Subject: TV on the Radio

• Funky fun with Black Carl

  March 12, 2009

• Yeasayer's experimental rock finds a way to make a connection

  January 24, 2008

• Rolling Stone: Still Blowing Bob Dylan

  Rolling Stone, that music magazine that felt it necessary to feature the ladies from MTV's The Hills on the cover of its May issue, just released its list of top 50 albums of 2008. Wouldn't you know it; they put Bob Dylan at number two. Why not number one, Rolling Stone? Maybe because they realize it's the year 2008 - and believe me, they do by putting Taylor Swift and The Jonas Brothers at numbers 39 and 40, respectively. At least they put those two right next to each other to get that crap o

  December 11, 2008

• The Best Album of 2008? Sorry 'Science,' I Go With Girl Talk

  Can an album comprised solely of samples really be an artistic achievement? Honestly, I'm a little bit torn about naming Girl Talk's Feed The Animals the best album of the year. After all, it is a record made up entirely of mashups, so, strictly speaking, there's not a note of new music in this banging 53-minutes club opus. But there is pretty much everything that's great about popular music, all tossed together into something joyously familiar yet excitingly new.So, while pretty much no one w

  December 22, 2008

• Top Ten Indie Rock Albums of 2008

  By Michael Roberts In 2008, independent rock returned to the underground, where it belongs. Given the grand catastrophe that is today's record industry, most major-label executives don't have the time or energy to convince music fans they might like something a little out of the ordinary. They're too busy recycling variations on what were once sure things while desperately searching for career exit strategies that don't involve tall buildings, open windows and running leaps. As a result, fri

  December 27, 2008

• Round Up: Best Of Our Best Of Lists

  Happy New Year! Up on the Sun and Phoenix New Times have had a lot of lists for you over the past month. Like, more than we can count. Just in case you missed some, here are a few of our favorites:Phoenix's best records of 2008: The best 10 records released in this town last year, including Kinch, Miniature Tigers, The Stiletto Formal, Cousins of the Wize and Tractor Pull Divas.Concert of the Year Countdown: Ten of 2008's best shows,including Kanye West, Blue Man Group, Metallica, The Lovebl

  January 1, 2009

• Pazz and Jop 2008 is Out

  Pazz and Jop, the annual Village Voice poll of music critics, is out. Conducted since 1971, the poll is the original metacritic, aggregating music writer's annual best of lists in to one mega list. Unsurprisingly, TV on the Radio won the number one spot, as it did in all the major music magazines, while M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" was named song of the year.A few thoughts...

  January 22, 2009

• TV on the Radio on The Colbert Report: Better than the Grammys

  The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cTV on the Radio - Dancing ChooseColbert Report Full EpisodesFunny Political NewsChristian Bale ParodyJoke of the DayTV on the Radio appeared on The Colbert Report on Monday night to perform their single "Dancing Choose," off their latest album, the critically acclaimed Dear Science. This was a far better slot than if they had performed at the Grammys the night before, or as Stephen Colbert put it in their interview, "Isn't it funny how the Grammys

  February 10, 2009

• Phoenix to Play Saturday Night Live

  Take a look at those handsome Frenchmen. Can you guess which one is married to Sofia Coppola? (Second from the left)Fleet Foxes? Check. TV on the Radio? Check. Parisian rockers Phoenix join the ranks as the next hip, trendy band to grace SNL's music stage this season. Their next album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, isn't due out until May 26th, but the band still managed to swing a spot on the New York institution's April 4th show featuring Seth Rogen as host. This is a great pick for Lorne Michaels

  March 26, 2009

• Amazon Trots out Their "100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All Time"

  Amazon takes their shot at indie rock's 100 greatest albumsThe fine folks over at amazon.com decided that the time was ripe to assemble a list of the best indie rock albums of all time. Indie rock is a genre either really easy to define or kind of confusing to define, but that sentiment did not hold back amazon.com as their staff writers compiled their massive list. It is a sight to behold and it includes some impressive (and not so impressive) albums. Revel in the glory of the list after the j

  April 1, 2009

• Sony Ruins eMusic's Indie Credibility, Raises Rates

  eMusic adds Sony and pisses off its indie rock-savvy clienteleThese troubling financial times call for belt-tightening across American society. We all know what's going on with the auto industry, and the record industry is not safe from this recession. As announced Monday, online music retailer eMusic -- one of the largest on the web -- made a deal with Sony Music Entertainment to feature Sony Music tracks through their service. eMusic, a New York-based company, has some 400,000 subscribers, gen

  June 3, 2009

• The Mighty Underdogs

  October 30, 2008

• Mighty Morphin Hip-Hop Rangers

  October 30, 2008

• Noise Boy: funky fun with Black Carl

  April 3, 2008

• Outside Lands Festival Dubs Beasties, Pearl Jam Worthy Headliners

  Pear Jam is set to rock it on out at this year's Outside Lands FestivalAs we all eagerly await the set times to be announced for this weekend's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival announced its initial lineup. The headliners for the second edition of the festival, set to take place August 28-30, are the Beastie Boys, Pearl Jam, and some schlub named Dave Matthews, who apparently leads some sort of band. The Beasties continue their reign of terror ov

  April 14, 2009

• No Sleep for Brooklyn

  Guest star day

  May 17, 2007

• Independence Day

  What's indie rock? Who cares? Here are 10 great CDs that will blow you away, no matter your definition

  January 4, 2007

• It Was Free Cuz I Stole It

  The year in unfair shares

  January 4, 2007

• Bleeding Through, and I Am the Avalanche

  The pain event

  December 21, 2006

• Freestyle Fellowship

  Sometimes awesome live bands also make magic in the studio

  January 5, 2006

• Smells Like Indie Spirit

  December 30, 2004

• TV on the Radio

  Young Liars (Touch & Go)

  August 21, 2003

• Telepathe

  June 11, 2009

• Telepathe

  June 11, 2009

• Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson Set to Play Modified

  Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, one of Brooklyn's best kept secrets, is playing Modified Arts come November​Being an indie singer/songwriter from Brooklyn doesn't exactly put you on the shortlist of being unique. You have to have either an amazing voice, be an extremely talented musician or have some pretty famous friends. It just so happens that singer Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson has all three of those criteria points going for him. He will be bringing his show through Modified this Nove

  October 6, 2009

• This Just In: Brooklyn Has Own "Sound," Numerous Bands

  Brooklyn has become a mecca of sorts for indie rock in the past decade, with numerous new bands emerging from its brownstone-lined streets​I was listening to Sirius XMU yesterday while driving with the air conditioning on, since it's a balmy November in the Valley. On came a song by new indie/psych rock band Bear in Heaven, "You Do You." I was enthralled by the song, not being bored as shit 30 seconds into as I am with most indie rock these days. I was instantly curious about this Bear in Heav

  November 10, 2009