The Pumpkins Field Your Queries

Billy and Jimmy have swung open the gates of access for you inquisitive Smashing Pumpkins fans, requesting your questions of the band via video uploads to the Ask A Pumpkin YouTube group. Here, B&J sketch out the ground rules (via... CONTINUE READING THE PUMPKINS FIELD YOUR QUERIES»

Posted on July 6, 2007 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: The Real Housewives Of New York City | The Smashing Pumpkins

"Reaching For The Sublime In Music Design"

Faintly elegiac but very pretty -- will there ever be a way to do digital "packaging" as excellent without it being a giant pain in the ass?

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Posted on July 3, 2007 (0 comments)

David Bazan Does Daytrotter

Though Pedro The Lion never grabbed these ears, David's Fewer Moving Parts EP was one of our favorite releases last year, and, lucky him, now we track Bazan's activities with stalkeristic fervor. (Loving, innocent stalkerism.) Daytrotter had the good sense... CONTINUE READING DAVID BAZAN DOES DAYTROTTER»

Posted on July 3, 2007 (12 comments)
Tags: David Bazan | The Real Housewives Of New York City

Panda Bear On Leaking, Nudity

Person Pitch was a Stereofave, we're loving Strawberry Jam, and getting psyched for Panda Bear's solo show at Bowery tomorrow night ... so indulge us here. PTW points us to Shoutmouth, who met with Noah Lennox in our local haunt... CONTINUE READING PANDA BEAR ON LEAKING, NUDITY»

Posted on June 22, 2007 (9 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Panda Bear | The Real Housewives Of New York City

New Yeah Yeah Yeahs Video - "Down Boy"

Well the results of that YYYs MySpace show in Brooklyn are in, and we finally know (in part) what they were filming: a music video! The clip's for "Down Boy," the single from the never-say-no trio's forthcoming EP of freshly-recorded... CONTINUE READING NEW YEAH YEAH YEAHS VIDEO - "DOWN BOY"»

Posted on June 21, 2007 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: The Real Housewives Of New York City | Yeah Yeah Yeahs

New Liars - "Plaster Casts Of Everything"

There's been rumbling about what the new Liars record might sound like, and though the band confidently claimed last time that Drum wasn't dead, he is definitely on hiatus. The first listen of the forthcoming Liars has Angus, Aaron, and... CONTINUE READING NEW LIARS - "PLASTER CASTS OF EVERYTHING"»

Posted on June 11, 2007 (7 comments)
Tags: Liars | The Real Housewives Of New York City

New They Might Be Giants Video - "With The Dark"

With the help of vid "creator" Mizushima Hine, TMBG craft this stop-animated cautionary tale of protest, revolt, and alterna-pop intrigue. Seductively serenading as it may seem, don't vote Giant Squid. (via BV) ... CONTINUE READING NEW THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS VIDEO - "WITH THE DARK"»

Posted on June 11, 2007 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | The Real Housewives Of New York City | The Walkmen | They Might Be Giants

Google Rock Tour

Been playing around with the creepy cool Google Maps Street View feature? Much fun to putz around on, and while we were definitely not looking up the ex's front door to see if it was still that rosy shade of... CONTINUE READING GOOGLE ROCK TOUR»

Posted on June 8, 2007 (14 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | The Grateful Dead | The Hold Steady | The Real Housewives Of New York City

The Police Kick Off The Reunion In Canada

Thanks to the band's 30th anniversary and Sting's bountiful yogic exercises (yoga kills the ego, ya know), the Police have set aside their personality clashes and embarked on their first tour since '83, starting with a 21-song fan-club/friends-only "dress rehearsal"... CONTINUE READING THE POLICE KICK OFF THE REUNION IN CANADA»

Posted on May 29, 2007 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Andy Summers | Stewart Copeland | Sting | The Police | The Real Housewives Of New York City

Arcade Fire @ Radio City Music Hall 5/9/07

Each time through our fair city, Arcade Fire's pulpit gets a little higher, their congregation grows a little bigger (read: prettier), the surrounding hysteria spirals more furiously. But the band aims for the intimate, which means Win wants you in... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE @ RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 5/9/07»

Paul Rudd Shows Veronica Mars His Pretty Pony

Reader Rebecca writes in:Paul Rudd has his own tag on the Gum, so he's relevant, right? Anyway, he guest-starred on last night's episode of Veronica Mars as a washed-up, drunk asshole musician who was the non-legendary (read: still-alive) half of... CONTINUE READING PAUL RUDD SHOWS VERONICA MARS HIS PRETTY PONY»

New Ben Gibbard - "Casino Blues" (Live)

As it goes, Cutie lead singer Ben Gibbard has been trying his hand breaking in some new tunes whilst on tour with David Bazan. Reader Caleb writes in about one such ditty "Casino Blues," folkie in strum and bluesy in... CONTINUE READING NEW BEN GIBBARD - "CASINO BLUES" (LIVE)»

Posted on May 7, 2007 in MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | The Real Housewives Of New York City

New Calla Video - "Sanctify"

Calla give some sights to the brooding, NINing stand-out "Sanctify" (from this year's Strength In Numbers) with this John Carlucci-directed vid, setting up in their Brooklyn practice space and generally looking pissed. On the bright side, they have a fabulous... CONTINUE READING NEW CALLA VIDEO - "SANCTIFY"»

