Five Songs With Deceptive French Titles
To make a sweeping generalization, certain Americans have never been huge fans of the French. Things worsened after 9/11, and faster than you could say "freedom fries," many people were boycotting anything that even seemed even slightly related to the country. But this didn't deter some bands—from France, Montreal or the U.S.—from showing a little (deserved) francophone pride in their music. Below are five songs with French titles and English lyrics to help you support anglo-franco friendliness:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPitchfork Music Festival 2009: Do You Realize??
Wayne Coyne and his bubble, albeit always entertaining, was the outlier of Pitchfork’s pushing stride of excellence. First of all, Lollapalooza just pulled that card a few years back. Second, a 10 p.m. curfew for an was doomed to be unsatisfying. Whatever. Forgiven. The bar on festivals has been raised, before anyone could even get in to Union Park at 1 p.m. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusPaste's Guide to Pitchfork Music Festival 2009
The Pitchfork Festival, held in Chicago’s Union Park, opens with... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThe Killers tap M83 as opening act for Winter tour
There is a rich and storied tradition of big-name, stadium-filling rock acts plucking a critical darling up from the minor leagues to open their shows. It's a win-win, of course: the big guys score some artistic cred, while the smaller guys gain some much-needed exposure.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsStaff Picks - Nate Douglas (music sales director)
Yay! Best of 2008 Lists! Ok, so I found out Hail Mega Boys was released in '07, but I'm leaving it on the list anyway.1. Annuals - Such Fun (Red Ink)2. Cloud Cult - Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes) (Earthology / Rebel Group)3. J. Roddy Walston & The Business - Hail Mega Boys (Morphius)4. M83 - Saturdays = Youth (Mute)5. Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark (New West)6. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound (Side One Dummy)7. Slow Runner - SHIV! 8. The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale (Chocolate Industries)9. Spiritualized - Songs in A &... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VStaff Picks - Mark DiCristina (production coordinator)
I like to believe that there's a certain objectivity to my list. Maybe you don't agree, but that's just because you don't know what you're talking about. 1. Deerhunter - Microcastle2. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles3. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago4. Spiritualized - Songs in A & E5. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III6. Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea7. M83 - Saturdays=Youth8. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes9. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Lie Down In the Light10. Subtle - ExitingARM... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VAsk M83 with Threadless Tee-V
This Friday M83 will be stopping by the Threadless office for an interview and they want to answer your questions! The interview will be posted on Threadless Tee-V! And, if that's not enough, the writers of the chosen questions get $25 gift certificates to Threadless.com!If you have any burning questions for the band, let us know! Even if it isn't a burning question, you could always the members about their favorite philosophers or colors.Submit your question here. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VWe'd Like to Buy a Vowel: The Seven Best Band Names Made Entirely of Consonants
Okay, the band names on this list don't have to be made entirely of consonants. We let a couple of numerals sneak in because the artists were just too good to ignore, but we punished the artists for their lack of semantic ingenuity. We drew a hard line and excluded bands like CSS, because they rely on acronyms to make their name. We also excluded bands like Styx, because they suck. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayM83 set to tour U.S. in November
If you're going to make dreamy, shoegaze-y pop, you might as well do it on the beaches of Antibes. M83's Anthony Gonzalez will bid the Riviera adieu in November, embarking on a U.S. tour starting at the Black Cat in D.C. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsM83: Saturdays=Youth
Frequently making music to test your speakers with... read more
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