The 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 DayListen to José González's Track From the Red Dead Redemption Soundtrack
Any good gunslingin’, blood-splatterin’, Old West-evoking sandbox game should have a weathered, gritty soundtrack to go with it.... read more
Found in: Games, NewsThe Tallest Man on Earth Signs with Dead Oceans, Plans New Album for April
The Tallest Man on Earth (AKA: Kristian Matsson), is one of the many cool kids from Sweden (see Lykke Li, Jose Gonzalez, jj, etc.) who have, of late, burst onto the American independent-music scene. Matsson has opened for Bon Iver and grabbed critics’ attention with Shallow Graves, his quietly wonderful debut. Now, his second LP will be out in April via Dead Oceans.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDavid Byrne, Sufjan Stevens, Gillian Welch, The National, Feist, many more contribute to Dark Was the Night comp
Today is World AIDS Day. Appropriately enough, it's also the day that the line-up was revealed for Dark Was the Night, a compilation release which will benefit AIDS/HIV awareness group, The Red Hot Organization.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsJosé González releases live EP, tours
Swedish indie-folk darling José González has released a new EP, Live at Park Ave. ... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsJosé González sets some Fall tour dates
After he wraps up a string of European tour dates this month, softspoken Swede José González will hit U.S. shores to bring his music to American fans for a mere five shows in September. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Paste's exclusive Bonnaroo video round-up
Maybe you've heard of a little ol' "four-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn." called Bonnaroo. We went, saw and conquered... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJay Sweet talks Bonnaroo and more with Boston's Fox 25
Back from the land of six-dollar beer, port-o-potties and hippie folk, Paste editor-at-large Jay Sweet appeared this morning on Boston's Fox 25 to wrap up the highlights of Bonnaroo 2008. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJosé González releases remix EP, announces tour
With his sophomore album, In Our Nature, singer/songwriter José González proved he had more to him than the brooding covers he was known for, which included renditions of the Knife’s “Heartbeats,” Kylie Minogue’s “Hand on Your Heart,” and Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” Songs from the album, his most recent release, are featured on a new remix EP, which comes with the announcement of a summer headlining tour. The In Our Nature Remixes EP is available only as a digital download and features songs remixed by Todd Terje, Penchenga Nord, Beatfanatic, Landberg & Skogehall and others. González... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJosé González launches green tour
Okay, so it's easy to make fun of entertainers who try to "go green." Very easy. But to paraphrase the eternal wisdom of Ian MacKaye and Minor Threat, at least some folks are friggin' trying. What the hell have you done, wise-cracking pundits? So let's give José González a round of applause for stepping up to the plate and embarking on an eco-conscious journey of North America this coming Leap Day. González will team with Reverb, an organization that specializes in helping rock stars negate the carbon footprint that their tour schedules create. The group's clients include the Dave Matthews... read more
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