LCD Soundsystem was an American-based alternative dance band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records. The group released three critically acclaimed albums, LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver and This Is Happening, with the latter charting in the Billboard Top 10.
Since their third studio effort It’s Blitz (2009), gutsy New York threesome Yeah Yeah Yeahs have remained all-too-quiet on the music scene. The four-year silence was broken, however, when the group announced the drop date of its fourth album, dubbed Mosquito (yes, for the insect), two weeks ago on their site. The YYYs have also pledged to play a [...]
I mentioned a few days ago that LCD Soundsystem will be performing its last gig ever on April 2nd in a scheduled epic finale at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. Today I’ve been given to find out that all the tickets have been sold in a whooping HOUR! A true testament of the fans’ love for [...]
good people of earth: lcd soundsystem are playing madison square garden on april 2nd, and it will be our last show ever. we are retiring from the game. gettin’ out. movin’ on. but for just one more night, we will be playing with friends and family for nearly 3 hours–playing stuff we’ve never played before [...]
Pack your bags guys ’cause you’re going to Paris! We’ve got a double full three day pass for one lucky ZME reader and his guest for this year’s Rock en Seine festival, one of the most impressive summer fests in Europe. This year during the August 27-29 weekend Paris will host such bands as Blink [...]
This post is part of our “Top Albums of The Decade” series. Follow the series to read about the best music to grace our ears in the 2000s. Bat for Lashes – Fur & Gold (Parlophone/The Echo Label) Captivating and mystic, Natasha Khan’s bristling debut “Fur & Gold” is like a never-ending fairytale crossed with [...]
Band of Horses‘ highly anticipated latest effort, “Infinite Arms” (what a brilliant cover art. don’t you think?), is finally out this week, much to the delight of millions of indie peeps in the world. We’ve posted the album stream last week, so let’s hear some thoughts regarding it. I, for one, believe it’s their best [...]
LCD Soundsystem‘s highly anticipated third studio album, “This Is Happening“, is just one week away from its official release date. As such, seeing how live performance broadcasts on national television of the band were just waiting to occur, James Murphy and co. stepped by Jools Holland’s show where they simply rocked the house with their [...]
James Murphy’s first single in over a year is actually a cover, a damn right good one too, namely Alan Vega’s (Suicide) infectious 1980 released “Bye Bye Bayou.” Following the release of his incredible 2007 “Sound of Silver,” naturally, there will be some incredibly high expectations regarding LCD Soundsystem‘s upcoming 2010 new effort. This latest [...]
One my favorite festivals is the Big Day Out Festival, a January/February trek in the Australian and New Zealand outback featuring live shows from the most hip acts at present date. This year’s headliners include: [tag]Arcade Fire[/tag], [tag]LCD Soundsystem[/tag], [tag]Rage Against The Machine[/tag], [tag]Battles[/tag], [tag]Bjork[/tag], Dizzee Rascals just to name a few, with future artist [...]
There are not so many things that are similar about Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem. They are an anthemic Montreal-based indie rock band whose dress and instrumentation is more Baroque and a dance punk outfit whose fusion of synthesizers and rock sensibility is unquestionably contemporary. So the fact that they are doing something together may [...]
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