The Woodies happened, I was there, you didn't miss too much. This year's performance roster was interesting though, particularly for a couple of onstage collaborations. Vampire Weekend's "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance" with Chromeo was previously announced and a... CONTINUE READING WATCH THE WORTHWHILE MOMENTS OF THE WOODIES »
Posted on November 20, 2008 in (2 comments)
Tags: Asher Roth | Bjorn Yttling | Jarvis Cocker | Lykke Li | mtvU Woodie Awards | Peter Bjorn And John | Q-Tip | Santigold | The Cool Kids | Vampire Weekend
By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Saturday was mostly just your standard, hot, sold out, music-filled day at Lolla. Until Rage. Wilco were great and photogenic in the Nudie, but after getting texts about some hairy stampede action at the... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2008: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS, RAGE DELIVERS BRUISES»
Posted on August 3, 2008 in (17 comments)
Tags: Andrew Bird | Battles | Booka Shade | Explosions In The Sky | Foals | Ida Maria | Jamie Lidell | Lollapalooza | Lupe Fiasco | MGMT | Okkervil River | Rage Against The Machine | SXSW | The Cool Kids | The Ting Tings | Uffie
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»
Posted on June 9, 2008 in (8 comments)
Tags: Deerhoof | DJ Jazzy Jeff | Esperanza Spalding | Gnarls Barkley | J Davey | Santigold | Sharon Jones | The Cool Kids | The Dap-Kings | The Roots
Stereogum's Friday night was a mix of hip hop and indie rock, getting started with Abbey's trip to Terminal 5 to take in buzzy Chicago MCs The Cool Kids and M.I.A., while the rest of us ran back and... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: THE COOL KIDS/M.I.A. @ TERMINAL 5, NYC 10/19/07»
Posted on October 21, 2007 in (1 comments)
Tags: CMJ | M.I.A. | The Cool Kids