Yeah Yeah Yeahs Rock Motorola Droid Launch in NYC

Don’t get us wrong: we love Mac. In fact, we’re typing this post from our beloved G5 right now. But anyone who argues that the keyboard on their iPhone is “sleek” or even remotely usable is a bullshit artist.

“I don’t mind not having a flash!”

Lies.

Motorola has tapped into these glitches by creating the Droid, their new, virally-campaigned, interchangeable-batteried, touchscreen-with-full-keyboard “anti-iPhone” with five-megapixel camera and flash, which came out Friday exclusively through Verizon Wireless.

So you can imagine our excitement when we were invited to their launch party Friday night at New York’s Angel Orensanz Foundation! Especially when we found out Yeah Yeah Yeahs were playing!!!

It was our first time seeing the YYYs, and Karen O absolutely killed it. The frontlady rocked “Shame and Fortune,” “Gold Lion,” “Soft Shock,” “Black Tongue” and tons of other songs, while cryptic “DROID DOES” signs flickered in the background.

Check out a glimpse of the magic (which includes Karen performing in the audience and eating her microphone), below.

Quote of the Day

“I guess everyone has their wild side, and mine was halfway between being really shy and kind of a goofy spazoid. I never bit anyone… but I slapped a lot of butts… Like, slapping the butts of my grandparents and babysitters. When I wasn’t shy, I overcompensated.”

–Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontlady Karen O reveals

New Default Alert

Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontlady Karen O always looks fantastic, but we were particularly impressed by this photo of her at YYY’s Chicago tour opener Tuesday night!!

Between the patterned dress, that feathered glove and the gelled ‘do, KO looks like she’s shopping for a new default!!

Sold!!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Announce Summer Tour

On the heels of their latest record It’s Blitz (out April 13), Yeah Yeah Yeahs have just announced a U.S. summer tour!

The trek kicks off May 23 at Sasquatch Festival in Quincy, WA and closes out in Jersey City at All Points West July 31.

You know Poison Ivy will be crossing the bridge for that one!!!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Rock SNL

In case you missed the Yeah Yeah Yeahs stellar performance of new single “Zero” and staple hit “Maps” on Saturday Night Live last weekend, here’s your second chance!

There’s even a special intro by our love Zac Efron!

All Points West Lineup Includes Coldplay, Beastie Boys

The lineup for this year’s second annual All Points West Festival has been announced.

And things are looking good!!

Headlining the three-day festival (July 30th to August 2nd at New Jersey’s Liberty State Park) are Beastie Boys, Tool and Coldplay. But check out a full list of the lineup:

Friday, July 31: Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, The National, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT, Q-Tip, The Pharcyde, Organized Konfusion, The Knux, Ra Ra Riot, Seasick Steve, Telepathe, Shearwater, Heartless Bastards, Flying Lotus, College Humor Live, Arj Barker, Eugene Mirman and Bo Burnham.

Saturday, August 1: Tool, My Bloody Valentine, Gogol Bordello, Arctic Monkeys, Neko Case, The Ting Tings, Yelle, Crystal Castles, St. Vincent, Tokyo Police Club, The Cool Kids, Kool Keith, Cage the Elephant, Chairlift, White Rabbits, Electric Touch, The Postelles, Black Gold, College Humor Live, Tim & Eric, Judah Friedlander and Jim Jeffries.

Sunday, August 2: Coldplay, Echo & The Bunnymen, MGMT, The Black Keys, Elbow, Silversun Pickups, Mogwai, We Are Scientists, Ghostland Observatory, The Gaslight Anthem, Etienne De Crecy, Lykke Li, Akron/Family, Steel Train, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, College Humor Live, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Showalter and Todd Barry.

We can’t wait!!

Quote of the Day

“There’s no comparison to the feeling you get when you’re dancing like your life depends on it.”

–Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontlady Karen O tells Spin