Just one day after his 74th birthday, Sir Mick Jagger has given a gift to his fans—two politically charged tracks with videos to match.
The pair of songs, “Gotta Get A Grip” and “England Lost,” were written in response to what Jagger calls “confusion and frustration with the times we live in.” According a statement that accompanied the release, the music was born of the “anxiety, unknowability of the changing political situation.” It’s one that he fears won’t improve in the near future. “We obviously have a lot of problems. So am I politically optimistic? …No.”
The bluesy,...
The pair of songs, “Gotta Get A Grip” and “England Lost,” were written in response to what Jagger calls “confusion and frustration with the times we live in.” According a statement that accompanied the release, the music was born of the “anxiety, unknowability of the changing political situation.” It’s one that he fears won’t improve in the near future. “We obviously have a lot of problems. So am I politically optimistic? …No.”
The bluesy,...
- 7/27/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Actor-comedian-musician Nick Thune is set to co-write, executive produce and topline Holy Sh*t, a workplace comedy for ABC, executive produced by Mila Kunis through her Orchard Farm Productions. Written by Thune and frequent collaborator Kevin Parker Flynn, Holy Sh*t follows the staff of a struggling church and their edgy new pastor (Nick Thune) as they fight to survive in the modern world. Thune and Flynn executive produce with Orchard Farm Productions’ Kunis, Lisa…...
- 12/1/2016
- Deadline TV
After great anticipation, Lady Gaga's new album Joanne is now out. Joanne is Gaga's fifth studio album and her first in two years. If this set hits No. 1 on the Billboard 200, it will make for Gaga's fourth consecutive chart-topper. The album was executive produced by Gaga and Mark Ronson and includes collaborations with Beck, Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine, Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age and Father John Misty. { "nid": 940293, "type": "news", "title": "Lady Gaga Teams with Mark Ronson as Her Dive Bar Tour Hits
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- 10/21/2016
- by Billboard Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
During the Scream Queens season premiere last Tuesday night, Stefani Germanotta – aka Lady Gaga – released the music video for her single “Perfect Illusion.” After her much-criticized 2013 album Artpop, the singer came back on September 9 with a brand new song produced by Mark Ronson, BloodPop and Kevin Parker from Tame Impala. See the music video […]
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- 9/23/2016
- by Antoine Ruiz
- Uinterview
After a few weeks of your regularly scheduled Lady Gaga teasing, the wait is finally over for the music video for her new single, “Perfect Illusion.” The song is the first track that we’re getting to hear off her new album, Joanne, which is scheduled for release on October 21st.
“Perfect Illusion” is exhilarating in all of the best ways possible, as Gaga spends the first half of the clip frantically dancing in a desert after driving to the dusty location before taking those talents into a performance setting, basically starting a mosh pit with her band and the crowd surrounding them. The video is totally rock and roll, and certainly unlike anything we’ve ever seen from Gaga in the past. If this is the direction that she’ll continue to go in, then it’s worth waiting at the edge of your seat for what is going to come next.
“Perfect Illusion” is exhilarating in all of the best ways possible, as Gaga spends the first half of the clip frantically dancing in a desert after driving to the dusty location before taking those talents into a performance setting, basically starting a mosh pit with her band and the crowd surrounding them. The video is totally rock and roll, and certainly unlike anything we’ve ever seen from Gaga in the past. If this is the direction that she’ll continue to go in, then it’s worth waiting at the edge of your seat for what is going to come next.
- 9/21/2016
- by Joe DeAndrea
- We Got This Covered
The wait is finally over for new Lady Gaga music. After rumors and teases over the past couple of weeks, the singer dropped her new single, “Perfect Illusion,” which is the first song we’ve heard from her since the release of 2013’s Artpop.
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: Lady Gaga is not one to make a formulaic pop song. She’s never had songs that could have easily just been recorded by another artist, or ones that sound like they were written by whoever the hottest songwriter was at the moment. But, with that said, Gaga can have the tendency at times to do things differently and also play it safe – that’s ultimately what she does with “Perfect Illusion.”
