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Recommends: Grinderman - Bellringer Blues (Nick Zinner Remix)

Late last year after releasing two great albums, Grinderman announced their decision to call it quits. Fans took solace in the knowledge that the members were highly likely to keep making music in their various other projects including Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and the Dirty Three - and maybe in the future hear more Grinderman adventures. (When the band pulled up stumps they jokingly said something about seeing everyone in 10 years for a come back tour.)

Then, this remix surfaced, with the Yeah Yeah Yeah's talented Nick Zinner taking on remix duties. It's a meeting of creative greats. There's apparently a whole remix album on the way...

January 20, 2012 at 11:24am in news, Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Post A Comment

Recommends: Nick Zinner's 41 Strings

In May this year Yeah Yeah Yeah's guitarist Nick Zinner composed, conducted and performed in a special performance to mark the 41st anniversary of Earth Day.

Collaborating with Hisham Akira Bharoocha and Ben Vida of Soft Circle and clothing label Loomstate as part of the Creators Project, the performance, 41 Strings, chronicled the ups and downs of the four seasons.

The above video shows the entire process, from the initial conception and composition, to the final performance with visuals by Yoshi Sodeoka, E*Rock and Dawn of Man. Over here is a a stream of the performance.

August 5, 2011 at 7:19pm in recommends, Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Post A Comment

Recommends: Karen O in 'Psycho Opera'

We're very intrigued by the news that Yeah Yeah Yeahs' front woman Karen O will appear in a 'psycho opera' to be staged at St Ann's Warehouse in DUMBO, New York, this October 13-16. Directed by novelist/playwriter Adam Rapp, we sure can't wait to see it.

This performance is part of the Creators Project and will include a series of other shows including 'Life on Mars Revisited', a remix project Barney Clay (who made the YYYs video for Zero) has made using photographer Mick Rock's footage of David Bowie.

Also in the series is a collaboration between director Jonathan Glazer and J Spaceman - a physical interpretation of Spiritualized's Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space. Check out the videos from their installation at Coachella below.

Video: The Making of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' 'Skeletons'

Karen O, Nick Zinner, Brian Chase and crew behind the scenes on the shoot of the 'Skeletons' video.

January 28, 2010 at 9:50am in videos, Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Post A Comment

2009 Triple J Hottest 100 Round Up

Well done team Modular, who represented a tidy 5% slice in this year's Triple J Hottest 100 pie chart, which was unveiled yesterday. Yeah Yeah Yeahs' peaked as the highest Mod act (with 2 songs no less), while Australia's own Wolfmother, Tame Impala and Bag Raiders bigged up the local side of things. Thank you all for taking the time to vote, and a big congratulations to the acts!

11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Heads Will Roll"
18. Bag Raiders - "Shooting Stars"
25. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Zero"
75. Wolfmother - "New Moon Rising"
78. Tame Impala - "Remember Me"

January 27, 2010 at 9:55am in news, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bag Raiders, Tame Impala, Wolfmother : Post A Comment

Video: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Skeletons'

Directed by Barney Clay.

January 27, 2010 at 9:02am in videos, Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Post A Comment

New YYYs Video 'Skeletons' To Premiere Next Week

If you're still in a Yeah Yeah Yeahs fever since they parted Australian shores on their It's Blitz! tour then fear no more, because next Monday on January 25, Babelgum will be premiering the music video for the brand new single "Skeletons."