Stream two more tunes from the Walkmen's track-for-track remake of Harry Nilsson’s Pussy Cats here. Walkmen covering Nilsson covering Dylan ... pretty cool. The album's out next month, and according to a note posted yesterday at marcata.net, it comes with... CONTINUE READING NEW WALKMEN - "SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK BLUES," "ALL MY LIFE"»
Posted on September 6, 2006 (4 comments)
Tags: The Walkmen
A few months back, we gave you a heads up about the Walkmen's song-for-song take on Harry Nilsson’s John Lennon-produced Pussy Cats. The tribute was the last album produced at Marcata Studios before it shut down this spring. Via AMG:The... CONTINUE READING NEW WALKMEN - "MANY RIVERS TO CROSS"»
Posted on August 11, 2006 in (16 comments)
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That Pitchforkmedia must be doing something right; 19,000 people a day hit up their Festival for 18 hours of music over two days, despite some serious heat and humidity. Whether that's a testament to the awesome lineup or the show-going... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2006 PHOTOS»
Posted on August 3, 2006 (42 comments)
Tags: Aesop Rock | Art Brut | Band Of Horses | Danielson | Destroyer | Hot Machines | Jens Lekman | Liars | Mission Of Burma | Mr Life | Os Mutantes | Silver Jews | Spoon | Tapes 'N Tapes | Ted Leo | The Walkmen | Yo La Tengo
The new Walkmen, A Hundred Miles Off, is a mix of the best of Bows & Arrows and Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone. Growing on us more each day ... could it be their "make it big"... CONTINUE READING NEW WALKMEN - "BRANDY ALEXANDER"»
Posted on May 12, 2006 in (32 comments)
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With fan death threats against Lindsay Lohan, impersonators performing at TomKat's wedding, and the cover of Rolling Stone #1000, the Beatles are back in buzzness. Mike Skinner's sad dad eulogy "Never Went To Church" borrows a lot from "Let It... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: JOHN LENNON & FRIENDS»
Posted on May 4, 2006 in (5 comments)
Tags: Cold War Kids | The Beatles | The Walkmen
Mark your calendars, kids: 5/23 is the release date for The Walkmen's third full length, A Hundred Miles Off. Last night Skylight Studios played host to the Filter Magazine Music Appreciation Party, a mix of free booze and industry schmooze.... CONTINUE READING THE WALKMEN @ SKYLIGHT STUDIOS, NYC 4/20/06»
Posted on April 21, 2006 in (17 comments)
Tags: The Duke Spirit | The Walkmen
So many great indie rock Christmas mixes from The Cool Kids™ this month. You're probably drowning in Sufjan carols, roasting chestnuts by an Arcade Fire, etc... But if you wanna be nice (Santa doesn't give Nanos to naughty bloggers) here... CONTINUE READING GUILT-FREE INDIE XMAS»
Posted on December 20, 2005 in (25 comments)
Tags: Bright Eyes | Cass McCombs | Clem Snide | Deerhunter | Hem | Lily Allen | The Boy Least Likely To | The Go! Team | The Walkmen | Wham!
From here... 50: Johnny Boy "You Are the Generation Who Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve" 49: The Von Bondies "C'mon C'mon" 48: Estelle "1980" 47: Xiu Xiu "I Love the Valley OH!" 46: Justus Köhncke Zwei... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK'S 50 BEST SINGLES OF 2004»
Posted on December 21, 2004 in , (49 comments)
Tags: Art Brut | Devendra Banhart | Franz Ferdinand | Gwen Stefani | Modest Mouse | The Walkmen
If you missed Royal City's cover of "Is This It," Largehearted Boy will hook you up. Meanwhile, Newflux has a killer new Walkmen song. And - sorry to underestimate the musical taste of my readers - but if you happen... CONTINUE READING THIS WEEK IN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS»
Posted on December 9, 2003 (2 comments)
Tags: The Walkmen | The Wrens