the golden filter

Here are the details for our third annual gorilla vs. booze day party in Austin, TX, during the week of SXSW '09. We'll be back at one of our favorite bars in town on Thursday, March 19, with an incredible lineup of some of my favorite bands in the world (if you're unfamiliar with any of these groups, check the playlist at the bottom of the post). No RSVP or wristband required, but the place is

The Golden Filter will make their North American live debut this Friday, January 30, at NYC's Le Poisson Rouge. Friction NYC is presenting the show, and they've hooked us up with two pairs of tickets to give away to you guys. Email us at gorillavsbearcontests@gmail...

To be honest, I could take or leave most of Peter, Bjorn, and John's post-Writer's Block output, including the instrumental thing they did, and the first couple of tracks I've heard from the new LP. But a couple of stellar remixes have surfaced in the last couple of days that warrant your attention: a "dark weird tribal disco mix" (his words) from London's Friend, and an official re-wor

For today's special edition of Blog Radio, Sirius asked us to count down the top 5 artists that we think are most likely to succeed in 2009. Of course, success is a relative term, so my list is essentially just the artists I look forward to hearing new material from/want to see live/expect breakout years from in '09. The Hipster Runoff radio program kicks things off at 5 PM EST on Sirius XMU, and

Just got this one in the mail from NYC's the Golden Filter...this appears on Cut Copy's new, UK-only Far Away digital EP, alongside remixes by Hercules & Love Affair, Aeroplane, and others: mp3:cut copy :: far away (the golden filter remix) More from the Golden Filter: **************************