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“Let it be known across the land that 35 is the new 25.”

Ah yes, I remember the evening fondly, mostly the proclamation I made, whiskey in hand, on the eve of my thirty-fifth birthday. In this year’s mantra I bumped both double-digits up by 1. I plan to do the same next […]

Lee

Notable Album Release: Grovesnor (aka, that drummer from Hot Chip) - Soft Return

Grovesnor, aka Rob Smoughton, aka Hot Chip’s drummer, will be releasing his debut album, Soft Return, on May 25 via Lo Recordings. Apparently he’s performed plenty solo electro pop in the past throughout the UK, but since I’m scared of other cultures this is the first I’m hearing of his solo efforts. Although, […]

Jamie

Hot Chip gets serious, evolves on One Life Stand

Hey remember Hot Chip, that quirky electro dance band that always keeps it silly and fun? Well let me introduce you to Hot Chip, that quirky sometimes quirky electro dance electro dance-influenced indie band that always keeps it silly and fun sometimes keeps it silly and fun but suffers from heartbreak, just like the rest […]

Jamie

Grizzly Bear cover Hot Chip, the indie music circle is complete

It was bound to happen. The Mayans probably predicted this one too. Madame Flora, the psychic down the street, will probably tell you she saw it coming (and then she’ll try to scam you out of thousands of dollars, she really does that!!). But here it is, massive indie music force Grizzly Bear […]

Jamie

[MP3] Hot Chip: “One Life Stand”

Hot Chip is so exciting everybody! We all love them with all our hearts, right? I do. “[Like Hot Chip] right or pay the price!!” a surly camp counselor once said. Well there’s more of them to love now that their catalog of music has grown by one song! […]

Jamie

Hot Chip and The xx announce tour dates

Don’t get too excited, there isn’t a whole tour lined up or anything, but electronic dance heroes Hot Chip are teaming up with indie newcomers The xx for four shows across the U.S. and one in Canada. While not an immediately obvious pair, the two should make for an […]

Lee

Knox Road in: The Year That Was, 2008

Without further ado, we present to you 2008, in review.

Top 10 Best Things (in no particular order):

Kanye West’s “Eat Shit and Die” Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, and Conan O’ Brian fighting on national television Michael Phelps sets a lot of world records and loves freedom and democracy Of […]

Jamie

Peter Gabriel and Hot Chip Cover Vampire Weekend

Peter Gabriel just recorded a cover of Vampire Weekend’s “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” with Hot Chip. It’s funny because one of the lines of the chorus is “It feels so unnatural, Peter Gabriel too.” Ha! How does the Genesis front man handle singing his own name? Well, you’ll just have to listen and […]

Jamie

Grammy Nominations: Meh.

The nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards are out tonight, and there aren’t a lot of surprises. Adele got a ton of nominations, as did Radiohead, Coldplay, and Robert Plant & Allison Krauss. The full nominations are here, but here are the most interesting (or rather, surprising) parts:

-M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes” is […]