fam, and neighbors album-release party. A party with a great opening act in... CONTINUE READING RAIN MACHINE/SHARON VAN ETTEN @ THE BELL HOUSE, BROOKLYN 9/21/09»

Posted on September 22, 2009 in Concert, MP3, Photo, Tour Dates (4 comments)
Tags: Candles Of Paradise | Rain Machine | Sharon Van Etten | Sunny Day Real Estate | TV On The Radio

New Massive Attack (Feat. Tunde Adebimpe) - "Pray For Rain"

The big non-news coming from TV On The Radio is that they are taking a break. For a year, which sounds like a pretty reasonable/standard downcycle between albums and extensive touring, but we are living in a TVOTR blog-world where... CONTINUE READING NEW MASSIVE ATTACK (FEAT. TUNDE ADEBIMPE) - "PRAY FOR RAIN"»

Posted on September 8, 2009 (3 comments)
Tags: Jesse Malin | Massive Attack | Ryan Adams | Tunde Adebimpe | TV On The Radio

New Rain Machine - "Smiling Black Faces" (Stereogum Premiere)

Our first taste of Rain Machine, aka the solo project from TV On The Radio's Kyp Malone, was the chaotically upbeat "Give Blood." It didn't leave much space for you to catch your breath, if breath needed catching. Malone wisely... CONTINUE READING NEW RAIN MACHINE - "SMILING BLACK FACES" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on September 1, 2009 in MP3 (17 comments)
Tags: Kyp Malone | Rain Machine | TV On The Radio

New Rain Machine (TV On The Radio's Kyp Malone) - "Give Blood"

Here's the first single from Kyp Malone's ten-track solo debut LP. Kyp says the album is "a nearly full spectrum of frequencies audible to the human ear, a reflection of a variety of emotions and situations real and imagined -... CONTINUE READING NEW RAIN MACHINE (TV ON THE RADIO'S KYP MALONE) - "GIVE BLOOD"»

Posted on July 21, 2009 in Album Art, MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: Kyp Malone | Rain Machine | TV On The Radio

Indie Rockers Eulogize The King Of Pop

It wouldn't be all that risky to say everyone of a certain age has a Michael Jackson moment. He was a cultural phenomenon on a much larger scale than almost anyone else making music today (in some circles he'd get... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCKERS EULOGIZE THE KING OF POP»

Triumph At Bonnaroo Videos Are Here (For You To Poop On)

The Tonight Show's Triumph The Insult Comic Dog was everywhere at Bonnaroo '09 -- backstage, onstage, Tent City, the Discotheque Arcade, Scratch DJ Academy. We saw the puppet hound duet with animal rights activist Neko Case ("Do any of those... CONTINUE READING TRIUMPH AT BONNAROO VIDEOS ARE HERE (FOR YOU TO POOP ON)»

Bonnaroo 2009: Brooklyn Go Hard

By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Not that it's a competition, but at any summer festival you'll be expected to answer What Was The Best Set So Far several times a day. We have a tie for Friday, at least... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO 2009: BROOKLYN GO HARD»

TV On The Radio Remix Gang Gang Dance

You can't improve upon perfection, but TVOTR give it a shot in this update of their fellow Brooklynites' "First Communion." You'll remember GGD remixed them for Read Silence so it's only fair. The original version appears on last year's excellent... CONTINUE READING TV ON THE RADIO REMIX GANG GANG DANCE»

Posted on June 11, 2009 in MP3 (2 comments)
Tags: Dirty Projectors | Gang Gang Dance | Hot Chip | Matt And Kim | TV On The Radio

Dave Sitek Remixes Bat For Lashes

Under the guise of 909, TV On The Radio's studio guru has injected some tribal, mystical funk into Two Suns's chilly synth jam "Sleep Alone." Hear 2:11 of 909's In The Dark Mix at MySpace.... CONTINUE READING DAVE SITEK REMIXES BAT FOR LASHES»

Posted on June 11, 2009 (0 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Dave Sitek | Dirty Projectors | Tenacious D | TV On The Radio

Dark Was The Night Live @ Radio City Music Hall, NYC 5/3/09

The fear with any supertalent variety show like last night's Dark Was The Night live event is that the appeal on paper will far outstrip the appeal of having your ass glued to a seat for four hours. And it... CONTINUE READING DARK WAS THE NIGHT LIVE @ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NYC 5/3/09»

Psychedelic Horseshit Hates On Wavves, No Age, TVOTR

Well, at least main Horseshittter Matt Whitehurst does. The following interview he did with the Washington Post is a few weeks old, but Brooklyn Vegan unearthed it today and we thought it was too amusing not to share, especially because,... CONTINUE READING PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT HATES ON WAVVES, NO AGE, TVOTR»

Posted on April 24, 2009 in Where's The Beef? (133 comments)
Tags: No Age | Psychedelic Horseshit | TV On The Radio | Wavves

TV On The Radio "Crying" On Leno, Remixed By Gang Gang Dance

The critically-acclaimed NY indie acts gave each other shout outs in Indio on Saturday and today we're sharing the product of their recent collaboration. As reported last week, Gang Gang Dance deconstructed and lengthened "Stork & Owl" for TVOTR's new... CONTINUE READING TV ON THE RADIO "CRYING" ON LENO, REMIXED BY GANG GANG DANCE»

Posted on April 20, 2009 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: Gang Gang Dance | Jay Leno | TV On The Radio

Coachella 2009: M.I.A., Superchunk, And So Much Sun

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy The weather's getting hotter by the day, but we refuse to cave: We arrived at the grounds when the sun was at its peak. Amrit's given to wearing shorts at this point, but Brandon... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA 2009: M.I.A., SUPERCHUNK, AND SO MUCH SUN»

TV On The Radio @ The Glass House, Pomona 4/14/09

Fun week for TV On The Radio fans: shows in Cali, Coachella stop later this week, and a new Dear Science remix EP called Read Silence (tricksy) which came out yesterday. Andrew Youssef made it an even three shows in... CONTINUE READING TV ON THE RADIO @ THE GLASS HOUSE, POMONA 4/14/09»

Posted on April 15, 2009 in Concert, Photo, Video (16 comments)
Tags: Free Moral Agents | TV On The Radio

Premature Evaluation: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!

