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Passion Pit, Friendly Fires, Animal Collective Remix Phoenix on Upcoming Album
Critics could not get enough of Phoenix's third full-length album and, as evidence now shows, neither could their fellow musicians. In fact, as the French pop group announced recently, a slew of them have paid tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by lending to a remix album.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMonolith 2009 - The Music
Owing to some work conflicts back in Wyoming, I showed up eight hours late to the Monolith party last Saturday. By that point, monsoon weather had hit the festival. Spectators crowded beneath overhangs, while water ran freely down the steps of Red Rocks Amphitheatre.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Festivus20 More Musicians To Follow On Twitter
Since last we scanned the Twitterverse for our favorite musicians, Trent Reznor has given up the Twitter ghost, but plenty of other musicians have begun updating in his place. These are just some of my favorites. 1. Camera Obscura - camera_obscura_ This Scottish band has released one of my favorite albums this year. Best recent tweet: Just been to collect my bike. Sometimes, cycling in Glasgow is a lot like the escape scene at the start of Raiders of the Lost Ark. K Runner-up: Amsterdam to glasgow. 90 mins spent in full view of a filthy urchin feasting gleefully on... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPassion Pit Announces Fall U.S. Tour
Passion Pit will be touring the United States once again in September and October, to further circulate their electro-pop sounds across the country and keep the band booked for nearly all of 2009.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBest of What's Next 2009: Passion Pit [Musicians]
As Michael Angelakos emerges from Passion Pit’s standard-issue white touring van, he’s the living embodiment of his band’s song “Sleepyhead.” Groggy and wearing a rumpled white T-shirt, he rouses himself after the nine-hour drive from Baton Rouge to Atlanta, where he and his band load their gear into a tiny Midtown club. The Drunken Unicorn is less than half the size of most venues Passion Pit will play on this tour, and five hours before the band takes the stage, hipsters are already milling about outside in hopes of scoring tickets to the sold-out show. One of them has diamond-shaped... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesTreasure Island Festival Lineup to Feature Flaming Lips, Girl Talk, Decemberists, Passion Pit and More
West Coasters who weren't able to make the trip to Williamsburg for the JellyNYC Pool Parties or Manchester, Tenn. for Bonnaroo needn't fret: They can get the best of both worlds on a man-made island smack dab in the middle of the San Francisco Bay at this year's Treasure Island Music Festival. And hey, there's even going to be a Ferris Wheel!... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPassion Pit Remixes Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Heads Will Roll"
In a conglomeration of several good things, Paste favorites Passion Pit have taken a stab at remixing "Heads Will Roll," the second song on Yeah Yeah Yeahs' most recent release, It's Blitz.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBest Music of 2009 (So Far): Josh Jackson, Editor-in-Chief
To celebrate the half-way point of 2009, this week Paste staffers are counting down their favorite albums and songs of the year (so far). Check out all of our lists here, and share your own favorites in the comments.I've always been an album guy, but this is shaping up to be a singles year for me. I've already had quite a few songs on repeat—particularly a somewhat profane power-pop anthem from Wild Light. So my Top 10 Songs has become a Top 20, partly because of the brilliant charity compilation Dark Was the Night. Bon Iver, who didn't release a... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPassion Pit: Manners
In the last several years, the indie universe has... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsLollapalooza 2009 line-up to feature Tool, Lou Reed, Beastie Boys, Jane's Addiction, Snoop Dogg, many more
After months of anticipation, Lollapalooza has finally announced its full 2009 line-up. Taking place Aug. 7-9 in Chicago's Grant Park, the event hosts the proverbial headliners (Tool, The Killers, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys, Lou Reed, Snoop Dog, Depeche Mode), the indie-rock staples (Vampire Weekend, TV On the Radio, The Decemberists, Ben Folds, Of Montreal) the slightly under-the-radar favorties (The Raveonettes, Bat For Lashes, Ra Ra Riot, Heartless Bastards) and the up-and-coming baby bands (Passion Pit, Hockey, The Low Anthem, The Virgins) one might expect, plus many more.... read more
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