Posted on April 4, 2007 in MP3, Tour Dates, Video (4 comments)
Tags: Calla | The Real Housewives Of New York City

Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Game

EW.com has a pop culture quiz for ya to comb through: Name That Hair Metal Band! (via Prefix) Ten '80s-band pictures -- with the faces censored and the hair puffed up. If you can guess this one, you won't have... CONTINUE READING CHUCK KLOSTERMAN'S FAVORITE GAME»

Posted on April 3, 2007 (27 comments)
Tags: The Real Housewives Of New York City

Fountains Of Wayne Deliver Traffic And Weather On The Road

Fresh off of a video shoot for "Someone To Love" with "the new Rachel Hunter" Demetri Martin (as lawyer-protagonist Seth Shapiro), Schlesinger and crew have announced a spring/summer tour to support the power pop confections of their forthcoming, fourth full-length... CONTINUE READING FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE DELIVER TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ON THE ROAD»

Posted on March 26, 2007 in Tour Dates (0 comments)
Tags: Fountains Of Wayne | The Real Housewives Of New York City

When Arcade Fire Say "No," Snow Patrol Says "Yes!"

Monday night marked the series premiere of NBC's great dramatic hope for a workable Studio 60 replacement, The Black Donnellys. Anybody watch? We didn't either. But Heroes, which was on right before it, is on fire. And speaking of Fire... CONTINUE READING WHEN ARCADE FIRE SAY "NO," SNOW PATROL SAYS "YES!"»

New Bat For Lashes Video - "Prescilla"

In addition to unexpectedly championing Spank Rock and predictably pimping Liars, Thom Yorke placed a Bat For Lashes track ("Horses And I") atop his iTunes playlist, saying "Natsha Khan of Bat For Lashes ain't scared ... this song seems to... CONTINUE READING NEW BAT FOR LASHES VIDEO - "PRESCILLA"»

Posted on February 27, 2007 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Leonard Cohen | The Real Housewives Of New York City

New Modest Mouse Video - "Dashboard"

Head to Overdrive to watch the tall tale of how Fisherman Brock became Capt. Mic, encountering a nasty creature on the Sargasso Sea. Around the tune's bridge, Isaac is captured by a strange race of fantastical creatures wearing Mardi Gras... CONTINUE READING NEW MODEST MOUSE VIDEO - "DASHBOARD"»

Posted on February 26, 2007 in Video (29 comments)
Tags: Leonard Cohen | Modest Mouse | The Real Housewives Of New York City

Let's Have One More Laugh At The American Idol Rejects

The season premiere of American Idol did crazy numbers (37.3 million viewers) and was the second highest rated episode of the show ever. Laughing at the misguided never gets old for America. No numbers on episode 2 just yet, but... CONTINUE READING LET'S HAVE ONE MORE LAUGH AT THE AMERICAN IDOL REJECTS»

Posted on January 18, 2007 (0 comments)
Tags: American Idol | Eric Chapman | Taylor Swift | The Real Housewives Of New York City

Korn Cover Radiohead, Cure

Korn announced the release of their MTV Unplugged album back in November, but we had no idea they were angling for our hearts and minds by covering The Cure (with Robert!) and covering Radiohead. Via FMQB:Recorded in New York on... CONTINUE READING KORN COVER RADIOHEAD, CURE»

Band To Watch: Butcher Boy

Glascow's National Pop League is the sort of monthly art and music party that becomes a scene in itself, and for five years, lead Butcher Boy John Blain Hunt's DJ sessions were the reason to go. And after making a... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: BUTCHER BOY»

Posted on January 16, 2007 in Band To Watch, MP3 (8 comments)
Tags: Butcher Boy | Estelle | The Real Housewives Of New York City | The Ting Tings

Factory Girl Defaming Dylan?

If you were pumped about the release of the forthcoming Edie Sedgwick biopic Factory Girl, about the Andy Warhol-protegé's '60s-It Girl days and later drug abuse and suicide, you're part of a group that doesn't include Bobby D or Lou... CONTINUE READING FACTORY GIRL DEFAMING DYLAN?»

Gerard is Chris Ott!

And if that post title excited you, you're as pathetic as we are. We haven't talked about this until now 'cause we figured most of you wouldn't care, but the man who's taken the piss out of the blogosphere is... CONTINUE READING GERARD IS CHRIS OTT!»

Posted on December 12, 2006 (18 comments)
Tags: Cat Power | The Real Housewives Of New York City

Six Minutes Of The Pick Of Destiny

We know there's been a lot of Jack Black-lash of late, and we also know this "preview" has been floating around for weeks, but we're curious if any of you are gonna go see the Tenacious D flick. If you're... CONTINUE READING SIX MINUTES OF THE PICK OF DESTINY»

Posted on November 17, 2006 (24 comments)
Tags: Jack Black | Tenacious D | The Real Housewives Of New York City

Rocker Doppelgängers In Hollywood

We've been slowly stepping into the Heroes universe (save the cheerleader, save the something or the other) -- a show we may turn to increasingly as the methadone for our LOST withdrawal -- and we thought that Peter Petrelli (played... CONTINUE READING ROCKER DOPPELGäNGERS IN HOLLYWOOD»

Posted on November 13, 2006 (19 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Conan O'Brien | James Blunt | Lily Allen | The Real Housewives Of New York City