Major questions (and complaints) about Yeah Yeah Yeahs third full-length will undoubtedly center around the prevalence of synthesizers and various electronics and seeming lack of Brian and Nick's standard drum and guitar blazes. Icy and fuzzed analog synthesizers and skittering... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: YEAH YEAH YEAHS - IT'S BLITZ!»

TV On The Radio Sound Off On Their Shitty SNL Sound

When TV On The Radio performed "Dancing Choose" and "Golden Age" on the 2/7 episode of SNL, a number of folks, not all sound experts, noted that maybe the band should have spent more time soundchecking because there something was... CONTINUE READING TV ON THE RADIO SOUND OFF ON THEIR SHITTY SNL SOUND»

Posted on February 20, 2009 (37 comments)
Tags: Phoenix | TV On The Radio

TV On The Radio Remix Nat King Cole

The forthcoming collection RE: Generations includes Nat King Cole remixes by Cee-Lo, the Roots, Just Blaze, will.i.am (damn) and others. One of those others is TV On The Radio, who handle "Nature Boy." The compilation's aim: RE:Generations aims to construct... CONTINUE READING TV ON THE RADIO REMIX NAT KING COLE»

Posted on February 16, 2009 (9 comments)
Tags: All Tomorrow's Parties | Dirty Projectors | Nat King Cole | TV On The Radio

New Tahiti Boy & The Palmtree Family (Feat. Tunde Adebimpe) - "That Song"

Tahiti Boy & the Palmtree Family are a Parisian indie-pop octet with a boatload of regularly contributing friends. Among them is Justice's Xaviar De Rosnay and the star of Rachel Getting Married Tunde Adebimpe. Both feature on the Palmtree Family's... CONTINUE READING NEW TAHITI BOY & THE PALMTREE FAMILY (FEAT. TUNDE ADEBIMPE) - "THAT SONG"»

Posted on February 11, 2009 in MP3, Video (1 comments)
Tags: Iron And Wine | Tahiti Boy And The Palmtree Family | Tunde Adebimpe | TV On The Radio

Stephen Colbert Strokes Kyp Malone's Beard

Stephen fulfilled the wish of many-a-Williamsburg-coffee-shop-hipster while interviewing TV On The Radio last night, calling Kyp's face-fro "like a vacation in a faraway forest" and seeming to get himself a "Colbert bump" in the process. After a cutely awkward interview,... CONTINUE READING STEPHEN COLBERT STROKES KYP MALONE'S BEARD»

Posted on February 10, 2009 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Russell Brand | Stephen Colbert | TV On The Radio

TV On The Radio, Lonely Island, Fake Björk Liven Up Saturday Night

This week's SNL featured music guest TV On The Radio and host The Mean Guy In Wedding Crashers. Over the course of "Golden Age" and "Dancing Choose," TVOTR sounded like they could have used more time soundchecking, but the video... CONTINUE READING TV ON THE RADIO, LONELY ISLAND, FAKE BJöRK LIVEN UP SATURDAY NIGHT»

New TV On The Radio - "Heroes" (David Bowie Cover)

We mentioned War Child's Heroes and offered a listen to the contributions from Lily Allen and Hot Chip. Remember the concept behind the compilation: 15 "ultimate icons" chose a song from their own back catalogs and chose a new act... CONTINUE READING NEW TV ON THE RADIO - "HEROES" (DAVID BOWIE COVER)»

Posted on January 26, 2009 (18 comments)
Tags: Bumbershoot | David Bowie | No Age | TV On The Radio

New TV On The Radio Video - "Stork And Owl"

It would be impossible to outdo the Care Bear stare ridiculousness of "Golden Age" and "Dancing Choose"'s Residents flashback wasn't that interesting the first time, so TV On The Radio took the visuals in a different direction for the third... CONTINUE READING NEW TV ON THE RADIO VIDEO - "STORK AND OWL"»

Posted on January 22, 2009 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: Ted Leo | TV On The Radio

TV On The Radio, Hot Chip, Beck Show Some Cover Love For The New War Child Compilation

Lots of artists you enjoy are covering lots of other artists you enjoy for another tribute album organized by and benefitting War Child, the "network of independent organisations, working across the world to help children affected by war." The pairings... CONTINUE READING TV ON THE RADIO, HOT CHIP, BECK SHOW SOME COVER LOVE FOR THE NEW WAR CHILD COMPILATION »

SPIN's Top 40 Albums of '08

We like to play hide-the-ball when it comes to the top spot of these year-end lists, but after Rolling Stone's top albums of 2008 rundown -- and SPIN's very own during the year of Cookie Mountain -- there's no surprise... CONTINUE READING SPIN'S TOP 40 ALBUMS OF '08»

Posted on December 11, 2008 in List, Year-End List (94 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Green Man Festival | TV On The Radio