The Interface ? Handpicked live performances from Spinner.com
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Spinner.com?s The Interface features live performances from artists we love. Catch up on past shows featuring Neko Case, Tinted Windows, Glasvegas, Peter Bjorn and John, plus lots more.
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The Cribs
With Mr. Johnny Marr adding some extra flavor, these North England boys bring their triumphant sound to the Interface stage.
Beach House
The dream-pop duo conjures pretty soundscapes in our New York studio.
Motion City Soundtrack
The pop-punkers bring a lively, plugged-in set to our L.A. studio with tracks from new album 'My Dinosaur Life.'
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile brings her powerful voice and infectious alt-country stylings to the Interface studio.
Surfer Blood
The Floridian surf rock quintet brings foot-tappingly good tunes to the Interface stage.
Nite Jewel
Nite Jewel's Ramona Gonzalez and friends fill our L.A. studio with their pleasingly luxurious, layered synth sounds.
Spinner Rewind 2009 Part 1
This retrospective episode looks back on 2009 performances from Grizzly Bear, Tegan and Sara, Phoenix, Mastodon and more.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
The 10-piece ensemble brings happy-clappy tunes with a retro feel to the Interface stage.
Swell Season
The 'Once' duo returns to the Interface stage with songs from new album 'Strict Joy.'
Temper Trap
The Antipodean atmospheric rockers bring their panoramic sound and a stirring falsetto to the Interface stage.
Jack Penate
Endlessly energetic and always optimistic, the likeable London lad makes a return to the Interface stage with a bigger, more layered sound that echoes with lessons learned yet retains his upbeat, heart-on-sleeve outlook.
The Avett Brothers
I and Love and You
January Wedding
The Perfect Space
Slight Figure of Speech
Tegan and Sara
Canadian sister act Tegan and Sara perform tracks from new album 'Sainthood.'
Gossip
The funk punk trio take control of the Interface studio serving up groovy big beats and earth-shattering vocals.
Japandroids
Darkness on the Edge of Gastown
Heart Sweats
The Boys Are Leaving Town
Young Hearts Spark Fire
Little Boots
New in Town
Mathematics
Meddle
Stuck on Repeat
Mew
The Danish threepiece brings shoegaze, prog and arena rock to the Interface stage.
Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson
Yorn and actress-turned-singer Johansson perform tracks from their duets project, 'Break Up.'
Trashcan Sinatras
Got Carried Away
Easy on the Eye
I Hung My Harp Upon The Windows
In the Music
I Wish You'd Met Her
Diane Birch
The Michigan-born singer-songwriter casts a warm glow over the Interface with tracks from debut 'Bible Belt.'
The Dodos
The group's thunderous drums, frantic strums and soaring vocals have given the alt-folk movement the shot in the arm it so desperately needed. With the new addition of vibraphone player Keaton Snyder, the Dodos continue to evolve and keep us listenin... (more)
Joe Pernice
Found a Little Baby
Amazing Glow
