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LCD Soundsystem sure seems to love the city.The “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” group masterminded by James Murphy just announced a 12-show, three-borough mini-tour this fall.First, the “Dance Yrself Clean” outfit will roll into Brooklyn’s Brooklyn Steel for four back-to-back-to-back-to-back gigs on Nov. 16-19.After that, Murphy and co.

IDLES has opened up about some key life – and coffee – lessons learnt from LCD Soundsystem.In NME‘s most recent In Conversation series, we sat down with frontman Joe Talbot to discuss his experiences touring and working with LCD Soundsystem. James Murphy and Nancy Whang of the band recently teamed up with Talbot to feature on the song ‘Dancer‘ from the freshly released album ‘TANGK’. The two bands have also previously performed IDLES song ‘Rottweiler’ on stage.Talbot spoke to NME about collaborating with the acclaimed electro-punk group, and whether they fit in with IDLES’ own punk sound: “I think most musicians want the same thing.

Radiohead, The Smile, Beck), Kenny Beats (Denzel Curry, Vince Staples, Benee) and IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen. Pre-order the album here.The song is an aggressive, raucous rock track, driven by Bowen’s muscular, metallic riffs, with frontman Joe Talbot scowling “Look at him go” repeatedly over the chorus.Speaking about ‘Gift Horse’, IDLES frontman Joe Talbot has said: “Look at us go! Music and movement for you and yours.

NME below.DFA, creation of Tim Goldsworthy, Jonathan Galkin and LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy, was pivotal to the dance-rock explosion from New York at the turn of the century – putting on game-changing parties and world-shifting records by the likes of The Rapture, Black Dice, The Juan MacLean, Gavilán Rayna Russom, Delia Gonzales, and LCD themselves.The new book, DFA: The Early Years, features a huge selection of images ranging from candid Polaroids of Goldsworthy and Murphy to rare band press shots, to tell the story of DFA from 2003 accompanied by primitive Hotmail correspondence and a new anecdotal interview with The Rapture.The book also offers “a visual diary for fans, taking them back to a unique time in NYC’s music history – before streaming services and before price-gouging ticket hubs”.“I made DFA Records: The Early Years as the fan book for those who were there and those who came to the party late and wanted to go back 20 years to the start,” Soter told NME. “In my early music loving days I remember how vital it was to find a UK released small press book on say New Order, that had interviews and unseen photos and a discography.

LCD Soundsystem have paid tribute to the late Shane MacGowan with a cover of The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale Of New York’.The Pogues frontman passed away “peacefully” on November 30, having died from pneumonia aged 65. His funeral occurred on Friday, December 8 in Tipperary, close to where MacGowan spent his childhood.James Murphy and co.

LCD Soundsystem will round out 2023 with two end of year shows in San Francisco on December 30 and 31.The band will play at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on both nights, with support coming from Peaches and 2ManyDJs. Tickets are available here.James Murphy’s group are about to kick off a 12-date New York City residency that will cover venues in three different boroughs: Brooklyn Steel from November 16 to 19, Manhattan’s Terminal 5 from November 28 to December 1 and Queens’ Knockdown Center from December 7 to December 10.

IDLES have returned with new single ‘Dancer’ featuring James Murphy and Nancy Whang of LCD Soundsystem, as well as revealing details of fifth album ‘TANGK’. Check it out below, along with our interview with frontman Joe Talbot.The news comes after the band played a raucous secret show at London’s Village Underground last night (Tuesday October 17), where they performed under the name ‘TANGK’ to a mosh-ready sold out crowd and previewed new songs ‘Gratitude’ and ‘Dancer’ in a career-spanning set.Due for release on February 16 via Partisan Records, the 11-track ‘TANGK’ was produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, The Smile, Beck), Kenny Beats (Denzel Curry, Vince Staples, Benee) and IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen.

LCD Soundsystem have announced a 2023 New York City residency, which will span across three boroughs.The update comes following a run of sold-out residencies at Brooklyn Steel throughout 2021 and 2022, and will see LCD Soundsystem return for this year.For the 2023 edition, the New York City residency will comprise of 12 shows, with three venues across three different boroughs each hosting four nights.The events will start with the band’s 60th show at the aforementioned Brooklyn Steel venue on November 16 and will continue for four back-to-back nights, concluding on November 19. From there, the residency will venture into New York’s Terminal 5 venue for four nights – running between November 28 and December 1.From there, the final part of the residency will take part in the Queens borough and will kick off at the Knockdown Center on December 7, running until the 10th.Tickets for all 12 shows will go on sale to the general public from next Thursday (October 12) at 10am ET.

