James Mercer, Danger Mouse Announce New Band Broken Bells

James and Brian Burton have a new project, and P4K assures us it's more than just a DM-produced Mercer album. Bookmark their band page for now: brokenbells.com. ... CONTINUE READING JAMES MERCER, DANGER MOUSE ANNOUNCE NEW BAND BROKEN BELLS»

Posted on September 29, 2009 (1 comments)
Tags: Broken Bells | Danger Mouse | James Mercer | The Shins

James Mercer, Carrie Brownstein Star In New Movie

The Portland indie rockers show off their acting chops in Portland indie filmmaker Matt McCormic's Some Days Are Better Than Others. It's basically Portland indie rock Space Jam. Corin Tucker cameos! Watch the trailer.... CONTINUE READING JAMES MERCER, CARRIE BROWNSTEIN STAR IN NEW MOVIE»

Ex-Shins Drummer On Getting Fired

From his Mexican food cart in Portland Jesse Sandoval tells Portland Mercury, "I have to own up to my own faults. There were some drumbeats he asked me to do, and I just couldn't do them. ... But I also... CONTINUE READING EX-SHINS DRUMMER ON GETTING FIRED»

Posted on August 10, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Jesse Sandoval | The Shins

New Shins - "The Rifle's Spiral" (Live In Oakland)

This is the second of that pair of new songs that the Shins are performing with their revamped lineup these days. The first was "Double Bubble," which Mercer described to us as a new wave sort of thing; together he... CONTINUE READING NEW SHINS - "THE RIFLE'S SPIRAL" (LIVE IN OAKLAND)»

Posted on May 14, 2009 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Black Eyed Peas | Fergie | The Shins | U2 | will.i.am

New Shins - "Double Bubble" (Live In Hollywood)

A few things seemed different with the Shins after scoping those photos and setlist from their early tour stop at Seattle's Showbox: new songs ("Double Bubble" and "The Rifle's Spiral"), new members, no Sandoval and Crandall. When Jessica spoke with... CONTINUE READING NEW SHINS - "DOUBLE BUBBLE" (LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD)»

Posted on May 12, 2009 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: The Shins

Progress Report: The Shins

NAME: The Shins PROGRESS REPORT: Writing songs for the follow-up to 2007's Wincing The Night Away. Working on a collaborative side-project. "You go a year without playing and you think, maybe I can't do it anymore. Maybe I forgot how... CONTINUE READING PROGRESS REPORT: THE SHINS»

Posted on May 6, 2009 in Progress Report (17 comments)
Tags: Dark Night Of The Soul | James Mercer | Modest Mouse | The Shins

The Shins @ Showbox, Seattle 5/4/09

Last night's Shins show featured an interesting line-up: No Marty Crandall? Also no Jesse Sandovol on drums, although the keyboardist's absence is more likely to be the focus of internet conjecture. Rounding out the lineup were Eric Johnson on keys... CONTINUE READING THE SHINS @ SHOWBOX, SEATTLE 5/4/09»

Posted on May 5, 2009 in Concert, Photo, Tour Dates (37 comments)
Tags: Delta Spirit | The Shins

Stream Shins, Bright Eyes, National Covering Merge Classics

Merge Records turns 20 this year and the celebration is well underway. Last week we told you about the five-day summer fest in North Carolina with Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, Destroyer, and others. If that's a party you... CONTINUE READING STREAM SHINS, BRIGHT EYES, NATIONAL COVERING MERGE CLASSICS»

Free Agent Shins Map Tour

Last June we reported that the Shins were ostensibly not returning to Sub Pop for their followup to Wincing The Night Away, but were instead releasing it via James Mercer's Aural Apothecary. That report was made a little more official... CONTINUE READING FREE AGENT SHINS MAP TOUR»

Posted on March 26, 2009 in Tour Dates (16 comments)
Tags: Arctic Monkeys | The Flaming Lips | The Shins

Stereogum x Amazon MP3 Friendly Deals #3: The Shins' Oh, Inverted World

Today we present the next installment in a series that brings you classic indie rock albums at hugely discounted prices. Every week, Amazon.com is letting us select one album from its MP3 store to go on super sale (up to... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM X AMAZON MP3 FRIENDLY DEALS #3: THE SHINS' OH, INVERTED WORLD»

Posted on November 24, 2008 in Friendly Deals (14 comments)
Tags: All Points West | Coldplay | The Shins

The Shins Say So Long To Sub Pop

After being touted as the saviors of Sub Pop (employees started wearing Sub Pop t-shirts again, hooray), the Shins are moving on to greener pastures. Or, really, their own backyard. Billboard.com reports: The Shins are likely to self-release their fourth... CONTINUE READING THE SHINS SAY SO LONG TO SUB POP»

Posted on June 20, 2008 (7 comments)
Tags: The Shins

Mason Jennings & James Mercer Do "Something About Your Love" On A Bus In Chile

Every bit of that headline is true. In this simple, one-take footage, the Hawaiian-born, Minnesota-based singer-songwriter and the Shins' frontman do a pretty duet on "Something About Your Love" from Jennings's sixth full-length In The Ever. Please note the awesomely... CONTINUE READING MASON JENNINGS & JAMES MERCER DO "SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR LOVE" ON A BUS IN CHILE»

Posted on June 5, 2008 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: James Mercer | Mason Jennings | The Shins

The Shins Perform New Song On Yo Gabba Gabba!

Hip tot program Yo Gabba Gabba! has already featured some surreal music segments with Cornelius, Biz Markie, and Low. On May 23, the Shins join in the on the fun, performing original song "It's Okay, Try Again." You don't have... CONTINUE READING THE SHINS PERFORM NEW SONG ON YO GABBA GABBA!»

