White Williams, Kills, Black Kids Go Retro For Ray-Ban

Since Ray-Ban's celebrating retro, they went back to 2007 for most of their spokespeople. Listen to streams and watch videos at Ray-Ban. ... CONTINUE READING WHITE WILLIAMS, KILLS, BLACK KIDS GO RETRO FOR RAY-BAN»

Posted on October 1, 2009 in Commercial Appeal (0 comments)
Tags: Black Kids | The Kills | White Williams

Indie Rockers Play Dress-Up For The New York Times

Coachella is already the most fashionable of the summer festivals by virtue of its proximity to Los Angeles, so this year the NYT ran with the glam, taking a bagful of high fashion garments and draping them on a bunch... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCKERS PLAY DRESS-UP FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES»

Dead Weather Perform A Song, Visit A Pressing Plant, Diss The Digital Age

In a flurry of post-Cinemax/Late Show Horehound activity, we have crystal-clear pro-style black and white video of the band doing the dubbed-out "Cut Like A Buffalo" along with footage of them visiting United Record Pressing in Nashville to the strains... CONTINUE READING DEAD WEATHER PERFORM A SONG, VISIT A PRESSING PLANT, DISS THE DIGITAL AGE»

The Dead Weather Bring "Hang You From The Heavens" To The Tonight Show

The Raconteurs are presumably still in the midst of a pretty successful run, and between Brendan Benson's upcoming solo LP and this here project they're using this down time to sate their (extra)extracurricular passions. But nobody doubts the true color... The Tonight Show'">CONTINUE READING THE DEAD WEATHER BRING "HANG YOU FROM THE HEAVENS" TO THE TONIGHT SHOW»

The Kills @ Henry Fonda Theater, Hollywood 5/22/09

Speaking of Alison, her day gig with the Kills wrapped its tour in Hollywood last night, just in time for the Dead Weather to start a trek of their own. Trent Reznor-favorites the Horrors opened the last month's dates, and... CONTINUE READING THE KILLS @ HENRY FONDA THEATER, HOLLYWOOD 5/22/09»

Posted on May 26, 2009 in Concert, Photo (7 comments)
Tags: Magic Wands | The Horrors | The Kills

The Dead Weather's Horehound Album Art, Tour Dates

A couple months ago Jack White launched Third Man Records' Nashville offices via his newest supergroup, The Dead Weather. As we mentioned then, and as you know by now, the band's made up of the Kills' Alison Mosshart, Raconteur Jack... CONTINUE READING THE DEAD WEATHER'S HOREHOUND ALBUM ART, TOUR DATES»

Coachella 2009: Cure, MBV, Antony Assault The Sound System

Surprise, it wasn't My Bloody Valentine's 15-minute aural assault "You Made Me Realise" that caused Sunday's biggest audio mishap. Organizers cut the speakers during the Cure's "Fire In Cairo" (two songs into a third encore) only to watch the band... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA 2009: CURE, MBV, ANTONY ASSAULT THE SOUND SYSTEM»

The Dead Weather @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 4/14/09

You couldn't be surprised when the Dead Weather's roadies came out in uniform dress code (suits and bowler hats) last night: This was a Jack White show after all. Although according to those who secured access to last night's NYC... CONTINUE READING THE DEAD WEATHER @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC 4/14/09»

Jack White Unveils Dead Weather Supergroup

Office parties can be lame, but not when Jack White's your boss. Earlier tonight Conan's friend launched Third Man Records' new Nashville offices by debuting a supergroup called The Dead Weather. The Kills' Alison Mosshart is its frontwoman, Jack White... CONTINUE READING JACK WHITE UNVEILS DEAD WEATHER SUPERGROUP»

New Kills Video - "Tape Song"

This new Kills video includes not only six kinds of glue, Slash's hat, gun play, ping pong, and a variety of chattering teeth, but also Jack White -- dancing and playing a very excited game of patty-cake (see screen grab).... CONTINUE READING NEW KILLS VIDEO - "TAPE SONG"»

Posted on November 10, 2008 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Dirty Projectors | Jack White | Raconteurs | The Decemberists | The Kills

New Kills Video - "Last Day Of Magic"

Most us agreed that the Kills performance on Conan was lacking something. Maybe it was the song choice ("Sour Cherry," eh), or maybe they just needed a healthy dose of sexual tension. After watching the clip for pent-up pop smolder... CONTINUE READING NEW KILLS VIDEO - "LAST DAY OF MAGIC"»

Posted on May 12, 2008 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: The Kills

The Kills Are The Only "Sour Cherry" On Conan

Alison "VV" Mosshart and Jamie "Hotel" Hince brought their nicknames and quotation marks to 30 Rock last night being for the benefit of Mr. O'Brien. Midnight Boom's chanting "Sour Cherry" came off relatively well and probably won over some young'ns... CONTINUE READING THE KILLS ARE THE ONLY "SOUR CHERRY" ON CONAN»

Posted on April 30, 2008 in Video (18 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | The Kills

SXSW: Wednesday In Photos

Welcome to our night one photo spread. Every year we forget that we can't be in every place at once ... until we wind up waiting in line for two hours. But at least for last night, the lines were... CONTINUE READING SXSW: WEDNESDAY IN PHOTOS»

New Kills Video - "Cheap And Cheerful"

Looks like the Kills have recovered enough from their slinky, hand-clapped, haunting boy/gal tag-teamed "URA Fever" to up the pace, and images-per-second, in the video for their still-untitled third record's second single "Cheap And Cheerful." Actually, Alison vomits at the... CONTINUE READING NEW KILLS VIDEO - "CHEAP AND CHEERFUL"»

Posted on January 21, 2008 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: The Kills

New Kills Video - "U.R.A. Fever"

"Dark and deliberate and sorta sexy despite the watered down come-on ('you ain't born typical'?)" was how we pegged the Kills' welcome return post No Wow during Thanksgiving week. Now, the video, in which Alison and Jamie treat their fevers... CONTINUE READING NEW KILLS VIDEO - "U.R.A. FEVER"»

Posted on December 10, 2007 in Video (6 comments)
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New Kills - "U.R.A. Fever"

Been a couple years since we've heard any of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince's mechanized sounds, and just as the news cycle begins lagging due to early tryptophan onset, the Kills whet appetites with a first course of post-No Wow... CONTINUE READING NEW KILLS - "U.R.A. FEVER"»

Posted on November 20, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: The Kills