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Of all the great moments during LCD Soundsystem’s epic farewell concert at Madison Square Garden (DVD please), one of the finest was when comedian Reggie Watts hit the stage to do the soulful male vocals on “45:33 pt. 2.” Now Watt’s has told NYMag scene columnist that he and James Murphy have made plans to work on music together. …MORE
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LCD Soundsystem signed off last night with one final show at Madison Square Garden. It was fitting that a band that so clearly defined the New York aesthetic for the past decade wrap it up at the venue most associated with the Big Apple. The entire show, all 3 1/2 hours of it, was streamed on Pitchfork, making the Saturday evening gig one of the closest things the music scene gets to a communial experience in this age of earbud isolation. We courage you to watch the whole excellent thing, but play close attention to the 30 minute segment that starts about 1:10:00 in, where the band plays much of James Murphy’s magnum opus 45:33, easily the finest piece of music ever constructed for a Nike promotion.
Joined by a silver-suited choir and horn secton and a bevy of …
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Lots of artists “retire,” only to wheel themselves back onstage at a later date for nostalgia and monetary reasons. But if you know anythin about LCD Soundsystem head James Murphy, it’s that his punk principles run as deep as his clever cynicism. So when we read on LCDSoundsystem.com that the band will be playing their last ever show on April 2 at Madison Square Garden, we started looking at flights right away. …MORE
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According to reports by NYC blog-haus BrooklynVegan, Daft Punk graced the stage with former bandmates (way back in their “Darlin’” days) and friends Phoenix as they closed out their fantastic show at Madison Square Garden. At approximately 10:50PM EST, the robot renegades showed up and apparently played a mini-set of Daft and Phoenix tunes. Thus, finally burying the joke that BV commenters have thrived upon since the duo’s last NYC appearance in 2007.
More info on the entire spectacle over at BrooklynVegan.
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Just when you thought they couldn’t squeeze any more out of their year old album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix hits us with another track, part three of the “Love Like a Sunset” series. It was produced in promotion of their Madison Square Garden show on October 20th (oh ma gahd!), and it is a beastly 8 minute piece of electronic beats. Check it out below.
Love Like A Sunset (Part III) by SloaneRanger
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