Posts Tagged: MGMT


19
Aug 09

Hockey – Too Fake, Song Away (Music Video)

I am loving this fresh wave of MGMT-esque music! Hockey seem to be the front-runners, garnering some sweet publicity all year long. I even hear their song, “Too Fake” on JC Penny commercials now. And man, is that a fun song.

Hockey – Too Fake
from Mind Chaos (out October 6th)

There’s a RAC remix of “Too Fake” that I’m itching to post, but I’m not allowed to… so let’s hope it gets cleared soon. It’s fantastic.

Until then, we’ve got a new Hockey music video to watch of their new single, “Song Away.”

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=61862633

Hockey – Song Away
from Mind Chaos (October 6th)

I’m glad their album will finally see the light of day… it’s pretty great.


30
May 09

Most Listened To…, Week Ending 5/30/2009

Most Listened To..., Week Ending 5/30/2009 feature

If you’re anything like me, you are a tiny bit obsessive compulsive when it comes to charts and numbers (and iTunes organization, album art work, et al). If you’re anything like me, you will agree with me when I say that cutting-edge innovations like FixTunes (they created a discount code for any readers that would like to purchase FixTunes. It’ll give you $5 off the purchase price. Discount code: D3968) and Last.fm are utterly indispensable and essential.

I look at my Last.fm stats often and connect every music outlet I use to my account. I starting using the account in December of 2008, despite opening it in October of 2007. Since December, I’ve made to make every listen count, whether it be on my iPod, iPhone, at home, or in the car. As you might have already guessed, almost every moment in my life is attached to some sort of group of songs. I want document each week’s listening achievements. Take this journey with me.

This last week was obviously not spent listening to music non-stop. Blame Memorial Day Weekend, too little work (I thoroughly enjoy putting work off by listening to my favorite tunes), and having a little bit too much fun. Nevertheless, I have nothing to be ashamed of. Brill new releases by Passion Pit (237 plays), Phoenix (146 plays),  and Grizzly Bear (185 plays) are among my most listened to albums of the week, though I will admit that most of these listens are due to my incessant need to put certain songs on repeat! Case and point –  Continue reading →


24
May 09

pmaCAST #13: Twist on Natural Law

pmaCAST #13: Twist on Natural Law mp3
pmaCAST #13 The “Twist on Natural Law” Episode Episode Tracklist
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Dull Life
2. Spoon – Well-Alright
3. A.C. Newman – The Collected Works
4. Los Campesinos! – Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks
5. The Smiths – Asleep
6. The National – 90 Minute Water Wall
7. MGMT – Destrokk
8. Kate Nash – Mariella
9. Oasis – Waiting For The Rapture
10. The White Stripes – Cannon
11. Max Tundra – Which Song
12. The Raconteurs – These Stones Will Shout
13. Crystal Castles – Love and Caring
14. The Killers – Romeo and Juliet
15. LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
16. Radiohead – (Nice Dream)
17. Gorillaz – Banana Baby
18. Bat For Lashes – Trophy
19. Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
20. Lady GaGa – Just Dance (RAC Remix)

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22
May 09

Friday Links

I was going to do a Sunday Links thing every Sunday, but why should I discriminate against the other perfectly capable days of the week? Oh yes, I went there.

So to the question of when these will happen will be subject to my personal discretion, or sometimes based on impulse or caprice (or in other words, whenever I want to). Here are your Friday Links, I expect you to click them all, because they’re all pretty much amazing.

Listen to, Preview, and HEART all of the music posted on PMA.

Frank(ie) Ramz posted this fantastic video on Pigeons & Planes. If you sort of like Asher Roth, or even sort of hate him, you might enjoy this. “I Hate High School.”

MGMT cover Nine Inch Nail’s “Closer.” Not sure how old this is, but I like it. Saw it at Rollo & Grady via Bleakey. I wanna fuck you like a DINOSAUR!

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Stereogum told us that Radiohead are fast at work on an In Rainbows follow-up. Mass hysteria ensues.

Soulwax & Au Revoir Simone involved in the making of the Aeroplane album! – via Ohh Crapp

Jay-Z confirms split with Def Jam.

I <3 Green Day’s “21 Guns”
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The Sounds, Wilco and Sunset Rubdown albums leaked.


18
May 09

Weezer – Kids (MGMT Cover) & Poker Face (Lady Gaga Cover)

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Weezer performed “Kids” and “Poker Face (zomg!) at T-Mobile’s new Sidekick premiere (lame) last week. Just watch the video — Weezer always kills quirky randomness. That’s why we love them, right?

