Karen O

Karen O And The Kids — Where the Wild Things Are

The soundtrack to the movie that's based on the children's book Where The Wild Things Are offers far more than just musical window dressing designed to accompany Spike Jonze's cinematic eye candy. Credited to Karen O And The Kids, the film's soundtrack could easily stand on its own as a singular record of songs about love and youth. One look at...
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Karen O And The Kids' Where The Wild Things Are

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Karen O's Godliness Explained

Let us begin with a bold assertion: Karen O is the best frontwoman in contemporary rock music. Indeed, she possess a whole mess of unique quirks and characteristics that set her apart from her peers, and she held nothing back at last night's concert at Toronto's Kool Haus. Here are some of the things that you just have to love about Karen O...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O (Photo by John Papamarko)

WATCH: Trent Reznor & Karen O cover Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song"

Following their Academy Award-winning collaborative score for The Social Network, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have again teamed up with director David Fincher  for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. By now you may have heard the song as the soundtrack is officially released and it features this chaotic cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song...
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MP3 Roundup: Washed Out, Karen O, King Krule

1) Washed Out - "Call It Off"Chillwave posterboy Washed Out (AKA Ernest Greene) teases his upcoming Amor Fati 12" single with this new b-side track “Call it Off”. The pulsating synthesizer layered over those ethereal, echoing vocals make this b-side an easy song to get into, especially if you're among the many who are already aboard the Washed Out...
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I Read The News Today... For July 18, 2011

Perhaps you've heard about The Horrible Crowes, the new band Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon's in. They've put a new tune called "Behold The Hurricane" up on the interwebs and guess who it sounds like? Bruce Springsteen! Whodathunk? Wanna hear Killers member Ronnie Vanucci's debut solo album? He's recorded it as Big Talk, and you...
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I Read The News Today... For May 30, 2011

Somebody call 911! Sean Kingston was critically injured yesterday evening while jet skiing in Miami... he apparently crashed his water craft into a bridge. We want him to get better, but how do you not notice something like a bridge is right in front of you? Supertramp are playing Vancouver this Thursday! Their date got moved to accomodate the...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 6, 2010

Regina Spektor's first ever live CD/DVD, Live In London, is out Nov. 22. —Warner Music CanadaGwar's Oderus Urungus will be the grand marshall for this year's Toronto Zombie Walk, which starts Oct. 23 at Trinity Bellwoods Park. The bar has now been set (and raised impossibly high) for costumes. —Metal BladeA bunch of angry Weezer fans are saying...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O, Brian Eno Not Eligible For Oscars

You definitely won't hear the words "And the Oscar goes go... Karen O and Carter Burwell for Where The Wild Things Are!" at this year's Academy Awards. The score for last year's Where The Wild Things Are is ineligible for an Academy Award, according to The Wrap website. Brian Eno's score for The Lovely Bones and T. Bone Burnett and...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O (Photo by John Papamarko)

Karen O In, Miley Cyrus Out For Grammy Nomination

Miley Cyrus' loss is Karen O's gain. Cyrus' "The Climb" — featured in Hannah Montana: The Movie — has been disqualified from the Grammys, where it was nominated for best song written for a soundtrack. The beneficiary is Karen O's "All Is Love," recorded for the Where The Wild Things Are soundtrack. "In an unexpected...
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Karen O (Photo by John Papamarko)

Karen O Taking On Fat Kids

Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O is taking on fat people. O's "All Is Love," which will be featured in the upcoming Spike Jonze film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's book Where The Wild Things Are, is being used in an anti-obesity public service announcement. The clip features footage from the film, which opens Oct. 16,...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O

Yeah Yeah Yeahs At Kool Haus

Photographer: 
John Papamarko
Venue: 
Kool Haus
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 4, 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O

Yeah Yeah Yeahs At Kool Haus

Photographer: 
John Papamarko
Venue: 
Kool Haus
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 4, 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O

Yeah Yeah Yeahs At Kool Haus

Photographer: 
John Papamarko
Venue: 
Kool Haus
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 4, 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O

Yeah Yeah Yeahs At Kool Haus

Photographer: 
John Papamarko
Venue: 
Kool Haus
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 4, 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O

Yeah Yeah Yeahs At Kool Haus

Photographer: 
John Papamarko
Venue: 
Kool Haus
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 4, 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O

Yeah Yeah Yeahs At Kool Haus

Photographer: 
John Papamarko
Venue: 
Kool Haus
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 4, 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O

Karen O On Flaming Lips Album

The Flaming Lips' Embryonic, their upcoming double album, will feature guest appearances from MGMT and Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O. Embryonic still does not have a release date, but The Flaming Lips have said it will most likely come out in September. Drummer Steven Drozd recently told Billboard.com its music sounds a lot like Joy Division...
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Arcade Fire Wake Up Wild Things

Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" is used as the backing music for the theatrical trailer of Academy Award-nominated director Spike Jonze's forthcoming Where The Wild Things Are. The long-delayed film is based on Maurice Sendak's popular 1963 children's book of the same name and is expected to hit theatres on Oct. 16. Jonze (Being John Malkovich...
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Leaked Karen O Demo Triggers Unforeseen Rage

You know you've got a good story on your hands when an unintentionally released Karen O demo is the least interesting part. According to MTV.com, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer recorded a 16-song rough demo, titled KO At Home, that she gave to TV On The Radio guitarist/keyboardist Dave Sitek as a gift. Sitek placed the demo (complete with stickers...
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