FYF Fest Photos - Los Angeles, Calif.
Check out Kelly Makepeace's photos from FYF Fest--which included performances by Death From Above 1979, Guided By Voices, Explosions in the Sky, Broken Social Scene and many others. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsBumbershoot Music & Arts Festival Portraits
Check out Paste photographer Chona Kasinger’s series of artist portraits at the Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival in Seattle Wash. this past weekend. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 Words20 Bands with Nautical Names
It’s hard to beat an afternoon spent building sandcastles and splashing in the surf—unless a jellyfish is involved. So it’s easy to see why so many bands have borrowed their names from all things coastal.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThis Week's New Album Releases (6/21/11)
This week's releases come with what is perhaps the most anticipated record of the summer. It's been three years since Bon Iver brought us the beautiful _For Emma, Forever Ago_, and Justin Vernon once again proves to be a master of song-craft on the band's self-titled second album. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesListen to YACHT Cover Judas Priest
Bizarre electro duo YACHT are known for their unapologetic devotion to all things absurd, so it comes as no surprise that Jona and Claire elected to cover Judas Priest’s anti-authoritarian anthem, “Breaking the Law,” during their recent SiriusXMU session to promote their newest LP, Shangri-La.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to a New Song from YACHT
In March, Jonah Bechtolt and Claire Evans, who make up the bizarrely addictive electronic duo YACHT, released “Dystopia (The Earth is on Fire),” a disco-esque number about Armageddon. Now, the group has released the song’s appropriately titled companion track, “Utopia,” which was unveiled via the band’s cryptic website accompanied by the following statement.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsArtists Go One Day Without Shoes with TOMS
Tomorrow, April 8, is TOMS Shoes’ annual One Day Without Shoes, when the company asks folks around the country to go barefoot to raise awareness about the millions who live without simple luxuries like footwear.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCMJ 2009: Alec Ounsworth, YACHT, The XX, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Roadside Graves and More
Over the course of a properly executed CMJ Music Marathon, the participant will begin to believe that all life occurs in a dingy-bar basement, sustenance equals falafel stands, and that a 9-to-5-er cares about the plight of an orange lanyard-clad nimwit who attends concerts around the clock but can’t be bothered to charge their cell phone. Credit YACHT for a dose of alternative unreality to skew the focus yet again during a Thursday that also featured essential indie blog Aquarium Drunkard’s well-curated showcase, the XX at the Apple Store, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s frontman breaking loose, and Cymbals Eat... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusPDX Pop Now! kicks off in Portland today
As MTV proudly pointed out last week, Portland, Oregon has rain, serial killers, and, oh yes, bands! In celebration of this city’s thriving music scene, the fifth annual PDX Pop Now! festival gets underway today at Rotture. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFader to Release Black Lips/YACHT 7
You could pout at Fader and Southern Comfort for releasing a mere 500 copies of the records in its special 7" vinyl series, or you could accept that’s how "limited edition" works, and bust ass to get a piece. Here are some tips to getting your hands on the magazine’s newest, featuring unreleased tracks by Black Lips and YACHT (see cover art above). "The records will be created and distributed to top DJs, artists and influencers." What are you doing with your life? Do you love tight spaces and expensive headphones? Be a DJ! Are you sad? Probably because you... read more
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