Já devo ter falado da minha paixão por Yeah Yeah Yeahs por aqui. Bom, se não falei falo agora e uma das grandes razões é pela voz peculiar da Karen O. Agora a vocalista se inspirou na sua descendência koreana e criou o Native Korean Rock. Bem diferente do que faz com o trio nova iroquino, o som do novo projeto musical é mais romântico e lo-fi, como a própria Karen explica no blog do Yeah Yeah Yeahs:

"Native Korean Rock is a side project of mine comprised of a body of love songs written over the last two years, to be performed with a motley crew of NYC natives. Expect high drama, high stakes in two intimate performances"

E foi exatamente o que ela mostrou no show de estréia da banda no Union Pool, no Brooklin em New York. Para o clima de drama, o palco parecia uma peça de teatro infantil, com músicos vestidos de marinheiros assim como a própria O, muito mais menininha do que de costume.

Eis alguns vídeos deste show feitos pelo blog The Modern Age.

Native Korean Rock - Visits

Native Korean Rock - Comes the Night

No lançamento de seu projeto paralelo, Native Korean Rock & The Fishnets, no Union Pool, Brooklyn, Karen O - vocalista do Yeah Yeah Yeahs - apareceu linda, com visual navy e apresentou músicas novas. Aqui vai um trecho do show. Sobre um possível CD, nem uma palavra.

]]> http://anarchyintheak.wordpress.com/?p=108 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:54:04 +0000 Rachel Drinkard http://anarchyintheak.wordpress.com/?p=108 I used to be a music writer.

In fact, I think if you Google my name, it's still mostly associated with that kind of thing. But, alas, I've fallen off the band-wagon, what with being nearly completely alienated from the music scene I grew up loving and music culture in general, in many ways.

Basically, I don't run across an artist I'm very interested in often these days, but when I heard Florence and the Machine today, it reminded me of all of my favorite things I used to love. That gritty, bluesy, ballsy, girly growl--perfect.

Reminds me a bit of The Gossip, except cleaner, and Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, except messier. And to top it all off, her songs fit my mood exactly today.

Listen to Florence and the Machine on MySpace, and check out IRockCleveland.com for the very good "My Boy Builds Coffins" MP3.

More:

• The Gossip
• The Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Christian also does all the costumes for the amazing Karen O., singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

all pictures: Christian Joy website

Bajo el seudónimo de Native Korean, la vocalista de los Yeah Yeah Yeahs se presentó por primera vez sola en Brooklyn. En esta ocasión no se alocó ni hizo ningún tipo de ritual sexual, sino que ahora se mostró más pudorosa y se dedicó a tan sólo cantar baladas. Su vestimenta tampoco fue a la que estamos habituados, ahora salió al estilo de las actrices de cine silente.

Vídeos:

http://stereogum.com/archives/video/video-from-karen-os-native-korean-rock-show_011247.html

Con datos de Rolling Stone

Native Korean (Estados Unidos)

2008…

]]> http://jenchoi.wordpress.com/?p=336 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:24:28 +0000 jenchoi http://jenchoi.wordpress.com/?p=336 Bored? At Work? In the mood for some tunes? Well, I got the muxtape just for that.

Featured this time around:

"Torture" - King Khan & The Shrines (2008 Vice) The Supreme Genius of King Khan & The Shrines

Playing Middle East Upstairs this Thursday, King Khan & The Shrines is the rebirth if James Brown rock n' roll. Check out their latest album The Supreme Genius of King Khan & The Shrines, which received a 7.5 from Pitchfork Media, as well as their debut EP What Is?!

"Visits" - Native Korean Rock (2008) Demo

I'm sure by now many of you have listened to or at least seen pictures of (Union Pool last Monday) Karen O's newest project, Native Korean Rock.  It's absolutely fantastic and probably the best thing that happened to Korea since..well...me (and Kimchi).

..and there you have it. Listen to all 12 tracks at jenchoi.muxtape.com!

