Kanye West and Jay-Z’s new album, Watch the Throne, out yesterday, features a song called “Otis” in which the two sample “Try a Little Tenderness,” a song by the legendary soul singer Otis Redding. When I saw the name “Otis,”… [Read more]
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tUnE-yArDs at Hudson River Park’s RiverRocks
On Thursday, July 14, tUnE-yArDs played a free show on the Hudson River’s Pier 54 as part of the RiverRocks 2011 series. It was the most fascinating and musically interesting show I’ve ever been to. Listening to tUnE-yArDs on your… [Read more]
Animal Collective at Prospect Park Bandshell
On Tuesday, July 12, I hopped on the F train to go see Animal Collective perform at Prospect Park Bandshell as part of Celebrate Brooklyn. The concert was exactly what I had expected, and somehow nothing of what I wanted.… [Read more]
Washed Out and Grimes at Bowery Ballroom
Monday, July 11th, I wandered off yet again to the Bowery Ballroom to see Washed Out perform. The opener, Grimes, was possibly the sexiest, most inspiring musical artist I’ve ever had the pleasure to watch live. One small girl with… [Read more]
Flying Lotus at Bowery Ballroom
On Monday, June 20th, I timidly wandered over to the Bowery Ballroom in New York City by myself to see Flying Lotus. Normally I don’t go to electronic concerts alone, but I had to make an exception for Flying Lotus.… [Read more]
New Deerhunter Songs!
The boys of Deerhunter are at it again, with new songs “60 Cycle Hum” and “Nosebleed.” Their last album, Halcyon Digest, came out in September and made a big noise, bringing a lot of well-deserved attention to the group after… [Read more]
Soundtrack Sound Off: No Age Score Fashion Film for Rodarte
A few weeks ago I wrote about Deerhunter scoring an aimlessly ambient film for the fashion line Rodarte. It appears that Rodarte is at it again, recruiting indie band No Age for this season’s short film, Rodarte: States of Matter.… [Read more]
My Newfound Respect for Lady Gaga
Over my spring break, my friend offered me a free ticket to a Lady Gaga concert in Anaheim, California. I wasn’t exactly a Lady Gaga fan- I don’t really know any of her songs and I don’t really know much… [Read more]
Soundtrack Sound Off: Fever Ray song “The Wolf” in Red Riding Hood
The next film by Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke, Red Riding Hood (out now!), features a song by Fever Ray, or Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife, titled “The Wolf,” which perfectly demonstrates the dark, sexy twist on the fairy tale… [Read more]
Soundtrack Sound Off: Deerhunter Score Short Film
Deerhunter, the Atlanta-based indie rock band behind the gorgeous album Halcyon Digest, recently scored a short film called The Curve of Forgotten Things. In the short, Elle Fanning wanders aimlessly around an oil site looking for nice things in wildly… [Read more]
