of Montreal Cover The Zombies

During their Track & Field days, of Montreal put out a little comp with the timeless title If He Is Protecting Our Nation Then Who Will Protect Big Oil? Our Children???, collecting various odds, ends, covers, and others. But a... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL COVER THE ZOMBIES»

Posted on September 26, 2007 in MP3 (5 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | The Zombies

Another Comp For The Indie Kids, And A Reminder Of How Broken Social Scene Can Be Unsafe For Children

As if Kidz Bop, Pastor Of Muppets, and those half a dozen indie Jr. comps from All Together Now to Play weren't enough, the third volume of For The Kids hits the shelves in a couple months. Some assumed (because... CONTINUE READING ANOTHER COMP FOR THE INDIE KIDS, AND A REMINDER OF HOW BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE CAN BE UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN»

Posted on August 9, 2007 in MP3 (10 comments)
Tags: Blitzen Trapper | Broken Social Scene | of Montreal | Rogue Wave

Pitchfork Music Festival 2007 [Sunday; 7/15] Rating: 6.2

Wouldn't be a series of Pitchfork scores without at least one bearing little-to-no relation to the verbiage that followed, right? Well, day last of this year's P4K party in Union Park was another fine one, bringing two more mind-bending... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 [SUNDAY; 7/15] RATING: 6.2»

New Of Montreal Video - "Suffer For Fashion"

Sorry kids, the new Of Montreal video has nothing on "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" -- mainly 'cause we get precious little of OM's stylist fashionably victimzing Kevin and crew. No giant lobster claws, no spermy-guy suits. Sure there's blush... CONTINUE READING NEW OF MONTREAL VIDEO - "SUFFER FOR FASHION"»

Posted on June 29, 2007 in Video (9 comments)
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Of Montreal With Paul Rudd, Michael Showalter, Craig Wedren ... The Video Collection

We know some of you couldn't make it out to Studio B Saturday night for the New York by New York party. So, here's a comprehensive roundup of full-length clips from Of Montreal's double-set at Studio B, including three we... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL WITH PAUL RUDD, MICHAEL SHOWALTER, CRAIG WEDREN ... THE VIDEO COLLECTION»

Posted on April 16, 2007 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Craig Wedren | David Wain | Michael Showalter | of Montreal | Paul Rudd

Griffin Walker (Feat. Of Montreal) - "Don't Stop Believin'"

Here's our contest winner Griffin Walker, making us proud at the New York by New York party Saturday night at Studio B. We'd take credit for knowing how to pick 'em, but that honor belongs to Kevin Barnes and his... CONTINUE READING GRIFFIN WALKER (FEAT. OF MONTREAL) - "DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'"»

Of Montreal Karaoke @ Studio B, Brooklyn 4/14/07

Griffin Walker has enormous balls. Actually, so does everyone that took the stage at last night's unforgettable New York by New York Of Montreal karaoke jam. That above is Stereogum's Sing Indie Rock Karaoke With Of Montreal contest winner... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL KARAOKE @ STUDIO B, BROOKLYN 4/14/07»

Ready To 'Raoke

So tonight's New York by New York Of Montreal karaoke getdown gets down in just a couple of hours, and after seeing Kevin's quick-change through five costumes in four minutes during "Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse" on Thursday's Late Night... CONTINUE READING READY TO 'RAOKE»

Posted on April 14, 2007 (9 comments)
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Of Montreal Contest Winners & Karaoke Playlist

Thanks everyone for entering our Sing Indie Rock Karaoke With Of Montreal Contest. After patient and dutiful deliberation, camp Of Montreal has returned with the name of our Grand Prize winner, none other than one Griffin Walker. Congrats Griffin, and... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL CONTEST WINNERS & KARAOKE PLAYLIST»

Posted on April 10, 2007 in Contest (16 comments)
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Of Montreal Needs A Singer

For one night only, relax! (You should have seen your face when you read that post title.) Just wanted to remind you guys that you have, oh, just under four hours to enter Stereogum's Sing Indie Rock Karaoke With Of... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL NEEDS A SINGER»

Posted on April 4, 2007 in Contest (4 comments)
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Sing Indie Rock Karaoke With Of Montreal

Much as we try to avoid giving away stuff that precludes our readers in far away lands (we love you, Australia!), we figured this one would be worth the frequent flier miles. You've probably heard that Of Montreal is playing... CONTINUE READING SING INDIE ROCK KARAOKE WITH OF MONTREAL»

Posted on April 2, 2007 in Contest (36 comments)
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Pornographic Panic In Las Vegas