How Can I Compare
Soul and Fire
Cage the Elephant
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked
Back Against the Wall
Lotus
Tiny Little Robots
Noisettes
Wild Young Hearts
Saturday Night
Never Forget You
Don't Upset The Rhythm
Regina Spektor
Laughing With
The Calculation
Time Is All Around
Us from (500) Days of Summer Motion Picture Soundtrack
Ida Marie
Oh My God
Forgive Me
I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
Morning Light
Stella
Sigur Rós
Við spilum endalaust
Fljótavík
Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
Illgresi
Gaslight Anthem
Film Noir
Great Expectations
Old White Lincoln
The '59 Sound
Miniature Tigers
Cannibal Queen
Hot Venom
Japanese Woman
The Wolf
Grizzly Bear
Ready, Able
Two Weeks
While You Wait for the Others
Cheerleader
Silversun Pickups
Growing Old Is Getting Old
Panic Switch
Sort Of
The Royal We
Cut Off Your Hands
Expectations
It Doesn't Matter
Oh Girl
Turn Cold
Tinted Windows
Back With You
Can't Get Read On You
Kind of A Girl
Messing With My Head
Chairlift
Bruises
Earwig Town
Evident Utensil
Territory
Peter Bjorn and John
It Don't Move Me
Just The Past
Lay It Down
Living Thing
Nothing To Worry About
Neko Case
Middle Cyclone
People Got A Lotta Nerve
Don't Forget Me
I'm An Animal
Black Kids
I'm Not Gomma Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
Hurricane Jane
I Wanna Be Your Limousine
Partie Traumatic
My Christian Name
Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo)
of Montreal
Beware Our Nubile Miscreants
Death Is Not A Parallel Move
Triphallus, To Punctuate! / Touched Something's Hollow / An Eluardian Instance
Glasvegas
It's My Own Cheating heart That Makes Me Cry
Geraldine
Daddy's Gone
Flowers and Football Tops
Deerhoof
+81
My Purple Past
Spirit Ditties of No Tone
The Tears and Music of Love
Interview
Annuals
Always Do
Confessor
Hair Don't Grow
Hot Night Hounds
Best of Interface 2008 Part 2
Passion Pit, Sleepyhead
Jay Reatard, See/Saw
The Night Marchers, Scene Report
Jamie Lidell, Another Day
Alkaline Trio feat. Teagan Quin, Wake Up Exhausted
Nada Surf, See These Bones
Best of Interface 2008 Part 1
MGMT, Electric Feel
The Hold Steady, Constructive Summer
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, How Long Do I Have to Wait for You?
Adele, Chasing Pavements
Drive-By Truckers, A Ghost to Most
Cut Copy, Hearts on Fire
Neil Halstead
'Paint a Face'
'Oh! Mighty Engine'
'Queen Bee'
'No Mercy For The Muse'
'Witless or Wise'
School of Seven Bells
'Chain'
'Half Asleep'
'My Cabal'
Menahan Street Band
Make the Road by Walking
The Contender
The Wolf
Home Again!
Karina
Cold War Kids
'Something Is Not Right With Me'
'Everyman I Fall For'
'I've Seen Enough'
'Coffee Spoon'
MGMT
'Pieces of What'
'Electric Feel'
'The Handshake'
'Future Reflections'
Margot And The Nuclear So And So's
'There's Talk of Mineshafts'
'I Am a Lightening Rod'
'My Baby (Shoots Her Mouth Off)'
'As Tall as Cliffs'
Passion Pit
'I've Got Your Number'
'Live to Tell the Tale'
'Sleepyhead'
'Smile Upon Me'
Japanese Motors
'Single Fins & Safety Pins'
'Spendin' Days'
'Better Trends'
'B.N.E.'