Una de mis cantautoras favoritas es la líder del grupo neoyorquino Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen O quien tiene un nuevo proyecto musical. Se trata del grupo independiente Native Korean Rock, sobre esto ella dijo: Es un proyecto alterno compuesto por canciones de amor escritas en los dos últimos años y que serán interpretadas con un grupo de amigos nativos de Nueva York”.

A través de www.myspace.com/nativekoreanrock pueden escuchar cinco tracks del grupo que tuvo su primera presentación en vivo el 21 de julio en el Union Pool de Brooklyn, en Nueva York, así que no pueden esperar escúchenlo.

//[Lars]//

Fuente: Æguirre

Since its been pretty slow i thought i'd take the opportunity to let you guys in on Christian Joy. If you aren't familiar with her line, you should be.

Joy might have first popped up on your radar with her wildly adventurous stage outfits created for Karen O, which helped her stand way out amongst her peers. She has also designed a line for Topshop and did more costume work for the Klaxons. So, with all of this over-the-top stage wear you might be wondering if her line is wearable, and the answer is most definitely.

Take a peak into her Spring 2008 line which was modeled by none other than Karen O below:

--Mikey

A coreana Karen O, vocalista da banda de art punk Yeah Yeah Yeahs, se apresentou em NY nessa segunda-feira, 21 de julho, com seu projeto paralelo Native Korean Rock(& the Fishnets - ?). No site oficial do YYY's ela diz que podemos esperar apresentações dramáticas e avisa que o grupo é dedicado a composições amorosas compostas nos dois últimos anos. No MySpace você pode escutar 5 faixas totalmente lo-fi e no Youtube você já consegue encontrar alguns vídeos do primeiro show da banda. Viva a internet!

Anyway, o pouco que eu vi/ouvi até agora nao chegou nem perto de me agradar tanto quanto o Yeah Yeah Yeahs, talvez por estar acostumada a uma Karen O totalmente sexual e explosiva e por sentir falta das guitarras do Nick Zinner. Não vou dizer que não gostei, gostei sim, já tenho até uma música favorita, mas é apenas a Karen O cantando umas músicas calminhas e bonitinhas, podia ser qualquer uma.

Vale a pena ouvir, mas não vão esperando muito. O inegável mesmo é que K.O. não brincou quando disse que a bagaça seria dramática, dêem um olhada em como a apresentação foi, no mínimo, temática:

Last night Karen O stepped out for a performance in her new side-project Native Korean Rocker with two performances in the same night at Brooklyn's Union Pool venue.

From NME.com: The shows was only been announced last week, but sold out instantly despite the low-key nature.

O the treated the 100 or so fans lucky enough to get tickets to each show to a 40-minute set of folky love songs and an elaborate nautically themed stage set which featured her singing from the hull of a model boat.

Her back-up band consisted of drums, guitar and a string trio and were all dressed as sailors to fit the theme.

Speaking to NME.COM after the show, a slightly inebriated O explained that her reason for doing these shows was simply for fun and that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs - her bandmates were spotted in the crowd - were still her main priority.

"I felt really nostalgic about playing love songs in New York in the summer because it’s pretty much what I did before the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It's just what I felt like doing right now so I don't think there will be any more shows like this. The main thing I'm concentrating on is the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs record, which we’ve been working on for a while and it's nearly done. It should be out by early next year."

video: "Days go by"

In spite of my layoff, Parishioners,

I have not visited A Softer World

in some time.

I have remedied this

and urge y'all to do the same.

OH, I don't have time to go through all this - check it!

Blessings,

Le Rev Dr

A página do novo grupo no MySpace mostra versões demo de cinco canções, que são basicamente Karen O cantando e tocando um violão - tudo muito diferente do art punk do Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Apesar do jeitinho meigo das melodias, a cantora porraloca solta alguns "fucking bitch" no meio do caminho.

