Though they usually don't pop up until December, various music outlets are flooding the marketplace with their "best-of" lists a little early this year. The occasion? A chance to gauge the most "important" albums of this century's first decade. But just because a record is important, does that make it the best? This year's lists provide a test subject on the matter. Check out just a few al...
The awaited and anticipated new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album is called:It's Blitz!The band posted this to their blog/site today: Hey everybody! Just so everyone's on the same page we want you all to know that we are releasing a BRAND NEW record this spring and drum roll please...we'll let Geronimo the raccoon and the baby chicks take it away from here...love YYYs This would be the album they recorded ...
Aug 16th: A select crew of NY's dripping-in-black art and music elite slink to the dim lit sticky floored cellar of the rock and roll club, LIT LOUNGE, to check out Nick Zinner's new photo exhibit. Lit's the only place in NY where grunge hasn't died. Or at least if it died, you can still smell its decomposition on Lit's floor. One of my friends passed out on the bench in the basement of Lit and...
New York City based rock trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced they are working on a new album, according to an announcement on their group's official website.That album will be a follow-up to 2006's ??Show Your Bones??(Interscope).The group explains: We have a wet and wild feeling about 2008 and we're not kidding. YYYs are currently writing and recording another record. A chunk of December was ...
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have always been very "present" on their website because of regular, personal updates and ever-growing galleries of amazing photos by Nick Z. Earlier this year, someone remodeled the entire site, with the promise of making it more fun for fans to use. It's been 2 months since the new design went up and the trio have been publishing new content like mad these last 2 weeks! ...
The music sensation that is Spotify, which has been sweeping all before it this year in Europe, has the new album by Yeah Yeah Yeahs; It's Blitz, up, in full. AND IT'S LEGAL!!.(...and a mighty fine piece of work it is too!).
A new Spike Jonze-directed feature film of "Where The Wild Things Are," the beloved childrens' book by Maurice Sendak, was announced for a 2009 release. Dave Eggers is pitching in with script-work and Karen O has written music for the film. I think this might be a perfectly wild team for telling this story on the big screen! Spike Jonze is an incredible director, as evidenced by the diversit...
Following the release of their new EP Is Is on July 24th, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will play two weeks worth of shows in select cities. The gigs fill in empty dates between festival apearances including both the Virgin Festival in Baltimore and Lollapalooza in Chicago.August tour dates:08-01 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre08-02 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note08-04 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)...
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have become bi-coastal with Karen O officially living on the west coast now, and Nick and Brian still in NYC. I'm sure they will keep in touch, and I hope this enables them to get a much-deserved break from writing, producing and performing. Even if it's just long enough to catch their breath. Associated Press writer took advantage of the breathing room and caught up with...
From the online home of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs comes news of their MTV prowress:YYYs GO SUBTERRANEANWe’re guest hosting subterranean on MTV2 this weekend. Be sure to tune in and check out our video picks!!!Subterranean 8/27/07with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs1AM on MTV2http://subterraneanblog.comxoyyysWatch out - that time is in the wee hours of Monday morning, which means 1 am Sunday night, right...In oth.
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs will have a NEW song, "Sealings", on the upcoming Spiderman 3 soundtrack! Snow Patrol, Wolfmother, and The Killers have NEW songs on the soundtrack as well!Record Collection has announced the tracklisting for the upcoming Spiderman 3 Soundtrack! Not only does it have ALL NEW MATERIAL from an all-star cast of MOG favorites, but Record Collection will be releasing it on both...
Just when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs thought they could go home and rest, they got an offer they couldn't refuse! October 4th in the Year of the Fire Pig, triple Y will be rocking Beijing at the Modern Sky Festival. It's the first festival of its kind created by the Chinese indie label, Modern Sky. It's a 3-day outdoor music festival with 120 bands and musicians and headlined by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs...
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs announced one more concert before they settle down for the season. Southern California is going to get a FREE all-ages show with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs next week on October 6th. The event is part of the 4th Annual GvR skateboarding contest held at the Etnies Skatepark in Lake Forest, Cali. Tickets are being distributed at various Etnies and skate shops in southern Cali and y...