Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT (performing “Oracular Spectacular”), Future Islands, M83, Empire of the Sun, Hot Chip, Caribou and the Walkmen top the lineup for this year’s Just Like Heaven festival, May 13 in Pasadena.
Also on Friday: Danny Elfman, Dressy Bessy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Balance & Compsure, Giraffage, Sweater Beats, Salva, Portugal. The Man, Rusty Anderson, Manhattan Murder Mystery
Compared to M83’s arching synth-pop of the past two albums, “Do It, Try It” feels like a pop squiggle. The new album “JUNK” is out April 8.
What’s not to love about this collaboration? As M83, Anthony Gonzalez composes gorgeously cinematic music, and in the new track “Holes in the Sky” the picture is completed with vocals from Grammy-nominated L.A. outfit Haim . The song appears on the soundtrack to the action-adventure film “The Divergent Series: Insurgent,” which comes out next week […]
Your super Sunday: ‣ It’s a big night at the Hollywood Bowl as their orchestra teams up with M83 and Phantogram. ‣ Over at the Mayan Theatre, the Vaccines headline in support of their album “Coming of Age.” The Chain Gang of 1974 support. ‣ The Greek Theatre continues its streak of big summer shows […]
The gripping video for “Wait” is the third and final in the collaboration between directors Fleur and Manu and the band M83. The music on the band’s 2011 album “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” was cinematic to begin with, and it’s fascinating to see where the French duo takes it. In the press release, they say: […]
I guess the lesson here is that there are a lot of talented video directors out there willing to work on spec. Like Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros did for their “Child” video, M83 invited fans to submit visuals for “Steve McQueen” via a competition run through Genero.tv. The video directed by Balthazar Auxietre […]
Happy September: ‣ If there’s one song I want to hear at FYF Fest, it’s F*cked Up’s “Queen of Hearts.” The Canadian rockers are No. 1 on my festival hit list, followed by, in order of urgency, M83, Redd Kross, Two Gallants, Cloud Nothings, Quicksand, the Vaselines, the Soft Pack, FIDLAR, Nite Jewel and the […]
Cinematographer Colin Rich’s “Nightfall” – conjoined with the M83 song “Echoes of Mine” – is so spectacular I’m not even going to spend a lot of words on it. You should go here and read what Rich has to say about it. And watch in full screen. ||| Live: M83 performs Sept. 1 not far […]
Refused, M83 and Beirut will be joined by James Blake, Quicksand, Yeasayer and Sleigh Bells on the bill for the newly expanded FYF Fest – now two days, Sept. 1 and 2 at Los Angeles State Historic Park downtown. Also of special interest: The return of Conor Obert’s Desaparecidos, the debut of the solo project […]