“Perfect Illusion” is not bad at all, as it features a booming drum beat and soaring vocals. It’s catchy, it’s foot stomping, it’s a Lady Gaga single.
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: Lady Gaga is not one to make a formulaic pop song. She’s never had songs that could have easily just been recorded by another artist, or ones that sound like they were written by whoever the hottest songwriter was at the moment. But, with that said, Gaga can have the tendency at times to do things differently and also play it safe – that’s ultimately what she does with “Perfect Illusion.”
“Perfect Illusion” is not bad at all, as it features a booming drum beat and soaring vocals. It’s catchy, it’s foot stomping, it’s a Lady Gaga single.
- 9/9/2016
- by Joe DeAndrea
- We Got This Covered
As fans wait for the official release of “Perfect Illusion” tomorrow, Lady Gaga shared a brief snippet of the long-awaited comeback song on Thursday. The 16-second clip gives a taste of the lead single from the pop star’s upcoming fifth studio album. “Perfect Illusion” — co-produced by Gaga, Mark Ronson, Bloodpop and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker — will mark the singer’s first solo release since 2013’s “Artpop.” In an interview for Rolling Stone‘s Fall Music Preview, Bloodpop called the single “a big rock song that makes you want to dance.” Also Read: Lady Gaga Confirmed for Bradley Cooper...
- 9/8/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Pop music has been looking toward indie music with increasing regularity for its songwriters: Tame Impala's Kevin Parker helped out Mark Ronson on this year's Uptown Special; Chairlift's Caroline Polachek was tapped for Beyoncé’s “No Angel"; at one point Grimes was writing songs for Rihanna. Tobias Jesso Jr., the 30-year-old Canadian indie balladeer behind what Adele called her favorite song she's ever written during her Radio City concert earlier this week (“When We Were Young”), is just the latest example. Jesso Jr. claims to be militantly uncool. Upon the release of his debut Goon earlier this year, he garnered comparisons to '70s songwriting greats like Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman, both considered de rigueur reference points for a certain class of indie rock in recent years. But Jesso Jr. wasn't thinking of those folks when he was making his album, as he was instead influenced by Paul McCartney...
- 11/20/2015
- by Lauretta Charlton
- Vulture
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Psychedelia manifests itself in many different forms across music. While the original intentions of the loose genre were to replicate the experiences of ingesting psychedelic drugs, or the weightier notion of “expanding one’s mind (read: taking drugs, but in a pretentious way),” its combination of pop accessibility with experimentation has transformed into a variety of different musical acts.
Those who say that psychedelic rock is “dead” may be correct, but that is a non-issue. Music changes from generation to generation and exists under its own context. Even modern bands that appear to “re-create” the styles of the 60s and 70s could only exist at this specific point in time.
Anyway, the following musicians bear traces of what can be deemed “psychedelic.” Whether it is through mind-bending experimentation, or certain sounds that harken back to the first flood of psychedelic bands in the late 1960s, these artists are carrying...
Psychedelia manifests itself in many different forms across music. While the original intentions of the loose genre were to replicate the experiences of ingesting psychedelic drugs, or the weightier notion of “expanding one’s mind (read: taking drugs, but in a pretentious way),” its combination of pop accessibility with experimentation has transformed into a variety of different musical acts.
Those who say that psychedelic rock is “dead” may be correct, but that is a non-issue. Music changes from generation to generation and exists under its own context. Even modern bands that appear to “re-create” the styles of the 60s and 70s could only exist at this specific point in time.
Anyway, the following musicians bear traces of what can be deemed “psychedelic.” Whether it is through mind-bending experimentation, or certain sounds that harken back to the first flood of psychedelic bands in the late 1960s, these artists are carrying...
- 9/21/2015
- by Steve Beres
- Obsessed with Film
The long awaited Australian gift to the world, “Currents” by Tame Impala has officially been released. Kevin Parker the man behind the music, with his John Lennon like voice, and his experimental grooves and hooks, has created something that veers far from the typical Tame Impala sound we have come to know and love. For all that love the 60’s psychedelic rock that Tame Impala mirrors, this is not what you’ll be getting with this album. Parker is layering genres together that coalesce beautifully. A little pop, dashed with some R&B, and brewed in all kinds of electronic music.Tame Impala […]...
