Beck is back. With the exception of his appearance at the Serge Gainsbourg tribute and a warm up show two nights before, It has been a few years since he has performed live. Coinciding nicely with his recently announced “I Just Started Hating Some People Today” on Third Man Records, Beck whipped through a 21-song [...]

From KCRW DJ Anne Litt: Beck surprised us all by announcing a show at the El Rey, which sold out immediately. The last time we saw him on stage in LA was during the Serge Gainsbourg tribute at the Hollywood Bowl last year and it was his first time headlining a show here in almost four years. When he opened the show with “Golden Age” and “Lost Cause” – two highlights from “Sea Change” — I knew it was going to be a good night. He told the audience that it was the ...

Be among the first to hear new music from Saint Etienne, and let us know what you think in the comments below It's already won four stars from Alexis Petridis , and now you too can swoon at the pop joyfulness of Saint Etienne's new album, Words and Music by Saint Etienne. The album comes in three different editions, and we've procured this exclusive blend of originals and remixes from across the three versions – with 2 Bears and Erol Alkan among those remaking Saint Etienne's music. The album was recorded with former members of the Xenomania writing ...

Serge Gainsbourg and Ray Charles :: Source: 24.media.tumblr.com via Nicole on Pinterest     Niki And The Dove – Mother Protect Super Guachin – Se Pixel el Venito (Nite Jewel Remix) Rye Rye feat. MIA – Better Than You Gramatik – Fist Up J’adore – R (Tenkah Remix) Pretty Lights – Wayfaring Stranger (Electro Mix) Chapelier [...]

Photo by  Ruvan Wijesooriya Quite a busy year for James Murphy in his post- LCD life, with no signs of slowing, either. Murphy has teamed up with  Pedro Winter  (a.k.a. Busy P) of Ed Banger Records  on a series of collaborations to celebrate the opening of a new Levi's store on Champs Élysées in Paris. The pairing was commissioned to symbolize a union between French and American creative cultures.   Murphy and Winter co-designed limited edition T-shirts and trucker jackets to be sold at the store during its opening months, and curated collections of albums that will soundtrack ...

Womanizer, alcoholic, child exploiter, provocateur. There’s so much scandal attached to the legacy of France's favorite sleazeball/pop star/sex symbol Serge Gainsbourg, it’s easy to let the exploits outshine the musical prowess. But twenty years after his passing he continues to inspire, as made quite clear in this collection of covers from the folks at Peruvian blog 69 .  Ranging from almost literal note-for-note renditions (nice) to creative jumping-off points (incredible), the participating artists dabble in a range of musical styles that would have made Gainsbourg proud. Highlights include La Familia del Arbol’s melancholic translation of ...

What: The Sparrow by Lawrence Arabia. When: July 13 through Spunk!. Key notes: Third solo album for New Zealand songwriter James Milne, following Chant Darling , which won the Taite Music Prize (New Zealand’s equivalent of the Australian Music Prize) in 2010. Written mostly “in borrowed lounge rooms and rehearsal spaces” over a summer in London. Recorded live in October 2010 at a large house in Surrey, England, with Elroy Finn and Connan Mockasin. Strings and horn overdubs were added during 2011 in a couple of sessions at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios in Auckland. From the presser: “Venturing away ...

Paria. Borracho empedernido. Lujurioso. El feo más sexy del mundo. El padre incestuoso de la chicas yeyé. Un judío que experimentó con todo lo que tuvo a su alcance: ritmos negros, drogas, mujeres y los lugares comunes a los que habitualmente nos referimos cuando hablamos del rock. Y eso es básicamente lo que significa Serge [...]

The Canadian indie rock band, By Divine Right , has been home to a heap of musicians since the front man, José Miguel Contreras , formed it in 1989 with three high school friends. He spoke with us about the upcoming album "Organised Accidents" and what makes the spirit of the band continue to live on. You have a new album coming out. Tell us a bit about that. The new BDR album is called "Organized Accidents", it embodies a philosophy of composition that I have been exploring with BDR . Taking spontaneous recordings, channeled writing and turning them into songs. Even the ...

The Canadian indie rock band, By Divine Right , has been home to a heap of musicians since the front man, José Miguel Contreras , formed it in 1989 with three high school friends. He spoke with us about the upcoming album "Organised Accidents" and what makes the spirit of the band continue to live on. You have a new album coming out. Tell us a bit about that. The new BDR album is called "Organized Accidents", it embodies a philosophy of composition that I have been exploring with BDR . Taking spontaneous recordings, channeled writing and turning them into songs. Even the ...

ACNE has unveiled their first book, Snowdon Blue, from Acne Studios that celebrates the photographic work of Lord Snowdon. Containing 61 portraits of famous individuals wearing classic blue shirting – including Serge Gainsbourg, David Bowie, Ralph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons, Graham Greene, Sidney Nolan, and Manolo Blahnik – the book is an homage to a style [...] Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast.com

Time to get your rocky n’ funky-soulful Gladrags on Brothers & Sisters, as Session #6 rolls on by non-stop … Stay-Up! THE METERS – Cardova MARVIN GAYE – T Plays It Cool LES MCCANN – North Carolina SERGE GAINSBOURG – … Continue reading →

Time to get your rocky n’ funky-soulful Gladrags on Brothers & Sisters, as Session #6 rolls on by non-stop … Stay-Up! THE METERS – Cardova MARVIN GAYE – T Plays It Cool LES MCCANN – North Carolina SERGE GAINSBOURG – … Continue reading →

Það er hægt og bítandi að verða til sumarplaylisti í iTunesinu mínu. Þetta er það sem er að skríða upp listann: The Phenomenal Handclap Band - Radio Girls: Þetta er eiginlega frekar dæmigerð sumarfluga, þannig. Hresst og dillandi og með viðlag sem festist í manni. Willy Moon - Yeah Yeah Það er eins og Willy hafi gert veðmál við einhvern um hversu margar dans/hiphop tilvísanir hann gæti komið í eitt lag. Hann hefur eflaust grætt soldið á þessu. Jo Lemaire & Flouze - Je suis venue te dire que je m'en vais Belgíska eitís nýbylgjustjarnan Jo Lemaire flytur tölvupoppsútgáfu af lagi Serge ...

Parlez-vous français? The icon known as Iggy Pop is releasing an album of covers, most of 'em French. The 10-track Après will provide the punk rocker's renditions of songs by Edith Piaf, Serge Gainsbourg, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Yoko Ono, Harry Nilsson, and more. Bring it, Ig! "Many of these