While most Saturday Night Live musical guests use their screen time to promote their latest work, LCD Soundsystem took a different approach during their episode this weekend. That's because instead of ...
As half of the production duo DFA, James Murphy made his name as a behind-the-board guru for disco-punk artists like the Rapture. But live, Murphy's everyman charisma and his band's unmistakable ...
When we revisited the early-'00s NYC rock boom back in November, one of the rules we put in place was that 2005 marked some kind of ending for that movement. We included songs from 2005, but that ...
Usually, bands take the stage to perform during the coveted slot at Saturday Night Live and offer their newest works. That’s typically the tradition. But the Brooklyn-born band LCD Soundsystem flouted ...
Note: Download a PDF version of this story here. For years, James Murphy has suggested that he would be closing the door on LCD Soundsystem; a lot of people didn't believe him. Even after his band ...
Anniversaries are fun, but they’re also somewhat complicated. Because, yeah, nostalgia is a real rush, but placing something in perpetual mental amber can be a trip for your sense of perspective and ...
The band performed "Thrills" and "Yr City's a Sucker" from their 2005 self-titled, debut studio album for their John Mulaney-hosted episode of SNL this weekend LCD does SNL! While most Saturday Night ...