Them Coachella Kids #3 - MGMT
Pretty Much Amazing! — WHO: MGMT [[ myspace // website // last.fm ]] WHAT: MGMT (formerly known as The Management) is an American musical group based in Brooklyn, New York consisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. Goldwasser and VanWyngarden formed the band while attending Wesleyan University during their freshman year in December 2002. They experimented with noise rock and electronica before settling on what David Marchese of Spin magazine calls “their current brand of shape-shifting psychedelic pop.” They graduated in 2005 and toured extensively in support of the Time ...

News: Photos: Yeasayer [Brooklyn, NY; 02/14/08]
Pitchfork Media - Today — ... Day at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg, but it wasn't all thanks to Cupid. Instead, the borough's own cherubs of percussion-heavy, worldbeat-leaning, kitchen sink pop Yeasayer were spreading the love found on All Our Cymbals and helping showgoers' ventricles sync up with the quartet's infectious rhythms. And, of course, dodging projectile candy hearts all the while. Also on-hand for the love-in: fellow Brooklynites MGMT and Chairlift, who all joined Yeasayer later in the set ...

Yeasayer and MGMT @ Schubas, 2/8/08
Live Music Blog.com — ... back and process the show much later. Maybe as much as 10 days later, as is the case with this review you're reading right now. Sometimes a band's energy doesn't fully sink in until you're allowed more time to dive back into their catalog, or to listen to that one track that really surprised you live 25 times (or more) on shuffle, or to check out other YouTube videos of the band playing live, or try to figure out what cover they ended with, etc. For the Yeasayer and MGMT double-bill, double-show two Fridays ago at Schubas in Chicago, I chose to put off ...

MGMT - Time To Pretend
Unreality Shout - Music — ... life, but done in the context of leaving behind home and childhood and normal things for a life of pretence. They talk about it as if it’s all inevitable, like the rough side of fame is something they have to live through: There’s really nothing, nothing we can do Love must be forgotten, life can always start up anew. The models will have children, we’ll get a divorce We’ll find some more models, everything must run it’s course. Of all the bands listed in the ‘Sound Of 2008′ poll, MGMT might be one of the first that actually seem to be worth the hype. Check out their ...

Pop Dee-Lite's Singles Party
My Old Kentucky Blog — ... Electric Feel - MGMT : Maybe you think these guys are old news by now. I'll admit I have been a bit slow to jump on the MGMT bandwagon. But after hearing Electric Feel, I'm happy to consider serving as leader of the MGMT bandwagon. Damn, that's a sexy groove. The Bee Gees are kicking themselves for not writing this song. ...

The Whigs : Live at Hot Freaks! : SXSW 2008
My Old Kentucky Blog — ... follow-up, Mission Control, is refreshingly no sophomore slump. Parker Gispert holds his guitar high, legs flailing, rocking back and forth. Julian Dorio pounds the drums, sticks splintering and his hair swirling this way and that. Since their first release, they've found a new bassist and another truely nice guy (and eye-candy according to MJ) in Tim Deaux. Little known fact: Hank Sullivant, the original bassist for The Whigs, is now part of the band MGMT. The Whigs : Like A Vibration live at Hot Freaks! : ...

News: Of Montreal's Barnes, MGMT Guy Team as Blikk Fang?
Pitchfork Media - Today — They say familiarity breeds contempt, but for tourmates Of Montreal and MGMT, it would appear to have spawned collaboration. So say hello to Blikk Fang, the apparent new thang from Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes and MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden, according to a Chocolate Bobka report (not yet confirmed by either band's camp). "Experimental" thrice over if we can believe their Pure Volume page, Blikk Fang allegedly have an EP entitled Aveh Tiger Roma (that's the cover ...

Shorties
Largehearted Boy — Yesterday's addition to the list of 2008 SXSW streaming and downloadable music performances: MP3 sets by N.E.R.D., the Whip, Holy F*ck, and Ed Harcourt. Streaming audio and video of sets by Duffy, Meredith Bragg, and Sons and Daughters. Bittorrent download of a show by MGMT. ...

