If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. “I cannot believe we managed to pull this off,” Zach Braff told the crowd who sold out the Greek Theatre for the Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert, “and …
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It sounded like 2004, back on the plane with Andrew Largeman. The sun had already gone down over Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre on Saturday night for the sold-out Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert, when the curtains opened and Zach Braff stood on stage underneath a spotlight as the Prayer to …
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Twenty years ago, the music industry was wholly unprepared for the Garden State soundtrack and its “life-changing” songs by the Shins, Coldplay, and Iron and Wine. The 2004 movie, which actor Zach Braff wrote, directed, and starred in, was a coming-of-age cringe comedy about grief, following Braff’s character, Andrew Largeman, …
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Neal Langford, former bassist for the Shins who played on their indie group’s celebrated debut album Oh, Inverted World, has died. He was 50. Langford was found dead last Friday, July 21, in a creek near a private dock in Bath, North Carolina, where he lived. At the time, the …
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The Shins appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform their classic single “Caring Is Creepy.” The track comes off the indie rock band’s 2001 debut LP Oh, Inverted World, which celebrates its 21st birthday this year. The group is currently on tour in North America playing Oh, Inverted World in full …
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Broken Bells — the duo of Brian Burton (a.k.a. Danger Mouse) and Shins frontman James Mercer — are back with a new song, “We’re Not in Orbit Yet…” The track will appear on the duo’s upcoming album, Into the Blue. “We’re Not in Orbit Yet…” finds Broken Bells blending some …
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A year after the Shinscelebrated the 20th anniversary of their debut Oh, Inverted World, the band will mark its 21st birthday with a lengthy North American tour where they’ll play the beloved 2001 LP in its entirety. The trek for the album — which included tracks like “New Slang,” “Caring …
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