College
Solange, Questlove, Kimbra, TVotR, Sheila E & more part of Prince/Bowie symposium at Yale
Solange, Questlove, Kimbra, Sheila E, filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker and more are appearing this week at Yale University’s Schwarzman Center as part of a four-day symposium called “Blackstar Rising & The Purple Reign: Celebrating the Legacies of David Bowie and Prince” …
Chromatics share "Magazine" from Johnny Jewel's soundtrack to 'Home'
Still no word on a release date for Chromatics’ ‘Dear Tommy’ though.
Sharon Van Etten joined Jack Ladder at Mercury Lounge, going back to college, hopes to become a therapist
Australia’s Jack Ladder & the Dreamlanders just brought their tour to NYC for shows at Baby’s on 12/1 and Mercury Lounge last night (12…
NYU students are 'hipsters', says Spotify data on college listening habits (Cornell likes to 'chill')
Spotify released the listening data for students at universities throughout America, and as the college section of USA Today points out, NYU ranked #1 in what Spotify considers “hipster” music:We don’t need Spotify data to tell us NYU is cool…
College touring North America (dates)
French electronic musician College (aka David Grellier), who, among other things, contributed the song “A Real Hero” with Electric Youth to the Drive soundtrack, will be returning to North America for a tour here this f…
HIgh Highs covered College's "A Real Hero" from the 'Drive' soundtrack, opening for Stars on tour (dates & stream)
Australian ethereal folky duo High Highs (who play as a full band live these days) will be on tour starting later this month, grabbing the support slot for Stars’ upcoming tour which hits the NYC area at Asbury Park, NJ’s Stone Pony on October 4 and Huntington, NY’s The Paramount on October 5…
VIDEO: watch the Ohio State Marching Band pay tribute to classic video games at Halftime (Mario, Zelda, Pac-Man, Pokemon & more)
You don’t need to be a sports fan, or even a video game fan, to agree that what this marching band can do is pretty amazing. Watch the clip from Saturday’s Ohio/Nebraska halftime show, below…
'The Drive Tour' coming to TX for three shows (dates)
‘The Drive Tour,’ which we mentioned on BrooklynVegan last week, is a tour including College, Electric Youth, and Anoraak, the former two having teamed up for the Drive soundtrack (hence the name of the tour)…
College, Anoraak and Electric Youth teaming up for NYC show
Anoraak at M for Montreal 2011 (more by Bill Pearis)
When we recently profiled Electric Youth, we mentioned that they were the duo who teamed up with French producer College (aka David Grellier) for the excellent track, “A Real Hero,” on the Drive Soundtrack…
MS MR playing shows, opening for VHS or Beta tonight; Electric Youth DJ the afterparty, play live tomorrow
NYC duo MS MR recently dropped the pop-leaning track, “Hurricane,” which you can watch the video for below and download the MP3 in exchange for your email at their website…
