@SkinnerMike's already shared an EP's worth of tracks via his Twitter. He just did three more: "A Blip On A Screen," "See If They Salute," and "Long Working Day." But if you prefer vintage Streets, here's Mike Skinner when he... CONTINUE READING STREETS TWEET THREE MORE SONGS»
Posted on April 24, 2009 in , (6 comments)
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Music biz microblogging can be sure silly, with its potential for overblown beefs and identity theft. But it's hard to get mad at @LilyRoseAllen's cryptic concert ticket hunts or @METALFACEDOOM reviewing the new Eminem video. Yesterday we were retweeted by... CONTINUE READING WE GOT THE TWEET: THE STREETS TWEET AN EP»
Posted on April 16, 2009 in , (7 comments)
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The funky licked "Trust Me" is an appropriately technophobic followup to yesterday's phone ode. It's the second of three new tunes debuting via @SkinnerMike this week. Download at ZShare.... CONTINUE READING STREETS TWEET SONG 2»
Posted on April 15, 2009 in (3 comments)
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As promised yesterday, @SkinnerMike has debuted the first of three new tunes via Twitter. It's an anxious love letter to the little vibrating thing in his pants. Free MP3 is at ZShare.... CONTINUE READING NEW STREETS - "I LOVE MY PHONE"»
Posted on April 14, 2009 in (0 comments)
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Mike Skinner's given us one video that made us cry and one that didn't since he got all mature and stuff on Everything Is Borrowed. "On The Edge Of A Cliff" is like the Streets MC's personal Paolo Coehlo story,... CONTINUE READING NEW STREETS VIDEO - "ON THE EDGE OF A CLIFF"»
Posted on April 7, 2009 in (6 comments)
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The latest clip in support of Everything Is Borrowed won't make you cry like last time. Mike is in character as Dr. Skinner (not that one), a man who we're told has been "attacked, venerated, questioned and praised." We see... CONTINUE READING NEW STREETS VIDEO - "HEAVEN FOR THE WEATHER"»
Posted on November 3, 2008 in (5 comments)
Tags: Doves | Paul McCartney | The Streets
Mike Skinner took us for a loop with the moving, mature video for "Everything Is Borrowed," the eponymous and introspective ("I came to this world with nothing / And I'll leave with nothing but love") opener from his fourth album.... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: THE STREETS - EVERYTHING IS BORROWED»
Posted on September 12, 2008 in (14 comments)
Tags: Jane's Addiction | SXSW | The Streets
Try to say that seven times, or just take a listen because it's more than half of the forthcoming Everything Is Borrowed, and that's really what matters. Add the new tunes to the title track and its moving video and... CONTINUE READING SEVEN STREETS SONGS STREAMING AT MYSPACE»
Posted on September 9, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: King Khan | Pop Noir | SXSW | The Streets
In this clip for the opening/title track of the new Streets album, Mike Skinner is at home, not roaching a spliff and watching telly, but waking the wife and making breakfast for his son. Their domestic bliss is cut short... CONTINUE READING NEW STREETS VIDEO - "EVERYTHING IS BORROWED"»
Posted on August 29, 2008 in (7 comments)
Tags: Casiokids | Dark Was The Night | Dirty Projectors | SXSW | The Streets
Mike Skinner's feeling philosophical these days. Along the lines of "The Escapist," which had Mike getting help from a choir while walking the streets, taking in trees, rain, stones and sand while pondering life's fleeting moments, "Everything Is Borrowed" has... CONTINUE READING NEW STREETS - "EVERYTHING IS BORROWED"»
Posted on August 21, 2008 (2 comments)
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Mike Skinner dropped his new album preview on MySpace earlier this month, and it contained some promising bits including some of this, "The Escapist." Like One Day As A Lion, turns out the new track is a warning delivered and... CONTINUE READING NEW STREETS - "THE ESCAPIST"»
Posted on July 30, 2008 in , (10 comments)