No site do YYYs, a vocalista explica que o Native Korean Rock é um projeto paralelo com músicas românticas escritas nos últimos dois anos. Fazem parte da banda músicos nova-iorquinos e o grupo faz hoje, dia 21, sua primeira apresentação, no Brooklyn.

Quanto ao terceiro disco do Yeah Yeah Yeahs, uma notícia na página do grupo conta que o trio se refugiou em uma área rural dos Estados Unidos para compor e gravar. Segundo a banda, o novo álbum vai ser uma mistura desse ambiente menos agitado com a fofura de filhotes de gatinhos. Vai entender...

Karen O, vocalista do Yeah Yeah Yeahs, colocou na rede os sons de seu projeto paralelo chamado Native Korean Rock. O tom das gravações soa quase caseiro, e se resume em voz e violão. A primeira apresentação dela será hoje no Union Pool, em Nova York. A demotape foi batizada de “Drown Your Sorrows”.

O último trabalho lançado pelo Yeah Yeah Yeahs foi o EP "Is Is", em 2007.

Fonte: MTV

Escute algumas músicas do Native Korean Rock, projeto paralelo da vocalista do Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen O. Há faixas como OOO e Sunset Sun.

Karen O is pretty wicked cool. I may or may not have spent the greater part of the last week playing Rock Band, and not to brag or anything, but I'm pretty good at singing "Maps". That has to count for something doesn't it?

When Karen isn't singing with her art punk band, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, she takes on a variety of side projects. She helped to record for the soundtrack for the new Where the Wild Things Are soundtrack and last year's I'm Not There. Most recently, she's been working on "Native Korean Rock", an asian-themed side music project.

Native Korean Rock is performing Monday in Brooklyn. If you are around, go get some tickets now

- Ani's new album makes 20
- China still mad at Björk
- Karen O unveils new side project
- Bebo soap opera to star Amy Winehouse and Girls Aloud?
- new album from Land Of Talk in October
- another tribute to The Cure on the way 

* * *

If your life is in need of a righteous shot in the arm, perk up, Ani's back! And she's gone all funky again! The wee workaholic releases her latest album – her 20th since 1990 – Red Letter Year on September 29th with the promise of much exuberance and cheer. After opening with a double helping of political rallying to get her into her stride, DiFranco inevitably has more personal matters to attend to with songs like 'Present/Infant' and 'Landing Gear' referring to her young daughter. 'Way Tight', a staple of recent live shows, also makes an appearance, as do horns, synths, piano and strings (possibly not all on the same song). Ani comes to Europe at the end of October.

Red Letter Year
01 Red Letter Year
02 Alla This
03 Present/Infant
04 Smiling Underneath
05 Way Tight
06 Emancipated Minor
07 Good Luck
08 The Atom
09 Round A Pole
10 Landing Gear
11 Star Matter
12 Red Letter Year (reprise) 

* * *

Making the Dixie Chicks backlash look like a playground spat, the Björk vs. The People's Republic of China uproar that happened in March has taken a dramatic twist with the Chinese Ministry of Culture imposing tough new restrictions on foreign performers. Reuters report that a statement on the Ministry's website effectively warns that any outburst that threatens China's sovereignty will result in the culprit being slapped with an outright ban from performing in the country. Firmer still, anyone known to have engaged in such activities in the past is unlikely to be allowed to cross Chinese borders. Even people who are allowed to perform will need approval for everything they do – even encores must be predetermined.

The Chinese government had threatened these drastic steps to silence would-be political protesters in the immediate aftermath of Björk's concert in Shanghai where her brief chant of "Tibet! Tibet!" at the end of 'Declare Independence' was said to have "broken Chinese law and hurt Chinese people's feelings". She refused to apologise, saying that the song was "about humanity". 

A passing monk had this to say: "om mani padme hum".

