http://www.thisisthelast.com Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:39:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mark your calendars for Thursday, July 3rd - 9pm. 80s HEAT - Costume Contest at the Belly Up Buy Tickets $9.00 / $11.00 day of show I've been dying to check out Belly Up's 80's Night. Has anyone been? http://www.thisisthelast.com/2008/06/23/80s-night-at-the-belly-up/ Here's the new video for the Ting Tings "Shut up and let me go". I like how danceable all their songs are. If this song sounds familiar...its because it was used in an iPod commercial. The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go http://www.thisisthelast.com/2008/06/17/new-ting-tings-video-shut-up-and-let-me-go/ I don't know about you guys, but I've had She & Him in heavy rotation lately. I love the combination of indie hottie Zooey Deschanel's voice mixed with indie folkie M. Ward's guitar playing. Its a nice, fresh throwback to Dusty Springfield, Nancy Sinatra, and maybe even a ... http://www.thisisthelast.com/2008/06/13/she-him-videos/ I don't quite know what to think when one of my favorite bands covers another one of my favorites. Its good. Thom and Jonny backstage St. Louis 2008 thanks to Colin @ w.a.s.t.e. central (Via Brooklyn Vegan) http://www.thisisthelast.com/2008/06/10/radiohead-covers-portishead-video/ Sigur Ros has put up their entire new album for streaming here. The album is entitled Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (in English: "With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly"). Their new album will be available for purchase on June 23rd, but you can pre-order ... http://www.thisisthelast.com/2008/06/10/stream-the-new-sigur-ros-album/ I'll admit that I really dug the Postal Service album, but truth be told Ben Gibbard killed emo with all his pretentiousness. Don't want to waste your money on an album that's not going to be any good anyways. Three better choices... Ours - Mercy Ours is back with their ... http://www.thisisthelast.com/2008/06/04/three-albums-to-buy-instead-of-the-new-death-cab-for-cutie/ Just wanted to say sorry if anyone has been trying to comment on the blog this week. We've been having some server issues, but it looks like we have them all squared away now. http://www.thisisthelast.com/2008/05/09/computer-problems/ Morrissey performed on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson the past two nights. I LOVE this man! "All You Need is Me" - 4/28/08 "Irish Blood, English Heart" 4/29/08 http://www.thisisthelast.com/2008/04/30/morrissey-on-craig-ferguson/ Here are the Shins performing 'Its Okay,Try Again' on Nick Jr's Yo Gabba Gabba! This will air on May 23. If you practice really hard, you might someday be as good a dancer as Nathaniel is... (Via Stereogum) http://www.thisisthelast.com/2008/04/29/the-shins-on-yo-gabba-gabba/ ... at Coachella this weekend. He did it in a uniquely Prince kind of way. What do you think? It looks like every single video that was on You Tube has now been taken down. Sorry. http://www.thisisthelast.com/2008/04/29/prince-covered-radioheads-creep-video/