Adele & Mark Ronson & Klaxons Visit Never Mind The Buzzcocks

Enjoy Part 1 of this week's episode below. Watch all clips here. Adele MP3 at bottom.


MP3: Adele - Hometown Glory (Live)

Klaxons Interviewed By New York Noise

Watch the just-released Q&A below. NYN begins its eighth season this weekend!


MP3: Klaxons - Atlantis To Interzone (My Gay Husband Remix)

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #526

Rihanna & Klaxons - Umbrella

Recorded live from 2008's Brit Awards.

It may be overexposed to death...

but you know you still love it!

MP3: Rihanna & Klaxons - Umbrella [alt link]

Brit Awards 2008: The Performances

Here's the best of the bunch:

Amy Winehouse - Love Is A Losing Game


Rihanna & Klaxons - Umbrella/Golden Skans


Kylie Minogue - Wow


Mark Ronson & Friends - Medley

MP3: Rihanna - Umbrella

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #518

Klaxons - Atlantis... (My Gay Husband Remix)

Visit Klaxons at their official site.

Learn more about MGH on MySpace.

MP3: Klaxons - Atlantis... (My Gay Husband Remix)

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #453

Klaxons - As Above, So Below (Justice Mix)

Two of 2007's breakthrough artists: together at last!

Visit Klaxons at their MySpace page.

MP3: Klaxons - As Above... (Justice Mix) [alt link]

Diplo, Klaxons, Black Dice Pick '07 Faves

Diplo:
Black Lips: Good Bad Not Evil
Burial: Untrue
UGK: Underground Kingz
Black Moth Super Rainbow: Dandelion Gum
Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay...
Mr. Vegas: Hot It Up
The White Stripes: Icky Thump
Alter Ego: Transphormer
Melt Banana: Bambi's Dilemma
Private: My Secret Lover
LCD Soundsystem: Sound Of Silver
Battles: Mirrored
Panda Bear: Person Pitch

Klaxons (James Righton):
Panda Bear: Person Pitch
Britney Spears: Blackout
Deerhunter: Cryptograms
Grinderman: Grinderman
Patrick Wolf: The Magic Position

Black Dice:
Panda Bear: Person Pitch
Animal Collective: Strawberry Jam
IUD: "Social Club" 7"
Gang Gang Dance: RAWWAR
Various Artists: Lipa Kodi Ya City Council
Aaron Dilloway: Infinite Lucifer 12"
Various Artists: Home Schooled - The ABC's Of Kid Soul
Thomas Brinkmann: Klick Revolution
Justice: †
M.I.A.: Kala

For more selections from Final Fantasy & El-P head here.

MP3: Black Dice - Kokomo

Klaxons Top NME Polls For Best Single & Best Album

The Merc Prize victors strike again.

'Golden Skans' takes the crown.

Myths Of The Near Future sits on the throne.

Pete Doherty's not going to be happy about this one.

Read the full story here.

MP3: Klaxons - As Above, So Below

Klaxons Plus David Bowie's Producer Equals

Klaxon James Righton explains the latest development to NME: *"At the end of February we're going in the studio with Tony Visconti to do a couple of tracks... He's just a lovely man. He came along to a few of our New York shows and was interested, so we're gonna try him out."

Hopefully it's a match made in heaven.

MP3: Klaxons - Magick

Klaxons Visit Fearless Music

Check out their recent performance of 'Gravity's Rainbow' in the clip below. All in favor of the band resting up before recording their sophomore effort, raise your hands high.

MP3: Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow

Klaxons Discuss Michael Jackson, LP2 & Wikipedia

Check out the band's latest Q&A with Australia's Unseen TV below. MP3 at bottom.

MP3: Klaxons - Totem On The Timeline

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #179

Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow (Kavinsky Remix)

Start your weekend off in style.

Download this Kavinsky retake as fast as humanly possible.

You won't regret it.

MP3: Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow (Kavinsky Remix)

Klaxons Visit Conan

The Mercury Prize winners chose to perform 'Gravity's Rainbow'. Enjoy the clip below.

MP3: Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #156

Klaxons - No Diggity

Yes, an acoustic take on the '96 Blackstreet chart-topper.

Worship the cover below. Many thanks to IB & RT for the tip.

MP3: Klaxons - No Diggity

Attack Of The YouTube Cover Versions, #3

This time around: Klaxons - Golden Skans. Tell us which is your favorite of the selected (acoustic/piano/multi-instrumental) clips below. Download an MP3 of the original at bottom.

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MP3: Klaxons - Golden Skans

Bjork, Klaxons & SantoGold @ MSG: Wanderlust

Though I had some slight reservations about seeing Icelandic goddess, Bjork, at (the 18,000+ capacity) Madison Square Garden, I'm happy to report that the show was just as magical, if not even more fantastic than her stunning United Palace gig this past May.