MGMT 3-D video, a secret show, Chairlift Tour Dates & pics
brooklynvegan — photos by Ryan Muir Chairlift @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Valentine's Day (Feb 14) 2008 Chairlift opened that MGMT/Yeasayer show at Music Hall of Williamsburg back on February 14th. All three bands call Brooklyn their home. All three bands are friends, or at least Chairlift and MGMT are because the two bands are going to play some more shows with each other when they leave on a short tour together later this week. And although MGMT is not advertising a Brooklyn show, I'm pretty sure that the band ...

Daily Downloads (Portland Cello Project, The War on Drugs, and more)
Largehearted Boy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: MGMT: http://www.yukonpromotions.com/mp3/MGMT_Time%20To%20Pretend%20EP_03_Destrokk.mp3 [mp3] from Time to Pretend (reissue out March 4th) other MGMT music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws The Portland Cello Project: "Toxic (Britney Spears cover)" [mp3] from The Portland Cello Project (out August 12th) The Portland Cello Project: "Musée Mécanique-Under Glass" [mp3] from ...

Shorties
Largehearted Boy — The 2008 SXSW live music streams and download page has been updated with: MP3s of performances by LoveLikeFire, Breeders, MGMT, and Holy F*ck. Bittorrent downloads of shows by REM and Holy F*ck. ...

Shorties
Largehearted Boy — The 2008 Coachella music downloads page has been updated with mp3s of performances by Metric, Roger Waters, Holy F*ck, MGMT, and Aphex Twin. ...

Bittorrent Brunch (The Verve, Kathleen Edwards, and more)
Largehearted Boy — Today's free and legal recordings of live shows, rarities, and demos available via bittorrent: Bob Dylan: 1989-06-10, Den Haag [flac]* Bob Dylan: 2005-06-05, Birmingham [flac]* other Bob Dylan posts at Largehearted Boy Kathleen Edwards: 2008-04-23, Toronto [flac]* other Kathleen Edwards posts at Largehearted Boy MGMT: 2008-03-08, Dublin [flac]* other MGMT posts at Largehearted Boy ...

Interesting
goldenfiddle — ... TEGAN: “I saw a clip of a live performance and downloaded “Oracular Spectacular” (Columbia) from ...

Bittorrent Brunch (Radiohead, Wilco, and more)
Largehearted Boy — ... via bittorrent: Bob Dylan: Live On the Tracks (live compilation) [flac]* other Bob Dylan posts at Largehearted Boy Bruce Springsteen: 2008-04-05, San Jose [flac]* other Bruce Springsteen posts at Largehearted Boy Laurie Anderson: 1997-01-22, Asheville [flac]* other Laurie Anderson posts at Largehearted Boy MGMT: 2008-05-12, Manchester [flac]* other MGMT posts at ...

Bittorrent Brunch (Bob Dylan, Nick Lowe, and more)
Largehearted Boy — ... other Alejandro Escovedo posts at Largehearted Boy Bob Dylan: 2008-05-16, Worcester [flac]* other Bob Dylan posts at Largehearted Boy The Hold Steady: 2008-05-07, Middletown [flac]* other Hold Steady posts at Largehearted Boy Laurie Anderson: 2008-05-03, London [flac]* other Laurie Anderson posts at Largehearted Boy MGMT: 2008-01-31, KEXP [flac]* other MGMT posts at Largehearted ...

New Video : MGMT : Electric Feel
My Old Kentucky Blog — These dudes are so weird...and I love it. I would so pay them to let me dance in one of their videos. That Chuck E Cheese/ShowBiz Pizza/Gatlinburg-esque bear is amazing...I so want one. -------------------------------------------------------- Official Site | MySpace | More MP3s | eMusic | Subscribe To RSS Feed

Shorties
Largehearted Boy — ... New York magazine profiles MGMT. The creation of MGMT is a story of ambition taking shape fitfully, with apathy, bong hits, and graduate school looming at every turn. Andrew VanWyngarden from Memphis and Ben Goldwasser from upstate New York met as freshmen at Wesleyan and mucked around in various bands, eventually producing a six-song EP and touring in a pickup truck. Their songs had a strong sixties vibe, groovy numbers that merged glam and psychedelia, driven by keyboard riffs and heavily layered falsetto vocals. ...

