The Beastie Boys Go Anglo

The Beastie Boys decided to add a little Anglophilia into their lives with their album "The Mix Up." Though currently an instrumental album, the band decided to add vocals to the tracks with a little help from Lily Allen, Jarvis Cocker and M.I.A.

Sounds like some good combinations...

Who Knew Legends Like Lady and the Tramp?!

Jarvis Cocker, Nick Cave, Pete Doherty and Shane MacGowen all had a grand old time singing "Home Sweet Home" from the movie "Lady and the Tramp" at the Meltdown Festival on June 17th.

Here is the footage:



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Likely Looks: Bat For Lashes

I admit it: I was totally late in the game for Bat For Lashes. I kept on hearing the name, hearing hoe hot the singer was, what cool head apparel she wore, and her ghostly seductive voice. After I saw her on Thom York's iTunes celebrity playlist I became deeply disappointed with myself for being so out of the loop. So, now, I give you.... my Bat For Lashes post!

I was checking out Blender, and they have this great post on one of the better music video directors out right now, Dougal Wilson. He was the one who made the amazing Jarvis Cocker "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time" video. Now, he's worked with Miss Natasha Khan, the beauty and brains behind Bat For Lashes on her latest "What's A Girl To Do". The video bares more than a resemblance in look and feel (and characters) to Donnie Darko. In one full shut Natasha is riding her bike amongst suited demonic rabbits, passing my car crashes and woodland spooks. And it matches the song perfectly. Check it out here...



x, LA Broad

Jarvis Cocker at Webster Hall = Legendary

There is nothing better then seeeing one of your childhood idols in the flesh, Jarvis Cocker. It was magical, glorious, fun, perfect...fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!

The one complaint of course (which I totally forgot about) is how damn hot Webster Hall gets during the spring/summer months. Even so, Jarvis walked out in a perfect suit jacket and opened up with "Fat Children". It was also quite nice to see Steve Mackey by his side performing.

Jarvis was extremely chatty and really made an effort to bond with the audience. He seemed thankful for all the support as well...

Here is the setlist:


Fat Children
Don't Let Him Waste Your Time
Heavy Weather
One Man Show
I Will Kill Again
From A to I
Tonite
Big Julie
Disney Time
Big Stuff
Black Magic (where Jarvis encouraged people to dance and spoke about old ballrooms with springs from 60 years ago)

Cunts Are Still Running The World
State Trooper

Absolutely brilliant...

NY Broad x


Photo Credit:Steven Emry

Jarvis Cocker - Webster Hall April 22nd

I wasn't there but ProductShopNYC was in the house and I just HAD to post the set list

JARVIS COCKER | WEBSTER HALL | APRIL 22, 2007
Fat Children / Don't Let Him Waste Your Time / Heavy Weather / One Man Show / I Will Kill Kill Again / From A To I / Tonite / Big Julie / Disney Time / Big Stuff / Cunts Are Still Running The World // Heaven // Paranoid

No Pulp. Two covers.

Going tonight so expect a full review tomorrow.

NY Broad x

Jarvis Can Waste My Time, Anytime

It seems like only yesterday when I was a little BritPop, twee tween when I bought my first Pulp album. After the first sultry coos of "Common People" I was done for. Jarvis Cocker had taken my teen crush virginity and had smashed both Paul McCartney (the Beatle years, duh) and JTT (the Home Improvement years, duh) out of my life.

Now that Pulp is officially(??) dead and his solo career(??) is afoot, let's get back to drooling over Sheffield's finest (sorry, Alex Turner).

Exhibit A: "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time", The Video.

More dry comedy about shitty boyfriends, helpful cabbies and running over the city gentry.



Exhibit B: Jarvis Cocker: The NYLON Interview

My favourite magazine (yup, I said it) gets deceitfully domestic with Jarvis.... the killer.

It's big, I'm sorry!


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Exhibit C: I Spy: Jarvis Tour Dates

Do him and yourself a favour and go to one of these shows. For those of you lucky bastards in NY and SF and Vancouver, you must go. Please go and stretch your arms out in comfortable delight and imagine me sweating in a 400 capacity tent just chilling in the desert with 800 of my closest friends. Bastards.

Sun - Apr 22 Jarvis Cocker @ Webster Hall, New York, NY
Mon - Apr 23 Jarvis Cocker @ Webster Hall, NYC, NY
Fri - Apr 27 Jarvis Cocker @ COACHELLA, Indio, CA
Sat - Apr 28 Jarvis Cocker @ Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
Mon - Apr 30 Jarvis Cocker @ Showbox, Seattle, WA
Tue - May 01 Jarvis Cocker @ Commodore, Vancouver, BC

Get tickets at Ticketmaster here.

The Verdict:

"Cunts Are Running The World" (download this. NOW.)

Well said, Jarvis. Only a true pop icon could get away with that and still get paid.

In summation, his solo effort could be the springboard of something akin to Morrissey, only sexier and more fun. Let's let him know we care. Jarvis will be out on April 3, but you can pre-order it here.



x, LA Broad

Jarvis Cocker - Free MP3

The fine folks at World's Fair have provided me the ability to give YOU the reader a free download. Jarvis Cocker's album "Jarvis" comes out April 3rd Stateside and its absolute perfection. Please do yourself a favor and purchase it (unless you were like me and bought the import for $25).

Jarvis Cocker - Don't Let Him Waste Your Time

NY Broad x

April 23rd...Some Guy Named Jarvis at Webster Hall

JARVIS COCKER is playing Webster Hall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! April 23rd!...I'm absolutely melting.

Onsale information isn't clear right now but look out for it!

Here are the full list of dates:

New York Webster Hall (April 23)
Indio California Coachella Festival (27)
San Francisco Fillmore (28)
Seattle Showbox (30)
Vancouver Commodore (May 1)

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Jarvis Cocker - Official US Release Date and More Tour Dates!

Woohoo! First Coachella and now the juicy stuff. First off, Jarvis Cocker's amazing solo effort "Jarvis" will be released Stateside on April 3rd. The version will include the fantastic video for "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"...and thats it.

Also, word on the street is Jarvis is planning a US tour as well in the major US cities! It will heal a bit of the pain from missing Pulp multiple times (can you say Irving Plaza?!) so I'm quite excited!

NY Broad x

Jarvis Cocker Tours!

Jarvis Cocker is doing a few live dates in the UK. Could this mean...SXSW?!!!!

Here are the dates:
Sheffield Plug (February 16)
London Astoria (17) (ShockWaves NME Awards show)
Manchester Academy (19)
Glasgow ABC (20)


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