You can't improve upon perfection, but TVOTR give it a shot in this update of their fellow Brooklynites' "First Communion." You'll remember GGD remixed them for Read Silence so it's only fair. The…   Read Story »

Earlier today we heard Lily Allen and Mick Jones' take on "Straight To Hell" from Warchild's Heroes compilation. Hot Chip's reinvention of Joy Division's "Transmission" appears on that same…   Read Story »

Lots of artists you enjoy are covering lots of other artists you enjoy for another tribute album organized by and benefitting War Child, the "network of independent organisations, working across the…   Read Story »

Naturally we all got pretty excited this summer when Peter Gabriel announced plans to cover Vampire Weekend's signature song "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa." In part because PG hasn't released much pop…   Read Story »

Hot Chip remixed Robert Wyatt a couple months ago. Now the two camps have teamed up, along with UK electro duo Geese, to release a four-song EP (12/22 via Parlophone) that includes Wyatt and Geese…   Read Story »

Remember the 50th Annual Grammy Awards? Alicia Keys duetting with the ghost of Sinatra? Will.i.am rapping nonsense? Album of the Year River: The Joni Letters??? It's easy (and fun!) to make fun of…   Read Story »

It's been a year since Robert Wyatt teamed up with Monica Vasconcelos to let us know he was going to love you "Just As You Are." Good thing the feeling's mutual, because Wyatt reprises his role as…   Read Story »

Feel like wishing you were at Diesel's 30th Anniversary blowout in Brooklyn? Try this live stream of the party -- which has included a set of Hot Chip with Chaka Khan, and M.I.A. + T.I. + Franz…   Read Story »

Billboard.com just dropped an info-rich update of all that's happening in Hot Chip's world and it's like, a lot of stuff. We already knew about their cover of "Transmission" at the request of New…   Read Story »

Peter Gabriel's plan to cover Vampire Weekend just got a little more bloggable. According to NME, the Hot Chip crew revealed a busy release schedule: helping out with Gabriel's take on "Cape Cod…   Read Story »