Daily Downloads (Dirty Mittens, Wire, and more)
Largehearted Boy — ... free and legal recordings of live shows, rarities, and demos available via bittorrent: Beth Orton: 2008-07-11, Camden [flac]* Beth Orton: 1997-2002, FM & YV appearances [flac]* other Beth Orton posts at Largehearted Boy Bob Dylan & Paul Simon: 1999-07-02, Shakopee [flac]* other Bob Dylan posts at Largehearted Boy MGMT: 2008-08-02, Chicago [flac]* other MGMT posts at Largehearted Boy ...

Daily Downloads (Koufax, Marianne Dissard, and more)
Largehearted Boy — ... other Elvis Costello posts at Largehearted Boy Gary Louris: 2008-08-06, Glasgow [pal dvd]* other Gary Louris posts at Largehearted Boy The Hold Steady: 2008-08-06, Austin [flac] other Hold Steady posts at Largehearted Boy Lucinda Williams: 2008-07-28, Park City [flac]* other Lucinda Williams posts at Largehearted Boy MGMT: 2008-08-28, Washington [flac]* other MGMT posts at Largehearted ...

Beck Kicks Off Modern Guilt Tour Tonight in Reno
Pitchfork Media - Today — ... August 21, in the biggest little city in the world, the planet's biggest little funkateer (who isn't Prince), Beck, will embark on the first leg of his two-part North American tour. The jaunt sees Beck staying awfully close to the West Coast through the rest of August. When he picks back up again in mid-September, he'll bring the noise (and also, presumably, the funk) to a wide swath of the rest of the continent. Hot young things MGMT will support on a good portion of the dates. Of course, none of ...

Daily Downloads (Jenny Lewis, Restavrant, and more)
Largehearted Boy — ... of live shows, rarities, and demos available via bittorrent: Bon Iver: 2008-03-13, Austin [flac]* other Bon Iver posts at Largehearted Boy Gutter Twins: 2008-08-23, Warsaw [flac]* other Gutter Twins posts at Largehearted Boy Jason Isbell: 2008-08-22, Denver [flac] other Jason Isbell posts at Largehearted Boy MGMT: 2008-08-17, Lowlands festival [pal dvd]* other MGMT posts ...

New MGMT - Metanoia
Pretty Much Amazing! — ... Don’t worry, Andrew VanWyngarden assures all of us that the follow-up to the epicly psychedelic Oracular Spectacular (expected to be a double-album no less) will not be filled with dance music. Here’s what the MGMT boys had to say about it. ...

MGMT covers Laid Back at KCRW
ZME Music — ... The miraculous, extravagant, uber psyched out dance-punk duo, MGMT, dropped off by KCRW’s radio station yesterday, where they performed an awesome set. The powerful indie anthems, “Time to Pretend” and “Electric Feel,” were obviously the stand out songs, after all they’re the radio darlings, but the band surprised us by opting to also do a cover song. The victims covered artists were a ’80s Danish synth-pop band called ...

Daily Downloads (Dressy Bessy, Lambchop, and more)
Largehearted Boy — ... Bob Dylan posts at Largehearted Boy Bruce Springsteen: 2008-08-24, Kansas City [flac]* other Bruce Springsteen posts at Largehearted Boy Echo and the Bunnymen: 2008-09-16, London [flac]* other Echo and the Bunnymen posts at Largehearted Boy Husker Du: 1987-04-01, Minneapolis [flac]* other Husker Du posts at Largehearted Boy MGMT: 2008-09-17, KCRW [flac]* other MGMT posts at Largehearted ...

mp3 :: wilco + fleet foxes cover bob dylan
gorillavsbear.net — ... Released." All you have to do is pledge to vote in the 2008 election, but you were going to do that anyway, so not a bad deal. Recommended, if only to hear Tweedy's awesome forced falsetto: mp3: wilco + fleet foxes :: i shall be released (bob dylan) ************************************* elsewhere: While we're talking covers, here's another one, just uploaded by the adorable Little Boots. Here she tries her hand at MGMT's "Time To Pretend," armed with nothing but her voice and a Tenori-on: ...

