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Riot Fest, the tri-city music festival and exposition, has announced the official, big name stacked lineup for its Toronto edition. Today (May 6), over 50 bands were announced as a part of the Sept. 6 and 7 festival. -
Sigur Rós share cover of 'The Rains of Castamere,' make cameo on last night's 'Game of Thrones' episode [LISTEN]
Earlier this month, Sigur Rós' gave a sneak peek of their cover of "The Rains of Castamere," which will be featured on show's soundtrack. The full version, written by the composer of the series, Ramin Sjawadi, with lyrics by George R.R. Martin, is now available for sale on Amazon. -
The National's Matt Berninger sings about animals on new children's album [LISTEN]
With the Walkmen on an indefinite hiatus, multi-instrumentalist Walter Martin has launched a project geared toward children. Entitled We're All Young Together, the LP will hit stores on May 13 via Family Jukebox. Today, Martin released the album's second track, "We Like The Zoo ('Cause We're Animals Too)," which features The National's frontman Matt Berninger singing about a variety of animals. -
Pharrell Williams and The National team up for follow up to 'Happy' called 'I've Been Happier' [LISTEN]
Pharrell, in all his "Happy" glory, has released a new single with The National called "I've Been Happier." During their much-anticipated performance, no big hats were seen on Pharrell, and the guys of the band could be seen with some semblance of a smile on their faces. -
'New Order,' Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, The National and more rock Carnegie Hall for Tibet
"Free Tibet" is often given as a cliched protest call, but the nation is still unwillingly under the authority of China, and the Tibet House benefit concerts will continue until it isn't. The 24th rendition of the show occurred at Carnegie Hall in New York Tuesday night, and the crowd got an A-list set of performances. -
WATCH: The National perform standout 'Trouble Will Find Me' tracks on 'Saturday Night Live'
In between a hilarious Girls parody, cameos from Fred Armisen and Jon Hamm and plenty of feminist-inspired sketches on last night's (March 8) episode of Saturday Night Live featuring host Lena Dunham, indie rockers The National took the stage. -
Statistics prove The Field 'most hipster' performer, and The National are deceptively un-hip; See the full list
Describing music as "hipster" is generally misleading. Fortunately, our friends at Priceonomics Data Services have created a formula for determining an act's hipster score. -
Indie Classicalites from Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Punch Bros. (Not Andrea Bocelli & Lindsey Stirling) are Saving the Music Industry
No, classical music isn't dead. In fact, classical music has become the latest vanity endeavor for most contemporary musicians. -
The National to perform on Saturday Night Live with host Lena Dunham
Brooklyn is taking over Saturday Night Live on March 8. Girls creator Lena Dunham will host with The National performing as musical guests. Dunham is finishing up her third season of the HBO series while The National is continuing to support last years' Grammy-nominated Trouble Will Find Me. -
The music video for The National's 'I Need My Girl' will melt your heart this Valentine's Day [WATCH]
Just in case today's heart-wrenching Google doodle wasn't enough to turn you to much, let's introduce the next Valentine's Day heartbreaker... The National's music video for the Trouble Will Find Me standout track "I Need My Girl." -
The National stream Sydney Opera House concert in full [WATCH]
The National's world tour in support of 2013's Trouble Will Find Me stopped the Sydney Opera House Saturday, and the band streamed the whole thing live online. The 26-song set at the iconic Australian venue included tracks off their latest album as well songs spanning their career. It also featured a cover of Perfume Genius' "Learning" and an acoustic version of "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks." -
The National covered Perfume Genius' "Learning" in conjunction with the band's new cover song contest
The National recently announced a Valentine's Day-oriented covers contest in which fans can submit their own version of "I Need My Girl" in hopes of winning a $500 prize. In honor of that endeavor, they have now released a cover of their own with a version of Perfume Genius' (Mike Hadreas) song "Learning."
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