Showing All "The Shins" Posts
Oct 9th, 2007 55 Comments
Not watching Chuck? That's for the best, although the suits at NBC would be shocked and saddened to hear it, especially since they've decided their 40 Year Old Virgin-meets-The Bourne Ultimatum (but…   Read Story »
Sep 27th, 2007 37 Comments
As we remember from the halcyon emergence-of-the-indie-yuppie days, aspiring hipsters like buying tees. (And then later selling off their accrued cred to the highest bidder on Craigslist.) So…   Read Story »
Aug 31st, 2007 15 Comments
Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky tacky ... you know the tune. And as we sleuthed earlier this summer, the wilting Weeds is injecting some life into its series with the help of…   Read Story »
Aug 27th, 2007 8 Comments
The new Shins video comes courtesy of mtvU's Breaking The Video, a project though which MTV and Sub Pop joined forces to fund aspiring filmmaker/NYU film student Antonio Campos and give him the…   Read Story »
Aug 10th, 2007 20 Comments
The chance convergence of Jell-O, a one-eyed dog, some hairy dude in American-flag speedos, and a bikini-clad Stacy's grandmom with a bee and a coffee-sipping crane operator is, all at the same time,…   Read Story »
Jul 9th, 2007 5 Comments
Since we've been in a TV state of mind of late we're gonna just put it out there: Weeds has jumped the shark (yeah we're bringing the phrase back) ... BUT the Malvina Reynolds covers are always…   Read Story »
Apr 16th, 2007 10 Comments
The Blogothèque crew continue their string of outstanding Take Away Shows (recently The National, Arcade Fire) with the Shins, performing five songs from across their catalogue while at the…   Read Story »
Apr 12th, 2007 24 Comments
OK, now that still shot we posted from the "Australia" vid shoot makes sense. Those orange outfits aren't prisoner uniforms, they're prospective-prisoner's uniforms! Not sure how petty theft ties…   Read Story »
Mar 29th, 2007 3 Comments
Some stills from upcoming vids for ya. Next up for the Shins after their history-depicting school play clip for "Phantom Limb" is "Australia," and Subterranean posted a pic that to has the Sub…   Read Story »
Mar 29th, 2007 15 Comments
Wincing's tunes have swayed more than a few of you to give the Mercer crew another shot live, though we doubt you'd argue that the studio is where the Shins shine. Still, if you've been on the road…   Read Story »

