Photos: Beck / MGMT [New York, NY; 10/08/08]
Pitchfork Media - Today — ... about the current economic crisis get him down. Nope, he's out there right now, creating jobs for venue employees, hatmakers, and people who manufacture groovy lighting displays on his current North American tour with MGMT. At his show last night at NYC's ...

Hear Change
Thighs Wide Shut — ... OK, so we missed all but one MGMT song cause we were too busy throwing TVs outta hotel rooms, and that sucked (the missing MGMT part, not the TV tossin), but we promises to see them another thyme cause they is totes rad y cool. anywho, in a short but very very berry sweet performance Beck was an A-Pro. he mixed bidness with pleasure, homework with heather, the freaks flocked together, and all the lesbians screamed. he was youthful, not youthless and the trails he blazed were chem-licious. the new tunes from ...

MGMT @ RCRD.LBL
Get Weird Turn Pro — ... DFA duo Holy Ghost! have given ’Of Birds, Moons and Monsters’ by MGMT a very nice disco dancing vibe and RCRD.LBL are currently hosting the remix. The track is previously unreleased although it’ll be getting a proper twelve-inch release soon through Lost In Records.         ...

Turkey-lurkey Doo : MGMT stiz + New Lily Allen
My Old Kentucky Blog — MGMT get in the Thanksgiving spirit while in Paris. There are a couple ladies in that vid I'd like to poke in the hontas. ZING!! ...

FINALLY
iwasthere — ... Du buzz, du buzz, du buzz, comme à peu près tous les groupes de Brooklyn qui ont bu un café à la fac avec les MGMT. Comparés aux Chairlift et autres babos folkeux, les Boy Crisis ont l'air fun. ...

MGMT's Time to Pretend is OMM's track of the year
Music: Music blog | guardian.co.uk — ... 1. Time to Pretend, MGMT 'This is our decision, to live fast and die young/We've got the vision, now let's have some fun,' sang Andrew VanWyngarden with dreamy insouciance on this satire on – or paean to? – rock's most shameful excesses. When he wrote the track with Ben Goldwasser in 2004, both were two wide-eyed Wesleyan college kids in Connecticut. As it turns out, Time to Pretend (originally titled The Mantis Sailing Home) proved less the in-joke and more a prophetic heralding of their future. Genre-blending psych-pop, the track became a freakbeat theme ...

Four Takes on the Most Overrated Moments of 2008
Culture Bully — ... [The Most Overrated Moments of 2008 by Chris DeLine] #1) MGMT’s live show I enjoyed the album well-enough, but the band’s show at The Entry back in February was horrible. Making matters worse, it was contrasted against the best Yeasayer set I’ve seen to date. (Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ...

Gramma’s Top 10 of 2008
speed of dark — ... who can resist the infectious joy of “Kids”? If it were played to coma victims, they would start tapping their fingers and soon get up and dance. When I finally gave in and listened to the whole album in one sitting, I had to admit that there is not a weak song on it. The original release was one of Indie Mom’s favorites of 2007; the major-label release this year gives me the opportunity to put it on my list. MGMT: Time To Pretend MySpace | Website | Columbia Records | BUY Indie Mom’s Favorite ...

Ask a Local: Jenifer Rea & Erin Mikulenka = Team Fabrication
Austinist — ... MGMT Oracular Spectacular. Got it. Everyone hearts MGMT. The most mashed and mixed album of 2008 & we say "Leave it alone!" maybe heard a coupla good ones, but please stop ruining this brilliant synth driven/indie pop/peppered with influences from across the Atlantic. You're missing out on the lyrics, the intricate keys, the secret creature sounds lurking in the background. What we love most: these are kids making this music and here we are in our 30s wishing we had the knowledge these guys do in their youth. "Time To Pretend" says "let's make some music make some money ...

IndieForBunnies Presents: THE 20 BEST ALBUM OF 2008
Indie For BUNNIES — ... #20) Primal Scream - Beautiful Future (B-Unique) REVIEW #19) Beck - Modern Guilt (Interscope) REVIEW #18) Spiritualized - Songs In A & E (Universal) REVIEW #17) Sigur Ros - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust (XL) REVIEW #16) R.E.M. - Accelerate (Warner Bros) REVIEW #15) MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (Columbia) REVIEW #14) Le Luci Della Centrale Elettrica - Canzoni Da ...

