Weekend Videos: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Blacktop”
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have recently dropped the official music video for “Blacktop,” a standout track from their...
Karen O
Indie Legends Yeah Yeah Yeahs Reunite on “Cool It Down”
After an almost decade-long hiatus, Yeah Yeah Yeahs have returned with their fifth album, “Cool It Down,” putting...
Introducing Spines
The description of Spines‘ music is promising. “Sounds like Bully, Wolf Alice, Savages” etc – all my favorite...
Santigold teases with collaborations and new sounds
Quite some time has passed since I first mentioned Santigold as part of the Cougar Microbes 2008 end...
Deerhunter live @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
At the tail end of last month I was lucky enough to witness self-described ‘ambient punk‘ band Deerhunter...
#16 Cougar Microbes Top Albums Of 2010: Maximum Balloon – Maximum Balloon
It seems that when it comes to devising these end of year lists a general question to be...
Karen O takes on the Jackass theme
Legendary Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O has a very special place in my Cougar heart so when...
#03 Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2009: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
Yeah Yeah Yeahs flirtation with synth-pop was one of the talking points of 2009. Seemingly everyone (with the...