* * *

From one Far Eastern country to another, Karen O has announced she is to unveil her new side project, Native Korean Rock & The Fishnets, at two intimate performances in Brooklyn on Monday. Writing on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs website, Karen describes the project as "a body of love songs written over the last two years" and is quick to dispel any doubt that this is something quite separate from both the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the so-called K.O. At Home solo demos leaked to file sharers in 2006. Hark at five of K.O.'s new songs over on Myspace. While you're there, get wiggy with the babytoupee.com link (or just click here for literally minutes of fun).

* * *

Amy Winehouse and Girls Aloud are rumoured to be among a host of big name acts set to appear in a brand new online soap opera, 'The Secret World Of Sam King', that will air on social networking site Bebo. Apparently Bebo members will get to influence the plot, which has the central premise of a teenager (Sam King) secretly setting up his own record label he runs from a stationery cupboard at the offices of Universal Records. Other Universal artists set to make a cameo appearance include Razorlight and Bloc Party. As if that's not enough of a disincentive, you'll have to sign up to Bebo to watch it too.

* * *

Having spent what seems like forever on the road touring behind their critically acclaimed debut Applause, Cheer, Boo, Hiss, One Little Indian signings Land Of Talk will release their second album proper on October 6th. Recorded in Montreal with man-of-the-moment Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Some Are Lakes plugs back in after last year's acoustic detour with Lizzie Powell's "raspy coo and vocal conviction" jostling with "roaring guitars" to bring you "a warm, bracing and assured second album". The album will be preceded by a single of the same name.

Some Are Lakes
01 Yuppy Flu
02 Death By Fire
03 The Man Who Breaks Things (Dark Shuffle)
04 Some Are Lakes
05 Give Me Back My Heart Attack
06 It's Okay
07 Young Bridge
08 Corner Phone
09 Got A Call
10 Troubled

* * *

A second mostly-star tribute to The Cure is being compiled by American Laundromat Records, the company who brought us the amazing High School Reunion tribute to 1980s teen flicks and the all-female Neil Young tribute Cinnamon Girl, due for release early next year. Participants look set to include Tanya Donelly, Dévics, Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, The Brunettes, The Rosebuds, The Submarines, Elizabeth Harper and Joy Zipper among many others. Donelly's doing 'Love Cats'! Amazing. The full current tracklist for Just Like Heaven: A Tribute To The Cure is up on the project's Myspace page.

The equally amazing sounding Perfect As Cats tribute, featuring Bat For Lashes, Mariee Sioux, Sarabeth Tucek, Kaki King, Rio En Medio, Tara Busch and Caroline Weeks (among many many others), is released through Manimal Vinyl at the end of October. All profits will go to Invisible Children, a charity that raises awareness about child soldiers in Uganda. More info here.

Speaking of Rio En Medio, aka Danielle Stech-Homsy, her second album Frontier is released through Manimal Vinyl in September. A seven-song EP by Caroline Weeks (a member of the Bat For Lashes live band) called Songs For Edna is also forthcoming from the label.

* * *

Alan Pedder

The ever-so-fashion-forward Karen O will debut her side project Native Korean Rock this Monday, July 21st to those lucky enough to reside in NYC.

The band will perform two shows at Union Pool in Brooklyn. Both shows went onsale earlier today and instantly SOLD OUT (duh).

Here are some words from Karen O about the project via the YYY's blog:

Native Korean Rock is a side project of mine comprised of a body of love songs written over the last two years to be performed with a motley crew of NYC natives. Expect high drama, high stakes in two intimate performances.

Does Native Korean Rock have anything to do with Yeah Yeah Yeahs? NO

Are these the leaked demos of years ago? NO

--Valentina

For all of you 20 something WASPs that think there is no difference, say that to my 89 year-old 할머니. I think she'll like that right before she 엉덩이를 걷어의.

In an entry on the YYY's blog, Karen O explains that NKR is a compliation of love songs created over the past 2 years.

