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, NewsPeter Bjorn and John Remix Tourmates Depeche Mode, Headline Own Tour
Like a modern-day Abba with one more mustache, Peter Bjorn and John will continue to put Sweden on the map this fall as the trio sets out on a headlining tour to support this year's critically lauded Living Thing.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDavid Bowie Gets a Remix iPhone App
In honor of the 40th anniversary of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," yet another variation of the song has emerged. This time, it is an app that allows you to remix the classic on your iPhone or iPod Touch.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsKings of Leon Remix Album to Feature Timberlake, Pharrell, Linkin Park, Mark Ronson, Lykke Li, More
The remix album has one of the richest and most fulfilling legacies in rock 'n' roll history, spanning from Jennifer Lopez's enthusiasm-brimming, J to tha L-O!: The Remixes, to Linkin Park's pound-your-fists-AND-bust-a-move-fest, Reanimation. At the same time a side project, a scrap to appease new-music-craving fans and a think piece, the remix album now welcomes a new member to its illustrious camp: Kings of Leon.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDiplo Remixes The Dead Weather's "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
Major Lazer has been teasing us with murmurs of a new video for its song "Pon de Floor" for weeks, offering a capella remixes to keep us satiated while we patiently await the next big thing from the DJ-duo Diplo and Switch. But now Diplo has released something worth listening to while you bide the time: a remix of The Dead Weather's new song, "Treat Me Like Your Mother."... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDavid Bowie to Re-Release "Space Oddity" With Special DIY Tilt
These days, it seems like everyone is anxious to hop on the remix bandwagon, and pretty much anything is considered remixable. David Bowie is the latest to to catch the bug, and will re-release a special-edition EP of "Space Oddity" on July 20, the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's one giant leap for mankind.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDJ ToTom Remixes Bob Dylan
Last week, the Beastie Boys announced they were sampling Bob Dylan on their upcoming album, but DJ ToToM has officially one-upped the duo, releasing an album's worth of Dylan tunes mashed up with other artists like Franz Ferdinand, the Pixies, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and David Bowie.... 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, NewsMary Poppins and Sine Waves Combine for "Expialidocious" Remix
Remix impresarios like Girl Talk have carved a nice little niche for themselves by cribbing from diverse arrays of songs and yoking samples into a coherent tune, but there's no analogous industry for doing the same with movies and video clips. Not yet, anyway. An aspiring mash-up artist who goes by the unfortunate web moniker Fagottron may be the one to kick off a veritable arms race of video remixes, if his current work is any indication.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsHot Chip Talks New LP, Remixes Fischerspooner
The boys of Hot Chip are hard at work in the sudio readying a follow-up LP to last year's much-fĂȘted Made in the Dark, as guitarist Al Doyle intimated in a recent interview with Time Out London. What's more, they've cooked up a way to preview that material through a philanthropic project with a unique twist: hidden shows to benefit London's homeless.... read more
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