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Charlotte Gainsbourg + Beck: "Heaven Can Wait" video

By Brandon Kim on 11/19/2009

It's a dreary week when I have no excuse to crop photos of Charlotte Gainsbourg, so I'm giddy as a fetishist in a fishnets over this new video for "Heaven Can Wait." The song is a duo with Beck and while I still feel uncomfortable having dear Charlotte so close to Scientology, I think he's a good collaborator for her. He also produced the record IRM from which this new single comes. I could have stood for some Warren Beatty and Charles Grodin cameos (see one of my favorite films from 1978) but director Keith Schofield (also did Supergrass' "Bad... MORE »

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Intersection: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Beck

By Brandon Kim on 11/02/2009

Filed under: The Intersection

Man those Scientologists have it all. First Beck got to date Winona Ryder adding his name to a list that has more prestige than a list of Nobel laureates in this country (Johnny Depp, Christian Slater, Daniel Day Lewis, Matt Damon, David Duchovny). Beck then got down for a duet with the illustrious Jane Birkin, cover girl, singer, actress, hot moaner, and one of the most incredible women in the world. Now he's hooked up with her daughter, Charlotte Gainsbourg, who is all of the above and more, to produce her new record "IRM." I recently had to undergo an... MORE »

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SUPER TUESDAY: New Album Releases (April 14)

By Jim Shearer on 04/14/2009

Filed under: SUPER TUESDAY

Silversun sells Swoons down by the seashore, Jill Sobule's fans do her a solid, Beck kicks it old school, Pastor Troy wants to be felt or killed, Medeski, Martin & Wood complete two-thirds of their trilogy, and buy just about every Metallica song ever made for a hundred bucks: MORE »

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SUMMER FESTIVAL UPDATE '08: Aug. 30-Sept. 1

By Jim Shearer on 08/29/2008

Celebrate Labor Day weekend (considered by many to be the final weekend of summer) in Seattle, WA this Saturday and Sunday. Don't know what a "bumbershoot" is? Besides being a yearly music festival, it's also another word you can use for umbrella. Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA August 30-September 1 Beck Death Cab For Cutie Stone Temple Pilots The Offspring T.I. (above: Use your "bumbershoot" however you wish this weekend!) Band of Horses The Black Keys Man Man Neko Case The Walkmen MORE »

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MGMT Hittin' the Road With Beck

By Jim Shearer on 07/15/2008

Filed under: LIVE

What a huge month it's been for vowel-less bands. First they get their long overdue shout-out on the Greatest Vowel-less Bands List, then we find out that MGMT will be joining Beck on the road for several dates later this year. (left: Warm up the van, we're road trippin' with Beck!) You can also catch the vowel-less wonders of MGMT playing with The Ting Tings at the JellyNYC Pool Party at Brooklyn 's McCarren Pool on Sunday, July 27. MGMT is also scheduled to play Lollapalooza in Chicago on Saturday, August 2. MGMT/Beck Tour Dates 9/19 San Diego, CA... MORE »

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Today's Great Mystery of Releasing Albums

By Jim Shearer on 05/20/2008

Filed under: HODGEPODGE, SOON

So Beck has a new album called Modern Guilt coming out--well--that's the thing, nobody knows when it's coming out. I shouldn't say "nobody," cause I'm sure somebody knows. The album was produced by indie-minded-go-to-man, Danger Mouse (Brian Burton). Who knew his little mash-up of Jay-Z's Black Album and the Beatles White Album a few years ago, would lead him to sought-after-producer glory? He's worked magic with Gorillaz and his own joint project, Gnarls Barkley, as well as re-punching his indie-cred card by recently working with the Black Keys. (left: Beck's album's finished and now we play the waiting game,... MORE »

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