2008 - Top 12
Leaky Sparrow — ... not in Leaky Sparrow’s list... Radiohead is not mentioned? It’s a mistake and should be #1 - I bought the album the 1st of January - but I didn’t know what to do, in or out?... Some records were released before 2008? Yes, but for me they were all new. So why not In Rainbows? I don’t know… Please do enjoy the last days of 2008 and see you next year. In peace. 1 – Oracular Spectacular – MGMT (Columbia) Web: whoismgmt.com Music: MGMT - Destrokk .mp3 ...

75 Favorite Songs of 2008
Kofi's hat — [image] Whew, at long last, the first of the hat's year-end lists is done. More to come. 1. The Dears - "Disclaimer" (on Missiles . Live performance of part of the song... surely it's a single-in-waiting and a video is forthcoming...) 2. The Smashing Pumpkins - "Sunkissed" (on American Gothic . Audio-only video . The Smashing Pumpkins in "Zeitgeist"/interview mode: so annoying. Yet The Smashing Pumpkins in "Sunkissed"/"Again, Again, Again"-mode: enchanting. Come hear Billy Corgan's softer side.) 3. Jeremy Warmsley - "Lose My Cool" - on How We Became . This bloke ...

TOP TEN ALBUM 2008 di Roberto “Bobbi” Riva
Indie For BUNNIES — ... #4) MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (Columbia) Loro sono in due, da New York, e sono stati definiti la band che ha meglio rappresentato l’ultima stagione del rock alternativo, tant’è che i Chemical Brothers hanno deciso di produrgli il secondo album. Perché il primo merita, eccome se merita! La psichedelia è l’elemento centrale di tutto l’album, accompagnata da testi ‘visionari’ che hanno reso i brani qualcosa di etereo che, oltre al duo electro inglese, li fanno amare ...

Favorite Songs of '08 - #5-#1
Out the Other — Okay... this is it, with almost seven hours to spare: #5.  MGMT - "Kids" I saw MGMT at the same showcase where I saw Florence and the Machine - they were actually the reason we were there, because my sis and the friend we were with were both big fans.  Me? I was underwhelmed.  Hadn't really listened to Oracular Spectacular at that point, it was the end of a loooong and drunken day, and I just really wasn't feeling it.  Plus, I'm not even sure they played "Kids" that night.  But it didn't take too much longer for me to give the album ...

boner4mgmt: part five, 2008
IT'S THE MONEY SHOT!! — ... THE END? FAT FUCKIN' CHANCE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - BUY IT - SITE IT - SPACE IT - HYPE IT - WIK IT - ...

TOP TEN ALBUM 2008 di Giuseppe “Mr. Soft” Muci
Indie For BUNNIES — ... #4) MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (Columbia) Una discarica di suoni, dalla psichedelia seventies alla new rave Klaxoniana passando per Ziggy Stardust ed i Flaming Lips, chitarre e synth, un elogio alla follia, un disco acido e freak, visionario e danzereccio. I MGMT sfuggono alle definizioni, e si collocano tra le più inattese sorprese dell’anno. O sono dei geni completamente fusi, oppure ci stanno prendendo per il culo, tutti. ...

Who's In Charge Here?
The Devil Has The Best Tuna — ... Devil has one of the tracks for you to download courtesy of Cantora Records. Go Try MP3 - MGMT - Destrokk If anyone from the IFPI is reading this track is published with the permission of Cantora Records and Yukon Promotions so please refrain from alleging infringement of copyright. Go Visit MGMT - Myspace // Website Label - Cantora Records // Cantora Records Myspace

STOP ME’s: Top 100 Tracks Of 2008
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before —

STOP ME’s: Top 100 Tracks Of 2008
music like dirt — ... ) ( Website ) [image] 3. GRACE JONES - Williams’ Blood“Finally she told me, Grandpa Dan travelled, playing on the road, with Nat King Cole” Grace sings of the the dangerous streak she’s inherited from her mother’s side of the family (Note the location of the apostrophe). ‘Williams’ Blood’ is glorious Disco and heavenly Gospel with a truly liberating chorus of “Let me fly!”. Listen for the ghostly recording of her mother, singing ‘Amazing Grace’ at the end. ( ...

