Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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• The new video for Yeah Yeah Yeahs' tune "Heads Will Roll" features a dancing wolfman. Check it. — Stereogum
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I love when the female lead of a band commands the stage, and Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, a New York City-based indie electro pop-rock trio, has talent and charisma to spare. (And check out this girl's style! To die for.) From her crazy dancing, to her amazing voice, to her talent for rocking punky bowl-cuts (and crimson red lips), Karen O rocks. Literally. To see the video for "Zero," shot in San Francisco's very own Chinatown, read more

When my sisters have approved a dope music video, I must deliver my take. Mimic cutie Karen O's makeup and learn via Buzz. Stay here for the fashion perspective on the Yeah Yeah Yeah's new video. The SF love continues . . . it's so cool to see Karen O — in her super studded "KO" bedazzled leather jacket and badass spiked leather gloves — trample my city. Dude, she even sings, "Get your leather, leather, leather on." And it's not all typical sunshine and fog, it's rain-drenched streets and confetti! Karen O seems to have matured a bit in both her style and her music, and I'm liking what I see and hear. Her moody style and the band's new wave sound remind me of Siouxsie & the Banshees. I'm a firm believer in the evolution of style, and I think we're witnessing a metamorphosis.

Color me totally biased: I like this video of Karen O dancing around the downtown streets of my home base, San Francisco. The video for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Zero" starts out at a music venue I know well called the Warfield, heads into the dressing room where the singer touches up her makeup and tosses on a pretty spectacular sparkly, studded leather jacket, and then breaks out of the venue as she boogies her way down sidewalks and atop cars.

Some reviewers have mixed feelings about the laid-back nature of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' new album (which is on sale digitally now) but I'm digging it so far. "Zero" is catchy and sort of a celebration about not being No. 1, which seems like a fun and low-pressure attitude. To check it out for yourself, read more

Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores. So I take a spin through each week's music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. In addition to my picks below, you can also download new country singles from Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Rascal Flatts.

The lady with the bangs: After the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' newest album, It's Blitz!, leaked last month, the group decided to move up its digital release to today! So woohoo! (It's still set to hit stores March 31.) In the tracks I've heard so far, there's a lot more synthesizer going on, which is cool — and means Karen O and gang are mixing things up a bit. I'll give the entire thing a whirl soon but so far I recommend checking out "Zero" and "Soft Shock".

Idol returns: Yay for Kelly Clarkson! I already took a listen to this pop star's new songs and thought her fourth album was a solid mix of catchy hooks that marks a return to form for the talented singer. I'd recommend the addicting "I Do Not Hook Up" for download as well as the sassy "Don't Let Me Stop You."

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• Check out a new Yeah Yeah Yeah's track, "Zero." — Stereogum
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Two major music fests took place this weekend: the Austin City Limits Festival in Texas and San Francisco's very own Treasure Island Music Festival, which I had the pleasure of attending. Treasure Island totally rocked, so tune tomorrow for all of my coverage and tons of great photos.

Until then, maybe this Arcade Fire performance from the ACL Fest can hold you over. (Thanks, You Ain't No Picasso.) After posting a recording of Norah Jones covering Arcade Fire last week, I was delighted to discover this version of one of my favorite Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs, "Maps," as interpreted by the Arcade Fire. Regine Chassagne's vocals really play up the heartbreaking beauty; to listen, read more

Wow, writing that headline made me feel like a broken record! As for Is Is, however, there is nothing broken about this record. As of today you can hear this latest Yeah Yeah Yeahs album in its 5-song entirety on AOL's full CD listening party. Having heard the album several times over, I strongly suggest you do so.

There's nothing drastically different about this YYY's album that we haven't heard before from them, but I'm more than fine with that. Karen O lends her strong vocals once again, and as always, delves into the dramatic. You may have heard "Down Boy" here on Buzz a few weeks ago, and that's one of the best tunes on the album, full of sultry darkness. Yet my favorite track is "Kiss Kiss" (again with the repetition!) with its pulsing energy. Check it out and tell me which one's your favorite.