Tagged: Chairlift

Lizzie Owens’ Debut Menswear Collection Highland

Lizzie Owens is best known for costuming the likes of MGMT, Chairlift, and Brandon Flowers from The Killers in truly surreal creations. She seems intent on imagining and outfitting the world in her psychedelic vision: … read more »

POSTED February 11, 2010 2:15PM IN STYLE NEWS TAGS: , , , , ,

Chairlift Embark on Extensive Tour of U.S. and Europe

Seriously. They’re playing 5 shows in Chicago alone. read more »

POSTED July 21, 2009 1:41PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , ,

We Are The Wiley Benefit

A benefit for Jon Wiley tonight, kids! read more »

POSTED July 9, 2009 4:35PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , ,

Freeload: Chairlift, “Evident Utensil (Sinden Remix)”

Up above is a video with poorly recorded sound of Chairlift performing “Bruises” at our CMJ FADER Fort last year. Below is very nicely recorded Sinden remix of Chairlift performing a totally different song. If … read more »

POSTED May 15, 2009 2:25PM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: , , ,

Telepathe, “So Fine” (Chairlift Remix) MP3

You already know that we ride for Telepathe, who, after 1.3 million years have finally released the excellent Dance Mother on IAMSOUND. As if they knew we’d be fiending for a couple new tracks, they’ve … read more »

POSTED May 6, 2009 1:46PM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: , , , ,

Peter Bjorn And John, Chairlift @ The Music Hall Of Williamsburg

Sweden’s pop trio Peter Bjorn and John are celebrating their 10 years of band existence this year, and the mention of this led to a festive cheer at a sold out Music Hall of Williamsburg. Here’s what Tripwire photographer Sarahana saw. read more »

POSTED May 1, 2009 2:03PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , ,

Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously: An Interview With Suckers

Blogs, online forums and fans alike were abuzz about Brooklyn’s four-piece, Suckers, long before the release of their self-titled EP on I Am Sound Records earlier this month. Much of this was based on the strength of their live shows — though these were were mostly limited to New York — and an old four-track demo that closely resembles the new EP. That even a brief exposure to their music enables you to grasp their fresh aesthetic has probably been their greatest advantage. read more »

POSTED April 28, 2009 2:44PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , , , , ,

Win A Green Label Sound Vinyl Package Feat. Matt And Kim, Cool Kids, Flosstradamus, Chairlift

The needles on our record players haven’t stopped spinning from this past weekend of vinyl indulgence — both purchased and listened to on Record Store Day this past Saturday. So, instead of keeping all the greatness that is vinyl to ourselves, we thought it might be nice to give away some free records from our friends at Green Label Sound. And while we’re at it you can have a tote bag as well. After all, the best things in life come in 7″ and 12″ packages. read more »

POSTED April 22, 2009 3:18PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , , , ,

Anand Wilder Of Yeasayer Is Writing A Musical

While Yeasayer is working hard on their new album, the band’s guitarist Anand Wilder is testing out his chops as a musical-maker. Yes, you read that correctly. The Brooklyn-based musician who is known for creating experimental sounds and psychedelic visuals with his fellow members of Yeasayer, is in the process of writing a musical, which is planned to be released as both a stage show and an album. read more »

POSTED February 25, 2009 8:00PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , , , , ,

Speaking of Kanye, Meet The Dude Who DID NOT Direct His Latest Video

Poor Takeshi Murata. According to this letter sent to Street Carnage, he developed the video recognition and compression technique used in both Kanye’s “Welcome to Heartbreak” and Chairlift’s “Evident Utensil”, the latter which we and … read more »

POSTED February 25, 2009 5:30PM IN MUSIC NEWS TAGS: ,