• 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.

  • Music Times Manny Pacquiao Playlist: Rick Ross, Shakira and More

    Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will face off this weekend for what many boxing fans are calling the "fight of the century." Regardless of how great the sparring actually is, it will certainly feature the highest payout in the sport's history, with the two fighters sharing up to $300 million between them. Music Times might not be a sports outlet but we wanted to get in on the action by creating playlists for each of the contestants involved. Here are five tracks to get Manny Pacquiao pumped, ranging from Rick Ross to Shakira.

  • 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.

  • Arcade Fire's Win Butler to Play in NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game

    Most Arcade Fire fans already know that frontman Win Butler loves to play basketball. He has played in charity events and even hosts a game in Montreal titled Pop Vs. Jock. The singer is now reportedly going to show off his skills during the NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game, which is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 13. Nothing has been confirmed and the roster has yet to be announced, but ArcadeFireTube has confirmed Butler's involvement.

  • 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.

  • 6 Artists Who Debuted With Double Albums: Chicago, Frank Zappa, And More

    Double albums are often seen as exercises in self-indulgence, so the only time an artist can usually get away with releasing one is well into their career, such as the Beatles' "White Album" or Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti. However, there have been some artists who where so confident in themselves that they chose to release double albums right off the bat. Here are six artists who debuted with double albums.

  • 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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