Allie Is Wired (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
British magazine NME released its sixth annual “Cool List.” NME staff compiled a list of fifty artists they considered the coolest music-makers of 2008. Indie and hip-hop artists dominated the list, but a few vets, including Led Zepplin’s Robert Plant and former Smith’s guitarist Johnny Marr, grabbed impressive spots. Notably missing from the list is [...]
PopWreckoning (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Day Two of Treasure Island saw more rock and less DJ’s which made the crowd significantly larger and happier. If you haven’t heard of Vampire Weekend then you’ve probably been under a rock for the last year. Due to a brilliant marketing plan and not much else, this band has catapulted onto the cover of Spin [...]
Aversion Music (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Spiritualized brought a heaping helping of drones and psychedelic indie rock to town, proving once and for all that Jason Pierce is completely recovered from that lengthy hospital stay that inspired the band's latest, Songs in A and E .
Aversion Music (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Psychedelic space rock rarely sounds as good as when it's coming from Jason Pierce.
Billboard (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
As temperatures soared well into the 90s, American roots music reigned supreme on the second day of Austin City Limits festival (Sept. 27), with Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Iron & Wine, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and Conor Oberst leading the charge.
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Spiritualized are set to play an intimate "secret" show in Los Angeles tonight (September 19).
The KEXP Blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
photos by Jeremy Farmer review by Aubrey Skibicki The author can now say, with pride, that she has now seen Spiritualized twice in a year. This comes after an unrequited love affair with the band, over a decade old. I can say that the wait was well worth it after seeing J. Spaceman/Jason Pierce and company pour [...]
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Did a near-death experience help Jason Pierce make a great album?
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
London - Part way through making Spiritualized's latest album, the band's frontman, Jason Pierce, came down with a bout of pneumonia that almost killed him.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
FESTIVALS are, by and large, poor showcases for most bands: songs crafted in dank, gloomy rehearsal rooms then honed in intimate indoor venues can be found wanting when dragge
The Independent (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Co-founder of the festival Jo Bartlett once said: “I look upon each Green Man as a work of art.” Although largely painted in various shades of grey, this year’s event was exactly that.
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
by BrooklynVegan Mike DOWNLOAD: Duchess Says - Ccut Up (MP3) Osheaga (Vero.b) Osheaga, the outdoor music festival in Montreal, celebrated its third birthday this weekend with a bevy of local acts, some emerging talent, and great live performers. Day one...
I Rock Cleveland (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
While much of Spiritualized's latest cd, Songs in A & E, can be described as quiet, reserved, and introspective, Jason Pierce, aka J Spaceman, and band are still more than capable of whipping up a massive, all encompassing sound. The interstellar blues of "You Lie You Cheat," and it's whirling, swirling, disorienting sonics, is the type of song that made Spaceman's second career as the leader of Spiritualized....
Listening Post (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Conceptual artist Jake Chapman, a longtime acquaintance of Spiritualized frontman Jason Pierce, threw inexpensive cameras from a London building to capture the footage comprising the band's latest video, posted on Monday, for the song "You Lie You Cheat" from his...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
Jason Pierce battled pneumonia and lived to release “Songs in A&E.”
