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It's been five years since we've heard new music from LCD Sound System, the genre defining and defying dance, rock group lead by James Murphy, but fans are treated to a new depressing holiday song, "Christmas Will Break Your Heart." -
David Bowie's 'Blackstar:' Inspired by Kendrick Lamar, Features LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy
David Bowie is looking to defy all traditional rock conventions with his new record ★ (pronounced Blackstar), and he's taking in influences from both Kendrick Lamar and former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy. -
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy Got Sponsors, Still No Love for 'Subway Symphony'
Former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy is looking to spice up his hometown New York City and plans on doing so by creating a "subway symphony." The (for now) theoretical project will consist of subway station turnstiles that play notes...to theoretically perform pieces of music just by swiping a metro card and entering. -
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy Opening Wine Bar, 'Four Horsemen' In Brooklyn
When it comes to music, James Murphy has done it all. He has toured the world as the frontman of his now defunct group LCD Soundystem, performing at some of the largest festivals and arenas globally. He has launched his own successful DFA Records and since the dissolution of LCD Soundsystem has been a hot in demand DJ under his own name. He has been scoring films and taking on other music ventures, but until now he has remained largely out of the restaurant business. That is all changing as Murphy is gearing up to open a new wine bar in Brooklyn called the Four Horsemen. -
CRSSD Electronic Music Festival Damages to San Diego Park Worth $64K; Nothing on Lollapalooza
Waterfront Park, the host of the CRSSD Electronic Music Festival in San Diego, is looking at more than $64,000 in repairs following the March event. The county says that promoter FNGRS CRSSD will foot the bill . -
James Murphy Covers David Bowie's "Golden Years" for 'While We're Young' Film [LISTEN]
James Murphy recently shared the new song "We Used to Dance" from the soundtrack for While We're Young. The former LCD Soundsystem frontman scored the film, which stars Ben Stiller and was directed by Noah Baumbach. Murphy's latest track from the collection is an instrumental cover of David Bowie's "Golden Years." -
James Murphy Premieres "We Used to Dance" off of 'While We're Young' Soundtrack [LISTEN]
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy released a new song, "We Used To Dance," from Noah Baumbach's film While We're Young. -
LCD Soundsystem James Murphy Shares 'While We Were Young' Soundtrack Tracklist
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy has announced the details on his latest film project. He is teaming up with writer and director Noah Baumbach ("Mr. Jealousy," "Frances Ha," "Margot at the Wedding") again to score Baumbach's latest film, "While We're Young," a comedy-drama staring Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried. The soundtrack includes selections across a wide swath of genres and generations from Lionel Richie, A Tribe Called Quest, Foreigner, Duke Dumont, David Bowie, James Murphy himself and others. -
LCD Soundsystem's Debut Album: 9 Songs Ranked for Its 10th Anniversary
Today, Jan. 24, marks the 10th anniversary of LCD Soundsystem's self-titled debut album, which saw DFA Records founder James Murphy combining the seemingly disparate worlds of punk and dance music into a distinctly '00s sound oozing with New York cool. In celebration of this incredible album, here are its nine exclusive songs ranked, from weakest to best. -
Happy Halloween! Arcade Fire Release Horror Film 'Festi' Co-Starring The National, Andrew Garfield & Fleet Foxes [WATCH]
It is Halloween, the bona fide spookiest day of the year, and Arcade Fire celebrated not by dressing up in elaborate costumes (the band does that anyway) but by releasing its own short horror film. Today (Oct. 31), the "Reflektor" band released the 21-minute movie Festi on its YouTube page, featuring The National, Fleet Foxes, James Murphy and Andrew Garfield. -
U.S. Open: LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy Is Making Music From Tennis Data [WATCH]
DJ, producer, and electronic music wizard James Murphy hasn't released any original music since he disbanded his beloved dance act LCD Soundsystem back in 2011 (with the exception of the Converse-commissioned Gorillaz/Andre 3000 collaborative single "DoYaThing" in 2012), but his new project comes pretty close. As reported by Self-Titled, Murphy is currently working with IBM developer Patrick Gunderson on the U.S. Open Sessions project, in which raw data gathered from tennis matches at the U.S. Open is being turned into algorithms to create musical compositions. -
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