Interpol's Paul Banks Releases Mix Tape

Interpol's Paul Banks Releases Mix Tape

Interpol’s Paul Banks isn’t shy about his love for hip hop. He’s appeared on El-P’s latest album, Cancer 4 Cure, and as he told us around the release of his solo album, Banks, “I’ve done a few collaborations that haven’t come to fruition yet, that are a little bit in [the hip-hop] vein. I’ve been doing hip-hop instrumental music for years that nobody’s ever heard.” So it’s no surprise that Banks now has his own mixtape, but the title is a little bit of an eyebrow-raiser: Everybody On My Dick Like They Supposed To Be. It was tweeted out by...  read more

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Listen to Merry Indie X-Mas, Featuring Fake Bon Iver, Interpol, the xx and More

Listen to <i>Merry Indie X-Mas</i>, Featuring Fake Bon Iver, Interpol, the xx and More

Sufjan Stevens, Cee Lo and countless others capitalize on fans’ holiday spirit every year by releasing holiday albums. Bear Ceuse guitarist Adam Horne recently joined forces with Animal New York to create something extra special featuring everyone’s favorite bands…sort of. “Joy to the World,” “Silent Night,” “Jingle Bells” and six other Christmas classics are covered by spot-on impressions of Interpol, Beach House, Bon Iver, the xx, Mumford & Sons, Wavves, Gorillaz, Das Racist and the National for the indie-est holiday music compilation ever. The album is streaming in its entirety below and be sure to check out the accompanying holiday...  read more

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10 for 10: Short Stories Inspired by Turn on the Bright Lights

10 for 10: Short Stories Inspired by <i>Turn on the Bright Lights</i>

Even if you hate Interpol you'd have to admit Turn on the Bright Lights is a significant album.  read more

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Paste mPlayer Issue #71 Is Live!

Paste mPlayer Issue #71 Is Live!

Ten years after the release of Interpol’s Turn on the Bright Lights, we bring you a 7,500-word oral history from the band....  read more

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Interpol: Turn on the Bright Lights Reissue

Interpol: <i>Turn on the Bright Lights</i> Reissue

"Whatever happened to Interpol?" you might be wondering, realizing that's it's been 10 full years since their elegantly opaque debut, Turn on the Bright Lights.  read more

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Download Interpol's "Roland" Demo From Turn On The Bright Lights' Deluxe Edition

Download Interpol's "Roland" Demo From <i>Turn On The Bright Lights</i>' Deluxe Edition

To celebrate their 10th anniversary of their debut album, Interpol is reissuing Turn On The Bright Lights as a special deluxe set. The set includes a disc with bonus material like unreleased demos and b-sides. Today, fans can stream the 1998 demo of “Roland."...  read more

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Interpol Releases First Performance Clip from Turn on the Bright Lights Anniversary Collection

Interpol Releases First Performance Clip from <i>Turn on the Bright Lights</i> Anniversary Collection

Interpol is celebrating the tenth anniversary of their debut album, Turn On The Bright Lights, by releasing a special CD and DVD set....  read more

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Five Must-See Acts at Fun Fun Fun Fest

Five Must-See Acts at Fun Fun Fun Fest

Here are five artists non-headliners on the lineup that are definitely worth a top slot in your weekend plans.  read more

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Song Premiere: The Philistines Jr. - "Anyone's Ghost" (The National Cover)

Song Premiere: The Philistines Jr. - "Anyone's Ghost" (The National Cover)

National, Interpol producer enlists 8-year-old nephew on vocals  read more

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Watch Interpol's Paul Banks Perform on Letterman

Watch Interpol's Paul Banks Perform on <i>Letterman</i>

On Oct. 23, Interpol’s Paul Banks released his second solo album, Banks (streaming here). In promotion of the new album, Banks stopped by The Late Show with David Letterman to perform the lead single “Young Again.” Check out the performance below and the song’s accompanying music video here. There’s not much of an audience reaction, but that’s no knock on Banks. The frontman was a trooper and performed to an audience-less crowd in his native New York due to conditions of Hurricane Sandy. The applause appears to come from the show’s cast and crew. ...  read more

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