Take A Deep Breath
The Devil Has The Best Tuna — City Breathing Genre: Indie / Experimental / Rock From: Brooklyn, New York United States After a year in which Brooklyn moved to the centre of the musical universe with the meteoric rise of bands like MGMT, Battles, Yeasayer, Gang Gang Dance, Dirty Projectors and Grizzly Bear it's easy to yawn and look the other way when yet another ...

MGMT Grapple with the President of France
Pitchfork Media - Today — ... Psych-pop duo MGMT don't exactly scream "politics"-- unless there happens to be a referendum on glittery stuffed dogs or vaguely Native American duds in the works, we're guessing these guys don't download Rachel Maddow podcasts on the regular. But the pair are now in the middle of a contentious copyright battle with President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, according to ...

MGMT Playing Prospect Park Bandshell Tickets On Sale Friday
Bumpershine.com — MGMT will be playing a benefit show for the Celebrate Brooklyn! concert series on July 1, 2009 at the Prospect Park Bandshell. Tickets for that show go on sale to the general public Friday, March 13th at 12:00 PM, (the American Express presale going on now). I’ve also started keeping track of the Celebrate Brooklyn! shows on this page over here. ...

David Byrne Added To Celebrate Brooklyn! Opening Night Gala, Animal Collective Add Second Show + Unofficial Schedule
Bumpershine.com — The big news out of the Borough of Kings today is that David Byrne will kick off the opening night festivities at Celebrate Brooklyn! this year with a free* performance at the Prospect Park bandshell on June 8, 2009. In other CB news, Animal Collective, whose August 14 show at the bandshell has been selling well, have added a second benefit performance on August 15. Tickets for that show go on sale April 8, 2009 (today) at noon. I gotta say, with Bob Dylan last year and David ...

MGMT settles legal fight with French government
News Briefs — ... concerning indie band MGMT and President Sarkozy's political party, the Union for a Popular Movement, has come to a close according to a statement released by the band on its website on Friday. After refusing the government's initial response to pay the band a symbolic one-Euro fee and then threatening to sue, the band agreed to a settlement fee, which they will donate to artists' rights organizations. The fact that the UPM was in the middle of a legislative battle against filesharing at the time it used the song only added to MGMT's frustration since the statement reads the ...

Ben Lee returns, saves Venus, Earth…the universe.
The Yellow Stereo — ... Cheating at Board Games contains quite the commentary on just how bad things have gotten in the world, but don’t worry, he still dashes some hope, freedom and love in there along with the dismay. Come to think of it, that’s what Ben Lee has always done and this album may very well be his best example of that talent. If you are lucky enough to get your hands on the 2 disc Australian edition of this album then you can also hear Ben’s rendition of MGMT’s Kids and Hunters and Collectors ...

Legal Action: Flaming Lips, Snoop Dogg, MGMT
Daily Noise Blog | SPIN.com — ... The Brooklyn electro duo has settled their issues with France's Union For A Popular Movement party, after it used their song "Kids" in a campaign advertisement without permission. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a member of the party, has reportedly agreed to give the band a settlement fee (30,000 euros or $39,050), which MGMT plan to donate to an artists' rights organization. The band declared said victory via an announcement on their website titled, "MGMT Waterloo with France fini!!" adding graciously, "Thank you France for the wonderful food. C'est bon." ...

Bonnaroo Preview: MGMT
Out the Other — ... Why am I going on about second chances? Because the first time I saw MGMT, I pretty much hated them. Not like loathed-them-so-much-I-walked-out, but given the opportunity, I probably would have bailed mid-set. It was at SXSW in 2008, I really hadn't heard anything off of ...

MGMT gets $39,000 from French political party
melophobe - concert reviews and concert photos — ... MGMT posted a hilarious response to the settlement on its web site: “Normally MGMT steers clear of mixing music and politics, but the fact that the UMP used our song without permission while simultaneously pushing anti-piracy legislation seemed a little wack. We believe that access to music benefits both the musicians and the fans, and has undoubtedly helped spread our music around the globe, while also expanding our personal musical collections. We didn’t want to be “typical Americans” and sue, despite the amazing monetary benefit and ...

