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Watch Sigur Rós' Video For 'Kveikur'

Posted 6-6-13 by

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Sigur Rós releases its new album, Kveikur, on June 18 Stateside (June 17 in the UK/EU) and the video for title track has been released by the band. The hallucinogenic video, directed by Sarah Hopper, utlizes a mix of concert footage and archival film from the British Film Institute.

Sasquatch! 2013 Lineup Includes The Postal Service, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend

Posted 2-5-13 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Mumford & Sons, Sigur Rós, The Postal Service, The xx, Vampire Weekend

It's February ... and the lineups for spring and summer festivals are being released at a fast and furious rate. The Sasquatch! Music Festival 2013, which takes place May 24-27 in Gorge, Washgton, has tapped The Postal Service, Mumford & Sons, The xx, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Sigur Rós and more for the four-day event. Festival passes go on sale Saturday, February 9, at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST).

Sigur Rós Announces A Spring North American Tour With A Madison Square Garden Stop

Posted 11-13-12 by

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Only a handful of years ago, Sigur Rós was playing cozy venues like the lobby of the Museum of Modern Art and the Beacon Theatre. Now the Icelandic band is eyeing its first concert at New York's Madison Square Garden on March 25, one stop in a North American tour planned for early spring. Tickets go on pre-sale for fans on November 14 and will be available to the general public on November 16 and 17.

Sigur Rós Cancels Bestival Webcast, Calls UK Set A 'Miserable Experience'

Posted 9-10-12 by

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Although the jubilant, eclectic Bestival is one of the highlights of the UK festival circuit, the Isle of Wight experience was apparently less than stellar for Sigur Rós on Sunday night. The Icelandic group, playing its only 2012 UK gig, pulled the plug on a webcast, apparently dismayed that they were pushed into slot, preceding Orbital and Stevie Wonder, that had them performing in daylight. A surprisingly frank statement went up on Sigur Rós' website on Monday, calling the set "a thoroughly miserable experience" for the band.

Listen To Sigur Rós Live On The Alternate Side And WFUV Tonight

Posted 7-31-12 by

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Although tonight's Sigur Rós concert at the Prospect Park Bandshell is sold out, the Celebrate Brooklyn! gig will be broadcast live on The Alternate Side and 90.7 WFUV, streaming on both sites too. The live performance, which begins at 8:30 p.m. EDT, is being presented in partnership with NPR Music.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending August 5

Posted 7-31-12 by

Tags: Alt-J, Cat Power, Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip, Japandroids, Metric, Passion Pit, Purity Ring, Sigur Rós, Twin Shadow, Yeasayer

Passion Pit settles like gossamer on the TAS Top 20 while Dirty Projectors swing high atop this week's album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending July 29

Posted 7-24-12 by

Tags: Cat Power, Hot Chip, Icky Blossoms, Japandroids, Metric, Purity Ring, Sigur Rós, The Walkmen, Twin Shadow

Cat Power and Icky Blossoms bloom on the TAS Top 20 while Japandroids keep rocking their celebratory reign at No. 1.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending July 22

Posted 7-17-12 by

Tags: Alt-J, Beach House, Dirty Projectors, Father John Misty, Hot Chip, Japandroids, Metric, Purity Ring, Sigur Rós, Soulsavers

Dirty Projectors and their recent Celebrate Brooklyn! gigmates Purity Ring debut with new albums on the TAS Top 20 while Hot Chip sways to the head of the line.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending July 15

Posted 7-10-12 by

Tags: Alt-J, Beach House, Guided By Voices, Hot Chip, Japandroids, Metric, Sigur Rós, Sun Kil Moon, The Walkmen, Twin Shadow, Yeasayer

It's a UK/US/Canadian juggernaut as Cambridge quartet Alt-J, Brooklyn's own Yeasayer and Boston-based Twin Shadow make TAS debuts with new releases while Vancouver's Japandroids celebrate a rocking ascension to the peak of the chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending July 8

Posted 7-3-12 by

Tags: Best Coast, Chromatics, Guided By Voices, Hot Chip, Japandroids, Metric, Poliça, Sigur Rós, Sun Kil Moon, The Walkmen

Guided by Voices, headlining this weekend's CBGB Festival in New York, debut on the TAS Top 20 while The Walkmen ascend to the apex of the album chart with Heaven.

