Aimee Mann and The Shins' James Mercer Perform a Duet on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Aimee Mann took the stage last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform two tracks off her latest album, Charmer, one of which was a duet with The Shins’ James Mercer.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsThe Shins, White Rabbits Photos - Atlanta, Ga.
Photographer Bobby Russell caught the performances as the each group performed to a sea of exhilarated fans. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsWatch The Shins’ Full Morning Becomes Eclectic Performance
Yesterday, respected Southern California radio station KCRW hosted The Shins for an hour-long performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic. The James Mercer and the band played in front of a thrilled live audience at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studios and mixed in a number of older tracks from their breakthrough album, Wincing the Night Away, with newer ones from the recently released Port of Morrow. read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to Marc Maron’s WTF Podcast with The Shins’ James Mercer
Comedian Marc Maron was featured pretty prominently in last week’s mPlayer. His twice-weekly podcast, WTF with Marc Maron is one of our favorites, as he consistently brings in guest comics, sketch artists and celebrities for hilarious conversations. read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch The Shins’ New Sketch, “My Own Worst Enemy”
As if James Mercer’s “Clapping Butter” Funny or Die skit wasn’t hilarious enough, The Shins’ frontman has given the Internet even more comedic fodder. In this episode, entitled “My Own Worst Enemy,” Mercer dresses up as a number of different characters only to pick on and torment different versions of himself. It’s a bit less sensible, but equally entertaining. Check it out below. The Shins – My Own Worst Enemy – watch more funny videos ... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayThe Shins Reveal Fourth Album Details
Since the Shins last album in 2007 James Mercer left Sub Pop, started his own label and shuffled up the band’s lineup. Last August the band announced they would release an album sometime in 2012, but no further details were released. read more
Found in: Music, NewsPortlandia to Feature St. Vincent, Isaac Brock, Joanna Newsom
As Rolling Stone reports, some huge names in indie rock will make appearances on Portlandia, the show that features the comedy duo Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, who also plays in Wild Flag. read more
Found in: Music, NewsPortlandia to Feature Johnny Marr
As if having Carrie Brownstein (formerly of Sleater-Kinney and now Wild Flag) acting in and writing Portlandia wasn't good enough, now we have word that Johnny Marr is on board to be in Season 2 of the IFC comedy show. According to the New York Magazine, Marr, the lead guitarist of bands like The Smiths, Modest Mouse, and The Cribs, will be playing a character that is "non-musical" and "some kind of ambiguous hybrid of himself and a character." read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch The Shins Perform Pink Floyd's "Breathe"
To kick off night one of Jimmy Fallon's special weeklong tribute to seminal art-rock band Pink Floyd, The Shins appeared on the comedian's Late Night show to pay homage to the Floyd's melancholic, psychedelic "Breathe," the famous opening track of their landmark 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. read more
Found in: Concerts, News10 Musicians with Uncanny Celebrity Doppelgangers
Here are 10 musicians who have us seeing double. read more
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