Night Marchers
'Closed for Inventory'
'21st Century Life'
'Too Many Questions'
Tokyo Police Club
'Tessellate'
'The Harrowing Adventures Of'
'Nature of the Experiment'
'Centennial'
Alkaline Trio
'Wake Up Exhausted'
'Help Me'
'Calling All Skeletons'
'Do You Want to Know'
Billy Bragg
'I Keep Faith'
'Farm Boy'
'Almost Killed You'
'O Freedom'
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
'Half Awake (Deb)'
'You Could Write a Book'
'Dead Right'
'Think I Wanna Die'
Mates Of State
Like You Crazy
My Only Offer
The Re-Arranger
You Are Free
The Hold Steady
Construcktive Summer
Sequestered in Memphos
Navy Sheets
Stay Positive
Joke About Jamaica
Best Of Interface
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, 'How Long Do I Have to Wait'
Jamie Lidell, 'Another Day'
Adele, 'Chasing Pavements'
Does it Offend You, Yeah?, 'We are Rockstars'
Drive-By Truckers, 'A Ghost to Most'
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, 'Falling Slowly'
N... (more)
Datarock
'Computer Camp Love'
'Sex Me Up'
'Princess'
'Fa Fa Fa'
Jamie Lidell 2008
'Another Day'
'Little Bit of Feel Good'
'Where'd You Go'
'Game for Fools'
Old 97's
'Early Morning'
'Dance With Me'
'My Two Feet'
'Barrier Reef'
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
'We Are Rockstars'
'Attack of the 60 Ft Lesbian Octopus'
'With a Heavy Heart (I Regret to Inform You)'
Bob Mould
'Again and Again'
'Circles'
'If I Can't Change Your Mind'
'Makes No Sense at All'
Mocean Worker
'Changes'
'Tickle It'
'Chick A Boom Boom Boom'
'Shake Ya Boogie'
Kaki King
'Life Being What It Is'
'Saving Days in a Frozen Head'
'Bone Chaos in the Castle'
'Sad America'
Adele
'Chasing Pavements'
'Make You Feel My Love'
'Melt My Heart To Stone'
'Hometown Glory'
Cut Copy
'So Haunted'
'Lights and Music'
'Far Away'
'Hearts on Fire'
Alice Smith
'Gary Song'
'Dream'
'Know That I'
'Love Endeavor'
'Do I'
Eric Bachmann
Web in Front
Devil's Train
Little Bird
Run, Lt., Run
Mike Doughty
27 Jennifers
Fort Hood
Looking at the world from the Bottom of a Well
Put It Down
White Lexus
Drive-By Truckers
'The Home Front'
'A Ghost to Most'
'I'm Sorry Houston'
'The Opening Act'
Nada Surf
'See These Bones'
'I Like What You Say'
'Here Goes Something'
'Ice on the Wing'
'Whose Authority'
Interview
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
'Falling Slowly'
'Once'
'When Your Mind's Made Up'
'Interview'
Nicole Atkins
'Maybe Tonight'
'Together We're Both Alone'
'Brooklyn's On Fire!'
'War Torn'
'Neptune City'
'Interview'
Matt Costa 2008
'Cigarette Eyes'
'Mr. Pitiful'
'Miss Magnolia'
'Never Looking Back'
'Interview'
Kimya Dawson & Adam Green
'Anyone Else But You'
'Loose Lips'
'I Like Giants'
'Tire Swing'
'Interview'
Sharon Jones
'I'm Not Gonna Cry'
'How Long Do I Have To Wait?'
'100 Days, 100 Nights'
'Keep On Looking'
Earlimart
'The Little Things'
'Gonna Break Your Heart'
'Don't Think about Me'
'Bloody Nose'
Interview
The Interface: Best of 2007 Part 2
Tegan & Sara, 'Back in Your Head'
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, 'Weapon of Choice'
The National, 'Apartment Story'
Bloc Party, 'This Modern Love'
Spoon, 'I Summon You'
The Interface: Best of 2007 Part 1
Part 1 of the Interface's 2007 highlights
Rogue Wave, 'Lake Michigan'
Rodrigo y Gabriela,'Diablo Rojo'
Sea Wolf,' You're a Wolf'
The Budos Band, 'Chicago Falcon'
Voxtrot, 'Kid Gloves'
Film School
Film School Interface Set List
'Two Kinds'
'Compare'
'Lectirc'
'Interview'
Jens Lekman
'The Opposite of Hallelujah'
'A Postcard to Nina'
'Shirin'
'Friday Night at the Drive-in Bingo'
'Interview'
Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf Interface Setlist
· 'Black Dirt'
· 'Middle Distance Runner'
· 'Winter Windows'
· 'You're a Wolf'
· Interview
Stars
Stars Interface Setlist
· 'Take Me to the Riot'
· 'Midnight Coward'
· 'Ghost of Genova Heights'
· 'Window Bird'
· Interview
Rogue Wave
Rogue Wave Interface Setlist
'Chicago'
'Lullabye'
'Lake Michigan'
Interview
Uh Huh Her
Uh Huh Her Interface Setlist
'Mystery Lights'
'Run'
'Say So'
'Explode'
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco Setlist
'Both Hands'
'Present / Infant'
'Shameless'
'You Had Time'
Interview
The Rentals
The Rentals Interface Setlist
'Life Without a Brain'
'Last Romantic Day'
'A Little Bit of You In Everything'
'Sweetness and Tenderness'
Interview
Jose Gonzalez
Jose Gonzalez Interface Setlist 2007
'How Low'
'Crosses'
'Down The Line'
Interview
Black Lips
Black Lips Interface Setlist:
'How Do You Tell A Child Someone Has Died?'
