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Karen Dancing In The Rain (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Osheaga 2009 Montreal) by Anirudh Koul Rarely am I at a loss of words. Rarely is “wow” the only thing I am able to express audibly. “Hysteric,” when played live, is one of the few songs that make the words fall out of my head and out of my reach. I was fortunate enough to catch “Hysteric” live at one of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ famously hyperactive shows this summer, and I was spellbound by the beauty of this track in a live setting. Through the sea of sweaty bodies, ran through a warm calm and ... Read Full Story

The twenty-first episode of the pmaCAST is here. The new episode runs a little bit over an hour and fifteen minutes and features some of my favorite songs of the moment. I’m pretty confident that you all will like this one. There are two ways I want you guys to get the pmaCAST: the easiest way is to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes , for free of course. Every time I upload a new episode onto iTunes, it will automatically download onto your computer. The version of the episodes found on iTunes are enhanced with chapters (you can skip to whichever song you ... Read Full Story

Verizon kicked off the NYC launch of their new Droid smartphone at Angel Orensanz with celebrities and a free rock concert. Entourage’s Adrian Grenier, Dana Delaney, Ian Somerhalder ( The Vampire Diaries) Christian Siriano and Katrina Bowden (30 Rock) were able to get a first look at the latest smartphone which is trying to compete for the iPhone market. Adrian Grenier told Binside TV that he will be focusing on his music career with his band “The Honey Brothers” and was flying to L.A. to work on Entourage. Dana Delaney dished about juicy Desperate Housewives plot lines involving her character. We expect more surprises ... Read Full Story

August 5, 2009 Janice Chou Because pictures speak louder than words and Mavis Beacon only taught me how to type so many words per minute in between shows, here is a review of some of the StyleCaster team's favorite acts at All Points West . Matt Berninger of The National, Friday night on the Blue Comet stage. Photo: Mark Iantosca Karen O. of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Friday Night on the Blue Comet Stage. Photo: Andrew Katzowitz Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello, Saturday night on the Blue Comet Stage. Photo: Andrew Katzowitz Brian Aubert of Silversun Pickups, Sunday on the Blue Comet Stage. Photo: ... Read Full Story

November 4, 2009 Janice Chou Droid is a new phone by Motorola and Google which they are hoping will be a viable competitor against the iPhone. As part of its marketing campaign, Droid will be hosting a Yeah Yeah Yeahs concert on the Lower East Side in Manhattan for anyone who buys the Droid phone on November 6. If you already have an iPhone (which you probably do because I'm the only person I know still using a CrackBerry), follow Verizon on Twitter ( @ vcastmusic ) to try and gain entry to the exclusive show. Check out the press release below which basically ... Read Full Story