Tag: beck
07.22.2008 Beck b-side: "Vampire Voltage No.6"
Covert Curiosity shares the b-side to Beck’s “Chemtrails” 7-inch single. Listen to this Modern Guilt castoff, then catch Beck Saturday August 30 at Bumbershoot. (via Stereogum)
07.21.2008 Beck's New Video!
The fine folks at Stereogum proudly bring us Beck‘s new video for his song “Orphans.”
07.10.2008 Beck's New Video For His Song "Gamma Ray"
The fine folks at Stereogum bring us the brand new music video for Beck‘s song “Gamma Ray.”
07.08.2008 Rolling Stone's fancy video review of the new Beck album
Leave it to Rolling Stone to class up the proceedings and grace us with a video review of Beck‘s new album (out today!), Modern Guilt.
07.08.2008 The AV Club reviews Beck's new album
And they liked it! Read The A.V. Club’s unabashed review of Beck‘s new album, Modern Guilt.
Odelay this surely isn’t, but Beck it surely is—a chameleon who changes colors just enough to keep himself interested.
07.07.2008 Beck in the NY Times
The New York Times profiles Beck and his new album, Modern Guilt.
07.06.2008 Stereogum previews Beck's new album
Stereogum prematurely evaluates Beck’s Tuesday release Modern Guilt, and lo and behold, they dig it, especially the “instant classic” opening four songs (“Orphans,” “Gammy Ray,” “Chemtrails” and the title track, “Modern Guilt”).
The fact that Beck can still parallel his highest moments eight LPs in as strong a testament to his enduring genius that we could ask for.
07.03.2008 New Beck Album Reviewed!
The Seattle P.I. gets a hold of the new Beck album Modern Guilt and gives it a rave review.
07.02.2008 The ultimate Beck playlist
IGN does the impossible and culls the many personas of Beck Hansen into one Ultimate Mix. It’s not definitive—where, for example, is “Beercan”?—but it’s a good overview nonetheless.
06.23.2008 Beck posts video preview of new album
Beck has just posted a teaser video on amazon.com to promote his upcoming album,Modern Guilt, which “seamlessly blends songs from the album together.” (via Prefix)
06.12.2008 Beck's Modern Guilt has cover art, tracklist and release date
It’s a big day for Beck fans. Stereogum shares the tracklist and cover art for Modern Guilt, out July 8.
Last week, Beck revealed to EW.com the thinking behind the retro-inspired cover:
The photo’s really funny… My engineer, who’s also a photographer, was just testing the camera and took a picture of legs. I think it’s me, and somebody else who was there. And the floor. Everything else was so album cover, you know what I mean? I love throwaway covers. Seems like they did that a lot more in the ’70s. There’ll just be a shot, like, in the corner of the room. You know, it so obviously isn’t a cover that it just makes it a great cover.
06.10.2008 New Beck: "Modern Guilt" (Live Video)
Beck showed up at the Echo in L.A. for a surprise show last night, and thank goodness for the internet, because somebody already posted video of the title track from the soon-to-be-released Modern Guilt. Check it out below. (via Stereogum )
05.19.2008 New from Beck: "Chemtrails"
Beck debuted a new song today from the upcoming Modern Guilt, and you can listen to it now on his website. Just mouse over the jukebox to hear “Chemtrails.”
05.13.2008 More Beck album details revealed
Rolling Stone’s Rock Daily catches up with Beck in the studio and shares choice new information on the upcoming Modern Guilt. (via Stereogum)
[The album] is full of off-kilter rhythms and left-field breakdowns, with an overall 1960s British vibe. Beck’s vocals float over the music as if he’s singing along to some mystical radio station in the next room. “I can’t tell you how many times I wrote and recorded a complete song,” Beck says, “and then just took everything away but the drumbeat and wrote a whole new song.”
05.06.2008 Beck album news
Pitchfork reports that Beck’s new album will feature collaborations with Cat Power. Even better? The as-yet-untitled album should see the light of day before July.
04.10.2008 Bumbershoot 2008 playlist
Check out a sampling of songs from some Bumbershoot 2008 artists that our friends at nuTsie have compiled.
04.09.2008 Beck, STP, Neko Case, M. Ward Booked For Bumbershoot
Seattle Weekly’s Chris Kornelis is “beyond excited” about our initial lineup. He also takes a look back at Beck at Bumbershoot ’97.
04.08.2008 Beck, STP, Lucinda Set For Bumbershoot
Beck, Stone Temple Pilots, Lucinda Williams and Neko Case are among the first acts confirmed for the 2008 Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival, Billboard.com can reveal. The event will be held Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at Seattle’s City Center.
Read Billboard’s full preview.
04.08.2008 Bumbershoot 2008 sneak peek lineup is here!
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