LCD Soundsystem's Frontman Wants To Make the NYC Subway Sing

LCD Soundsystem's Frontman Wants To Make the NYC Subway Sing

The crank and clang of subway turnstiles is abrasive and annoying at the best of times. But James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem fame wants to make those noises better.

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Love Is Lost: David Bowie Remixed By LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy

David Bowie’s newest album, The Next Day, is getting an expanded three-disc re-release on November 5. That was a surprise in and of itself, but it’s coming with a little extra: a rollicking ten-minute remix of the song "Love Is Lost," by James Murphy.

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New York I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down: LCD Soundsystem and Miles Davis

LCD Soundsystem’s “New York I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down” off of Sound Of Silver is already a great song, and a little Miles Davis makes it even better. This barebones mashup by Alessandro Grespan and friends is made simply by playing the song along side Miles Davis’s trumpeting at the Elevator To The Gallows sessions and they fit together better than they have any right to. It’s a wonderfully inintuitve mix, and well worth a listen. [Laughing Squid] More »

Shut Up And Play the Hits: A DVD Doc to Make You Dance [Daily Desired]

My love for LCD Soundsystem is well documented. I went to one of their last shows in New York last March, and recently I went to see Shut Up and Play the Hits, the documentary about the band’s last gig ever at Madison Square Garden. So naturally, I’m jonesing for the DVD, hard. More »

LCD + NYC: Waxing Nostalgic About LCD Soundsystem [Video]

LCD Soundsystem broke up last year. But not before going on a five day concert bender, with one final, enormous show at Madison Square Garden. Shut Up and Play the Hits chronicles those final days. More »