Columns
Friday, April 19 2013
How to (Be a French Pop Band and) Make It in America
Through an analysis of Daft Punk and Phoenix’s recent careers, a recipe for success may be unearthed for those French bands aspiring to win a Grammy or two.
Reviews
Monday, December 6 2010
Daft Punk: Tron Legacy
Daft Punk’s robot shtick makes them a natural fit for science fiction films like Tron Legacy.
Tuesday, July 22 2008
Daft Punk: Electroma [DVD]
Inevitably, Electroma will eternally be defined in music and film history by what it lacks. Calling the film one-dimensional would be understandable, but it would be simplifying a complex moebius strip whose surface, if lethargic, at least engages the screen for 70 minutes.
Tuesday, December 4 2007
Daft Punk: Alive 2007
Rare is the band that can craft a live album good enough to stand shoulder-to-shoulder alongside its studio releases. Rarer still is the band whose live albums can cross the divide between being merely good and damn near essential.
Monday, April 11 2005
Daft Punk: Human After All
For those about to rock, we... download you? Daft Punk continues to tease your hair, while slipping you a spyware mickey. 'Dude. Did we f--- Staten Island last night?'"
Blogs
Wednesday, April 24 2013
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell) - "Get Lucky" (song review)
The teaser seemed to herald greatness, but the newly released radio edit of "Get Lucky", the lead single from Daft Punk's forthcoming LP, Random Access Memories, doesn't quite deliver on the hype.
Friday, April 12 2013
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories: The Collaborators: Nile Rodgers (video)
The incomparable Nile Rodgers talks about his musical inspirations, long career in R&B, and work with Daft Punk. Essential viewing from the Creators Project.
Tuesday, October 26 2010
Daft Punk - "Derezzed" from 'TRON: Legacy' (video)
Undoubtedly you've seen the posters around your local multiplex and maybe even gaped at the first trailers... Tron is coming back as TRON: Legacy with…
Thursday, March 12 2009
Daft Punk - Discovery video collection (video)
Eight years ago this week, French electro group Daft Punk released Discovery, their follow-up to 1997's Homework. Q gave the record five stars and we…
News
Thursday, January 6 2011
'Tron: Legacy's' orchestral score reveals a new side of Daft Punk
LOS ANGELES — Played in the denouement to a gripping shootout between digital warriors on rocket-propelled hang-gliders, the musical passage "Adagio for Tron" arrives about…
