The second installment of Guilt By Association comes out in February. In case you don't remember Vol. 1, the compilation featured contemporary indie bands covering so-called "guilty pleasures." Of course, the problem with these sorts of things is that the... CONTINUE READING TAKKA TAKKA COVER PHIL COLLINS »
Posted on November 20, 2008 in (7 comments)
Tags: Billy Joel | Frightened Rabbit | Jarvis Cocker | Kaki King | My Brightest Diamond | Phil Collins | Rafter | Takka Takka | The Forms
After Apes & Androids' recent Hiro-ics, I recognized their live show was "going-on-legendary." You know what? Friday night's legend comes without qualification. There's lots to love about these glam men, but what impresses me most about the Apes & Androids... CONTINUE READING THE FORMS/FREE BLOOD/REGGIE WATTS/APES & ANDROIDS @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC 5/30/08»
Posted on June 2, 2008 in (14 comments)
Tags: Apes And Androids | Free Blood | Reggie Watts | The Forms
Friday night we made the trek out to Union Hall in Brooklyn to help our friends at Gothamist celebrate five fine years of broadcasting NYC news into our RSS readers. Congrats, -ists. Of course, it wasn't just the birthday cake... CONTINUE READING THE FORMS COVER NIRVANA @ GOTHAMIST'S 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY»
Posted on February 18, 2008 in , (8 comments)
Tags: Craig Wedren | Nirvana | Pattern Is Movement | The Forms
Pattern Is Movement deserve your worship. If you like unorthodox, polyrhytmic pop music that pushes back. Last night's party at Cake Shop -- in celebration of the well documented return of the mighty Forms -- brought us in contact... CONTINUE READING PATTERN IS MOVEMENT @ CAKE SHOP, NYC (THE FORMS CD RELEASE PARTY) 10/30/07»
Posted on October 31, 2007 in , (5 comments)
Tags: Pattern Is Movement | The Forms
There isn't much more we can say about for the Forms at this point, so we'll recapitulate as succinctly as possible: You should be listening to this band. And, shit, if their Midway show was a sign of their... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: THE FORMS/GOES CUBE @ MIDWAY, NYC 10/20/07»
Posted on October 22, 2007 in , (1 comments)
Tags: CMJ | Goes Cube | The Forms
Took us a few weeks, but finally we hopped the L across the river and had ourselves a night at Bowery Presents' renovated-Northsix digs. Actually, we had ourselves two of 'em -- on account of the National's drawing power,... CONTINUE READING MARLA HANSEN/THE FORMS/DOVEMAN/ELVIS PERKINS/THE NATIONAL @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN 10/12-13/07»
Posted on October 15, 2007 in (3 comments)
Tags: Doveman | Elvis Perkins | Marla Hansen | The Forms | The National
After OKX, our 10-year cover tribute to the Radiohead classic OK Computer, we soon began narrowing the list of prospects for our next celebratory project: sifting, sorting, debating, etc. But when we realized we were approaching a decade and... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM PRESENTS... DRIVE XV: A TRIBUTE TO AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE»
Posted on October 2, 2007 in (0 comments)
Tags: Blitzen Trapper | Catfish Haven | Dappled Cities | Dr. Dog | Figurines | Kaki King | Meat Puppets | R.E.M. | Rogue Wave | Shout Out Louds | Steve Albini | Tegan And Sara | The Forms | The Veils | The Wrens
Not sure if it's a good or bad thing, but most of our favorite bands seem to have jobs, so it's only a matter of time before they end up at Quit You Day Job. Stereogum's never been shy about... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: THE FORMS»
Posted on September 19, 2007 in , (5 comments)
Tags: The Forms
Somewhat silly that our first post on NYC's most under-appreciated band came via viral vid (four hands + one guitar = 90210 theme song), but the Forms last (and only) record -- the breathtaking post-hardcore gem Icarus -- came out... CONTINUE READING NEW FORMS - "KNOWLEDGE IN HAND"»
Posted on August 17, 2007 in (8 comments)
Tags: The Forms
That poker forum thread in which Steve Albini mystically appeared to dish, rather curiously, on his prolific past as indie-rock studio god was a veritable treasure trove of too much information to process -- but that doesn't mean we didn't... CONTINUE READING STEVE ALBINI'S PICK FOR MOST OVERLOOKED BAND (AND SUGGESTION FOR FANS OF THE FORMS): THE DESERT FATHERS»
Posted on July 20, 2007 in (5 comments)
Tags: Steve Albini | The Desert Fathers | The Forms
We love the Forms, and you will love this. While you can catch the Steve Albini-produced indie rockers for free at the South Street Seaport in NYC at their show with the National and Takka Takka this August, you must... CONTINUE READING FOUR HANDS + ONE GUITAR = 90210»
Posted on May 31, 2007 in , (15 comments)
Tags: Lil Wayne | The Forms | The View
