The National

The National Debuts A New Song

Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Video, The National Band, Track of the Day, Rylan Song, The National Music, Matt Berninger, The National Rylan, Music, On Our Radar, The National, Culture News

The National debuted two new songs on Toronto’s Q1 LIVE -- "Rylan" and "I Need My Girl" -- and they are, as usual, reliably good. No word on where t...

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Do We Care About The Lyrics Anymore?

Lucas Kavner | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Modern Music, Indie Music, Rock Music, Kanye West, Bob Dylan, Lyrics, Bon Iver, The National, Pitchfork, Springsteen, Real Estate, Deerhunter, Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird, Bon Iver New Album, Bon Iver Lyrics, Culture News
Lucas Kavner

Music, in general, might be missing its lyrical heroes. Who are our real poets in 2011? With Occupy Wall Street and the recession and the slipping middle class, it seems like the right time for a new icon to emerge. One that speaks more directly to us, without hiding.

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Vincent Moon Wants YOU to Fund His Next Film

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Nightmare Before Christmas, VIncent Moon, Video, Animal Colelctive, Broken Social Scene, Saul Williams, Apt Fest, Josh Pearson, All Tomorrow's Parties Festival, Lift to Experience, Lydia Lunch, Kickstarter, All Tomorrow's Parties, Atp, Damo Suzuki, KickStarter.Com, Explosions in the Sky, The National, Culture News

We've seen Kickstarters for pools floating on the waterways of New York, iPad stylus mockups and more, so it makes sense that Vincent Moon would turn ...

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The Best Moments From The New Yorker Festival With Arrested Development, Jonathan Franzen, Steve Martin And More

Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Arrested Development New Yorker, Slideadbigshot, Arrested Development, Junot Diaz, Arrested Development Movie, Jennifer Egan, St. Vincent, Arrested Development Reunion, David Cronenberg, The National, Steve Martin, Video, New Yorker, New Yorker Festival 2011, Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker Festival, The New Yorker Arrested Development, Culture News

The New Yorker put cultural figures from across the spectrum in the hot seat this past weekend for their whirlwind festival, playing to intimate crowd...

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Weekend Agenda: BBQ Fest, Dubstep & Tantric Sex

| Katie Bain | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Bbq Festival, Muse Til Midnight, Bassnectar Big Gigantic, Moby Destroyed Gallery Opening, Tantric Sex, Zeitgeist Media Festival, The National, Los Angeles Weekend Agenda, Los Angeles News

This weekend we’ve got a meat-based food festival, late night art, conscious sex and a large scale dance party. Decadent? Maybe. Fun? Always. Drop i...

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Dog Ears Music: Don't Have To Go To Work Today (Unless You Do) Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Earth, Bob Marley, Billy Eckstine, Gerry Mulligan, Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, The Black Eyed Peas, Rodriguez, Wind & Fire, Calvin Harris, Danielle Evin, Animal Hospital, Music, Big Walter Horton, The National, Buffalo Clover, The The, mp3s, Eddie Vedder, Artie Shaw, Phil Ramone, Efterklang & the Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Delta Spirit, ZZ Top, Peter Frampton, Matt Elliott, Paul Weller, Dog Ears, Florence + the Machine, Dinah Washington, Middle Class Rut, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week we review albums by The Black Eyed Peas, Matt Elliott, Bob Marley, Dinah Washington, and more.

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Portal 2 Contest Winners: The National Song Gets Its Music Video

Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: The National Exile Vilify, Portal 2 Video Game, Exile Vilify, The National Band, The National Portal 2, Exile Vilify Song, Music, Video Games, The National, Portal 2, Video, Culture News

A few months back, The National did a song exclusively for the Portal 2 video game. Sure, you wouldn't exactly expect that of The National, but that's...

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Coachella: Music, Culture and... Phones

Marc Ruxin | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Instagram, Twitter, Music Festivals, Indie Rock, Arcade Fire, Coachella, Facebook, Live Music, New Pornographers, The National, Entertainment News
Marc Ruxin

For those who don't see much live music, increasingly what you witness as you stare towards today's stages is a cascade of sleek black smartphones pointed at stages.

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Coachella 2011: Cut Copy, Freelance Whales, The National

Jeff Pollack | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Coachella, Freelance Whales, Cut Copy, Live Music, The National, Music, Indio, Kogi, Kings of Leon, Kanye West, Coachella 2011, Border Grill, Southern California, Daft Punk, Arcade Fire, Arts News
Jeff Pollack

Next week is the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, CA. One of the best festivals in the world, Coachella provides a great mix of rock, ...