Ticket Giveaway To Sigur Rós And Perfume Genius At Celebrate Brooklyn! On July 31

Posted 6-25-12 by

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The pairing of Sigur Rós and Perfume Genius for a summer tour is inspired; both bands gently provoke a profound emotional response in their fans that slips beyond words into a more visceral realm. The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to the bands' stop at Celebrate Brooklyn! at the Prospect Park Bandshell on July 31, the first gig that Sigur Rós has played in the New York area since 2008.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending June 24

Posted 6-19-12 by

Tags: 2:54, Beach House, Best Coast, Chromatics, Father John Misty, Japandroids, Metric, Poliça, Sigur Rós, Silversun Pickups, Soulsavers, Spiritualized

With Beach House and Best Coast vying for the Number One spot this week as we segue to a new season, The Alternate Side is firmly in a summertime frame of mind.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending June 17

Posted 6-12-12 by

Tags: 2:54, Beach House, Father John Misty, Here We Go Magic, Jack White, Japandroids, Metric, Poliça, Sigur Rós, Silversun Pickups, The Walkmen

Sigur Rós and Metric scale that album chart pile of rock known as the TAS Top 20 while Beach House finds itself at the very pinnacle for the week.

Lollapalooza Lineup Includes Sigur Rós, M83, Jack White, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath

Posted 4-11-12 by

Tags: Black Sabbath, Die Antwoord, Jack White, M83, Passion Pit, Sigur Rós, The Black Keys, The Shins

Lollapalooza's lineup is finally official and the eclectic mix includes Jack White, the Black Keys, Sigur Rós, M83, Passion Pit, Die Antwoord, the Shins, the Weeknd, Justice, Florence and the Machine, the Walkman, Frank Ocean, Alabama Shakes and the recently reunited Black Sabbath, the Afghan Whigs and At the Drive-In. The festival takes place August 3-5 at Chicago's Grant Park.

Sigur Rós Plan 'Floaty' And 'Ambient' Album For Spring

Posted 11-10-11 by

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Sigur Rós, who release their documentary and iive double album Inni in the States on November 15, have been working on their next studio album, described by frontman Jónsi Birgisson as "floaty and minimal." The still-untitled record is the band's first since going on hiatus in 2008 and is due out this spring. Inni will open for a limited run in New York at IFC Theater tomorrow, November 11.

Sigur Rós Returns With Double Live Album And Concert Film

Posted 8-17-11 by

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Sigur Rós, who signaled that something was afoot a few days ago when they released a mysterious film trailer on their website, do indeed have a project brewing, although it's not a new studio album as many fans had hoped. Iceland's sonic auteurs will be releasing a double live album and 75-minute film, called Inni, at a date yet to be determined. The film, which debuts at the Venice Film Festival on September 3, is a document of the band's final London show prior to their ongoing hiatus which began in 2008.

Sigur Rós Offers Special Digital Version of Heima

Posted 5-27-11 by

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Sigur Rós has just released their haunting 2006 documentary Heima digitally for the first time as a special edition in HD with 29 bonus videos, including five exclusive videos that were never available before.

Sigur Rós Continue Their Polite Protest Of Commercial Copycats

Posted 10-5-10 by

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Sigur Rós, who posted a blog late last month gently, but pointedly, admonishing advertisers who are copying their sound in commercials, continue their campaign in a new blog, posted on October 5, as they collect examples of as many of the international copycats as they can. Anyone have that Mexican Coca-Cola advert?

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