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Beck Brings Good Vibes

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By David Leyes (CHARTattack) October 6, 2008 5:06 pm
I've seen Beck at least five times now, and his appearance at the Sound Academy on Sunday might be my last chance to see him... though I hope not. Openers MGMT were received enthusiastically. The band seemed to be very stoned or didn't really care if there was anyone in front of them. Never having heard them before, even I could tell they were...
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VFest Toronto Day One

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) September 8, 2008 4:46 pm
There are a few steadfast indications that it's the end of summer in Toronto: university kids are running rampant downtown, the streets are abuzz with film nerds for the Toronto International Film Festival and the Virgin Festival invades Toronto Island for two days. After a horrendous ferry ride over (media had access to a VIP ferry, but it was...
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Yeasayers Beat MGMT In Blogger Band War

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By Erik Missio (CHARTattack) February 11, 2008 2:30 pm
It used to be music writers were the gatekeepers, the arbiters of what was cool. Sure, every once in a while, the people would step forth and christen an artist or group as the next big thing in a grassroots, groundswell kind of way. More often than not, however, it was the magazine writers and newspaper critics who'd pick their favourites early,...
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MGMT — Oracular Spectacular

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By Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack) January 22, 2008 8:59 pm
MGMT are set to challenge MSTRKRFT in the battle for vowel-less supremacy and a solid album such as Oracular Spectacular is just the type of ammunition they'll need.The album is full of burbling keyboards, gnarly guitars and hissy vocals, recalling Flaming Lips and various Elephant Six bands along the way. For what it's worth, "...
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WATCH: MGMT - "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything" (Bauhaus cover) animated music video

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By Dan Busheikin (CHARTattack) November 25, 2011 1:29 pm
Here's a brilliantly animated music video for MGMT's cover of "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything," originally by Bauhaus. The cover itself isn't terribly exciting or inventive, but director/animator Ned Wenlock has given itz an outstanding visual accompaniment.LateNightTales -- the compilation series that got MGMT to record this cover -- enlisted...
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I Read The News Today... For April 19, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 19, 2011 3:29 pm
Holy crappers! Radiohead have released "Supercollider" and "The Butcher," the two tunes they released on limited-edition vinyl on Saturday for Record Store Day, to fans for free download. There's no catch, and they're apparently giving them away as a "thank you." —NME If you're a grunge obsessive whose VHS copy of 1991: The Year Punk Broke, a...
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I Read The News Today... For March 3, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 3, 2011 4:11 pm
Public Enemy will headline a day at this year's Bestival in England, joining The Cure and Primal Scream, who are the other bill-toppers. —BBC Radio 1 Memphis, Stars singer Torquil Campbell's side-project with Chris Dumont, are giving away two tunes from their upcoming Here Comes A City album. You can get "I Am The Photographer" and "I Want The...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 4, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 4, 2011 3:30 pm
RJD2 has released a free three-song EP of remixes that also includes the video for "The Glow." Grab The Glow Remixes here. Here's something that makes almost no sense: TV On The Radio bassist and producer Dave Sitek has joined Jane's Addiction. Well... kind of. He's playing bass on their new album. —Spinner Kanye West is doing everything he can to...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 12, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 12, 2010 2:26 pm
Now that Weezer are no longer signed to Geffen, it's time for their former label to cash in the way EMI did with that Radiohead with that box set: Death To False Metal, a collection of 10 unreleased Weezer tracks, will come out through Geffen on Nov. 2. —NME Former Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page is touring the eastern U.S. this November. —...
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I Read The News Today... For Sept. 29, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 29, 2010 12:58 pm
The Luyas have signed to Dead Oceans. Check 'em out at Pop Montreal tomorrow night. —CMJYou know those two black and white videos Neil Young's released for songs from the recently released Le Noise? It turns out they're part of a 38-minute film which features Young performing the entire album. That will be streamed on Neil Young's YouTube channel...
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I Read The News Today... For Sept. 28, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 28, 2010 11:47 am
Revealed (by The Onion): Justin Bieber is a "well concealed 51-year-old pedophile." —The OnionAnother day, another Pete Doherty drug arrest. This time it's for cocaine possession, and it's linked to a filmmaker's death. —NME Rufus Wainwright has announced some dates in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the U.S. and Europe to take place during October...
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Video Of The Day: MGMT's "Congratulations"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) August 24, 2010 3:41 pm
It's said birds evolved from dinosaurs. But where does ET fit into this equation? Does he have some kind of secret bird or dino connection no one knows about? If you're lost, just watch MGMT's video for the title track to Congratulations. It features Ben Goldwasser and Adam VanWyngarden walking through a desert with some sort of sad...
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MGMT, Massive Attack To Play Moogfest 2010

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 16, 2010 2:47 pm
We thought we had heard everything in terms of festival weirdness, but this is something else. The first annual Moogfest is coming to Asheville, N.C. this fall and, yes, it does plan to honour the Moog synthesizer and its creator, Robert Moog. Appropriately, obsessed with the '60s MGMT will play the event, along with Massive Attack and...
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MGMT — "It's Working"

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 15, 2010 12:00 pm
MGMT's Ben Goldwasser and Andrew Van Wyngarten build a machine that makes them turn all sorts of wacky colours in their new video for "It's Working." The clip was directed by SoMe, who also helmed Justice's incredibly awesome video for "D.A.N.C.E." "It's Working" appears on Congratulations, which is out now. You can buy it through iTunes or...
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MGMT — Congratulations

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) June 3, 2010 3:07 pm
Granted, it's a little surprising MGMT decided not to throw another "Time To Pretend" or "Kids" onto Congratulations, if only to keep their momentum going. But the '70s British psych-rock that permeates the majority of this disc shouldn't be a shock to anyone who paid attention to Oracular Spectacular's darker corners. That...
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MGMT, Yeasayer Members In Movie

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) May 12, 2010 1:42 pm
MGMT's Ben Goldwasser, Yeasayer's Ira Wolf, singer/songwriter Sean Bones and Norah Jones all have roles in the upcoming film Wah Do Dem, out on DVD on Oct. 26. The movie's about a skateboarder named Max (Bones) who gets dumped and heads to Jamaica via a free cruise. He meets a Rastafarian who shows him a secret beach, but Max loses his...
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MGMT At The Mod Club

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Photographer: 
Taylor Jackson
Venue: 
The Mod Club
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
April 29, 2010
MGMT (Photo by Taylor Jackson)

MGMT At The Mod Club

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Photographer: 
Taylor Jackson
Venue: 
The Mod Club
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
April 29, 2010
MGMT (Photo by Taylor Jackson)
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