Ear on TV: Week of September 22 - Yo Gabba Grabba
thus spake drake —
... of Brobee's special day, but since it's my birthday this week as well, I've already convinced my son that they're performing it for me. Beyond this week, we can also look forward to music performances from The Roots, Ladytron, MGMT and Datarock, along with guest appearances from Jack Black, Amy Sedaris, Rachel Dratch and Jack McBrayer (Kenneth on 30 Rock). If that weren't enough this week, TV on the Radio ...
Video: TV On The Radio's Dear Science, Track By Track
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... beat combo put out their third full-length, Dear Science, in a brazen effort to energize the economy and national morale. MTV News sat down with the band to discuss the various tracks that make up Dear Science. It's an informative look at an awesome album; a director's commentary for a film that's actually a piece of music. Check it out above (and after the jump), and further scratch your TVOTR itch by listening to the album (with totally-worth-it bonus cuts) here. ...
Gang Gang Dance and TV On The Radio Wear The Indie Emperor's New Clothes
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... of mid ‘80s Peter Gabriel
never struck me as all that exciting a proposition, especially from
guys who’d apparently thought it clever to name their 2002 demo OK Calculator after a Radiohead record I also never cared about. Not that my skepticism or the band’s snooze factor kept TVotR’s 2006 Return To Cookie Mountain from scaling critics’ polls OK Computer-style, of course. And now (speaking of chemistry experiments) we’ve got Dear Science. ...


