The Coolest Beatles Songs You Might Have Missed, Vol. 2
Today's list is the second installment in a series that will run every Friday for the next few weeks, in which I'll highlight my favorite lesser-known Beatles tracks.John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr wrote and recorded such consistently amazing songs that, even if you ignore all their #1 hits and everything on their famous Red and Blue best-of compilations (which I'll be doing for these more obscure Beatles lists), there are still dozens and dozens of amazing songs, some of which you might've missed along the way—even if The Beatles are the biggest, most influential band in... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day10 Songs Inadvertently About Thanksgiving Leftovers
OK, just admit it. Thanksgiving was yesterday, and you've eaten leftovers every few hours since—for dinner, a midnight snack, even for breakfast. That's right. You crept stealthily into the kitchen, cracked open that tub of mashed potatoes, spooned out some of your mamma's now-solidified gravy, stuck a fork in a few strips of leftover dark meat, slopped it all on a sandwich, popped it in the microwave, topped it off with a little cranberry sauce and chowed down. Don't even try to deny it. This time-honored holiday tradition gets its very own Paste list of the day, conveniently broken down... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBeck launches Sirius radio weekend takeover right now
Well, if you want to get technical about it, he launched it a minute before this story was posted. But still.Starting today at 3pm EST, Beck took over Left of Center, Sirius' channel 26, with Radio Beck. The show will air through Sunday.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAustin City Limits 2008 - Day 2
[Above: We Go To 11]Photos taken at Austin City Limits by Rob Inderrieden... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsOutside Lands 2008 - Days 1 and 2
Above: BeckPhotos taken at Outside Lands 2008 by April Brimer... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsBeck announces U.S. tour, preps vinyl release
If you haven't already been properly dosed by Beck's psychedelia-tinged Guilt trip, you're overdue. On the Danger Mouse-produced album that hit the streets last week, Mr. Hansen pours a suave croon over fuzz guitar, melting synths and bouncing drumbeats (matching go-go boots not included). In support of his latest creation, Beck has slated some fall dates, kicking off in Reno and closing in Chicago.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBeck: Modern Guilt
It’s tempting to call Modern Guilt a return to form... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsBeck reveals the details of his Modern Guilt
It’s official: Beck’s forthcoming record will be titled Modern Guilt, and will drop on July 8 in North America.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to the new Beck song "Chemtrails"
During the month of May, rumors began swirling about the upcoming release by Beck. Was Danger Mouse the producer, and does it feature Cat Power? Would it be released by Universal a'la The Raconteurs latest effort? Would it be given a name prior to... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBeck to release new album this summer
Let's do a quick rundown of a few of Beck's buddies/coworkers: Jack White, Danger Mouse, Radiohead... notice a connecting thread? Word started spreading on Monday that Beck would be "pulling a Radiohead/Raconteurs/Gnarls Barkley" and dropping some new pollution in the very near future either digitally or corporeally. After a two-day tempest, triggered by a secretly-sourced MTV News Blog, Beck's publicity folk confirmed this morning that Mr. Hansen will release his latest studio album this summer. Whether "this summer" means in the next four-to-six weeks, as MTV reported, remains to be seen. Perhaps Beck will preview some of the 10 Danger... read more
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