- 7/17/2015
- by Bella Elbaum
- Monsters and Critics
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars visited Saturday Night Live last night to debut their new track "Uptown Funk," and the duo – backed by a powerful horn section, a quartet of backup singers and a surprise guest – used their Chic-infused single to turn the SNL stage into a smoky, funky dance club.
The highly stylized performance was reminiscent of the duo's recent "Uptown Funk" video and the Morris Day and the Time sequences in Purple Rain. The venue in which Mars and Ronson were playing, on one of the most...
The highly stylized performance was reminiscent of the duo's recent "Uptown Funk" video and the Morris Day and the Time sequences in Purple Rain. The venue in which Mars and Ronson were playing, on one of the most...
- 11/23/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Manchester, Tenn. — The headliners usually get all the ink and this year's group at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is definitely ink-worthy: Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons and Tom Petty.
It's the down-list acts, though, that make this a particularly strong Bonnaroo lineup with a number of must-see acts you ought to check out before they're so big you'll be standing at the back of the crowd watching them on the video screens.
Here are 10 to see:
Alt-j: This Mercury Prize-winning quartet plays angular pop songs that are oddly intoxicating. Like fellow Brits McCartney and Mumford, the group has a gift for sugary songs that are impossible to resist.
Action Bronson: The burly, bearded rapper from Queens is poised to release his major-label debut later this year and has been whipping up a frenzy in London before returning to the states for Bonnaroo. Expect stage diving, East Coast harmonics and lots of naughty humor.
It's the down-list acts, though, that make this a particularly strong Bonnaroo lineup with a number of must-see acts you ought to check out before they're so big you'll be standing at the back of the crowd watching them on the video screens.
Here are 10 to see:
Alt-j: This Mercury Prize-winning quartet plays angular pop songs that are oddly intoxicating. Like fellow Brits McCartney and Mumford, the group has a gift for sugary songs that are impossible to resist.
Action Bronson: The burly, bearded rapper from Queens is poised to release his major-label debut later this year and has been whipping up a frenzy in London before returning to the states for Bonnaroo. Expect stage diving, East Coast harmonics and lots of naughty humor.
- 6/12/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
5) Melody’s Echo Chamber “Crystallized”
Directed by Zabia Jabbar
First on the list this week is the latest from Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker and French singer Melody Prochet. This video features a heavy use of disorienting edits which suits the lofi-esque track really well. The deadpan performances provided by Melody help transform a slightly boring concept into a cool, visually interesting video.
4) Ra Ra Riot “Dance With Me”
The Brooklyn-based indie pop band Ra Ra Riot get chased by a bunch of zombie-skeletons in their latest video “Dance With Me”. This is a somewhat scary concept but juxtaposed by an upbeat track makes the video fun and entertaining. The video consists of quirky, Diy, cut-and-paste visuals that are really refreshing.
3) Atoms For Peace “Ingenue”
Directed by Garth Jenkins
Ever since Radiohead’s video for “Lotus Flower” emerged, people around the world have longed for more videos of Thom Yorke’s mesmerising dancing.
Directed by Zabia Jabbar
First on the list this week is the latest from Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker and French singer Melody Prochet. This video features a heavy use of disorienting edits which suits the lofi-esque track really well. The deadpan performances provided by Melody help transform a slightly boring concept into a cool, visually interesting video.
4) Ra Ra Riot “Dance With Me”
The Brooklyn-based indie pop band Ra Ra Riot get chased by a bunch of zombie-skeletons in their latest video “Dance With Me”. This is a somewhat scary concept but juxtaposed by an upbeat track makes the video fun and entertaining. The video consists of quirky, Diy, cut-and-paste visuals that are really refreshing.
3) Atoms For Peace “Ingenue”
Directed by Garth Jenkins
Ever since Radiohead’s video for “Lotus Flower” emerged, people around the world have longed for more videos of Thom Yorke’s mesmerising dancing.
