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Coachella 2010: Die Antwoord, Major Lazer, Flying Lotus
On Friday, James Murphy dedicated "Losing My Edge" to Gil Scott-Heron. For the rest of the weekend, everyone should be covering "Communication Breakdown" and dedicating it to AT&T. Not being able...
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Bonnaroo 2010: Friday In Photos & Videos
We're live tweeting and shooting everything 'Roo at stereogum.com/bonnaroo. Here's the best of Friday... More »
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Blessure Grave –“An Open Door” Video
We last heard from Blessure Grave regarding their "Stranger In The House" video in June, but it feels more fitting to discuss the San Diego death-rockers now that the autumn weather's shifting toward...
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Gossip –“Perfect World”
Feminist blues-punk veterans Gossip's last album was the decidedly disco 2009 effort Music For Men. They'll return in May with the new LP A Joyful Noise, and British studio-pop wizard Brian Higgins (of...
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Gossip –“Perfect World” Video
"Perfect World" is the anthemically dancey first single from A Joyful Noise, the forthcoming album from the crazy-popular disco-rock trio Gossip. The song's video starts as a broodingly gothy piece,...
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Gossip –“Move In The Right Direction” Video
Today, the celebrated dance-rock crew Gossip releases its new album A Joyful Noise. And it's also the day they drop the new video for "Move In The Right Direction," the album's second clip after...
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Beth Ditto –“Fire” Video
Earlier this week, the former Gossip leader Beth Ditto announced that she'd have a solo album called Fake Sugar out this summer, and she shared the great shit-stomper of a lead single "Fire." Today,...
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Beth Ditto –“Oo La La”
Beth Ditto, formerly the leader of the great blues-punk band Gossip, is about to step out on her own, releasing her solo debut Fake Sugar this summer. We already posted the shit-stomping lead single...
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Stream Beth Ditto Fake Sugar
Raw, nasty Southern blues-rock and twinkling, euphoric dance-pop seem like fundamentally opposed strains of music. They seem like things that you shouldn't be able to combine. But Beth Ditto has pulled...
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Beth Ditto –“I’m Alive” (Tommy James & The Shondelles Cover)
Last year, the former Gossip singer Beth Ditto released her solo debut Fake Sugar, a strong and underrated album of sleek and modernized blues-rock. Today, she's followed it up with the driving,...
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Gossip Announce Reunion Tour
Hey, that didn't take long! Gossip, the glamorous dance-punk trio, released A Joyful Noise, their last album, in 2012. They were quiet for a while, and in 2016, bandleader Beth Ditto announced that the...
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NME Loves Gossip, Doesn’t Care About Kanye West
Go go Gossip girl. Beth Ditto is the first bird to top NME’s annual “Cool List.” The Brit rag’s 2005 countdown placed Alex Turner at #1; the Arctic Monkey’s dropped 31 points (the science behind this...
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The Gossip’s Confusing Gig Selection
In case you don’t know, NME’s reigning Queen Of Cool Beth Ditto is proud of her body — and fierce in the face of those less accepting. When Topshop offered The Gossip a prestigious(?) shot at...
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The Gossip About Keira Knightley’s Body Envy
Stick thin Pirates Of The Caribbean starlet Keria Knightley has joined the chorus of women praising the Gossip’s Beth Ditto for her proud, full-figured flaunting. She told Metro (via BWE): When she...
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The Gossip “Listen Up” And Get Naked
Now that the Gossip are all big and famous (in the UK anyway), having only one vid for their hit “Listen Up” just won’t do. Beth stayed mostly in the bedroom on the first one, but this time she’s...
View ArticleAmanda Palmer, Beth Ditto, And A Puppet Cover Radiohead
The Gossip and the Dresden Dolls both performed during the True Colors tour stop at Radio City in NYC Monday night, but this Palmer/Ditto duet comes from the afterparty, where shit gets wild and the...
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MTV Lets Us Know Portland Has Bands, Basements, Rain, Trees
Echoing Slate’s out-of-date Portland exposé from this past fall, MTV’s followed the momentum of their Brooklyn 2008 piece with a feature on PDX. What we learn: There are a lot of bands who live there,...
View ArticleNew Gossip –“1,000 Things” (Demo)
The Gossip help us celebrate “the gorgeousness and subtle doom of the fall” with late-night, smoky “1000 Things.” Guitarist/Grouper fan Brace Paine adds “there will be more demos/practice tapes on the...
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New Gossip –“Heavy Cross”
Rick Rubin couldn’t save the music business. So let’s see what he can do for the Gossip. The blog-sanctioned arm of daceable punk has been wheezing its last wheeze for awhile, creating an interesting...
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The Gossip’s Music For Men Album Art
When posting the Gossip’s “Heavy Cross,” we suggested the trio’s Rick Rubin-produced fourth album Music For Men had its own heavy cross to bear, i.e. whether or not the Grammy man’s slightly tweaked...
View ArticleNew Gossip –“Dimestore Diamond”
We’ve heard the Rick Rubin-produced Gossip carry a “Heavy Cross,” but this new, plodding Music For Men track feels like the real burden. Maybe it’s the transition to something bigger? Lift with your...
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New Gossip Video –“Heavy Cross”
When we posted the Hannah Blilie-centric Music For Men album art, a few folks thought it didn’t feature enough Beth Ditto. The trio more than make up for that lack in the glammy, glittery video for...
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Capitol Hill Block Party 2009 In Photos
This past weekend, Seattle roped off a couple of blocks on Pike Street to host the Capitol Hill Block Party, inviting everyone from Sonic Youth to Micachu to the Jesus Lizard to help fill out a strong...
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New Gossip Video –“Love Long Distance”
The Gossip’s “Heavy Cross” video came complete with sparkly outfits and shadowy modern dancers. This time the outfits are more shiny than sparkly and the folks dancing are wearing roller skates on...
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New Simian Mobile Disco (Feat. Beth Ditto) –“Cruel Intentions”
“Cruel Intentions” is Simian Mobile Disco’s Temporary Pleasure dance track with the Gossip’s Beth Ditto. Just a few days ago we heard the duo go “Off The Map” with Jamie Lidell. Before that Yeasayer’s...
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Reading & Leeds Festivals 2009 In Photos
This past weekend, bill-sharing fellows Reading and Leeds were tasked with distracting a nation still reeling from the death of its Oasis. Their secret weapons were unannounced sets by Them Crooked...
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Speech Debelle Wins 2009 Mercury Prize
Just today people were talking about big money bets coming in for Speech Debelle to win the Mercury Prize, and what do you know, the British rapper rode Ladbrokes’ 4/1 odds and the votes of the Mercury...
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Stereogum & team9 Present… MySplice 4: 2009 Mashed Up
There could not have been a more apt ID3 than that of Freelance Hellraiser’s “Stroke Of Genius,” the MP3 that launched this decade’s most fitting musical legacy. Parts of two or three or thirty tracks...
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