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WATCH: New Music Video With Schaal, Urbaniak & Slattery

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, James Urbaniak, Conversation 16, Kristen Schaal, John Slattery, High Violet, Venture Brothers, The National, Comedy News

Where do we begin? First of all, here's a new music video from The National. Many of us TeamHuffPostComedy (we'll come up with a snappier name lat...

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"Text Painting": Grace Hartigan and Frank O'Hara at Tibor de Nagy Gallery

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The New York School of Painting, Frank O'Hara, Tibor De Nagy Gallery, The New York School of Poets, Grace Hartigan, Matt Berninger, The National, Arts News
Daniel J. Kushner

How can poetry embody the painting? How can the painting encapsulate the essence of the poem? With its new exhibition, the Tibor de Nagy Gallery goes a long way in illuminating the relationship.

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Ricky Gervais' Defenders Around the World

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rob Long, Sunday Independent, Ricky Gervais, Ricky Gervais Golden Globes, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2011, The Telegraph, Laurence Marks, The Prague Post, Will Noble, Comedy, The National, Media News
Danny Groner

Around the globe, others are defending Gervais routine and urging Americans to get with the program. Here, the best worldwide reactions to the controversy.

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The Top 10 Most Awesome Albums of 2010

Mark Morford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pop Music, Best-Music-of-2010, Girl Talk, Music, Top 10 Albums, The National, Danzig, Jonsi, Beach House, James Blake, Oooooo, Spoon, Sigur Ros, Tame Impala, Entertainment News
Mark Morford

Every year at this time, my friend Andy sends out a excited email asking a dozen of his music-obsessed friends to compile their lists of the year's best music. No music critic by training, I nevertheless dive in.

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Dog Ears Music: 'Tis The Season Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mavis Staples, Elliott Smith, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, David Sanborn, Etta James, Calexico, Under Byen, Music, Kenny Dorham, John Hiatt, Billy Preston, Dolly Parton, John Mayer, The Beatles, The Heavy, The Innocence Mission, Buffalo Springfield, Ben Sollee, Sly & the Family Stone, Carly Simon, Charlie Rich, Surfer Blood, Julia Kent, Elton John, Cory Williams, Benny Goodman, Sparks, A Tribe Called Quest, The Velvet Underground, Tv on the Radio, The Ruby Suns, Horse Feathers, The Temper Trap, Led Zeppelin, Danielle Evin, Willie Dixon, Radiohead, Sister Gertrude Morgan, The National, Clara Rockmore, Telemetry Orchestra, mp3s, Rev. Edward Clayborn, Brian Eno, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Phil Ramone, Buddy Guy, Astrud Gilberto, Marvin Etzioni, Loretta Lynn, Dog Ears, James Taylor, Drive-by Truckers, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

It's not just the thought that counts; it's the overview of how each year we repeat the journey home. And on the return -- our jeans a little tighter, the déjà vu unpleasantries of travel; all a mere blip, as in the end we still do anything to come home to our loved ones.

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The Best and Worst Dressed Brands of the Week: Slink and Drink in NYC

Alona Elkayam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Le Bilboquet, Conte De Florence, Coup De Coeur, The National, Burton, Dior, H+M, Mari Vanna, Les Enfants Terribles, The Benjamin Hotel, Peacock Bar, Hubba Bubba, Aspartame, Indochine, Gramercy Park, The Waldorf-Astoria, Fredent, Style News
Alona Elkayam

It's the holiday season, and you may not know that under all the puff and down we New Yorkers wear outside, there's a lot of slink. It's like the North Pole under Sharia Law -- with me, anyway.

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Rockin' The Suburbs, Memorable Mumfords, and How The West Was Won in 2010

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Justin Bieber, M.I.A., Florence and the Machine, Far East Movement, The Xx, Kanye West, Taio Cruz, The Suburbs, The National, Ray Lamontagne, Sprawl, Arcade Fire, Music, Broken Bells, Mumford and Sons, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

They don't make music like they used to.

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Interview with The National: Bryce Dessner Talks The Obama Campaign Song, Passion Projects, New York Real Estate and What's Next

Stephanie Keller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fake Empire, Yeasayer, Austin City Limits Festival, Brooklyn, Bon Iver, Music, Dirty Projectors, Austin City Limits, Long Count, Obama Campaign, The National, Dark Was the Night, Acl, Austin, High Violet, Red Hot, ACL Festival, Obama Campaign Song, David Byrne, ACL TV Show, Entertainment News
Stephanie Keller

On the Monday night after the Austin City Limits Festival, The National taped what will be one of the last performances ever shot at the original ACL ...