Posted on April 28, 2008 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: The Shins | Yo Gabba Gabba!

Wincing The Fight Away: Sub Pop Comments On Marty Crandall & Elyse Sewell's Arrest

Anyone with Garden State in their collection or a soft spot for "New Slang" has heard the news that Shins keyboardist/etc Marty Crandall and ex-girlfriend (and ex-America's Top Model contestant) Elyse Sewell got in some sort of scuffle Friday, landing... CONTINUE READING WINCING THE FIGHT AWAY: SUB POP COMMENTS ON MARTY CRANDALL & ELYSE SEWELL'S ARREST»

Posted on January 7, 2008 (22 comments)
Tags: Elyse Sewell | Marty Crandall | The Shins

Post-Consumer: 546 Free Live Streams

This morning we got an email from Nicholas Taplin, who recently launched Post-Consumer a website currently hosting 546 live recordings of bands that played Santa Cruz basements, living rooms, etc. Intrigued, we headed over and spotted a bunch of goodies... CONTINUE READING POST-CONSUMER: 546 FREE LIVE STREAMS»

Posted on November 14, 2007 (7 comments)
Tags: Frog Eyes | Microphones | Six Organs Of Admittance | The Shins

NBC's Chuck Is Trying Really Hard To Woo You And According To The Ratings, It's Not Working

Not watching Chuck? That's for the best, although the suits at NBC would be shocked and saddened to hear it, especially since they've decided their 40 Year Old Virgin-meets-The Bourne Ultimatum (but not as good as that sounds) comedy appears... CONTINUE READING NBC'S CHUCK IS TRYING REALLY HARD TO WOO YOU AND ACCORDING TO THE RATINGS, IT'S NOT WORKING»

"I Wrote 'New Slang' Motherfucker" ... The T-Shirt

As we remember from the halcyon emergence-of-the-indie-yuppie days, aspiring hipsters like buying tees. (And then later selling off their accrued cred to the highest bidder on Craigslist.) So t-shirts and hipsters: It's a bond that runs deep. The creators of... CONTINUE READING "I WROTE 'NEW SLANG' MOTHERFUCKER" ... THE T-SHIRT»

Posted on September 27, 2007 (37 comments)
Tags: Death Cab For Cutie | Pavement | The Shins

New Shins - "Little Boxes" (Theme To Weeds)

Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky tacky ... you know the tune. And as we sleuthed earlier this summer, the wilting Weeds is injecting some life into its series with the help of some notable bands... Weeds)'">CONTINUE READING NEW SHINS - "LITTLE BOXES" (THEME TO WEEDS)»

Posted on August 31, 2007 in Show Tunes (15 comments)
Tags: The Shins | Weeds

New Shins Video - "Sleeping Lessons"

The new Shins video comes courtesy of mtvU's Breaking The Video, a project though which MTV and Sub Pop joined forces to fund aspiring filmmaker/NYU film student Antonio Campos and give him the honor of directing Wincing The Night Away's... CONTINUE READING NEW SHINS VIDEO - "SLEEPING LESSONS"»

Posted on August 27, 2007 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: The Shins

New Shins Video - "Turn On Me"

The chance convergence of Jell-O, a one-eyed dog, some hairy dude in American-flag speedos, and a bikini-clad Stacy's grandmom with a bee and a coffee-sipping crane operator is, all at the same time, one hell of a specialty porno, a... CONTINUE READING NEW SHINS VIDEO - "TURN ON ME"»

Posted on August 10, 2007 in Video (20 comments)
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The Shins, Man Man Do Weeds

Since we've been in a TV state of mind of late we're gonna just put it out there: Weeds has jumped the shark (yeah we're bringing the phrase back) ... BUT the Malvina Reynolds covers are always intriguing. And the... CONTINUE READING THE SHINS, MAN MAN DO WEEDS»

The Shins Busk In Montmontre, Paris

The Blogothèque crew continue their string of outstanding Take Away Shows (recently The National, Arcade Fire) with the Shins, performing five songs from across their catalogue while at the picturesque tourist trap/artist colony Montmartre in Paris. On the first vid,... CONTINUE READING THE SHINS BUSK IN MONTMONTRE, PARIS»

Posted on April 16, 2007 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: The Shins

New Shins Video - "Australia"

OK, now that still shot we posted from the "Australia" vid shoot makes sense. Those orange outfits aren't prisoner uniforms, they're prospective-prisoner's uniforms! Not sure how petty theft ties into "Australia"'s lyrics (or why the song's called "Australia," for that... CONTINUE READING NEW SHINS VIDEO - "AUSTRALIA"»

Posted on April 12, 2007 in Video (24 comments)
Tags: The Shins

The Shins, Beirut Show Off Fresh New Looks

Some stills from upcoming vids for ya. Next up for the Shins after their history-depicting school play clip for "Phantom Limb" is "Australia," and Subterranean posted a pic that to has the Sub Poppers in lovely shade of prisoner orange... CONTINUE READING THE SHINS, BEIRUT SHOW OFF FRESH NEW LOOKS»

Posted on March 29, 2007 (3 comments)
Tags: Beirut | The Shins

The Shins Cover Pink Floyd

Wincing's tunes have swayed more than a few of you to give the Mercer crew another shot live, though we doubt you'd argue that the studio is where the Shins shine. Still, if you've been on the road with the... CONTINUE READING THE SHINS COVER PINK FLOYD»

Posted on March 29, 2007 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Pink Floyd | The Shins