TV On The Radio Announces Tour, New Single
With their fourth record Nine Types of Light on the way, New York experimental rockers TV on the Radio have announced a whole set of tour dates in support of the album. After playing a series of SXSW dates, the band will kick off a North American tour in April, before sprinkling in a series of festival stops into their summer schedule.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAustin L. Ray's Greatest Hits: The Paste Years, Volume 1
Or: Some Retrospective Navel Gazing From Which Probably Not Enough Has Been Removed So, this is my final List of the Day for Paste. This is also my final full-time week with the publication, and while I’m excited to be moving on to new things, it’s going to be weird not editing the majority of the content on this site, writing a list every week, poring over reader feedback, running meetings with interns and doing all the myriad things I’ve grown so accustomed to doing over the past five years.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPitchfork Music Festival Reveals Initial 2011 Lineup
While most of us are currently focused on SXSW, festival lineups continue to be unveiled throughout early March. The Roots Picnic, Glastonbury and Solid Sound Festival all announced their billings this week, and now you can add Pitchfork Music Festival to that list. For the seventh consecutive year, the fest will descend upon Chicago’s Union Park July 15-17. This year, Pitchfork has tapped Animal Collective, Fleet Foxes, The Dismemberment Plan and TV on the Radio as part of the initial lineup.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to a New TV on the Radio Song
Surprise! TV on the Radio has released a stream of a new song, “Will Do,” which will appear on the band’s forthcoming album, Nine Types of Light, out April 12.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTV on the Radio Starts Rolling Out Tour Dates on Twitter
As you may have heard, TV on the Radio is releasing a new album this spring. Now, the band has started a Twitter account and is rolling out tour dates on it.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsNew TV on the Radio Album Coming This Spring
TV on the Radio will release a new album on Interscope this spring called Nine Types of Light. On April 13, the band will play New York’s Radio City Music Hall, which will begin their national tour.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen: TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek Remixes Lykke Li
Dave Sitek has a lot on his plate. He’s producer/guitarist for TV on the Radio, is involved with his solo side project Maximum Balloon, and has now replaced ex-Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan in Jane’s Addiction. Yet somehow he still finds time to remix new Lykke Li songs. Good on you, sir.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 20 Best Songs in Videogames
The first commercial videogame involved navigating a rocket ship; it was created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in 1971. Music has been around for um… a lot longer than that. But the two have been intertwined from the nearly the beginning of gaming, as far back as Atari 2600, which allowed gamers to play alongside background “music,” which was really a series of simple loops. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTV on the Radio, Lykke Li, M. Ward Featured on Bored to Death Soundtrack
HBO series Bored to Death stars Jason Schwartzman (Jonathan Ames) as a semi-failed writer moonlighting as a Craig’s List P.I. In real life, Schwartzman happens to be a successful actor moonlighting as a musician under the Coconut Records moniker. Unsurprisingly, the music in Death kinda kills.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDave Sitek's Maximum Balloon Begins Releasing Digital Singles
We told you about TV on the Radio member/producer Dave Sitek’s new solo project, Maximum Balloon. Sitek has now announced a release date for his latest endeavor’s debut album in addition to streaming its first single, “Tiger,” on Maximum Balloon’s official website. The new track features Aku from Dragons of Zynth and is available for download on iTunes.... read more
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