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Karen O Tells Us "All Is Love" in Where the Wild Things Are

BuzzSugar — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:30:55 -0700

Unsurprisingly, the first song off the soundtrack to Where the Wild Things Are, which already looks adorable and cool, is totally cute. Featuring the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' frontwoman Karen O and a collection of adults and children simply called "the Kids," the track is sweet and whimsical, with all the Kids' voices combining with Os high-pitched chirruping. In "All Is Love," the whole group repeats those three words over and over until you can't really do anything but smile and start to believe it.

The single will be available to download tomorrow, and for now you can hear it on the MySpace page for Where the Wild Things Are. Take a listen, and tell me what you think.

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Music Video: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Hit San Francisco For "Zero"

BuzzSugar — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:30:28 -0700

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.

Do You Want to See a Live-Action Where the Wild Things Are?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:30:27 -0800

Details about the live-action adaptation of beloved kids' book Where the Wild Things Are have been trickling in over the past few months, from this NY Magazine piece talking about the quality of Dave Eggers' script, to the news that Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be doing some music for the film (which is directed by her ex Spike Jonze). So far, I'm liking what I'm seeing about this project, though messing around with favorite childhood books always sends up some warning flags.

How do you feel about a Where the Wild Things Are movie? Could it be great, or is it just totally unnecessary?

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Link Time! 10/25

BuzzSugar — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:33:27 -0700

TV Squad makes my day by finding a story about how 30 Rock's "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah" has become a sensation. I'm not the only one obsessed!
Popwatch understandably has some questions about the CMT reality show Trick My Trucker.
Cinematical's weekly list examines the horror of fairy tales.
Stereogum is streaming a Karen O cover of "Highway 61 Revisited" from the I'm Not There soundtrack.
Buddy TV wonders if Marie Osmond should have to leave Dancing with the Stars after her fainting spell.
MTV Movies Blog thinks Common should play the Green Lantern in the Justice League movie, and apparently RZA agrees.
In case you're confused about this whole World Series thing that keeps preempting your favorite Fox shows, TV with MeeVee has an explanation.
Aquarium Drunkard is psyched to see Phosphorescent play in LA, and rightfully so.
TV Filter wants to know what would be on your stakeout mix, a la Chuck.

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Music Video: Yeah Yeahs Yeahs, "Down Boy" Live

BuzzSugar — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:32:14 -0700

Remember how, after one EP, everyone thought Karen O and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs would singlehandedly save rock and roll? No band can live up to that kind of hype, but after two albums and countless live shows, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have proven they're more than just a passing phase. I got all excited about them again after seeing this new video for "Down Boy," off the new EP coming out July 24 called Is Is.

Filmed at a live performance, the footage captures all of the legendary weirdness of the YYYs in creepy night-vision colors. Clad in a space-age Bowie-esque unitard, Karen O is her usually sassy and slightly disturbing self (be sure to watch until the end), and the song is great too, blending the band's harder punk styles with the brooding impact of "Maps." To see the video, read more

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What to Download: New Music Today

BuzzSugar — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:30:59 -0700

It's Tuesday! I've already given you some picks to beef up your Netflix queue, but now it's time for your iPod. Check out today's new music releases for what you should download.

The birth of new sound: The latest from The Flaming Lips, Embryonic, is the musical equivalent of an acid trip. The band reportedly improvised a lot in the studio, so the entire album feels raw and pretty much all over the place. MGMT joins in on the track Worm Mountain, Karen O lends silly animal noises (yes, really) to I Can Be a Frog, and a mathematician spouts out equation, x=y type stuff on Gemini Syringes. Weird? You bet. Every track is experimental, which means you'll either embrace it for its free-spirited creativity, or write it off as too strange. Either way, it's worth checking out.

Pop culture candy: Hell has frozen over - Jack White is on the 90210 soundtrack. Hey, I'm not knocking TV music - I've already professed my love for it - but I was surprised to see The Raconteurs associated with a CW show. The band lends a wicked guitar riff to the first track Many Shades of Black (featuring soulful singer Adele) to start the album off. The rest of the playlist includes a mix of new offerings from indie artists and more mainstream pop, but my favorites are the sleepy Valium by MuteMath and the Postal Service-ish Sunburn by Owl City.

See one more release when you read more.

Bah-hum-blah: I was pumped when I heard that Bob Dylan was making a holiday album. It may be Halloween time now, but I always love a good carol, and Christmas in the Heart includes 15 of my favorites. But that's where my excitement ended. Dylan's voice will always be uniquely his, but the throaty quality seems out of place here, singing famous ditties like Here Comes Santa Claus. It's almost like your uncle had too many spiked ciders and started caroling. Even so, I'll probably still download I'll Be Home For Christmas or Winter Wonderland just so I'm not a total Scrooge - the proceeds go to the charity Feeding America.