Pages tagged “the kills”

The Hold Steady, Of Montreal and Dinosaur Jr Help Insound Introduce Mixtape T-Shirt

Over the past couple decades, the mixtape has manifested itself in different forms. Originating as a cassette tape, the word eventually evolved to include the CD, so perhaps it’s not too surprising that its next avenue could be the t-shirt....  read more

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Band Names That Sound Too Much Alike

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When our esteemed designer Josh Baker heard that Dignan was playing in our studio, he thought Dungen was coming in. Fortunately, both bands are awesome so he wasn’t disappointed—just a little confused. But it got us thinking about other bands with names that are too much alike. Here are our favorites:...  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

The Dead Weather to Premiere New Song on Cinemax

Consider it a collaboration on top of a collaboration: Director Jonathan Glazer, responsible for major feature films like Sexy Beast and Birth as well as award-winning Radiohead music videos, has joined forces with supergroup The Dead Weather to direct the band's newest short. The Dead Weather already boasts an all-star lineup, including Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age), Jack White (The White Stripes/The Raconteurs), Jack Lawrence (The Greenhornes/The Raconteurs) and Alison Mosshart (The Kills)....  read more

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Jack White unveils new band, The Dead Weather

You first have to wonder just how many side projects...  read more

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Austin City Limits 2008 - Day 3

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[Above: Tristan Prettyman]Photos taken at Austin City Limits by Rob Inderrieden...  read more

Found in: Blogs, 1000 Words

Monolith Festival 2008 - Day 2

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[Above: The Kills]Photos taken by Mark C. Austin at Red Rocks Amphitheatre...  read more

Found in: Blogs, 1000 Words

The Kills: Midnight Boom

Growing up on the playgrounds of Long Beach...  read more

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A Midnight Boom inspires the Kills' new album

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Although phone-key bleeps and dialtone samples drive the beat from the first track on The Kills’ upcoming album Midnight Boom, the London duo recently told Billboard they’ll be damned before anyone pays $2.99 to hear snippets of it emanating from their cells. “I hate the ringtone thing; I think its destroying music,” Jamie Hince specified. Oh well, T-Pain it is then! Produced by Alex Epton/Armani XXXchange, the new record is due out March 18 on Domino and is supposedly the result of Hince and co-member Allison Mosshart shooting for “modern playground songs” with “upbeat melodies and dark lyrics.” Perhaps there...  read more

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The Kills

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A mixing console is an unlikely subject for an urban legend, but Jamie Hince—aka Hotel, the six-string-slinging half of U.K. blues-punk duo The Kills—was intrigued enough...  read more

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