The original was removed from youtube, and this new version only has a snippet of audio. The surprises keep coming from Jack White on his Lazaretto tour. After covering Jay Z’s “99 Problems” at a recent stop, the reigning king of the blues covered New Zealand pop-princess Lorde’s chart topper, but with a decidedly Whitean […]
It’s no secret: I love Phantogram. I’d also say “Black Out Days” is my favorite track from this years full-length Voices, which is a strong contender for my top-10 albums of 2014. This rendition feels lighter, not as passionate as the original. The tempo dropped, verbed out square waves became more prominent, but the track […]
Jack White gave the attendees of Forecastle Music Festival an unexpected surprise last weekend when he covered “99 Problems” during the white stripes song, “Icky Thump.” Considering we’re still in the post-divorce phase of Jack White’s career and his recent words about not speaking to Meg White, I have to wonder if that choice isn’t […]
I love Weezer. Some of my fondest memories from high school are of driving around with a car full of people singing Pinkerton with it cranked to top volume. Today’s newset track is an anthem for the old days, a tribute to an era of discovery, when they were still unsure about whether this is […]
Maybe it’s just the bro in me, but I kind of like Diplo. It’s not that I listen to his stuff everyday, but I have had a lot of fun at Diplo shows over the years. Today, he released the “Andre Agassi Remix” of Lorde’s “Tennis Courts,” and it’s a bass heavy groove laden mid-set […]
Listen here: Canada’s Claire Boucher posted a song she made with Dev from Majical Cloudz on her tumblr page today. The track was written in 2009 about an especially cantankerous cat they had. She writes: found this song on my computer that me and dev of majical cloudz made in like 2009 about our cat […]
Good news and bad news. Good news: Jenny Lewis released the first video from her upcoming album The Voyager today. “Just One of the Guys” features appearances from Kristen Stewart, Brie Larson, and Anne Hathaway, all dressed as the worst kind of men. “There’s only one difference between you and me / When I look at myself […]
Weird Al took on the biggest song of last spring with his new track, “Tacky.” The song parodies Pharrell Williams’ hit, “Happy,” and was produced by Nerdist. It features Guest appearances from comedians Aisha Tyler, Margaret Cho, Eric Stonestreet, Kristen Schaal and Jack Black, the video shot on location at the historic Palace Theatre in […]
Is this lineup solid enough to entice you to attend something sponsored by the Chive? Vote Below! Chive Fest Denver, a new music festival sponsored by the eponymous website, that has previously made stops in Seattle, Dallas, and Chicago, announced their lineup today. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and Cold War Kids are set to […]
