heads will roll

Stereogum brings us another new YYYs song!

new releases

Hear the new Yeah Yeah Yeah's song, "Zero" over at Stereogum.

Also, Napoleon IIIrd just released a new mini album entitled Hideki Yukawa and Port O'Brien's new single, "Winter" is out today. You can download both releases from iTunes.

out this week

Emily Haines: What Is Free to a Good Home? [EP]
Emily’s new EP features five b-sides off of Knives Don’t Have Your Back as well as a remix of "Mostly Waving".

Telethon
Sprig [wicked-cool song]

buy What Is Free to a Good Home? [EP] here


Tegan and Sara: The Con
I predict that Tegan and Sara will gain many new fans with The Con.

Are You Ten Years Ago
Like O, Like H

buy The Con here


Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Is Is [EP]
Is Is is the perfect balance between YYYs’ two albums; it features the same commanding and raging qualities of Fever To Tell as well as the more mature and more controlled style of Show Your Bones.

Kiss Kiss [wicked-cool song]

buy Is Is [EP] here


John Vanderslice: Emerald City

Numbered Lithograph

buy Emerald City here

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oh baby my snake is a shark tonight

Last year’s critically-acclaimed album Show Your Bones, saw the departure of the angry and aggressive Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Show Your Bones was certainly more toned down and a more mature album than their pervious record, Fever To Tell. On July 24, fans of Fever To Tell will be trilled for the release of a new YYYs EP entitled Is Is. The EP features some of the commanding and raging qualities of Fever To Tell (you can especially hear that in Karen O’s vocal in "Rockers To Swallow", "Kiss Kiss", and "IsIs"); even so, like Show Your Bones, the music of Is Is is more controlled and more mature. Overall, Is Is projects a great balance between Fever To Tell and Show Your Bones, and I think that most YYYs fans will agree with me when I say that the songs from Is Is are some of the best recordings the bands has ever done.

Rockers To Swallow [wicked-cool song]
IsIs [wicked-cool song]
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Is Is comes out on July 24, you can pre-order it here

sometimes i think that i'm bigger than the sound

Here's the new YYYs video for "Cheated Hearts"... a very cool concept and entertaining video indeed!

there might just be modern romance after all

Every time I talk to someone about the Yeah Yeah Yeahs or the song "Modern Romance", I usually mention how much I love the hidden track at the end of the record. The response I get is always similar: "what?! I didn’t know there’s a hidden track!!!" or "I usually hit the stop button after Modern Romance!"
So, since I am such a cool and nice person, I have edited off the beginning of "Modern Romance", leaving just the hidden part... umm... I hope this is legal! Oh well, here it is:

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - the untitled track at the end of Modern Romance [wicked-cool song]
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hmm... that picture of Karen O (thanks, millie) up there looks a lot like this one or this one...

here are the beautiful lyrics to the track:

baby I'm afraid of a lot of things
but I aint scared of lovin you
baby I know your afraid of a lot of things
but dont be scared of love

cause people will say all kinds of thing
that dont mean a damn to me
cause all I see is whats in front of me
and thats you

well, I've been dragged all over the place
i've taken hits time just don't erase
and baby i can see you've been fucked with too
but that dont mean your lovin days are through

cause people will say all kinds of things
that don't mean a damn to me
cause all I see is whats in front of me
and thats you

well I maybe just be a fool
but I know you're just as cool
and cool kids
they belong together

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P is for _ _ _ _ _ _ _

UPDATE I want this shirt!!!

I wasn’t going to post an update of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs concert until tomorrow afternoon, but I’m just too excited to share my experience with you all! The concert was damn good… again, shitty openings… well actually, the first act was pretty good, but I was only there for the last two songs. Karen O was so crazy!!!! She has such amazing and energetic stage persona. Some of the things she did: screamed into the mic while the head of the mic was halfway in her mouth; spun non-stop and sang perfectly at the same time; wore this really cool/weird skeleton outfit; wore a disco ball hat and spun it on her head. So, that was the YYYs show.

Now, here the highlight… So, I stood near the front at the far left side of the stage near an entrance to the backstage area. During maybe the second or third song, I noticed this girl in a green top walked out from backstage for like 10 seconds then headed back again. For the entire time, I was kind off looking at this girl and saying to myself “damn, she looks really familiar, where do I know here from?” Then, all the suddenly, it hit me… I went up to Millie and screamed, “OH MY GOD, I JUST SAW NATALIE PORTMAN!!!!!!!!!!!” Then, during the next song, I saw her again watching the show from the back… such a distraction! I think I was watching her rather than the YYYs during that entire song. So, that is not even the best part. Halfway through the show, she came out again, this time she was rocking out and dancing right beside me and Millie while the YYYs played “Y Control”… seriously, I almost died from excitement. I wanted to say something to her, just a “hi” or ask her to sign my ticket, but I didn’t want to bother her as she was just trying to have a good time like everyone else at the concert. So, that was my exciting evening. Now, I must go take a shower and go to sleep. I have to wake up in like 6 hours... class at 9am then workout after… I’m going to be so exhausted again!

i heart the interweb & illegal downloading

Yes, yes, yes! The new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album Show Your Bones has been leaked and you can download it here. (go here for a step by step tutorial on how to download the file) The album is not due out for another two weeks (March 28). Aren’t you excited?!!! I know I am… I’m listening to it right now!

Plus, download The Faint’s remix of "Y Control" here… it is orgasmic! ***file has expired

people will say all kinds of things that don't mean a damn to me

Ok, Gold Lion is the new YYYs single. From the first listen, I think it is a pretty good song. (Well, don’t really know lyrically, but the music is catchy) However, I don’t know what it is, but I think the song has this rock/country anthem feel to it… it’s like in a stupid Bon Jovi concert where all the people watching would pump their fists up and down accordingly to the rhythms and sing-along to all the lyrics. Wow, I’ve never thought in a million years that I would reference Bon Jovi on this blog!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (Acoustic Version)

Now to the good part: I have always wanted to hear stuffs by Les Mouches. So, I was beyond excitement when I got my hands on this track! The string arrangements at the beginning of this song is cinematic like… very cool! Enjoy!

Les Mouches - Divorce The Ones You Love