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Kanye to Teach American Idol How to Sing

Last night, mere minutes after Ryan Seacrest inadvertently suggested that a (female) "American Idol" contestant should stay on her knees for him, the most smarmy man alive mentioned that Kanye West would appear on the most popular TV show in the ...

From RYAN DOMBAL, Pitchfork,  6 Mar 2009
Related Topics: American Idol,  Ryan Seacrest,  Kanye West,  Miley Cyrus

Jarvis Cocker Returns With Steve Albini-Produced LP

The trip to our Chicago fest didn't only result in an amazing set. While visiting the Windy City, Jarvis and his band holed up in Steve Albini's Electrical Audio studio to test out a couple new songs. They liked the sound (and the price: "it was very ...

From RYAN DOMBAL, Pitchfork,  6 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Steve Albini,  Jarvis Cocker

Depeche Mode Finalize Tour Details

Just looking at Depeche Mode's forthcoming Tour of the Universe itinerary gives me jet lag. Breaking it down: 58 shows, 27 countries, four months, infinite soul-baring synth sounds. It's a good old-fashioned megatour. After teasing us with venue-less ...

From RYAN DOMBAL, Pitchfork,  5 Mar 2009

Radiohead Suffer the Wrath of Miley Cyrus

The gist: Apparently, Radiohead are the only band in the world Miley "would cry over," and "they're the reason I love music," which is shocking enough. (Next thing you know her favorite album turns out to be Amnesiac and she's doing an acoustic cover ...

From RYAN DOMBAL, Pitchfork,  5 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Miley Cyrus

Wilco/Feist Collab News Blows P4k Circuit Breaker

To help guarantee a world-class effort, Jeff Tweedy and Co. invited Feist up to their Chicago studio to record vocals for a new Wilco song called "You and I", Rolling Stone's Smoking Section blog reports. "Feist and the dudes in Wilco met at the ...

From RYAN DOMBAL, Pitchfork,  4 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Feist (musician),  Jeff Tweedy

Coyne on Arcade Fire: "They're Pricks, So Fuck 'Em"

Here's the humorously antagonistic quote: I'm a fan of them on one level, but on another level I get really tired of their pompousness. We've played some shows with them and they really treat people like shit. Whenever I've been around them, I've found ...

From RYAN DOMBAL, Pitchfork,  4 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Arcade Fire (musician),  Brian Eno,  Justin Timberlake,  Razorlight

Phoenix Drop Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Cover

We already have the release date (May 26 in the U.S., May 25 internationally), first song ("1901"), and tracklist for French band Phoenix's new LP. And now we have the cover. It's all coming together, people. But what does it all mean?! You've got the ...

From RYAN DOMBAL, Pitchfork,  4 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

Daft Punk to Score Tron 2.0?

80s nostalgia can get a bit toxic at times, so hopefully these Tron 2.0 guys can bring Tron into the future while retaining some of the past. You know what would be a great way to do that? Hiring Daft Punk to write the music. The Oscar performance will ...

From RYAN DOMBAL, Pitchfork,  4 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Daft Punk

The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Works With Hella ... and Juliette Lewis. Yes, Juliette Lewis

As if the works of twitchy hard rock jam band the Mars Volta and spazzcore leaders Hella didn't cause listeners to foam at the mouth already, members of both groups have joined forces to form a new band dubbed El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. ...

From RYAN DOMBAL, Pitchfork,  3 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Juliette Lewis,  Omar Rodriguez-Lopez,  The Mars Volta,  Fleet Foxes,  Wikipedia

Oasis vs. China 2: The Reckoning

Remember when we told you how the Chinese government canned a couple April Oasis gigs in Shanghai and Beijing because of the band's past political support of Tibet? Well, the gigs are still canceled. Sorry. But, according to evil-named promoter Beijing ...

From RYAN DOMBAL, Pitchfork,  3 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Noel Gallagher

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