It’s a great feeling knowing that our dorkiest rock star enjoys delicious servings of fine pop music… just like the rest of us! Catch the mp3 after the jump Continue reading →


15
May 09

Chiddy Bang – Southpaw, Brooklyn, May 13 2009

Chiddy Bang   Southpaw, Brooklyn, May 13 2009 gigreviews

Southpaw, in Park Slope, is dark and uncrowded. The sparse crowd is an awkward, eclectic mix. In one corner a DJ spins nineties rap, watched by awestruck preppy hipsters in peach button-downs. Most of the crowd clusters happily by the long bar. Chiddy Bang’s first New York City headlining show is performed for no more than forty people, happy drunk girls and guys in their thirties absently sipping a beer and, in one corner, a white-haired couple I assume are somebody’s grandparents.I have never seen live rap before, with the exception of one Talib Kweli song. But Chiddy Bang aren’t really a rap group like you’d expect them to be. Continue reading →


6
May 09

April 2009’s Favorite Tracks

April 2009s Favorite Tracks feature
Here are the blogosphere’s favorite tracks for April 2009, according to the Hype Machine. Snatch them up while they’re still fresh! What were your favorite songs of April 2009? Continue reading →


30
Apr 09

Radiohead – Paranoid Android (Gareth Pearson Arrangement)

Left: Two Unidentified Persons, Gareth Pearson

Left: Two Unidentified Persons, Gareth Pearson

Gareth Pearson is a 20 year old finger style guitarist from Cwmbran, South Wales (UK), and he has receiving a respectable amount of attention for his wonderful arrangement of MGMT’s “Time To Pretend.” And now he’s back with another stunning arrangement. This time his subject is as dramatic as it is melancholy — Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android.”

His “Paranoid Android” arrangement is nothing short of breathtaking. This is the kind of thing I’d want to watch and listen to on a brisk summer night in a city of lights. It’s not something I am likely to experience this summer, and for this reason, I am grateful that I can upload this arrangement onto my iPod and listen to it at my convenience. I suggest you do the same. Listen to Gareth Pearson’s arrangement here Continue reading →


6
Apr 09

Chiddy Bang – Kids (feat. MGMT)

Chiddy Bang   Kids (feat. MGMT) favorite songs
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Told you. Today, Chiddy Bang premiered their best work yet — and I’m not just saying that because they namechecked PMA in the intro. It takes best work honors because I didn’t think Chiddy Bang would top their Radiohead-sampling “Because.” Their strategic and creative sampling one of the many reasons why I find Chiddy Bang so damn interesting.

I find that my favorite hip hop records sample some other song, usually old soul songs a la Kanye West. But since hip hop discovered Daft Punk via Busta Rhymes and the ever present and innovative Kanye West, it opened my eyes to a whole new world of sampling. The art of sampling songs that are still fresh in your mind works in a different way than sampling songs long forgotten. This new school sampling rejuvenates and captures your attention in a way a pitched-up soul sample doesn’t. It almost feels like a remix, but it is a lot more exciting.

I can count in my hand the songs that I find showcase the mastery of new school sampling: my favorites are Wale’s “W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E.” Kid Cudi’s “The Prayer,” Chiddy Bang’s “Because,” Mickey Factz and Drake’s “Little Bit,” and now we can add Chiddy Bang’s “Kids.” A mixtape full of new school sampling would be sick, but that’s just an idea :)

UPDATE: That mixtape is an idea in the making now, I guess — leave your requests and suggestions in the comments.

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30
Mar 09

All Points West Line-Up Announced!

“Coldplay, Tool and the Beastie Boys will headline the second annual All Points West Music & Arts Festival, to be held July 31- Aug. 2 at Liberty State Park in New Jersey, just across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan,” reports Billboard.

I always wondered why the poster or website never say that. They make it sound like APW is somewhere in the sticks the way Coachella is. “Tickets go on sale April 3. Single day tickets are $89, while three-day passes start at $199. Organizers are offering several lay-away options as well.  A portion of the proceeds will benefit Friends of Liberty State Park, which is working to make environmentally friendly improvements to the venue.”

Be it eco-friendly sticks or eco-friendly metropolis, I want to go to All Points West. Sure, Radiohead isn’t on the roll like it was last year, but I’m sure Coldplay and the Beasties will try to make up for that.

The full three day 2009 All Points West lineup is: Continue reading →