'Bad Kids'
'Lock and Key'
Interview
The Budos Band
Full set
· 'Ride Or Die'
· 'Budos Rising'
· 'Origin Of Man'
· 'Chicago Falcon'
· Interview
Hot Hot Heat
Full set
· 'Harmonicas & Tambourines'
· 'Let Me In'
· 'Outta Heart'
· 'Middle of Nowhere'
· Interview
Editors 2007
Editors 2007 Interface
· 'The Racing Rats'
· 'Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors'
· 'Bones'
· Interview
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice Interface Podcast
· 'White Dove'
· 'The Tower'
· 'Numbered Lithograph'
· 'The Parade'
· Interview
Art Brut
Art Brut Interface Setlist
'Pump Up the Volume'
'Post Soothing Out'
'Direct Hit'
'Good Weekend'
Tegan and Sara
Tegan And Sara Interface tracklisting:
'Back In Your Head'
'The Con'
'Nineteen'
'Dark Come Soon'
Rodrigo Y Gabriella
Rodrigo Y Gabriella Interface Tracklisting:
'Diablo Rojo'
'Juan Loco'
'Orion' [Metallica Cover] (Not Available in podcast for copyright reasons. goto spinner.com for stream)
'Tamacun'
Josh Rouse
Josh Rouse Interface Podcast 2007
'Domesticated Lovers'
'Hollywood Bass Player'
'London Bridges'
'Sweetie'
Bloc Party
Bloc Party Interface
'I Still Remember'
'So Here We Are'
'This Modern Love'
'Someday'
Interview
Mando Diao
Mando Diao Interface Setlist
'Long Before Rock 'N' Roll'
'Song for Aberdeen'
'Down In The Past'
'God Knows'
Interview
Cloud Cult
Cloud Cult Interface Setlist
'Chemicals Collide'
'Pretty Voice'
'Take Your Medicine'
Interview
The Format
Interface Setlist
'Snails'
'She Doesn't Get It'
'The Compromise'
'Swans'
The Little Ones
The Little Ones Interface Setlist
'Oh, MJ!'
'Face the Facts'
'Lovers Who Uncover'
The Comas
The Comas Interface Setlist
'Red Microphones'
'Come My Sunshine'
'Now I'm A Spider'
'New Wolf'
of Montreal
of Montreal Interface Setlist
1. 'Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse'
2. 'Lysergic Bliss'
3. 'The Past Is A Grotesque Animal'
Youth Group
Youth Group Interface
- 'Start Today Tomorrow'
- 'Sicily'
- 'Sorry'
- 'The Destruction of Laurel Canyon'
- Interview
Maria Taylor
1. Maria Taylor represents half of the indie-folk duo Azure Ray.
2. The multi-instrumentalist has collaborated with Bright Eyes, Moby, David Barbe and Crooked Fingers.
3. She started her music career at age 15, releasing two albums with her band Litt... (more)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
The California based goth-folk trio formed when bassist Robert Levon Been and guitarist Peter Hayes met in high-school and later added English transplant Nick Jago.
The band was originally named The Elements before renaming themselves after Marlon... (more)
Land of Talk
1. The Montreal post-punk trio combines the aggression and melody of Fugazi mashed with '90s alt-rock.
2. Singer Elizabeth Powell started her musical journey at the age of 14 and tried a solo career before joining Land of Talk.