Celebrate Brooklyn! 2009 Schedule Released Monday
Bumpershine.com — Bonnie Raitt and Taj Majhal This will all become official tomorrow (May 4), but until then, here’s what I’ve dug up so far (except for the benefit shows and David Byrne, it’s all still “unofficial”): Celebrate Brooklyn! 2009 Unofficial Schedule 06/08/09 David Byrne (Opening Night Gala) 06/11/09 Goran Bregovic 06/19/09 King David Rudder 06/20/09 La Nave De Los Monstruos (Mexican Science Fiction Film), with live score by Ethel and Gutbucket 06/25/09 ...

Passion Pit - Manners
Austin Town Hall — Rating: 3 out of 5 stars To refer to this as one of the most anticipated albums thus far this year is probably an understatement; throw out Grizzly Bear and this is the album everyone wanted to hear.  Passion Pit finally have a full length, Manners, to help you make up your mind; are they worth all this hype?   You’ll have to make up your own mind on that one, as this album is sure to be a polarizing one for many listeners.  It builds upon the promise of the bands Chunk of Change EP, but does it go much further than the ...

MGMT “Kids” Video
Culture Bully — Home Video MGMT “Kids” Video Submitted by Chris DeLine on June 3, 2009 – 11:43 pm No Comment Official | MySpace | Wikipedia Also : MGMT on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Bookmark and Share rss_icon twitter2 facebook-icon myspace Leave a comment! Click here to cancel reply Add your comment below, or trackback from your own site. You can also subscribe to these comments via RSS. Be nice. Keep it clean. Stay on topic. No spam. Name (required) Mail (will not ...

CONTEST: Passion Pit Ticket Giveaway!!
It's Not The Band I Hate, It's Their Fans — ... -ish soul, this should be this year's Time To Pretend. Even the children's singalong chorus doesn't irritate me the way that it should. Quite the contrary, it suits the song well and I think that I actually like it better than MGMT's anthem of last year. By the time we get to the first single from the album, track 4 The Reeling, it becomes obvious that Passion Pit are more than just a solid pop band. The hooks in these songs, coupled with Angelakos' introspective lyrics mean that these songs are not simply contagious pop songs that wear out their ...

MGMT Release a New “Kids” Video
Borangutan — ... much I dig their new video for “Kids”.  There are only so many things you can teach a toddler to do when it comes to acting.  Now sure, you can teach them to out act Alec Baldwin, but to feign terror as depicted in this video?  I think not, they clearly scared the living hell out of the kid.  Poor little guy. I’m having flashbacks of the original Ghostbusters.  It’s not good like it should be. Incidentally, are those giant cockroach men attacking him at the beginning? Links MGMT - Website / ...

VIOLENS: Doomed (MGMT Remix)
HardCandyMusic.com - pop, electronic + indie music. — The perfect end to this weekend comes with a low key track by VIOLENS. It gets a slight remix treatment by MGMT, leaving most of the original intact. DOOMED (MGMT REMIX) Video below. ...

[Concert-Goers: The Curfew Breaker]
Both Sides of the Mouth — ... inclination towards anything that isn't the Jonas Brothers, I can't help but wonder why the little pre-teen isn't at home sleeping. At least she's safe while she's out at night, the curfew breaker more than likely brought some friends along with her, and they absolutely loooove talking (the whole time). Artist name leads to site and all songs are right click - save as: Abernethy - Unforgettably Young Deerhoof - Kidz Are So Small MGMT - Kids ...

MGMT TO PLAY PAIR OF GIGS WITH PAUL MCCARTNEY
The Music Slut — [image] 06.26.09 MGMT TO PLAY PAIR OF BOSTON GIGS WITH PAUL MCCARTNEY [image] Catch both acts at: August 5: Boston - Fenway Park August 6: Boston - Fenway Park Visit MGMT at their official site. MGMT recently remixed a Violens tune. MP3: MGMT - Destrokk Posted by m | 1:55 pm | Topics: mgmt , paul mccartney No comments yet. Be the first. Leave a reply name (required) email ( will not be shown ) (required) website Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the ...