(photo by Ryan Dombal)

Decked out in a gold satin number, Bjork took to the stage around 10PM for a raucous version of Volta opener, 'Earth Intruders'. For the next ninety minutes, her majesty bounced back and forth between tracks from 1994's landmark LP, Post, and the entirety of her catalog up to present-day (see setlist below). Perhaps most exciting was hearing Antony duet with Bjork, yet again, for 'Dull Flame Of Desire'. His vocals were stronger, sweeter and brighter than the United Palace show. He undeniably won over the majority of the mega-venue. Other highlights include 'Unravel' (my personal favorite Bjork tune), 'I Miss You', and of course, Homogenic's much-loved, 'Joga'. Absolutely amazing.

Setlist: Earth Intruders. Hunter. Pagan Poetry. I See Who You Are. Unravel. Pleasure Is All Mine. Dull Flame Of Desire. Joga. Desired Constellation. Army Of Me. Innocence. I Miss You. Cover Me. Wanderlust. Hyperballad. Pluto... Oceania. Declare Independence.

MP3: Bjork - Wanderlust

For as much as I adore Klaxons, their MSG set (sadly) fell on the lackluster side of the tipping scale. Performing a bevy of tunes from the Mercury Prize-winning, Myths Of The Near Future, the Brits encountered/experienced a host of sound problems, uninterested attendees, and a general lack of enthusiasm. The show didn't hold a candle to the groundbreaking Studio B gig from earlier this year (review here). Here's hoping the 'magick' returns next month when the band headlines Webster Hall.

Setlist: Two Receivers. Atlantis To Interzone. Golden Skans. Gravity's Rainbow. As Above So Below. Magick. Isle Of Her. It's Not Over Yet.

MP3: Klaxons - Two Receivers

Opening the festivities was relative newcomer and Brooklyn native, SantoGold. For her set, she brought out familiar faces in the form of Spank Rock & Diplo. Santo's sound can best be described as 'MIA-esque' with hints of early female hip-hop (a la MC Lyte). I'm still undecided on Santo. I don't think MSG (much less a 25-minute set) was the best introduction to her sound. Learn more about SantoGold here at her MySpace page.

Klaxons Plus CSS Equals Engagement

NME reports: *Klaxons' Simon Taylor and CSS' Lovefoxxx are engaged to be married. The couple, who met on the Shockwaves NME Awards Indie Rave Tour earlier this year, had previously fuelled rumours of an imminent engagement after Taylor discussed his wish to settle down with his girlfriend in the tabloids. Now CSS' drummer, Adriano Cintra, has revealed that the couple are engaged to be married. He told Xfm: "They're the happiest couple of MySpace. They're gonna get married, it's not a rumour. They're gonna have baby CSS-Klaxons, it's gonna be beautiful."

The couple are yet to announce a date for the wedding.*

MP3s: CSS - Alala + Klaxons - Atlantis To Interzone (Crystal Castles Remix)

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #132

Klaxons - Atlantis To Interzone (Yukski's Saucisses Wanna Dance To Dance Remix)

A cappella meets over-the-top in this splice-up.

Klaxons are opening up for Bjork on her current US tour, which began on 9/8. Check out all those dates via this link.

MP3: Klaxons - Atlantis To Interzone (Yukski's Saucisses Wanna Dance To Dance Remix)

Klaxons Divulge Bowie Love

Two thirds of the Mercury Prize winning band shared the following quotes last week when asked about their biggest influences.

Jamie: "David Bowie and Brian Eno are kind of the meeting point for us. Everything for us works in a triangle and at the centre of that triangle is those two. The two people who tie everything that we're about and into together."

James: "It's that chameleon aspect and the way you can introduce different aspects of styles within your own bracket. You can't ever say what Bowie truly sounds like. You couldn't call him indie or rock or dance. He's had so many different periods of experimentation and yet still he's a real pop star with it - that's something special."

MP3: David Bowie - Let's Dance

Klaxons Discuss Merc Win & Album #2

Klaxon James Righton tells NME: *"We've got about two weeks off to write and maybe demo some stuff and then we're off around the world for three months... We've got a few ideas for the new record. We're going to make a swollen pop record, something that's swollen, more pop, more heavier, and more everything... It's not about 'now we've won this we change anything', we just keep on doing what we're doing."

Regarding sophomore LP pressure: "The more pressure the better, we work well under pressure. When we've got time on our hands we don't work well, when we're given a limited amount of time we pull our fingers out and work hard."

Regarding the big prize: "I'm gonna give the award to my Mum. She deserves it more than anyone and this is all for her because she always had faith, always knew this was gonna happen."

MP3: Klaxons - Atlantis To Interzone (Crystal Castles remix)