This is an unknown Spoon song that was recorded at this summer's Pitchfork festival. I downloaded the bootleg a while back, but am just now getting to enjoy it again. I'm going to go ahead and call this one a new Spoon song rather than a cover because it sounds so Spoon-y. Known differently? Help [...]~~
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Fans of consistently good music, rejoice! Since the release of their third album, Girls Can Tell, in 2001, Spoon have been on fire, releasing a string of well-crafted albums of minimalist indie rock with a lot of goofy song titles. And now, it looks like they'll be kicking off the next decade with another sure-to-be-great album called Transference, set for release on January 26. The full sco...
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On April 8th Spoon will release the 8-track EP "Don't You Evah," based on the track from the band's 2007 release Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. "Don't You Evah," a track originally recorded by the Natural History (they called it "Don't You Ever") will be featured in five different remixes on the album, in addition to the original Natural History version, and spoon's Ga Ga Ga Ga ga version. "All I Got Is Me," ...
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20. Spoon Kill the MoonlightFew bands have had the impact and the staying power that Spoon have had over the last 10-years. While many buzzed about bands fizzle out in an album or two, these Austin natives have consistently churned out solid records that have slowly gotten bigger over time. The band were never better than they were on their 2002 release Kill the Moonlight. Once again the band d...
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Austin, Texas rocker's Spoon's video for their song "Don't You Evah" of the group's most recent album ??Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga??.
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Tthree more tracks off the awesome Dark Is The Night compilation. Please check out my first MOG post on this album for all the info.http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog/1207492
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We previously told you about Spoon’s plans to put on a three-day music festival in their native Austin which they dubbed SPOONX3, well that festival has come and gone.The bash took place July 9-11 at Stubb’s Amphitheater in Austin, Texas and saw hundreds of fans attend to watch the band along with a few of their friends, including Trail of Dead, and Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears.Spoon playe
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Put us on the list for Spoon, Justice, Dan Deacon and Rodrigo y Gabriela for sure. But those are not the only acts scheduled for this year's CMJ Music Festival, held at New York City venues between October 16th-20th. Other artists announced in the first round of performers include UNKLE, British Sea Power, Mates of State and Coheed and Cambria. Other acts will be announced in the upcoming weeks...
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More tour cancellations, but this time it might be for the best! Spoon have made some changes to their previously announced tour schedule that resulted in double booking their two nights in DC. So, they've had to cancel the 9:30 Club shows in favor of opening one show for The Shins! So, if you are in the DC area, with plans to see Spoon, here's the deal:There will be no Spoon shows at the 9:...
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Pitchf*#k has word from the top about Spoon's choice of cover design for their upcoming album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. i must say, i am impressed!The photo was taken by Ugo Mulas in 1963, and it shows Lee Bontecou in her New York City studio. Bontecou is one of my very favorite sculptors. She creates these wild things that are like visual glossalalia - everyone will see something different. it coul...
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Three interesting things about Spoon's forthcoming album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga:1. It does not get released until July 10th, but you can listen to it in full at a dedicated website that is streaming it.2. The cover is a fabulous photograph of the AMAZING amazing AmAzing! artist Lee Bontecou in her NYC studio. The photo is taken by the ultra-fantastic Ugo Mulas in 1963.3. Spoon have announced a Nort...
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Spoon was already in any sort of top ten I could come up with this year unless some sort of miracle happens. Although tonight, it just about locked a top 5 spot. That is two awesome records of the year....Feist's The Reminder and Spoon, Ga x 5. I would really be pressed to pick one or the other at this point. I raise my glass to the rest of the year. Heres to you - The Go! Team, Stars, Pinback,...
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Following their current European tour Spoon will tour the US with the Walkmen. Before the jaunt the Walkmen will finish up the southern portion of their own little US trek. Joining Spoon and the Walkmen as opener will be Brooklyn -based outfit White Rabbits. The tour kicks off April 2nd in Kansas City, KS. Dates with Spoon, the Walkmen, and White Rabbits:04-02 Kansas City, KS - Uptown04-04 Chic...
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Austin, Texas-based indie rockers Spoon have completed their sixth album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge), which will be released on July 10th. While that’s the title according to Pitchfork, on the Spoon web site recently they said the album would be called It's Frightening, and it’s been reported that several other titles have been under consideration including "Trouble Minx" and "Stroke Their Brains
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I recently received this email from pandora.com, a free internet radio site.Hi, it's Tim from Pandora,I'm writing today to ask for your help. The survival of Pandora and all of Internet radio is in jeopardy because of a recent decision by the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, DC to almost triple the licensing fees for Internet radio sites like Pandora. The new royalty rates are irrationa...
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