tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319004032024-03-19T07:37:59.071-04:00MUSIC DUMP+++a depository for all things musical+++Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-4038550130156178052008-12-21T13:21:00.002-05:002008-12-21T13:23:59.967-05:00VIDEO DUMP: ELVIS COSTELLO & ATTRACTIONS "I CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN" (1980)This video features horrendous dance moves by pasty-white English guys (redundant?).<br /><br />Wow. Just, wow.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-r_ekZHdgBA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-r_ekZHdgBA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />WORST VIDEO EVER? It's in the Top 10 for me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-41718091182687137792008-10-08T14:04:00.003-04:002008-10-08T14:09:27.273-04:00VIDEO DUMP: a-ha "TAKE ON ME (LITERAL VERSION)"This cracks me up. It's the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HE9OQ4FnkQ">"literal version" of a-ha's "Take On Me"</a>.<br /><span></span><blockquote style="font-style: italic;"><span>Ever wish songs just sang what was happening in the music video? Well now they do.<br /><br />Lyrics/singing: Dustin McLean<br />Voices: Jason Nash, Josh Faure-Brac, Priscilla McLean<br />Thanks: Jonah Ray </span></blockquote><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8HE9OQ4FnkQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8HE9OQ4FnkQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Close up eyes!<br />Hand comes out!<br />Sketchy arm!<br />Grab the haaaand!<br /><br />Band montaaaaaaaage!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-82867450159125857172008-09-21T23:43:00.005-04:002008-09-21T23:54:59.877-04:00GIRL TALKI love Girl Talk. DJ Gregg Gillis a master at mashing up anything and everything, and as a music geek I probably appreciate these songs more than most (and I'm proud of myself when I recognize the numerous backing tracks).<br /><br />His new collection "Feed The Animals" available online (and you can "name your price", sort of like Radiohead did last year with <span style="font-style: italic;">In Rainbows</span>) and it's excellent -- very similar to "Night Ripper" (2006), and perhaps more varied and even tighter mixed. Here's track 5, "Set It Off", which is my vote for "song of the summer":<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-024342041134567405 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jrd7sO9G2yQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jrd7sO9G2yQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jrd7sO9G2yQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Here's a short list of songs sampled on this single track alone:<br /><br /><table class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <td>0:00</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella_%28song%29" title="Umbrella (song)">Umbrella</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>0:01</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ying_Yang_Twins" title="Ying Yang Twins">Ying Yang Twins</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigglin%27" title="Jigglin'" class="mw-redirect">Jigglin'</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>0:05</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swizz_Beatz" title="Swizz Beatz">Swizz Beatz</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Me_Bitches" title="It's Me Bitches">It's Me Bitches</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>0:06</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_B_%26_Rakim" title="Eric B & Rakim" class="mw-redirect">Eric B & Rakim</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_B._is_President" title="Eric B. is President" class="mw-redirect">Eric B. is President</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>0:18</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Ice" title="Vanilla Ice">Vanilla Ice</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havin%27_a_Roni" title="Havin' a Roni" class="mw-redirect">Havin' a Roni</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>0:20</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_Boys_%28And_the_Winner_Is%29..." title="Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)...">Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)...</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>0:21</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiohead" title="Radiohead">Radiohead</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoid_Android" title="Paranoid Android">Paranoid Android</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1:00</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GZA" title="GZA">GZA</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_Swords" title="Liquid Swords">Liquid Swords</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1:11</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wale_%28rapper%29" title="Wale (rapper)">Wale</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Freestyle_%28Roc_Boys%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Freestyle (Roc Boys) (page does not exist)">The Freestyle (Roc Boys)</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1:25</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Love_%28Mary_J._Blige_song%29" title="Real Love (Mary J. Blige song)">Real Love</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1:26</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guess_Who" title="The Guess Who">The Guess Who</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/These_Eyes" title="These Eyes" class="mw-redirect">These Eyes</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2:04</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash_and_the_Furious_Five" title="Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five" class="mw-redirect">Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Message_%28song%29" title="The Message (song)">The Message</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2:04</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith" title="Aerosmith">Aerosmith</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Emotion" title="Sweet Emotion">Sweet Emotion</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2:09</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cube" title="Ice Cube">Ice Cube</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check_Yo_Self" title="Check Yo Self">Check Yo Self</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2:09</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Gunz" title="Young Gunz">Young Gunz</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_From_Another" title="Brothers From Another">Set It Off</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2:11</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Tom_Club" title="Tom Tom Club">Tom Tom Club</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_of_Love" title="Genius of Love">Genius of Love</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2:35</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Kool" title="DJ Kool">DJ Kool</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_Me_Clear_My_Throat" title="Let Me Clear My Throat">Let Me Clear My Throat</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2:36</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistah_F.A.B." title="Mistah F.A.B.">Mistah F.A.B.