Does Native Korean Rock have anything to do with Yeah Yeah Yeahs? NO

Are these the leaked demos of years ago? NO

This coming Monday, July 21, NKR will play two intimate gigs at Williamsburg's Union Pool with the Fishnets!

섹스 예!

"Hello Tomorrow" - Karen O

To be honest, I was put off this band by the hype that surrounded their emergence, though I'm sure I can't have been the only one. A couple of EPs and a series of talked-about live shows and they were everywhere. So I turned off.

I didn't want to see or hear what I thought of as a mere 'trendy' act fronted by a woman, Karen-O, who seemed in need of some valium. I deliberately didn't listen to Maps. It wasn't until after their second album had been released that Maps sneaked into my ears and I ended up buying this album.

Album opener 'Rich' commences with a repeated, stabbing riff, then the drumming punctuates the song and builds the tempo before Karen-O screams in with the lyrics. Except, she doesn't. She offers an assured-soft opening lyric. Unexpected considering how "excitable" she has seemed on those aforementioned MTV slots. Of course she and the song kick off but when they do it's with the same expert like assurance that the hype had erased hope of. There is, in fact, no posturing to be heard on the album, it sounds genuine from start to finish.

There are some weaker moments on here, not very many at all, but they seem to be that of a band looking over their collective shoulders; just in case. Perhaps aware of the detrimental impact that the hype may have had and doing their best to prove themselves as a serious act. Which they do, in spades.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are very much a serious act and a serious band. The back drops to Karen-O's are nailed down by the fantastic combination of guitarist Nick Zinner and drummer Brian Chase. Buzzing and trilling guitar lines inter-woven with melody and built upon by at times thundering and deftly punctuating percussion that conveys a wonderful urgency. But that's not to ignore the vocal element.

Karen-O is a woman of many vocal talents. She can wail, whoop and shriek with the best (and once or twice the worst) of them but she can sing like a tender bird too. When she stops her affected teasing the album becomes one of the best. 'Maps' and "Modern Romance' work not because of the superb musicianship of Nick Zinner and Brian Chase but because of her delivery. "Made off, don't stray, my kind is your kind. I'll stay the same.... They don't love you like I love you," sung perfectly as if on the verge of tears and defeat, it's impossible not to love.

Not only did this album introduce me to a band that can thrash, whirl and then emote within the confides of one 40 minute album, but it taught me an important lesson in not judging before listening. Though they went on to prove themselves as more than the sum of the hype with a second album they've yet to better this stormer of a debut.

Check out:

Maps

Rich

First off I picked an Adidas commercial with music from Karen O. It's a pretty cool commercial and the dark theme fits well with Hello Tomorrow. I like the weirdness of this commercial. It is definitely on of my favorite commercials I have covered so far.

Update: I just checked this song is actually by Squeak E. Clean ft. Karen O

Next we have a Pontiac commercial from Silversun Pickups. The commercial, like most others, is pretty generic. It's a good song though so I can enjoy it. Another good song to add to the long list of boring car commercials.

If you know who Aphex Twin are, I'm sure you will have a good laugh at this ad. Seems a little ironic to pick them for the music of an Anti-Drug commercial. That said, it is an antu-drug ad I am paying more attention too. Good job random Anti-Drug organization. This is more of what I imagine when I think of when I think of Aphex Twin.

Aphex Twin's website states:

The Aphex Twin's favourite drugs, in order of preference: grass/hash, mushrooms, coffee, tea, Ventolin, aspirin. At a festival last week, he licked a little too much liquid acid off his hand, then had to spend the night convincing his mate, who'd similarly indulged, that they were in a field, not standing on the edge of a hypodermic needle. He wasn't very successful. Have his tastes changed as he's got older?'Only in as much as I know what not to take when I'm going to see my parents.'