- 3/1/2013
- by Tara Costello
- SoundOnSight
If, in 2010, you had the extraordinary fortune to stumble across Tame Impala’s first album, Innerspeaker, you’d be as excited as I was when I heard about their most recent LP, Lonerism. If you didn’t listen to their first album, go do that and come back to me, it’s worth it. No, really.
I’m going to make a bold statement, now. This album is my favourite of 2012. Apart from maybe Jack White’s Blunderbuss, nothing comes vaguely close to how beautifully crafted and sonically sculpted this album is. It has the most elegant timbres, the best arrangement, a single that you just want to hear over and over again, and some really fruity lyrics.
Every instrument gets a say in every song, the synths that permeate nearly every song to the beefy guitar riffage in Elephant, you get the feeling Kevin Parker is really trying to...
I’m going to make a bold statement, now. This album is my favourite of 2012. Apart from maybe Jack White’s Blunderbuss, nothing comes vaguely close to how beautifully crafted and sonically sculpted this album is. It has the most elegant timbres, the best arrangement, a single that you just want to hear over and over again, and some really fruity lyrics.
Every instrument gets a say in every song, the synths that permeate nearly every song to the beefy guitar riffage in Elephant, you get the feeling Kevin Parker is really trying to...
- 2/26/2013
- by Stuart Ward
- Obsessed with Film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFGJGb5l26U&feature=player_detailpage
On Sunday Manchester City went to the Emirates Stadium looking to close the ten point gap on their top of the table neighbours Manchester United. The prematch analysis was plagued by the controversy surrounding the “category A” seats for City fans priced at sixty-two pounds a head by Arsenal.
Many fans were boycotting the match in protest of the grotesquely high cost of the tickets, Kevin Parker of the City Supporters’ Group stated: “In 2009 a ticket to Arsenal was £32.50,” thus in four years the price has increase by nearly thirty pounds. Nine hundred of Cities allocated three thousand tickets were returned because they were not able to sell them.
Manchester City were able to see out a comfortable victory against Arsenal winning two-nil after Milner and Dzeko both struck in the first half. Controversy occurred after the final...
On Sunday Manchester City went to the Emirates Stadium looking to close the ten point gap on their top of the table neighbours Manchester United. The prematch analysis was plagued by the controversy surrounding the “category A” seats for City fans priced at sixty-two pounds a head by Arsenal.
Many fans were boycotting the match in protest of the grotesquely high cost of the tickets, Kevin Parker of the City Supporters’ Group stated: “In 2009 a ticket to Arsenal was £32.50,” thus in four years the price has increase by nearly thirty pounds. Nine hundred of Cities allocated three thousand tickets were returned because they were not able to sell them.
Manchester City were able to see out a comfortable victory against Arsenal winning two-nil after Milner and Dzeko both struck in the first half. Controversy occurred after the final...
- 1/16/2013
- by Stu Whittaker
- Obsessed with Film
Lonerism might be the last push necessary to anoint Australia's Tame Impala as head priests of the Church of New Psychedelia. The sophomore album, released last week, was written, performed, and produced solely by front man Kevin Parker, whose voice sounds, as Pitchfork recently nailed it, "like someone trapped John Lennon's vocal take from 'A Day in the Life' in a jar and taught it to sing new songs." Parker, preparing to travel from Perth to Germany for the beginning of a tour with his band (they'll play sold-out shows at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on November 7 and Webster Hall on November 10), spoke with Vulture about recluses, guitar-nerd fans, and how John Lennon's ghost found its way into his voice.Your second album is getting even better reviews than the first. What's that feel like?It feels pretty similar to how it's always felt. We keep to...
- 10/16/2012
- by Zach Dionne
- Vulture
Scientists have created a robotic jellyfish made of silicon and rat heart cells. Dubbed the 'Medusoid', the artificial creature is said to potentially be an important step towards making artificial human organs. The jellyfish propels itself through water with pumping movements, powered by electricity. Scientists hope to evolve future versions that can respond to their environment and even look for food, Metro reports. Harvard professor Kevin Parker thinks that scientists have only scratched (more)...
- 7/23/2012
- by By Freddie Edwards
- Digital Spy
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