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With It's Blitz, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs pulled off a savvy, synthy costume change. But then, this is a band that knows from costume changes. We gave the record some premature adoration, although the…   Read Story »
Surprise, it wasn't My Bloody Valentine's 15-minute aural assault "You Made Me Realise" that caused Sunday's biggest audio mishap. Organizers cut the speakers during the Cure's "Fire In Cairo" (two…   Read Story »
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' new single had a week of high profile TV appearances: Jools Holland (4/7), SNL (4/11), and Letterman (4/14). The band switched things up for Jimmy Fallon last night, promoting…   Read Story »
Karen, Brian, Nick, and Pajo took It's Blitz lynchpin "Zero" to the Ed Sullivan Theatre last night for Phase Three of YYYs' four-part NYC takeover this week (set your TiVOs for Fallon tonight). Ms. O…   Read Story »
Nobody expected Karen O to fellate her mic and pour beer on herself on SNL. Although we all probably hoped she would. And boomy sound aside, the band certainly played live and, for their part,…   Read Story »
Last week we got a bite-sized taste of Animal Collective's "Zero" remix. Their version of the It's Blitz! single (and SNL-approved) track shows up as the B-side of a limited-edition 7". If your…   Read Story »
Some surprises on SNL last night. The first being that the show was sorta funny (Videogum will post the best bits tomorrow), and the second being Yeah Yeah Yeahs' decision to play 5-year-old…   Read Story »
As much as we hate to highlight incomplete audio previews, the AC remix of "Zero" (from a forthcoming 7") is so anticipated, you'll probably appreciate a teaser. Listen to sixty seconds at boomkat.…   Read Story »
This performance of It's Blitz's prime mover comes at just the right time: teasing YYYs upcoming performance on Saturday Night Live, restoring faith in the sound after the inevitable flood of…   Read Story »
The more folks remix "Zero," the more we appreciate the original. The ball's in your court, Animal Collective. For now, here's N.A.S.A's best song to date.   Read Story »