Part 1 - CSS, The Go Team!, Ben Lee

Part 2 - The Postal Service, Yael Niem, The Concretes

Part 3 - Trio, Shiny Toy Guns, Deadly Snakes

--Mikey

Janelle Monae: http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/violetstarshappyhunting.mp3

Victoria Legrand (Beach House): http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/gila.mp3

Becky Stark (Lavender Diamond): http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/openyourheart.mp3

Zooey Deschanel (She & Him): http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/takeitback.mp3

Joanna Newsom: http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/peachplumpear.mp3

Chapin Sisters http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/killmenow.mp3

Cat Power: http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/hewar.mp3

Eleanor Friedberger (the Fiery Furnaces) http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/singforme.mp3

Lykke Li http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/dancedancedance.mp3

Jenny Lewis Rilo Kiley/Solo: http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/paradise.mp3

CLICK THE RED "MORE" TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE LIST

Kid Sister: http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/damngirl.mp3

Katy Perry: http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/ursogay.mp3

MIA http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/jimmy.mp3

Santogold: http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/lesartistes.mp3

Yelle: http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/acausedesgar�ons.mp3

Sabina Sciubba (Brazilian Girls): http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/rulesofthegame.mp3

CocoRosie: http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/godhasavoice.mp3

Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/hellotomorrow.mp3

Lizzi Bougatsos (Gang Gang Dance): http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/nomadforlove.mp3

Ebony Bones: http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/weknowallaboutyou.mp3

Lovefoxxx (CSS): http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/ratisdead.mp3

Amy Winehouse: http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/toknowhim.mp3

Beth Ditto (Gossip): http://www.neonnightsla.com/music/listenup.mp3

Dirty Hairy

The work I'm talking about is a song by NAHPI. Standing for North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative. There big single was, "Do they know it's halloween?" Which was written as a satire on the charity songs that carry a strong Western outlook. The proceeds of the single went to UNICEF

The song is the most impressive modern collaboration in music I've ever heard. "Do they know it's halloween" features....

Win Butler & Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire,Win Butler & Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire
Beck
Buck 65
David Cross
Liane Balaban of Dessert
Devendra Banhart (with Noah Georgeson, Jona Bechtolt & Luckey Remington)
Elvira
Feist
Gino Washington
Syd Butler of Les Savy Fav
J'aime Tambeur of Islands
Malcolm McLaren
Nardwuar the Human Serviette
Peaches
Dntel
Jenny Lewis & Blake Sennett of Rilo Kiley
Roky Erickson
Chris Murphy of Sloan
Asya & Chloe of Smoosh
Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
Russell Mael of Sparks
Subtitle
Steve Jocz of Sum 41
Tagaq
Anna Waronker of That Dog
Dan Boeckner & Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade
Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs

And to perfectly match the collaborative song, Ireland Animation collective team D.A.D.D.Y. made the music video featuring a number of animators and styles, making an incredible video.

Karen O fantasiada de Mickey Mouse num estúdio de gravação? É o Yeah Yeah Yeahs gravando seu novo disco. Na página deles no MySpace, adicionaram um post intitulado "Smells Like Record 3".

Entre outras coisas, revelam a importância dos "gatos" no processo de gravação dos discos do grupo. E ainda colocaram uma equação exótica. Veja abaixo:

De concreto - como data de lançamento - nada.

Via Stereogum

Oh, to be a child star. There are loads of perks, like getting to go to the Nickelodeon Awards, but sometimes your peers just don't get you. Hopefully Tiny Masters Of Today haven't encountered that harsh reality just yet. With pals like Karen O, Nick Zinner, and Angus Andrew, these little kids have been doin' it big lately, remixing everyone from Liars to CSS. I mean, no big, deal, they're both under the age of 13. When I first heard about this Brooklyn brother-sister duo, naturally I was freaked out. The thought of two children making such sassy music was beyond me. However, I've given it some time and will be ready to see them at Lollapalooza in August.

[audio http://sq.txdnl.com/mwt/t/o/e/t/toetaps/playlists/187020/1544830.mp3]

Tiny Masters Of Today - Hey Mr. DJ (CSS Remix) [MP3] [Insound]