On Inauguration Night, Hamilton dedicated this song and its "I know that it's true, it's gonna be a good year"s to President Barack Obama. A week later the tune's falling-downstairs groove makes a good platform for Ham to cock his head back and croon, and intensely stare down the cameras, over at 30 Rock. And for once, when Conan comes out to co...

"The Take-Away Shows" meets "Black Cab Sessions" in this intimate recording shot by Vincent Moon for La Blogothèque's "In a Van". The Walkmen have already played You & Me's raggedly affecting midtempo howler "On the Water" everywhere from Juan's Basement to FOX 5 News, but it's interesting to see how many elements were there ...

Toyota Yaris and Urban Outfitters may be running the Free Yr Radio campaign due to a good-hearted commitment to underground radio, or they may just be doing it to look cool. OK, whatever, maybe they just want to look cool.But when those two gigantic companies are teaming up to bring us a compilation of new songs from bands we like and then sell...

The Black Cab Sessions latest posting features a session with Ry, joined in the backseat and on additional guitar/harmonies by Cardinal mate Neal Casal, singing Cardinology cut "Sink Ships." It's pretty and straightforward from a viewer's perspective, and was also literally straightforward from the cabbie's perspective. The Black Cab kids write:...

Business is good for the London cabbie with all the indie rock stars in his back seat. Recent sessions include the Walkmen doing a voice/acoustic/tambourine/whistling version of You & Me's "Red Moon", while Ryan Adams does "Sink Ships" from Cardinology. The latter session was a bit tricker because Ryan Adams instructed the cabbie to driv...