To celebrate the 12th anniversary of DFA Records, the Red Bull Music Academy has released 12 Years of DFA: Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be Classic, a short documentary that gives an inside look... Read more »
Ever hear a song and want to tuck and roll under a table, slide across the hood of a car, or just put a nice suit on and creep around, solving mysteries and carrying out top... Read more »
In late October Arcade Fire drummer Jeremy Gara shared with Ottawa radio station CKCU 93.1 that the band had recently been in the studio recording new material for their follow up to 2010′s excellent release, The... Read more »
According to NME, Yeah Yeah Yeahs will soon be releasing the follow-up to 2006′s It’s Blitz. A host from L.A. radio station KCRW recently spoke to Karen O and co. and has confirmed that the band... Read more »
Most of us would agree that James Murphy‘s a pretty cool dude. He’s a DJ, a label founder (DFA), a chief figure in the revival of dance-punk, and, of course the mastermind behind one of the... Read more »
This is going to sound pretentious as hell, so just to get it out of the way: there is some music that you don’t like because you just haven’t listened to it enough. Don’t worry, we... Read more »
James Murphy is making a short film (obviously), and he wants you to be his mood board (again, obvious). This is pretty much all you need to know, but for those that like specifics, watch the... Read more »
In a recent interview with Shortlist, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy shared the story of grabbing a British fan by the throat and threatening to beat him up. If you didn’t think you could respect James Murphy... Read more »
Neil Sedaka said it best in 1962 when he sang the simple phrase, “breaking up is hard to do.” No one likes it when their favorite musician or group calls it quits. Sure, we’ll always be... Read more »
James Murphy stopped by Jimmy Fallon’s show last night to talk about the upcoming documentary, Shut Up and Play the Hits, which captures the last days of LCD Soundsystem leading up to their big farewell show... Read more »
If you’re like many music lovers out there in the world, you’re still suffering from LCD Soundsystem withdrawals due to LCD’s disbandment last year. Although there is known no cure for those withdrawals (unless our dreams... Read more »
The much hyped song was great fun, with a standout verse from André 3000, and now the accompanying video will make your morning a million times better. With Gorillaz’ arch animator Jamie Hewlett on board, the... Read more »
You guys excited for this one? Well you should be. The thought of three bona fide legends in the shape of Gorillaz, James Murphy and André 3000 on a song together was almost too much for our simple... Read more »
This is major. After a week plus of speculation and debate, we now know who will record along side the Gorillaz in this latest installment of Converse’s “Three Artists. One Song” campaign. Many guessed that a... Read more »
On our wish list for music in 2012, we wished that LCD Soundsystem would get back together. When James Murphy pulled the plug, it felt like a sad moment that came too soon. Unlike most bands... Read more »