3. For all the (well-d... (more)
EL-P
1. Jamie Meline (aka EL-P) is co-founder and CEO of the genre-defining Definitive Jux label.
2. EL-P is the son of jazz pianist.
3. Has remixed Nine Inch Nails and had Trent Reznor contribute guest vocals to 'Flyentology'
4. Was part of the influenti... (more)
The Interface: Year 1 Retrospective
The Interface celebrates its first anniversary with a retrospective podcast of our favorite moments.
The Softlightes
1. Softlightes are an electro-tinged indie-pop outfit from So Cal that formed from the remnants of the Incredible Moses Leroy.
2. Singer Ron Fountenberry is an admitted M.C. Hammer and Bobby Brown fan.
3. The band was signed by Austrailian indie ... (more)
Chin Up Chin Up
1. The quintet comprises ex-members of Nymb, Punjab and the Narrator.
2. After releases on bassist Jesse Woghin's Flameshovel Label, the band made its home at Suicide Squeeze.
3. They've toured with Appleseed Cast, the Mercury Program, Pedro the Lio... (more)
Ted Leo
1. He is a punk veteran who got his start in bands including Citizens Arrest, Chisel and the Sin-Eaters.
2. Leo is a strict vegan, and is pretty good at guessing who else is.
3. He is armed with an English degree from the University of Notre Dame.
4.... (more)
Peter Bjorn and John
-The Swedish trio achieved indie-rock fame with 2006 single 'Young Folks' and its maddeningly catchy whistling.
-The band recorded this performance during their very first visit to New York.
-'Young Folks' was featured in the hit TV show 'Grey's Anat... (more)
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs won Brit Awards for 'Best Group', 'Best British Rock Act' and 'Best Live Act' in 2006.
The band was named after the South African Kaizer Chiefs Football Club.
Performed at LIVE8 in 2005... sort of. They actually played before the conc... (more)
Cold War Kids
- Cold War Kids spent three weeks flying cross-country to play a series of shows in New York and Los Angeles.
- The band members are big fans of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and would like him to come to their show.
- Cold War Kids comes from a poem ... (more)
Dustin Kensrue
1. Dustin Kensrue is most well-known as the lead singer and guitarist for the Southern California post-hardcore band Thrice.
2. His solo album was originally titled 'Ursus Veritas,' a Latin pun on the phrase bare/bear truth.
3. Kensrue's lyrics oft... (more)
Annuals
1. The average age of the band members is 20, making them too young to enter most shows they play.
2. The band has toured with the likes of the Dears and Flaming Lips\
3. Each member is a multi-instrumentalist, and live shows often have two drummers.... (more)
Pablo
1. Pablo are one big family consisting of singer Paul Schalda, his brother Will, and Paul's
wife, Maggie, along with the Strandberg brothers, Michael and Brian.
2. They are touring with longtime friend Kevin Devine and are also serving
as his backi... (more)
Matt Costa
1. Matt Costa is a pro-skater turned successful musician.
2. He didn't play the guitar seriously until a broken leg kept him off his skateboard for a year
3. His big break came when one of his homemade demos was discovered by No Doubt guitarist Tom D... (more)
The Slip
5 things (to write on your hand) about The Slip
1. The trio recently toured with My Morning Jacket.
2. All three band members attended the Berklee School of Music but quit to focus on their first album, 'From the Gecko.'
3. Reformed hippies, they'... (more)
The Hold Steady
5 things (to write on your hand) about The Hold Steady
1. Formed in Brooklyn from the ashes of Minneapolis' Lifter Puller.
2. The Hold Steady acknowledge a debt to hometown heroes Bob Mould and Paul Westerberg.
3. The group's obtuse yet intriguing... (more)
The Black Angels
5 things (to write on your hand) about The Black Angels:
1. Took their name from the Velvet Underground's 'The Black Angel's Death Song'
2. Formed a mere 2 years ago in Austin, TX.
3. Once acted as the backing band for the Brian Jonestown Massac... (more)
Snowden
5 things (to write on your hand) about Snowden:
1. Snowden was named after a character appearing in Joseph Heller's Catch-22.
2. Currently on tour with every blogger's favorite, ¡Forward, Russia!
3. Gave away their entire debut EP free on their ... (more)
Mojave 3
5 things (to write on your hand) about Mojave 3:
1. Formed in 1995 out of the remnants of the seminal shoegazer band Slowdive.
2. Even though you wouldn't expect it from a Brit, Neil is a complete surfing fanatic and has been doing it for well over... (more)
Kevin Devine
5 things (to write on your hand) about Kevin Devine:
1. Was the former frontman of post-punk band Miracle of '86
2. His latest record 'Put Your Ghost to Rest' was produced by Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smith, Beck)
3. Although he is a 'Brooklyn Boy' h... (more)
TV On The Radio
5 things (to write on your hand) about TV On The Radio
1. We did some digging, and we think TVOTR may have lifted their new album's title from a Rosie O'Donnell film called 'Riding the Bus With My Sister.'
2. Lead singer Tunde is an accomplished an... (more)
The Decemberists
5 things (to write on your hand) about the Decemberists
1. Named after the Russian Decemberist Revolt.
2. Were the first to distribute a music video via BitTorrent.
3. Orangina is the official drink of the band.
4. Petra Haden of That Dog was a... (more)
Grizzly Bear
5 things (to write on your hand) about grizzly bear
1. The 'Yellow House' LP was recorded in singer ED Droste's mother's
house in Boston
2. Met the TV on the Radio guys by working at a Williamsburg Coffee shop.
3. The band's name comes from Ed ... (more)
Noel Gallagher
5 things (to write on your hand) about Noel Gallagher:
1. Auditioned for (but didn't get) the lead singer role in the Inspiral Carpets in 1998. He became the band's guitar tech instead.
2. Was so inspired by Johnny Marr of the Smiths that he purch... (more)
M. Ward
5 things (to write on your hand) about M. Ward:
1. Once played in Rodriguez which was produced by Jason Lytle of Grandaddy.
2. Co-produced Jenny Lewis' 'Rabbit Fur Coat.'
3. Has amazing finger-picking guitar skills ala John Fahey.
4. Played gu... (more)
Walter Schreifels
5 things (to write on your hand) about Walter Schreifels
1. Walter was the main man behind Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, Rival Schools and Walking Concert
2. Has the ability to transform two minute hardcore anthems into acoustic pop gems.
3. Moved ... (more)
Spoon
5 things (to write on your hand) about Spoon
1. Spoon was formed in Austin in 1994 by drummer Jim Eno and vocalist/songwriter/guitarist Britt Daniel.
2. The band got its name from the German band Can, who were on Spoon Records.
3. Britt Daniel use... (more)
Jeremy Enigk
5 things (to write on your hand) about Jeremy Enigk
1. Former frontman of the legendary band Sunny Day Real Estate
2. Formed Fire Theft in 2002 with former SDRE bandmates Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith, also of Foo Fighters fame.
3. Is about to... (more)
The Lemonheads
5 things (to write on your hand) about the Lemonheads
1. The Lemonheads still rule in 2006.
2. Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez (Descendents, ALL) and J. Mascis play on new record, forming the best punk supergroup ever.
3. Evan Dando was one of PEOPLE... (more)
Silversun Pickups
5 things (to write on your hand) about silver sun pickups
1. 'Carnavas' is the best record the Smashing Pumpkins never made.