Red Wire Black Wire at the Middle East
Ryan's Smashing Life — ... CAN'T DEFUSE THIS ONE: There has been a lot of underground buzz around tonight's headlining act at the Middle East Upstairs... Brooklyn 5 piece Red Wire Black Wire make bombastic, modern noise - cut from the same cloth as MGMT and ...

DOWNLOAD: MGMT - Destrokk
RCRD LBL — Before MGMT were gallivanting around the world as festival headliners and hanging out with Bill Murray, they were just another two students from Wesleyan University with huge boners for the eminently excellent proto-electro group Suicide. That influence didn't really come through on Oracular Spectacular but it did on their first record, the Time To Pretend EP, originally released through Cantora Records in 2005. Cantora, who also championed early music from Violens and ...

Generationals - Con Law
Austin Town Hall —  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars New Orleans duo, Generationals, seem to have flown beneath the radar for quite some time, that is until Park the Van Records, home to Dr. Dog, decided to release their album Con Law.  The record crosses various rivers of genre, yet always staying familiar in the listener’s ear.  Here we have a complete album of pop celebration that will surely tide us over for the rest of the summer.  When “Nobody Could Change Your Mind” ...

Blast from the Past: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Let's Face It
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — ... (101.9 for those searching the dial at home). The new station's boast is that they are "The New York Rock Experience" playing popular rock bands and local New York bands like the up-and-coming MGMT or ...

All Points West: Sunday's Must See Acts!!!
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — ... Echo & the Bunnymen are great! There is no denying this. But seriously, they are the 3rd biggest band playing on Sunday!?!?! They are best known for having their (arguably) best song covered by Pavement! Come on people! All Points West really dropped the ball on this third day. Didn't Paul McCartney play Coachella? Which is done by the same people! Listen: Echo & the Bunnymen - "The Killing Moon" Who: MGMT Where: Bullet When: 9:35pm - end ...

Rock En Seine Day Three: Sunday 30th Of August
Cougar Microbes are marching in like army ants... — ... MGMT seem to be the band every Parisien kid has been waiting to see judging by the size of the massive audience that is flowing under the main stage. Bohemian clothes and fluorescent face paint are very much a must for the next performance. In the build up to this festival I was thinking their album has such a distinctive studio sound to it that it could potentially sound hollow played live. I shouldn’t have worried, the band let loose on extended jams and instrumental jams and show they can pull all the moves for what is very much a rock n roll show.  With the familiar ...

MGMT Give New Album Details
INDIEBLOGHEAVEN — MGMT Give New Album Details Mgmt MGMT went down to Malibu to do their new album called Congratulations , and now we get word it will be out the first part of next year. It's expected to be a darker affair, dealing with all the problems that have came up since the guys have made it big.  Spacemen 3 co-founder Pete "Sonic Boom" Kember is said to be producing.  12:32 PM in music news | Permalink Digg This | Save to del.icio.us

Treasure Island Day 1: Escape to Hipster Camp
URB Magazine Daily Blogs — ... D.A.N.C.E., a nod to the French masters who rocked the island last year. The set left something to be desired, however. Alternating between high, intense bangers and oddly mellow numbers, the set wasn t very cohesive. They did close with a remix of Queen s Bohemian Rhapsody, which turned into a huge sing-along and was an ode to the late DJ A.M. (rest his soul) who would frequently spin the song in his sets. MSTRKRFT photo by Stephen Loh MSTRKRFT Stephen Loh [image] Aylin Zafar MGMT finished things off, the beautiful San Francisco skyline serving as the perfect backdrop ...

Devendra Banhart :: What Will We Be
Muzzle of Bees | Music Blog: MP3 Downloads, Videos, News, Tour Dates, Giveaways — ... Roxy Music,” Banhart indulges in 70’s disco rock. Loaded with fat analog synthesizers and a rock-solid disco beat, Banhart and his choir yelp “Tonight, we’re gonna find our lovers/tonight, we’re gonna find our man!” As the title alludes to, there is a nod to Roxy Music’s arty sway and bop; Bryan Ferry would be right at home singing lead on the track. MGMT could cover the song and a lot of people would probably assume it was the latest, hottest MGMT single, tailor-made for Urban Outfitters’ in-store playlists across the globe. And ...