Soulwax have shared details of their first set of live shows in five years, with a 13-date tour in the UK and Europe kicking off next year.The Belgian electro-rock duo are bringing a full band to stages at venues across France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Belgium, with UK shows at London’s The Roundhouse and Manchester’s New Century Hall.Soulwax’s latest album was 2018’s ‘Essential’. The duo comprising brothers David and Stephen Dewaele also make up 2ManyDJs and Despacio, a joint project with LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy.News of Soulwax’s return to the stage comes at a milestone moment for the brothers who have just been awarded the ‘Outstanding Contribution To Music award In association With Merlin’ at this year’s AIM Awards, in recognition of their decades-spanning work and influence.Tickets for Soulwax’s UK shows go on sale from 10am BST this Thursday (September 28) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Cure drummer Lol Tolhurst, ex-Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Budgie and producer Jacknife Lee have teamed up to form a new supergroup and share their debut single ‘Los Angeles’ featuring LCD Soundsytem‘s James Murphy. Check it out below along our interview with the legendary sticksmen.Announced today (Monday July 24), the trio have shared details of their debut album’ Los Angeles’ – released in November via Play It Again Sam.

LCD Soundsystem joined IDLES on stage to perform ‘Rottweiler’ together during their concert this past weekend.During their Re:SET show in Chicago on Sunday June 25, members of LCD Soundsystem including frontman James Murphy joined the Bristol band on stage providing backing for the last song of their set ‘Rottweiler’.“Okay, I want to make this very clear. We are forever humbled and very grateful to share a stage with LCD Soundsystem,” said IDLES frontman Joe Talbot to the crowd while introducing the final track.He continued: “I’m also humbled by the fact I get to sing an anti-fascist song to people with open minds and hearts. Thank you for welcoming us into your beautiful country.

Cage The Elephant frontman Matt Shultz has walked away with a no-jail plea deal after being arrested for illegal possession of two loaded guns in January.Shultz was arrested at the Bowery Hotel in Lower Manhattan on January 5, the day after an employee allegedly saw him carrying a handgun into the ground floor public toilets. The prosecutors claimed Shultz appeared to be intoxicated at the time and when the police arrived at his hotel room, they found two guns and a set of 11 Polaroid photos, some of which showed the firearm in question.Following the arrest, Shultz’s lawyer Sanford Talkin told a judge that the guns were purchased legally and registered to him, but not in New York.Now, The New York Post reports that Shultz pleaded guilty to three charges of attempted criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon.A deal was struck that would mean Shultz would avoid jail should he abide by certain conditions.

The Rapture’s Luke Jenner has spoken about fixing his difficult relationship with former label boss and LCD Soundsystem mastermind James Murphy.READ MORE: Meet Me In The Bathroom: the story of the scene in 10 key albumsSpeaking to NME for the Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! Quiz, Jenner revealed that for two years, Murphy would “deliberately make him upset” despite Jenner looking up to him as a “parental figure”.“He saw me as a super-sexy young guy who was really upset and he wanted to capture that on tape, so he’d wind me up on purpose, then say ‘Go record the vocal’. Which was cruel! Listening to [debut album] ‘Echoes’ is like watching somebody chew glass,” Jenner said.He went on to say that when The Rapture signed their record deal with DFA “James’ description of it was: ‘We’re going to tie our left hands together and in our right hands, we’re both going to have knives.

New York, a city responsible for bands such as The Velvet Underground, Blondie and Ramones, was a cultural wasteland by the late 90s and the wider music scene was pumping out shlock like Limp Bizkit and Hoobastank.

Noah Baumbach’s White Noise kicked off the 60thNew York Film Festival Friday night with a heartfelt paean by the writer/director to an event that he said shaped his love of movies and his career path.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor LCD Soundsystem has released their first single in over five years, “New Body Rhumba.” The song features on the soundtrack of Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise,” which will be wide released in theaters on Nov. 25. The Brooklyn dance-rock band is hoping the song will be a major player in the Oscar race for best original song. Released via Columbia Records and DFA Records, James Murphy, Pat Mahoney and Nancy Whang wrote the single, which was produced by Murphy for DFA Productions. “White Noise” will open the New York Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel of the same name and tells the story of a contemporary American family attempting to deal with everyday life’s mundane conflicts amid an airborne toxic event.

While Noah Baumbach‘s latest, “White Noise,” already had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, it won’t reach audiences until later this year. But the build-up to the upcoming film commences today with the release of LCD Soundsystem‘s new single “new body rhumba,” the band’s first new material in five years.

