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Streets Tweet Three More Songs
@SkinnerMike’s already shared an EP’s worth of tracks via his Twitter. He just did three more: “A Blip On A Screen,” “See If They Salute,” and “Long Working Day.” But if you prefer vintage Streets,...
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Treasure Island Fest 2009 In Photos
This past Saturday and Sunday was the third annual Treasure Island Festival, on San Francisco’s Treasure Island. We sent Josh Bis to capture the weekend in photos. sounds of buzz
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The Streets –“Trust Me” Video
Mike Skinner, aka The Streets, just Tweeted this “old song, new video” for a track he released via Twitter back in April 2009 (he also bragged about how quickly he finished it). As 24Bit notes, The...
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The Streets –“The Day After The Day Off On One” Video
Yesterday Jim McMahon posted a piece at The Guardian that focused on Mike Skinner’s recent use of the Internet as a site for collaboration and inspiration (and included a random mention of Lightning...
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The Streets –“Going Through Hell”&“Too Numb”
We knew Computers And Blues, the final Streets album, was going to show up early next year. But Skinner recently announced a second album, called Cyberspace And Reds, that he’ll release sometime before...
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The Streets –“Going Through Hell (Diplo Remix)”
Last week we brought you “Going Through Hell,” the first released track from Mike Skinner’s last album as The Streets. Diplo’s remix completely removes the guitar hook and withholds Skinner’s vocal...
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New Indie Rock Christmas Songs For 2010
Every blog does a Christmas mix, so here’s ours, with a small twist: All of these tracks are new for this year Xmas songs, not the classics or Sufjan leftovers. I’ve also included streams for charity...
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Streets’ Mike Skinner Launches The Dot
From the ashes of two bands — Mike Skinner’s the Streets and Robert Harvey’s the Music — comes the Dot, a collaborative effort from Skinner and Harvey that has already posted a series of official...
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In Memoriam: Bands We Lost In 2011
In September we toasted the best new bands of 2011. Bright futures for those guys! But come this time of year it’s also important to remember the musical groups who called it a day. Some of these acts...
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The xx –“Chained (John Talabot & Pional Blinded Remix)”
Barcelona’s dank Balearic beat maker John Talabot and countryman/house producer Pional have already collaborated to great effect twice this year — see “Destiny,” from Talabot’s murked-out afterhours...
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Mercury Music Prize Shortlist
With odds provided by William Hill (via The Guardian) Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand 3-1 The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come For Free 3-1 Keane – Hopes and Fears 6-1 Snow Patrol – Final Straw 6-1 Amy...
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Where The Streets Have … The Futureheads!
We actually thought ahead to buy tickets to tonight’s Franz Ferdinand/Futureheads gig at Rothko, but they’re at will call under Cara’s name. And Cara’s in Toronto on business! Oh well. I have her...
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Shortlist Awards 2004
MTV2 has a new CD out featuring this year’s nominees. Here’s the tracklisting: 1. Franz Ferdinand – Michael 2. Muse – Time Is Running Out 3. TV On The Radio – Staring At The Sun 4. Dizzee Rascal – Fix...
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New Streets –“When You Wasn’t Famous”/”Two Nations”
Vice knows you can’t keep something so awesome under wraps, so that great new Streets song is being offered as a free download: The Streets – “When You Wasn’t Famous” (MP3) Stereogum knows you’ve heard...
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Stereogum At Bonnaroo Pt. 2
Hey kids. Lots of craziness since my last Bonnaroo update. Let’s start with Friday afternoon. A press conference with Jim James, Lewis Black, Ben Folds, Robert Randolph and Jack from Steel Train...
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Mike Skinner Tests Our Attention Span
For its 25th birthday, MTV has solicited the help of the Streets and director Alastair Siddons to create a 20-minute music video and dethrown the King of Pop’s 13-minute clip for “Thriller” as longest...
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Ben Folds Will Draw A Dick On Your Wall
But first you have to talk shit about the Dresden Dolls, Streets or Sufjan. Posted Monday on Mr. Folds’s MySpace blog: speaking of neediness in music or lack thereof… amanda of the dresden dolls, my...
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New Streets Feat. Pete Doherty –“Prangin Out”
Mike Skinner has graciously invited Pete “worst tenant in history” Doherty to guest on his latest single. You can hear their “Prangin Out” collab at MySpace. Mikey’s such a nice guy, he wants to give...
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New Twang –“Either Way (Mike Skinner & Pro Green Remix)”
The Twang haven’t found much love stateside, but our NME subscriptions indicate they are VERY IMPORTANT! Though the band’s “swaggering, big-hearted mischief” struck us as a tad sappy on first listen a...
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The Streets Cover Elton John
We announced the forthcoming Radio 1 Established 1967 comp last week via Lily Allen’s Pretenders remake. Now we have Mike Skinner sounding a bit like Kermit the Frog in his piano man cover of Elton...
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