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ACL Festival 2010 Recap: Muse, The National, Local Natives Shine and Huge Crowds Descend on Zilker Park

Stephanie Keller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beats Antique, Muse, Black Keys, Acl, Local Natives, Austin, Vampire Weekend, Austin City Limits, ACL Festival, LCD Soundsystem, The National, Olivia, Austin City Limits Festival, Dawes, Zilker Park, Slidepollajax, Entertainment News
Stephanie Keller

The Austin City Limits Festival 2010 came to a close last Sunday after a memorable weekend of activity and, in retrospect, a few things are certain: t...

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What Liberals Must Learn From Ukraine's Orange Revolution

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Viktor Yanukovich, Obama, Democratic Party, Yulia Tymoshenko, The National, Ruslan Zabilyi, Gore, Howard Dean, The West Wing, Clinton, Tymothy Snyder, Paul Wolfowitz, Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine, Orange Revolution, Joe Lieberman, Matt Berninger, Shepard Fairey, Stalin, Andrea Chalupa, World News
Andrea Chalupa

Why should we, here in America, care about a country with some of the worst luck in recent history? Because if we don't stand united against the "lesser evil" than the "straight-up evil" is coming for us.

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MUSIC TO OUR EARS: The Secrets of Songwriters

wsj.com | JOHN JURGENSEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rihanna, Next to Normal, Sony/ATV, Mario Quintero, Umbrella, Beyonce, Songwriters, Tift Merritt, Single Ladies, Poetry, David Henry Hwang, The National, Arts News

It's close to midnight in a Manhattan recording studio, and a songwriter is listening to a work in progress, one that he hopes millions will soon know...

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STREAMING LIVE NOW: Celebrate SPIN Magazine's 25th Birthday Tonight With The Spiritualized

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spiritualized, The Ramones, Nyc Events, Nyc Culture, Dave Eggers, Smashing Pumpkins, Concert, New York, Nyc Around, The National, American Express, The Flaming Lips, The Sex Pistols, David Lee Roth, Henry Rollins, The Black Keys, Rock and Roll, Spin Magazine, Blondie, Arts News

SPIN Magazine, born in 1985 to Bob Guccione Jr. as an alternative to Rolling Stone, is celebrating their quarter century with five nights of concerts ...

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The National Erupts At Sold Out Terminal 5

Simon McCormack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 25-Anniversary-of-Spin-Magazine, Nycbeat, Spin, Boxer, Matt Berninger, Bryan Devendorf, High Violet, Terminal 5, Spin Magazine, The National, New York News
Simon McCormack

Most bands are louder, fuller and more grandiose live, than they are on MP3. But a few bands transform themselves in concert. They become entirely d...

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STREAMING LIVE NOW: SPIN Magazine Concerts Celebrate 25 Years. Tonight: The National

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spiritualized, The Ramones, Nyc Events, Nyc Culture, Dave Eggers, Smashing Pumpkins, Concert, New York, Nyc Around, The National, American Express, The Flaming Lips, The Sex Pistols, David Lee Roth, Henry Rollins, The Black Keys, Rock and Roll, Spin Magazine, Blondie, Arts News

SPIN Magazine, born in 1985 to Bob Guccione Jr. as an alternative to Rolling Stone, is celebrating their quarter century with five nights of concerts ...

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On the Culture Front: The National at Celebrate Brooklyn, The Flaming Lips at Summerstage, and the Lincoln Center and Ice Factory Festivals.

Chris Kompanek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Flaming Lips, Celebrate Brooklyn, Summerstage, Ivo Van Hove, Music, Wayne Coyne, Theater, Matt Berninger, Moliere, Lincoln Center Festival, New York, The National, Simon McBurney, New York News
Chris Kompanek

The Lincoln Center Festival wrapped up this past week, and overall I was pretty disappointed with the shows I saw.

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The National Play Brooklyn, "Sort Of Our Home"

Zara Golden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Devendorf, Nycbeat, Celebrate Brooklyn, Matt Berninger, Bryan Devendorf, Beach House, Prospect Park, Bryce Dessner, The National, Aaron Dessner, New York News
Zara Golden

It's all pretty perfect when you see it live. Standing in Prospect Park on a midsummers night, the stage set high enough above the crowd so that eve...

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