The End Of The Decemberists B-Sides Hunt

Colin completists, consider your day "made." Back in October we tracked down two of the b-sides to The Decemberists latest, and mentioned that there were three more -- "The Perfect Crime #1," "The Day I Knew You'd Not Come Back,"... CONTINUE READING THE END OF THE DECEMBERISTS B-SIDES HUNT»

Posted on January 4, 2007 in MP3 (17 comments)
Tags: BRIT Awards | Katy Perry | The Decemberists

The Decemberists Vs. Stephen Colbert Rock & Awe: Countdown To Guitarmageddon

Last night's Colbert Report dedicated the ENTIRE show to settling the much-blogged feud between Stephen and hyperliterate prog rockers The Decemberists. That made for a lot of cameos. Everyone from Eliot Spitzer to Robert Schneider, who performed an opening tune... CONTINUE READING THE DECEMBERISTS VS. STEPHEN COLBERT ROCK & AWE: COUNTDOWN TO GUITARMAGEDDON»

Posted on December 21, 2006 in Video (30 comments)
Tags: Stephen Colbert | The Apples In Stereo | The Decemberists

Stephen & The Colberts Video - "Charlene"

Here's a vintage clip from Colbert's past life as part of the "noted 1980s new wave sensation Stephen & The Colberts," unearthed during the news anchor's response to The Decemberists counter challenge to Colbert's initial gauntlet slap. The Decemberists will... CONTINUE READING STEPHEN & THE COLBERTS VIDEO - "CHARLENE"»

Posted on December 11, 2006 in MP3, Video (7 comments)
Tags: Stephen Colbert | The Decemberists

Colbert Vs. The Decemberists

It is officially on. Entries are popping up for Stephen Colbert's Second Green Screen Challenge: To Edit Stephen Into The Decemberists' Green Screen Challenge! Head here to watch the first that we've come across. The premise: Stephen's tasty-solo intrusion is... CONTINUE READING COLBERT VS. THE DECEMBERISTS»

Posted on December 4, 2006 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Stephen Colbert | The Decemberists

Stephen Colbert Vs. The Decemberists

Last night, The Colbert Report introduced a new segment, Who’s Riding My Coattails Now? This week's culptrits?"Indie rock outfit The Decemberists, who have shot a performance against a green screen and asked their fans to finish the video. Green screen?... CONTINUE READING STEPHEN COLBERT VS. THE DECEMBERISTS»

Posted on November 30, 2006 in Video, Where's The Beef? (30 comments)
Tags: Stephen Colbert | The Decemberists

The Voice Speaks Up About The Decemberists

When we came home from The Decemberists show at Hammerstein during CMJ last week, we couldn't help but feel Colin's admittedly hammy enthusiasm for the space and his crowd to be genuine and touching, all while underlying the band's performance... CONTINUE READING THE VOICE SPEAKS UP ABOUT THE DECEMBERISTS»

Posted on November 15, 2006 (101 comments)
Tags: The Decemberists

The Decemberists @ Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC 11/3/06 ... And "O Valencia!" Video Contest

Did you know Colin Meloy was a rock star? What we mean is, we always thought of Colin as a hyperliterate stage ham with a pocket thesaurus and 826 Valencia club card. We had no idea how effortlessly he could... CONTINUE READING THE DECEMBERISTS @ HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM, NYC 11/3/06 ... AND "O VALENCIA!" VIDEO CONTEST»

Posted on November 12, 2006 (29 comments)
Tags: The Decemberists

The Decemberists Live In D.C.

The word from a reader is that last night's Decemberists show at D.C.'s 9:30 Club was "incredible, unrelenting, and bombastic," words that the band would undoubtedly meet with satisfied smiles. Stream it at NPR. And if you're in town for... CONTINUE READING THE DECEMBERISTS LIVE IN D.C.»

Posted on October 31, 2006 (9 comments)
Tags: The Decemberists

Bridges & Balloons (Oh Shit)

P4K's got a cool interview with Colin Meloy up today. The Decemberists frontman gives props to Lily Allen, thumbs down to Fergie, and claims album-of-the-year contender The Crane Wife is not a concept LP. There is, however, one LOL moment... CONTINUE READING BRIDGES & BALLOONS (OH SHIT)»

Posted on October 30, 2006 (4 comments)
Tags: Joanna Newsom | The Decemberists

Save The (Pogues) Album

We're enjoying Insound's Save The Album (We Sell Digital Now!) site, where indie rockers including Tim Harrington, Bloc Party, and Devendra Banhart discuss their favorite albums. Walkman Paul Maroon and Decemberist Colin Meloy both sing the praises of The Pogues'... CONTINUE READING SAVE THE (POGUES) ALBUM»

Posted on October 16, 2006 (1 comments)
Tags: Bloc Party | Devendra Banhart | The Decemberists | The Mountain Goats | The Walkmen

Decemberists B-Sides On The Loose

The Colin Meloy completists out there may be all over these already, but there are at least five songs recorded for the Crane Wife sessions that don't appear on the album and are floating around the Internets. First there's "After... CONTINUE READING DECEMBERISTS B-SIDES ON THE LOOSE»

Posted on October 9, 2006 in MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: Grammys | Joaquin Phoenix | Paul McCartney | The Decemberists

The Decemberists On Conan

Finally, a synched version hits the 'Tube (is that what kids call YouTube these days?). Enjoy Late Night's "O Valenica!" for a taste of what you'll get on tour. Tix here. ... CONTINUE READING THE DECEMBERISTS ON CONAN»

