All Tomorrow's Parties N.J. Announces Initial Lineup
ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES America has announced their initial I'll Be Your Mirror USA 2012 lineup. As always, the lineup does not disappoint. This September 21-23 the Asbury Park, NJ ATP festival curated by Greg Dulli (The Afghan Whigs) will feature some of it's best performances to date. The headliners include Dulli's own Afghan Whigs along with The Roots and comedian Louis C.K. 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 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
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