Tag Archives: Atoms for Peace

Monday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: April 29, 2013

Today’s a big day for Ty Segall, that is if the legendary scuzz garage king can have big days anymore after his many releases, shows, and side projects. First of all his band Fuzz released a video that features the trio playing “Fuzz’s Fourth Dream” at Burgerama in LA. The video starts with a littleRead more...

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Thursday Music News

By Jacob Webb | Published: February 28, 2013

At last night’s NME Awards in London, The Smiths/Modest Mouse/The Cribs/Electronic/every-other-band-ever guitarist Johnny Marr won the Godlike Genius award and celebrated by playing a set at the ceremony, concluding by playing The Smiths’ “How Soon Is Now?” with Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones. (?) You can watch video of the performance below while imaginingRead more...

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Out This Week 2/26

By Jim Beckmann | Published: February 26, 2013

Radiohead fans are tweaking for today’s release of Thom Yorke’s new project, Atoms for Peace. The group - featuring producer Nigel Godrich on keys, Ultraista’s Joey Waronker on drums, Flea on bass, and Forro in the Dark founder Mauro Refosco on additional percussion - formed originally as the backing band to tour Yorke’s solo album,Read more...

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Friday Music News

By Jacob Webb | Published: February 22, 2013

A few days after releasing their excellent debut album Amok, Atoms For Peace have revealed the first live dates behind their new LP. In addition to the DJ sets Thom York and Nigel Godrich announced for last week, the whole band has been confirmed for three European festivals in mid-July. According to the Reddit AMARead more...

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Album Review: Atoms for Peace - AMOK

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: February 20, 2013

Yep, it’s that time again! The time when Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich drop another album and blow any lingering competition out of the water. Together with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, as well as Ultraísta (and plenty more) drummer Joey Waronker and percussionist Mauro Refosco, we get Atoms for Peace, a painfully brilliantRead more...

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Tuesday Music News

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: February 19, 2013

As part of the Less Artists More Condo’s series put out by Famous Class, Cass McCombs gives us his sparse and sad, “If You Loved Me Before.” LAMC is a series which benefits  Ariel Panero Memorial Fund at VH1 Save the Music, which helps put music back in schools. The track is one half of theRead more...

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Friday Music News

By Hallie Santo | Published: February 8, 2013

Atoms for Peace‘s Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich will mark the release of their new album, Amok, with a brief series of shows. The duo will take on London, Berlin, and New York in the coming weeks to perform DJ sets along with special guests like Actress, Throwing Snow, Shed, and Anstam. Pitchfork has theRead more...

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Friday on My Mind: Artists to Watch in 2013

By John Richards | Published: January 25, 2013

It’s time again for Friday on My Mind, our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News. This week we are looking at artists to watch out for during 2013. Atoms for Peace - Judge Jury and Executioner AtomsRead more...

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Wednesday Music News

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: January 16, 2013

Congratulations to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, whose “Thrift Shop,” rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 list this week and is No. 1 on the Billboard Digital Songs Chart, beating out the likes of Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and others. The Lumineers continue to hold on with a No. 3 and No.Read more...

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Tuesday Music News

By Dillon Sturtevant | Published: December 11, 2012

It’s here. Sufjan Stevens has one-upped himself this holiday season with today’s release of his Christmas-themed rap mixtape CHOPPED & SCROOGED. The songs feature Das Racist, Kitty Pryde, Busdriver, and Nicky Da B. You can download it here or stream it below. [Stereogum]

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