Posted on October 6, 2006 (13 comments)
Tags: The Decemberists

Stream New Decemberists

More for your streaming pleasure. Listen to The Crane Wife at MTV's The Leak (via brooklynvegan). They've gone and infused a bit of prog and Pink Floyd into their chamber pop. A grower? Better than Picaresque? Either way, can't fault... CONTINUE READING STREAM NEW DECEMBERISTS»

Posted on September 27, 2006 (8 comments)
Tags: Gossip Girl | Grammys | M.I.A. | The Decemberists

New Decemberists - "Yankee Bayonet"

Another cut from The Crane Wife (out 10/3), for your streaming pleasure: WIN MEDIA And we thought we couldn't love Laura Veirs any more.... CONTINUE READING NEW DECEMBERISTS - "YANKEE BAYONET"»

Posted on September 22, 2006 (18 comments)
Tags: Laura Veirs | The Decemberists

Colin Meloy To Play Some Dude's Living Room

On 10/6, Colin Meloy will perform an intimate concert to raise money for the Oregon League Of Conservation Voters. Tickets are $75, but there will be hors d'oeuvres.Colin Meloy, frontman of The Decemberists, will play an intimate, solo show at... CONTINUE READING COLIN MELOY TO PLAY SOME DUDE'S LIVING ROOM»

Posted on September 22, 2006 (3 comments)
Tags: The Decemberists

Ben Gibbard And Colin Meloy Cover Blur

Check out "End Of The Century" from the 826Seattle benefit were were talkin' 'bout. ... CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD AND COLIN MELOY COVER BLUR»

Posted on September 5, 2006 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | The Decemberists

Random Death Cab News

The other night we were watching Extra (yes, we're ashamed) when we were surprised to see a segment on Death Cab For Cutie sandwiched between "the real desperate housewife!" and "celebs' go-to-hairstylist for emmy night!" Mark McGrath introduced our boys... CONTINUE READING RANDOM DEATH CAB NEWS»

Posted on September 5, 2006 (16 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | The Decemberists

MP3 Blogging Etiquette

I've been doing this Stereogum thing for a number of years now. And there are a number of tacit rules that the music blogging community seems to agree upon. Most are pretty obvious (e.g., if a label asks you to... CONTINUE READING MP3 BLOGGING ETIQUETTE»

Posted on August 31, 2006 (61 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Inlets | Joanna Newsom | The Decemberists

New Decemberists - "Summersong"

Download the MP3 at Pitchfork, who deserves your traffic after you tore them a new asshole. The Crane Wife hits stores 10/3.... CONTINUE READING NEW DECEMBERISTS - "SUMMERSONG"»

Posted on August 30, 2006 (10 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Inlets | The Decemberists

The Crane Wife: Behind The Scenes

Being in the Decemberists isn't all fun and games. Sure, there's plenty of thesaurus reading and sea shanty singalongs ... but you've also gotta deal with publicity. This video takes us behind the scenes of the Crane Wife photo shoot.... CONTINUE READING THE CRANE WIFE: BEHIND THE SCENES»

Posted on August 17, 2006 (16 comments)
Tags: The Decemberists

The Crane Wife Watercooler

Decemberists' The Crane Wife (out 10/3 on that hot new indie Capitol) gets its name from a Japanese folk tale for children. The press release says: "The instruments chart a far-flung course through multiple musical genres into a full-blown masterpiece."... CONTINUE READING THE CRANE WIFE WATERCOOLER»

Posted on August 17, 2006 (33 comments)
Tags: Beirut | Laura Veirs | The Decemberists

Indie Rock Acappella

"I don't know why I'm contacting you about this," Nathan writes Stereogum. "It's my group (one man group) we do Bobby McFerrin styled covers of indie rock songs." Um ... awesome! Let's have a listen: indieblockedappella.com. Wolf Parade, Arcade Fire,... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCK ACAPPELLA»

Posted on July 20, 2006 (29 comments)
Tags: Sufjan Stevens | The Decemberists

A Long Decemberist Song

Colin Meloy & Co. have revealed the Decemberists' Capitol debut will be called The Crane Wife, out 10/3. Some of the songs they're working on are over 10 minutes long (not so surprising given it's the crew that gave us... CONTINUE READING A LONG DECEMBERIST SONG»

Posted on June 5, 2006 in MP3 (7 comments)
Tags: The Decemberists

I Like Food, Food Tastes Good: The Indie Rock Cookbook

When reader John sent in a tip about a new "Indie Rock Cookbook", he predicted "lots of omlettes and brownies". I guessed more than one band would be disappointed to find out Ice Cream Soup was taken already. In reality,... CONTINUE READING I LIKE FOOD, FOOD TASTES GOOD: THE INDIE ROCK COOKBOOK»

Posted on February 1, 2006 in MP3 (27 comments)
Tags: My Morning Jacket | The Decemberists

New Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis - "Charlie" & Child

Last night I had tickets to Colin Meloy and Laura Veirs at Town Hall. I've seen Colin perform a number of times, with the Decemberists and solo, covering Morrissey songs and was never disappointed. Laura Veirs released one of my... CONTINUE READING NEW COLIN MELOY & CARSON ELLIS - "CHARLIE" & CHILD»

Posted on January 27, 2006 in MP3 (15 comments)
Tags: The Decemberists