TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek Announces New Solo Project: Maximum Balloon
His band, Brooklyn-based TV on the Radio, is taking a hiatus, but multi-instrumentalist and producer Dave Sitek has yet to slow down. In addition to becoming one of our favorite producers (assisting the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Holly Miranda and Wale, to name a few) and cutting a rap mixtape with Aziz Ansari, Sitek is also working a solo project under the monicker Maximum Balloon.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 80 Best Workout Songs
We bet it's time for you to update that ol' workout playlist. The following songs are guaranteed to get your body moving. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayDave Sitek and Aziz Ansari Unveil First Mixtape Track
The first song from the much-anticipated Raaaaaaaandy Mixtape, featuring the alter-ego of comedian Aziz Ansari rapping over beats produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek, sees Ansari playing the Game like a pro. His first single, “Aaaaaaaangry,” wasn’t released. It was leaked, and it features Raaaaaaaandy taking up the mantle of another great hip-hop tradition—the beef.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAziz Ansari and TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek Working on Mixtape
When the 10th best comedian of the decade meets the eighth best producer of the decade (who just so happens to play on the 40th best album of the decade), sparks are bound to fly.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsThe 20 Best Live Acts of the Decade (2000-2009)
On any given night, on any city in America, there's a band or a singer/songwriter transcending the usual concert experience... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayMiles Benjamin Anthony Robinson Opens for Bob Mould
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson will join Bob Mould for some October tour dates along the East Coast, in part of promoting his upcoming Saddle Creek release, the Summer of Fear EP.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsCatching Up With... Rain Machine's Kyp Malone
The TV on the Radio guitarist talks about his new solo album, how his nine-year-old daughter critiques his work and what it was like for Stephen Colbert to touch his beard... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesTV on the Radio Takes Hiatus, Breathes for First Time in Months
The members of TV on the Radio are busy fellas—crafting some of the most beloved albums of the decade, touring extensively behind each one and talking to the hounding press. Not to mention the surely-countless hours spent on facial hair maintenance and upkeep.So it makes sense that now, coming off a mountain of Dear Science hoopla, the band has decided to take some time off. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDownload Rain Machine's "Smiling Black Faces"
Download Rain Machine's "Smiling Black Faces" here.Rain Machine's self-titled debut comes out Sept. 21 on Anti-. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, Free MP3Lollapalooza 2009 Day Two: I Wanna Be Your Dog
Perry Farrell, being the rock sheik that he is, kept wide-eying reminders to grumpy, rained-out folk on Friday about how the sun would dominate the rest of the weekend. But he failed to prepare along the way, kids hopping fences and stretching wristbands in his oversight. Or maybe he’s cool like that. Either way, combined with the hot, humid air you could cut with a butter knife, Saturday was a sweaty, unleashed mess of pop, beginning with the Iggy kind.... read more
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