No folks, we haven't started syndicating Perez Hilton. The pic you see below was snapped at Of Montreal's 2/13 Vegas show, where Kevin Barnes brought a new meaning to performing a "stripped down" set, singing a few songs sans shorts.... CONTINUE READING PORNOGRAPHIC PANIC IN LAS VEGAS»

Posted on February 22, 2007 (70 comments)
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Meatheads Chant "Steak" At Of Montreal Show

Kevin Barnes writes about the beef-brained hecklers at Of Montreal's recent show in The Big Easy -- and parts with a little fellatio-condoning wisdom:our show was a lot of fun. the highlights for me were the debut of the three... CONTINUE READING MEATHEADS CHANT "STEAK" AT OF MONTREAL SHOW»

Posted on January 22, 2007 (21 comments)
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New Of Montreal Video - "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse"

Only so many times we can say it, but ... are you in love with Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? yet? You should be! It's one of those that gets sweeter with each listen. Spending time in Norway to... CONTINUE READING NEW OF MONTREAL VIDEO - "HEIMDALSGATE LIKE A PROMETHEAN CURSE"»

Posted on January 19, 2007 in Video (25 comments)
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New Of Montreal - "Labyrinthian Pomp"

We're proud to premiere this cut from Of Montreal's forthcoming Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?, full to the brim with cartoonish falsetto, electro-layers, comical funk, and quirky Kevin melodies. Of Montreal - "Labyrinthian Pomp" (MP3) You'll be able to... CONTINUE READING NEW OF MONTREAL - "LABYRINTHIAN POMP"»

Posted on November 27, 2006 in MP3 (10 comments)
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Of Montreal & Grizzly Bear Do NYC

An interesting double bill for adventurous show hoppers last night: Of Montreal brought their song-and-dance to Irving Plaza while, on the other side of 14th Street (and way on the other side of the sonic spectrum), Grizzly Bear brought their... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL & GRIZZLY BEAR DO NYC»

Posted on September 27, 2006 (11 comments)
Tags: David Byrne | Final Fantasy | Grizzly Bear | of Montreal

Of Montreal Like Steak

Over the last few weeks we've received about a dozen e-mails like this:Hey Stereogum -- I was watching some television last night and an Outback Steakhouse commercial came on with a jingle that sounded very very familiar. I then realized... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL LIKE STEAK»

Posted on September 20, 2006 in Commercial Appeal, MP3, Video (47 comments)
Tags: Eagles Of Death Metal | Lost | of Montreal

Stream The New Of Montreal, Win Signed Vinyl

Next week Of Montreal releases a double LP of reworked tunes from their last two studio albums, Satanic Panic In The Attic and The Sunlandic Twins (for the turntableless, it'll be available as a digital download too). Stereogum premiered the... CONTINUE READING STREAM THE NEW OF MONTREAL, WIN SIGNED VINYL»

Posted on August 14, 2006 in Contest, MP3 (152 comments)
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New Of Montreal - "How Lester Lost His Wife (Pocket Remix)"

From that cool Of Montreal project we were talking about yesterday, here's the Pocket remix of "How Lester Lost His Wife." We're super excited to be premiering this cut -- Richard's given our e6 friends a club makeover! And you... CONTINUE READING NEW OF MONTREAL - "HOW LESTER LOST HIS WIFE (POCKET REMIX)"»

Posted on June 27, 2006 in MP3 (2 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | Pocket

Of Montreal Get Remixed

On 8/22 Polyvinyl delivers a double LP of reworked tunes from Of Montreal's last two albums. Satanic Panic was one of my favorite discs of 2004 (I've also got it on clear vinyl ... even though I rarely listen to... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL GET REMIXED»

Posted on June 26, 2006 in MP3 (4 comments)
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Stereogum's Top Catorce Of 2004

As usual I was unable to narrow down my favorite releases of the year to just ten. So here are Stereogum's 14 favorite discs of 2004. To make it easier for myself, I arbitrarily disqualified compilations, reissues, and Brian Wilson.... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S TOP CATORCE OF 2004»

Of Montreal Cover The Shins

I forget where I got this link from, but thank you to whoever pointed me to it! Of Montreal - "Know Your Onion"... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL COVER THE SHINS»

Posted on July 22, 2004 (1 comments)
Tags: of Montreal | The Shins

Of Montreal And Elf Power

I almost gave up on Elephant 6. Then Of Montreal's Satanic Panic In The Attic appeared on my desk and after a dozen listens, I wanna move to Athens. I think my favorite E6 disc is Olivia Tremor Control's Black... CONTINUE READING OF MONTREAL AND ELF POWER»

Posted on April 9, 2004 (19 comments)
Tags: Elf Power | of Montreal | Olivia Tremor Control