Modest Mouse

...audiences. The band - which last year officially expanded from a trio to a four-piece with the addition of ex-Smiths and current Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr - kicks off the outing January 13 in Chicago. The 14-city trek...

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...many newer acts, including The White Stripes, Norah Jones, Jack Johnson, Kings of Leon, Matisyahu, TV on the Radio, The Mars Volta, Modest Mouse, Common, Bright Eyes, Death Cab For Cutie and Against Me! The festival also has begun to...

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...of bouncy gaits, plenty of yowly vocals and some melodic keyboards played by the main singer-guitarist. There's definitely a little Modest Mouse in their sound, but there's plenty of other stuff too - everything from surf-pop to noise-rock...

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...group's first album with new member Johnny Marr -- co-founder of '80s group the Smiths, a member of '90s duo Electronic and guitarist for Modest Mouse. "Ignore the Ignorant" became the Cribs' highest-charting album in the United Kingdom,...

In this article: Johnny Marr, Ryan Jarman, United Kingdom, Nick Launay, Franz Ferdinand, Arcade Fire, Official Charts Co., The Cribs, and Warner Bros.

...on The Fall, which largely jettisons her piano combo for a band led by guitarist Marc Ribot. Producer Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse, Tom Waits) creates a tougher, more interesting landscape that's a welcome foil to her soft...

In this article: Norah Jones, Marc Ribot, Tom Waits, and Kings of Leon

"The New York Times" - Everclear, Slow Motion Daydream Lauren Sigel, The Daily Barometer, News Editor) "Missed the Boat" - Modest Mouse, We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank Brandon Southward, The Daily Barometer, Forum Editor) "Le...

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...huge boost in notoriety on their latest album thanks to the arrival of, former guitarist for The Smiths, Johnny Marr. While Marr's work with Modest Mouse has been excellent, he falls in line with what the band wants to do rather than the band...

In this article: Johnny Marr, Gossip, Brand New, Ben Folds Five, Beth Ditto, The Smiths, Tegan and Sara, and The Cribs

...set aside most of her usual coterie of tiptoeing acoustic sidemen. "The Fall," produced by Jacquire King - an engineer for Tom Waits, Modest Mouse and Kings of Leon - plugs her in. The arrangements are sparse and naturalistic but more...

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Plus she's older and wiser. Thus, her sound has evolved. And yes, it works. Producer Jacquire King-who has worked with Kings of Leon, Modest Mouse, and Tom Waits, among others-helped Norah put together a group of musicians, including...

In this article: Norah Jones, Tom Waits, Okkervil River, Producer, Man of the Hour, Will Sheff, Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello, and Marc Ribot

...lampooned stereotypes. Nubian fury at 'monkey' lyric of Arab pop star Haifa Wehbe In the first of five video interviews, ex-Smiths and Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr explains why he joined Wakefield indie popsters the Cribs Prince's...

In this article: Haifa Wehbe, Egypt, Arab pop, Johnny Marr, Middle East, Nationalism, Epilepsy, Mohammed Mounir, Hezbollah, and Hassan Nasrallah