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Hear The ‘Glee’ Mashup Of “Thriller” And Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Heads Will Roll”
Mon Jan 31 2011 by Robbie Daw
Been wondering what the Glee cover of "Thriller" featured in this Sunday's Super Bowl episode will sound like? Well, wonder no longer—the cast mashes Michael Jackson's '80s classic up with Yeah Yeah Yeahs' 2009 single "Heads Will Roll" for a perfectly creepy-sounding jam to match their football zombie garb featured in the episode's preview stills. We totally dig it so far, but will reserve full judgment till we see the visual segment. So head and decide if you think this rendition is a "thriller" or just plan "bad."
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What Would Be On Your “2009 Awesomeness” Playlist Right Now?
Fri Jul 17 2009 by Maura
As promised: The state of my “2009 awesomeness” playlist, in which I collect the songs that catch my ear as the year progresses in order to not make my best-of list a last-minute-of-December clusterfuck sort of thing. (It inevitably winds up being like that, but you know, I have noble intentions.) It’s after the jump, and has some contextual links added in. Feel free to make your own and share it here! More »
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Try To Add Something To “Saturday Night Live”
Mon Apr 13 2009 by Maura
This weekend’s Saturday Night Live was another sign that the show’s writers are still trying to figure out how to navigate the post-Sarah Palin landscape, with a sorta-depressing skit about host Zac Efron’s realization that he will never shake the “teen idol” tag placed around his neck by High School Musical being the nominal highlight; there was also a sketch featuring Bon Jovi “opposite band” Jon Bovi that went on so long, I pictured the show’s director waving frantically behind the camera, making gum-stretching gestures at Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte out of fear that the show would end at 12:45. Oh, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs played, too; the trio performed their new single “Zero” (which I really want to hear the Killers’ take on, to be honest; at the very least, Karen O and Brandon Flowers are kindred spirits in shoulder-plumage) and the old chestnut “Maps,” I guess in the hopes that the Zac-loving tweens who tuned in would remember the song from their brothers’ endless Rock Band sessions. Clips after the jump.
Reading And Leeds Try To Keep Things Current
Tue Mar 31 2009 by Maura
Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Fall Out Boy, the Prodigy, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs are among the acts playing this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals, the twinned festivals that will be held in the UK during the last weekend of August. The Guardian notes that unlike other outdoor extravaganzas in the UK, Reading and Leeds are not sowing the oats of nostalgia, picking for its headliners acts that have actually had albums come out during the latter half of the ’00s. Progress sure looks funny these days! Full bills after the jump.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Embrace Their Destiny
Mon Feb 23 2009 by Mike Barthel
ARTIST: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
TITLE: It’s Blitz!
RELEASE DATE: April 14, 2009
WEB DEBUT: Feb. 23, 2009
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs Learn Their Letters And Numbers
Tue Feb 17 2009 by Maura
Admit It: There’s No Better Musical Valentine Than A Well-Executed Cover Song
Fri Feb 13 2009 by Maura
Between this Monday’s release of the latest covers-stuffed War Child charity album—which includes the Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ take on “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker” and Lily Allen’s drowsy reworking of “Straight To Hell”—and the “what are your favorite cover songs” meme going around Facebook lately, I figured it would be fun to have us all share some of our favorite reworkings of popular songs. A few of mine after the jump, presented with minimal comment because after a week of scandals and Grammys and people not being dead I am wiped out. Feel free to share yours! The newer the better!
