The Flaming Lips appearing on Yo Gabba Gabba! just feels right, a perfect match of the band’s whimsical, psychedelic pop-rock and the show’s hip, costumed characters.
The band will perform “I Can Be A Frog” on the November 5th episode of the Nickelodeon show along with host DJ Lance Rock and the whole Yo Gabba Gabba cast.
The two minute “I Can Be A Frog” appears on the Lips’ album Embryonic. Check out the video below.
What do California hardcore rockers Papa Roach and the children’s television program Yo Gabba Gabba! have in common?
‘Absolutely nothing’, I thought, as I gave their new albums a spin. On August 31st, Papa Roach released Time For Annihilation… On the Record, and On the Road, which builds on the hard rock sound they developed on their 2009 album Metamorphosis. The track “Burn” is a perfect example of the band’s progression from typical punk rock into a more experimental fusion sound. The verse starts with an atypical drum beat leading to a grungy chorus that ends with a harmony that Kurt Cobain would have been proud of.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:44PM - By Seraphina L.
It seems like a lot of bands whose last albums were in 2007 are making 2010 their major comeback this year. Apples In Stereo is now one of these bands in anticipation of their upcoming album, Travellers in Space and Time, which slated for release on April 20. To celebrate the album release and to shout out to the influence of Apples In Stereo, a hand full of indie rock artists have come together on a cover album which is being billed as “Future Vintage: Covers of The Apples In Stereo.” Pressed on 12″ vinyl, it will be available for free with purchase of Travellers at your favorite local indie retailer on national Record Store Day, April 17th. Check the complete track listing out below!
Friday, October 30, 2009 11:39AM - By Seraphina L.
Oddly enough, this may be the most expected (as in normal) thing we’ve seen Weezer front man, Rivers Cuomo do in the past few months.
Covering Lady Gaga, naming their album Raditude with cover art featuring a flying dog, creating a Wuggie, then collaborating with Katy Perry has made us all wonder about the novelty of Weezer. Yet somehow, seeing the band dress up in bug costumes and seriously rock out during a song called, “All My Friends Are Insects” is strangely comforting.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 9:07PM - By Seraphina L.
Wasn’t it just yesterday that we mentioned Yo Gabba Gabba!? True story.
Why were we talking about Nickelodeon’s kids show? Probably because we love Chromeo and they are just ONE of the awesome artists who have contributed to the show. Forget Dora the Explorer or silly purple teletubbies. Yo Gabba Gabba! managed to become the coolest show for both kids and adults. Usually teaching kids positive lessons like “lathering up” before dinner time, guest stars always include indie-friendly artists such as of Montreal, The Shins, and The Roots.
As if I needed another reason to love electrofunk duo, Chromeo! In their appearance on Yo Gabba Gabba! (possibly the coolest kid’s show out there now), Dave 1 swears he’s always been a “VCB – a very clean boy,” and makes sure P-Thugg washes his hands before touching the keys. It may have been the most hilarious and cutest use of a voicebox in history! DJ Lance Rock is right: “Listening and dancing to music is awesome!”
Check out the priceless video via Videogum, and “Lather up! … Lather up!”
Yo Gabba Gabba has apparently been on the air for over a year but I haven’t seen it until now, maybe because I don’t spend a lot of time watching Nick Jr. On the show, Biz Markie gives a daily beat for children to learn how to become rap pioneers. Here he has a Halloween costume that looks like it was thrown together in five minutes out of stuff he already owned to make some sort of bat-pumpkin hybrid, not the product of a TV studio.