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A medley of four tracks from the Streets' forthcoming Everything Is Borrowed is up at MySpace. A note from Mike Skinner identifies the songs as "The Escapist," "The Way Of The Dodo," "The Sherry End," and "On The Flip Of... CONTINUE READING STREETS PREVIEW NEW ALBUM»
Posted on July 8, 2008 (3 comments)
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We announced the forthcoming Radio 1 Established 1967 comp last week via Lily Allen's Pretenders remake. Now we have Mike Skinner sounding a bit like Kermit the Frog in his piano man cover of Elton John's "Your Song." The comp's... CONTINUE READING THE STREETS COVER ELTON JOHN»
Posted on October 2, 2007 (4 comments)
Tags: Elton John | Radio 1 Established 1967 | The Streets
The Twang haven't found much love stateside, but our NME subscriptions indicate they are VERY IMPORTANT! Though the band's "swaggering, big-hearted mischief" struck us as a tad sappy on first listen a few months ago, they've put out a remix... CONTINUE READING NEW TWANG - "EITHER WAY (MIKE SKINNER & PRO GREEN REMIX)"»
Posted on May 24, 2007 (5 comments)
Tags: The Streets | The Twang
Mike Skinner has graciously invited Pete "worst tenant in history" Doherty to guest on his latest single. You can hear their "Prangin Out" collab at MySpace. Mikey's such a nice guy, he wants to give you the shirt off his... CONTINUE READING NEW STREETS FEAT. PETE DOHERTY - "PRANGIN OUT"»
Posted on September 1, 2006 (39 comments)
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But first you have to talk shit about the Dresden Dolls, Streets or Sufjan. Posted Monday on Mr. Folds's MySpace blog:speaking of neediness in music or lack thereof... amanda of the dresden dolls, my new favorite band of all time,... CONTINUE READING BEN FOLDS WILL DRAW A DICK ON YOUR WALL»
Posted on August 30, 2006 (10 comments)
Tags: Ben Folds | Sufjan Stevens | The Dresden Dolls | The Streets
For its 25th birthday, MTV has solicited the help of the Streets and director Alastair Siddons to create a 20-minute music video and dethrown the King of Pop's 13-minute clip for "Thriller" as longest ... video ... ever. (As if... CONTINUE READING MIKE SKINNER TESTS OUR ATTENTION SPAN»
Posted on August 1, 2006 in (7 comments)
Tags: Andy Samberg | Fleet Foxes | Rosario Dawson | Saturday Night Live | The Streets
Hey kids. Lots of craziness since my last Bonnaroo update. Let's start with Friday afternoon. A press conference with Jim James, Lewis Black, Ben Folds, Robert Randolph and Jack from Steel Train featured lots of left-field questions (i.e., "What's your... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM AT BONNAROO PT. 2»
Posted on June 18, 2006 in (8 comments)
Tags: Ben Folds | Bonnaroo | Cat Power | Death Cab For Cutie | The Streets
Vice knows you can't keep something so awesome under wraps, so that great new Streets song is being offered as a free download: The Streets - "When You Wasn't Famous" (MP3) Stereogum knows you've heard it already, so here's another... CONTINUE READING NEW STREETS - "WHEN YOU WASN'T FAMOUS"/"TWO NATIONS"»
Posted on April 11, 2006 in (13 comments)
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MTV2 has a new CD out featuring this year's nominees. Here's the tracklisting:1. Franz Ferdinand - Michael 2. Muse - Time Is Running Out 3. TV On The Radio - Staring At The Sun 4. Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up,... CONTINUE READING SHORTLIST AWARDS 2004»
Posted on October 27, 2004 (16 comments)
Tags: Air | Muse | Ryan Adams | The Streets | TV On The Radio
We actually thought ahead to buy tickets to tonight's Franz Ferdinand/Futureheads gig at Rothko, but they're at will call under Cara's name. And Cara's in Toronto on business! Oh well. I have her kitten hostage, so she'll have to make... CONTINUE READING WHERE THE STREETS HAVE ... THE FUTUREHEADS!»
Posted on September 9, 2004 (20 comments)
Tags: Franz Ferdinand | The Streets
With odds provided by William Hill (via The Guardian) Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand 3-1 The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free 3-1 Keane - Hopes and Fears 6-1 Snow Patrol - Final Straw 6-1 Amy Winehouse -... CONTINUE READING MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE SHORTLIST»
Posted on July 20, 2004 (21 comments)
Tags: Amy Winehouse | Basement Jaxx | Franz Ferdinand | Keane | Mercury Prize | The Streets
