DOWNLOAD: Nickel Eye - Dying Star (off East Village Radio) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Nickel Eye - Brandy of the Damned (off East Village Radio) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Native Korean Rock - Rapt (from MySpace) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Native Korean Rock - OOO (live @ Union Pool) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Native Korean Rock - Day Go By (live @ Union Pool) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: N.E.R.D. - My Drive Thru w/ Santogold & Julian Casablancas (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Albert Hammond Jr. - GfC (MP3)

Band Members: nickel eye (guitar, vocals, electric bass, double bass, harmonica); South: Joel Cadbury (steel guitar), Jamie McDonald (guitar), Brett Shaw (drums) and very special guests: Regina Spektor (piano), Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (guitar), Jack Dishel of Only Son (back up vocals), Jesse Wallace (drums) + more...

About nickel eye: Soon to be released The Time of the Assassins... For the moment, you can visit Mark Ronson's most recent radio broadcast (06/06/08) of "Authentic Shit" at www.eastvillageradio.com. At 1hr and 19mins, you will find a sneak preview of two songs and an interview with nickel eye.

Get it? Nickel Eye. Nikolai.

Regina Spektor is also working with Ben Folds and playing a show with another Stroke, Albert Hammond Jr., who has some new music out of his own.

And while Albert and Nickel Eye are busy doing their thing, Julian has been wearing Converse and hanging with Pharrell (soon to be a daddy?) and Santogold. I don't know what's up with The Strokes, but if there is something up, Pharrell also wants to be involved.

And while Nick Zinner has been keeping busy with Nickel Eye, Karen O has been also doing her Native Korean Rock thing which included two shows the other night at Union Pool and some demos on MySpace. Yeah.

Download a whole bunch of MP3s above. The Karen O live tracks were ripped from two of the three YouTube videos you can watch below...

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South @ Union Hall in Brooklyn, April 26, 2008 [Sound bites]

In March 2002 I saw Elbow open for South at Bowery Ballroom... the first time I'd seen either band live. All I remember about that show is it was Guy Garvey's birthday and that I thought South suffered a bit from having to follow Elbow. I've seen both bands since, each has gotten better, but that certainly crossed my mind as I hopped into a cab right after Elbow's Webster Hall show Saturday and raced across the Manhattan Bridge to catch South at Union Hall. [Sound Bites]

South's new album "You Are Here" is streaming in its entirety at Spinner. South plays their third of three NYC shows at Mercury Lounge tonight (April 29, 2008). The third person to email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: South) right now, wins a pair of tickets. Include your first and last name.

more South dates HERE

DOWNLOAD: South - Better Things (MP3)

It was only a little over a month ago that UK band South were last here to play some shows in NYC and Austin. Now they're back to not only play three more NYC shows, but to do a proper tour of the rest of the United States as well. Brooklyn's own The Silver State will be touring along with them. South's new album "You Are Here" will be released on April 29th. The first single can be downloaded above. All dates, tickets and opener info below...

Continue reading "South - 2008 Tour Dates, 3 NYC shows, new album & MP3"

So we got to New York last night and it's been raining hard since .
We played our first show in about a year at the Hoxton bar and grill last wednesday . brushing the cobwebs off we are looking forward to playing Pianos on monday and tuesday .
We're playing some new stuff and some old stuff with some new players and some old .
Tom has been drafted in as a last minute keyboard player as Asha has been in for repairs . We have George playing bass and Joel switching to guitars , it's going to be a new sounding South and we're exited to be playing again .
In recent news , Joel has been touring with UNKLE , Jamie has been shooting the new " Better things video " I've been producing some more "Bobby cook " ( see Brett Shaw productions in our top friends ) stuff .
Looking forward to SXSW please come say hello if any of you are coming to the shows .
Cheers , hope to see you there . [South]

Both NYC shows are with Kristoffer Ragnstam from Sweden. All tour Dates below...

Continue reading "South - the band from the UK are in NYC & playing SXSW "

MORE UK BANDS IN NYC BECAUSE OF SXSW
March 07 - The Indelicates @ Don Hill's
March 08 - School of Language @ Cake Shop
March 10 - South @ Pianos
March 11 - South @ Pianos
March 11 - The Pigeon Detectives & Emmy The Great @ Bowery Ballroom
March 11 - Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip @ Mercury Lounge

Check out a post at Sound Bites for tons more info.