2. Sometimes-SSPU cellist Tanya Haden is married to actor Jack Black, and had the couple's first child in June '06.
3. Th... (more)
Lady Sovereign
5 things (to write on your hand) about the ess-oh-vee
1. Lady Sovereign is the first non-American female signed to Def Jam.
2. Jay-Z nicknamed her 'Mighty Mouse'
3. Met her current DJ (Frampster) on an internet forum.
4. Would lose her house key... (more)
Mew
5 things (to write on your hand) about Mew
1. Mew sound sort of like Sigur Ros covering Sunny Day Real Estate.
2. Their first record came out via a book publisher and was limited to 2000 copies. It now sells for over $100 on eBay.
3. Ran into J. M... (more)
Sleepy Jackson
5 things (to write on your hand) about Sleepy Jackson
1. Sleepy's (aka Luke Steele) entire family plays music except for Mama Steele, who instead makes a mean Quiche Richards.
2. Recently got engaged and even played us his proposal song in our stud... (more)
Small Sins
5 things (to write on your hand) about Small Sins:
1. The band changed its name from the Ladies and Gentlemen to Small Sins for legal reasons.
2. Small Sins mastermind Thomas D'Arcy recorded the latest album by himself.
3. They demanded World Cup ... (more)
Beth Orton
5 things (to write on your hand) about Beth Orton
1. Had a brief fling with the theater before her career as a musician.
2. Was discovered by famed electronica producer William Orbit.
3. Her first album, 'Superpinkymandy,' is super rare, since it ... (more)
Peaches
5 things (to write on your hand) about Peaches
1.Took her name from Nina Simone's feminist anthem 'Four Women.'
2. Worked as a private school teacher before becoming a musician.
3. Describes herself as having hermaphrodite envy.
4. Her provacativ... (more)
José González
5 things (to write on your hand) about José González
1. González's 'Heartbeats' was featured in a Sony commercial with 250,000 bouncing balls.
2. His acclaimed 'Veneer' album is just hitting the States, but has been out since 2003 in Sweden.
3. On... (more)
Sarah Silverman
5 things (to write on your hand) about Sarah Silverman:
1. Was fired from 'Saturday Night Live.' By fax.
2. Contends that she is funnier than her boyfriend, fellow comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
3. One of her sisters is a rabbi, and another attended eleme... (more)
Nada Surf
5 things (to write on your hand) about Nada Surf
1. Once served as Joey Ramone's backing band at the now defunct NYC club Coney Island High.
2. Financed the 'Let Go' album with cash they earned selling t-shirts and CDs out of the back of a van.
3.... (more)
Grandaddy
5 things (to write on your hand) about Grandaddy
1. The most famous people to come out of Modesto, Calif. since George Lucas and Scott Peterson.
2. The song 'Nature Anthem' featured prominently in a Honda hybrid car commercial.
3. Frontman Jason L... (more)
People in Planes
5 things (to write on your hand) about People in Planes
1. Joaquin Phoenix has a total crush on them, and directed their first video.
2. Were known as Robots in the Sky and Tetra Splendour in previous lives.
3. The band members have a borderline u... (more)
Jamie Lidell
5 things (to write on your hand) about Jamie Lidell
1. Jamie is kind of like a modern-day soul man. Imagine a mai tai made with a splash of Prince, Basement Jaxx and Otis Redding. Mmm, tasty.
2. Is one half of the well-respected techno duo Super_Co... (more)
Eagles of Death Metal
5 things (to write on your hand) about Eagles of Death Metal
1) Let's explain the band name S.A.T.-prep style. Josh Homme and Jesse
Hughes are to death metal what Don Henley is to rock 'n' roll. But Don
Henley probably has a lot more money (and a lo... (more)
Margot & The Nuclear So and So's
5 things (to write on your hand) about Margot & The Nuclear So and So's
1. Several of the band members are semi-homeless.
2. They regrettably coined the phrase scarf rock whilst describing their sound.
3. Claim they are more punk than Fugazi, and ha... (more)
The Raconteurs
5 things (to write on your hand) about The Raconteurs
1. Webster's defines the word raconteur as a person who excels in telling anecdotes.
2. Garages are so 2001. These guys recorded their album in an attic. Like, with spiders and everything.
3. Thi... (more)
