This morning, out of nowhere, Flaming Lips ringleader Wayne Coyne tore the Arcade Fire a new asshole, accusing the beloved Canadian indie rockers of being pompous pricks who treat everybody -- crew,…   Read Story »

Modern Guilt is the '60s psych-pop reinvention that keeps on giving. Never mind that what it's given of late is a fittingly forgettable, colorless collagist clip for one of its least memorable songs;…   Read Story »

Though he's deviated here and there, the central aesthetic strain of Beck's Modern Guilt videos/promos fit a general framework: Black and white, geometric, shadowy, and/or flickering. This new (and…   Read Story »

As the outlook for record stores gets increasingly dire, the festivities associated with Record Store get proportionately more awesome. Matador's contribution will be to corral Sonic Youth and Beck…   Read Story »

Lots of artists you enjoy are covering lots of other artists you enjoy for another tribute album organized by and benefitting War Child, the "network of independent organisations, working across the…   Read Story »

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear…   Read Story »

Remember the 50th Annual Grammy Awards? Alicia Keys duetting with the ghost of Sinatra? Will.i.am rapping nonsense? Album of the Year River: The Joni Letters??? It's easy (and fun!) to make fun of…   Read Story »

There not a lot of real life Hansen in the latest clip from Beck's Modern Guilt, but there's plenty of arts and craftsy interpretations of his mug in compensation. There's a bust, a scarecrow, a Lite…   Read Story »

In July Beck put together a "Gamma Ray" video that resembled a surrealistic Gap advertisement. Then in early October one of our anonymous commenters noted: This is not the actual video. Sorry to…   Read Story »

Last week Beck did "Gamma Ray" for Letterman. This week, he brings us a filmic black and white video for Modern Guilt's bouncy title track. The rest of his band doesn't show up; in fact, the only…   Read Story »