LCD Soundsystem have released ‘New Body Rhumba’, the band’s first new song in five years.The song was created for the soundtrack of White Noise, an upcoming film directed by Noah Baumbach. The Netflix title — which stars Adam Diver and Greta Gerwig — is a film adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel of the same name, and will feature music composed by Danny Elfman.The seven-minute ‘New Body Rhumba’ sees LCD Soundsystem enlist a shouty backing choir alongside the vocals of frontman James Murphy.

Jarvis Cocker has confirmed that Pulp will return for reunion shows next year.The Pulp singer and solo artist told fans at a Guardian-hosted talk and Q&A for his new memoir Good Pop, Bad Pop that the band will regroup for 2023.It follows a 15-second clip shared by Cocker on Instagram last week in which the words “What exactly do you do for an encore?” appeared on screen. The line is from the title track of Pulp’s 1998 album ‘This Is Hardcore’, which hits its 25th anniversary milestone next year.The move prompted fans to speculate that a reunion was on the cards.

LCD Soundsystem have added two new dates to their upcoming Brixton Academy residency. Tickets are available here.The residency is being held to celebrate the “platinum” 20th anniversary of the first time they performed live in London in 2002 at Arthur Baker’s ‘Return To New York’ and Erol Alkan‘s ‘Trash’ parties.The O2 Academy Brixton run will now take place from June 27-29 and then July 1-3, with the extra dates being June 27-28. The dates are the band’s first UK shows in over four years and tickets are available here.Last month the group announced that they will play four nights in a row at Philadelphia’s Franklin Music Hall from March 28-31, and four nights at Boston’s Roadrunner from April 3-6.We’ve added two more dates in London.

LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy has posted a lengthy update to fans, going into depth on the thinking behind a forthcoming series of mini-residencies to mark their 20th anniversary.Last month the group announced that they will play four nights in a row at Philadelphia’s Franklin Music Hall from March 28-31, and four nights at Boston’s Roadrunner from April 3-6.They have also announced plans for four shows at the O2 Academy in Brixton, on June 29 and from July 1-3. They follow a similar residency-style run of 17 shows at at New York City’s Brooklyn Steel last year.In a social media statement outlining the plans, Murphy expressed his difficulties balancing traditional touring schedules and the recording process. “You invest so much time, energy, and cost into ‘getting ready’ [for a tour] that you wind up touring for ages just to make it worthwhile… then you need a big break again.

LCD Soundsystem appear to be teasing something after logos of the band’s record label, DFA Records, were spotted in London along with slogans reading “You are here”.The lightning bolt logo belongs to DFA, the label co-founded by LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy, and was the same image (and accompanying phrase) that was used to provide hints about the band’s Brooklyn Steel shows in NYC last year. The Brooklyn residency news arrived only months after Murphy said that LCD were “on a full hiatus”.Although unconfirmed, it seems that the band could be due to announce a similar residency in the English capital.“You are here” is a nod to lyrics from the band’s 2002 debut single ‘Losing My Edge’, which was featured on the CD version of their debut self-titled album released in 2005.

LCD Soundsystem were the musical guests on last night’s (February 26) episode of Saturday Night Live – watch them play ‘Thrills’ and ‘Yr City’s A Sucker’ below.The band last played the show in 2017, when they were promoting their last album, ‘American Dream’, and were joined by John Mulaney as host on the latest episode of the show.For their performance, the band played two tracks from their 2005 self-titled debut album.Watch the performances of ‘Thrills’ and ‘Yr City’s A Sucker’ below.Elsewhere, LCD Soundsystem have announced a series of concert residencies in Philadelphia and Boston this spring.The band will perform four shows at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia from March 28-31, followed by four shows at new Boston venue Roadrunner from April 3-5. The two sets of shows will mark the band’s first live dates of 2022.In November 2021, LCD Soundsystem began their Brooklyn Steel residency, where the band were scheduled to play a run of 20 gigs in New York City.The news arrived just a few months after frontman James Murphy said that the band were “on a full hiatus”.Their first gig since 2018 took place November 23 and saw the band cover Joy Division’s ‘No Love Lost’ alongside tracks from across their back catalogue.

LCD Soundsystem have announced a series of concert residencies in Philadelphia and Boston this spring.The band will perform four shows at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia from March 28-31, followed by four shows at new Boston venue Roadrunner from April 3-5. The two sets of shows will mark the band’s first live dates of 2022.Tickets for all eight shows are due to go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 25 at 10am, but there are also fan pre-sales available from 10am on Thursday, February 24.

LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy along with Jonathan Galkin and Tim Goldsworthy, and they’ve since released records by the likes of LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture and Hot Chip.Next month marks the 20th anniversary of DFA’s first releases – The Rapture’s ‘House of Jealous Lovers’ and The Juan MacLean’s ‘By The Time I Get To Venus’ – and the label is set to celebrate the milestone with a special event at the Knockdown Center in New York City on March 26.“Anniversaries, schmaniversaries, but given everything we’ve all collectively been through, this feels like a plausible excuse to throw a party. So that’s what we’re doing,” DFA said in a statement.It’s crazy, really.

John Mulaney will join the Five Timers Club on Saturday Night Live as he returns to host on February 26.

LCD Soundsystem have shared a clip from their new Christmas special, LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special – you can watch it below.Set to air tonight (December 22) at 2am GMT on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel and Prime Video, the special will pair a career-spanning set from the band with a sitcom called All My Friends directed by Eric Wareheim.The ’90s style sitcom will feature the Tim & Eric star playing the role of LCD frontman James Murphy alongside the likes of Macaulay Culkin (as drummer Pat

LCD Soundsystem have announced All My Friends, a sitcom based on the band that will air as part of their Holiday Special.Directed by Eric Wareheim (who also stars as LCD Soundsytem frontman James Murphy) All My Friends is a ’90s style sitcom that’ll star the likes of Macaulay Culkin, Aparna Nancherla, Jon Daly, Christine Ko and a puppet.“I’ve already conquered film, James has conquered music, but we have yet to conquer the sitcom—the HIGHEST form of art,” Wareheim said in a statement.

LCD Soundsystem performed their track ‘Other Voices’ for the first time at a show in New York this week.The James Murphy-led group were playing at Brooklyn Steel on Tuesday night (November 30) as part of their month-long residency at the venue.Early in the 18-song set, LCD treated fans to the live debut of ‘Other Voices’ from their most recent studio album, 2017’s ‘American Dream’.

LCD Soundsystem‘s Gavilán Rayna Russom has announced that she has left the band.The synth player/multi-disciplinary artist joined the James Murphy-fronted group in 2008, but was notably absent from the first show of their Brooklyn Steel residency in New York last night (November 23).Explaining her decision to depart LCD in a new interview with Pitchfork, Russom said:  “When this offer came up again [to perform at LCD Soundsystem’s Brooklyn gigs], I had considered it.

Kraftwerk have announced that they’ll be heading out on a North American tour in 2022.It comes after the German electronic music pioneers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame on Saturday night (October 30).They were inducted by Pharrell who delivered a video speech presenting them with the award.

Kraftwerk have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame – you can watch the moment below.They were inducted by Pharrell who delivered a video speech presenting them with the award. This was later followed by a video tribute from artists including Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, the Human League’s Philip Oakey and Run-DMC’s Darryl McDaniels.You can see some footage from the event here:Pharrell Williams inducts Kraftwerk pic.twitter.com/zFfXDLHQsb— Dr.

LCD Soundsystem will return to the live stage later this year for a run of 20 gigs in New York City.The news arrives just a few months after frontman James Murphy said that the band were “on a full hiatus”.This afternoon (October 1), however, LCD Soundsystem have formally ended their hiatus by announcing their first live shows since June 2018.The band will play 20 shows at Brooklyn Steel in New York, starting on November 23.

LCD Soundsystem frontman co-founded the label with Galkin and Tim Goldsworthy in 2001, with Galkin running DFA “whole hog” in recent years, according to Murphy.In a recent interview with writer Shawn Reynaldo for his weekly First Floor newsletter, Galkin revealed that he was dismissed by Murphy last summer.“One day I came to work and the [DFA building’s] locks were changed,” Galkin recalled.

LCD Soundsystem are currently “on a full hiatus”.The Murphy-led band have been inactive since releasing their live in-studio album ‘Electric Lady Sessions’ in February 2019, while they last played a show together back in June 2018.Speaking on the latest episode of the podcast WTF with Marc Maron, Murphy confirmed that LCD had not resumed action recently.“We’re not rehearsing,” Murphy told Maron when asked about the possibility of the band playing any post-pandemic shows.

LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy has reflected on his experience collaborating with the late David Bowie on his final album ‘Blackstar’, revealing that it “broke his heart” that he wasn’t able to fully integrate himself into Bowie’s set-up.Murphy contributed percussion to Bowie’s final studio album, which was released in January 2016 – two days before Bowie’s death.Speaking on the latest episode of the podcast WTF with Marc Maron, Murphy recalled his first encounters with Bowie which led to him