Daft Punk set to perform at VMAs, miss scheduled Colbert Report appearance
The hype for Daft Punk's appearance on The Colbert Report tonight was palpable. Colbchella '013, sponsored by Hyundai and all, featured the French robots as the top billing. With Saturday Night Live at the heart of their campaigns, somehow a triumphant comeback performance on Stephen Colbert's late night satire seemed plausible. Instead, the bigwigs stepped in to squash it. In a surprising twist, Colbert expressed comical defiance in the wake of Daft Punk missing their scheduled set on his show.
Nicolas Jaar’s Darkside project remixes Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories in full
Forward thinking electronic musician Nicolas Jaar has teamed up with his Darkside cohort Dave Harrington to provide their own vision of Daft Punk's entire Random Access Memories, reflecting the hit album through Jaar's signature arcane artistic prism.
‘Giorgio by Moroder’ from Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’ leaked
The third track from Random Access Memories has been leaked. Recorded live during a private listening party, ”Giorgio by Moroder,” features an opening voice-over from Giorgio Moroder before dropping into a signature Daft Punk synth.