</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turf_Talk" title="Turf Talk">Turf Talk</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-40" title="E-40">E-40</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sic_wit%27_It" title="Super Sic wit' It" class="mw-redirect">Super Sic wit' It</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2:38</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spinners" title="The Spinners" class="mw-redirect">The Spinners</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rubberband_Man" title="The Rubberband Man">The Rubberband Man</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2:38</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Young_Cannibals" title="Fine Young Cannibals">Fine Young Cannibals</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Drives_Me_Crazy" title="She Drives Me Crazy">She Drives Me Crazy</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2:47</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubba_Sparxxx" title="Bubba Sparxxx">Bubba Sparxxx</a> featuring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ying_Yang_Twins" title="Ying Yang Twins">Ying Yang Twins</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ms._New_Booty" title="Ms. New Booty">Ms. New Booty</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2:55</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexys_Midnight_Runners" title="Dexys Midnight Runners">Dexys Midnight Runners</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_Eileen" title="Come On Eileen">Come On Eileen</a>"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3:33</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Floyd" title="Eddie Floyd">Eddie Floyd</a></td> <td>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_on_Wood_%28song%29" title="Knock on Wood (song)">Knock on Wood</a>"</td></tr></tbody></table><a style="left: 120px ! important; top: -3px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-024342041134567405 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jrd7sO9G2yQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-71909932150555851812008-07-10T10:59:00.003-04:002008-07-10T11:12:23.402-04:00DURAN DURAN - JAPANESE COMMERCIALThis cracks me up.<br /><br />It's a Japanese commercial for whiskey featuring Duran Duran.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ki3dBxFjeYk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ki3dBxFjeYk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Ha!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-45919522479481689892008-06-10T23:15:00.005-04:002008-06-10T23:21:39.219-04:00VIDEO DUMP: IGGY POP "THE PASSENGER (LIVE IN MANCHESTER)" (1977)Iggy is out of his mind in this live clip from October 1977. He had to be carried to the microphone stand, for chrissake! It's only 7 and a half minutes long, and it's not nearly long enough. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0SHWKLRsKig&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0SHWKLRsKig&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />About 5 minutes in he declares: "I like this music!" I hope so, it's your band, Iggy. Awesome.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SHWKLRsKig">Iggy Pop "The Passenger (Live In Manchester, 1977)" [YouTube]</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-47853425422990944552008-06-03T22:46:00.007-04:002008-07-10T19:06:32.868-04:00VIDEO DUMP: ROCK-AFIRE EXPLOSION "LOVE IN THIS CLUB" (2008)I honestly could NOT stop laughing at this "music video".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxOVFrfxCxA" target="_blank">Usher (feat. Young Jeezy) "Love In This Club" as performed by</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rock-afire_Explosion" target="_blank">animatronic robot band Rock-afire Explosion.</a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ur8AwQHusZw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ur8AwQHusZw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />From <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rock-afire_Explosion">Wikipedia</a>:<br /><br /><b></b><b></b><blockquote style="font-style: italic;"><b>The Rock-afire Explosion</b> was an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animatronic" class="mw-redirect" title="Animatronic">animatronic</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot" title="Robot">robot</a> band that played in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showbiz_Pizza_Place" title="Showbiz Pizza Place">Showbiz Pizza Place</a> restaurants from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980" title="1980">1980</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994" title="1994">1994</a>. The show was created and manufactured exclusively for Showbiz by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Creative_Engineering%2C_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Creative Engineering, Inc. (page does not exist)">Creative Engineering, Inc.</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando%2C_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a>. In later years, the show was sold to other restaurants and entertainment centers. The characters in The Rock-afire Explosion were various animals ranging from a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog" title="Dog">dog</a> to a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla" title="Gorilla">gorilla</a>. They would perform medleys of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_rock" title="Classic rock">classic rock</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country" title="Country">country</a> music, as well as original compositions.</blockquote><br />Wow, that's hilarious. Great job by programmer Chris Thrash.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-17351105582287649392008-06-02T08:39:00.007-04:002008-06-03T23:04:24.967-04:00VIDEO DUMP: YO LA TENGO "SUGARCUBE" (1997)Here's one of the funniest music videos out there. It's for "Sugarcube" by Hoboken's own <a href="http://www.yolatengo.com/">Yo La Tengo</a>, featuring <a href="http://www.bobanddavid.com/">Bob and David of <em>Mr. Show</em></a> fame. <br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08176570645277585 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/zDgpQBaziy0&hl=en"></a><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zDgpQBaziy0&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zDgpQBaziy0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />"The Foghat Principle: your fourth album shall be DOUBLE LIVE!"<br /><br />(I can't believe this clip is 11 years old.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-43618483252260999672008-05-24T19:38:00.004-04:002008-05-24T19:41:38.839-04:00VIDEO DUMP: PETER GABRIEL "SKY BLUE" (LIVE) (2003)This version of "Sky Blue" by Peter Gabriel featuring The Blind Boys Of Alabama is stunning. The extended chorus at the end is amazing.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gSzZEj-jjF0&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gSzZEj-jjF0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />From Peter Gabriel's Growing Up Live tour concert film from 2003.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-55254824938626404402008-05-23T14:51:00.005-04:002008-05-23T15:28:29.897-04:00VIDEO DUMP: TIM CURRY "I DO THE ROCK" (1979)I heard this last weekend (on XM on the way to the wedding rehearsal), and we couldn't get it out of our heads. This song falls somewhere between early Roxy Music ("Virginia Plain") and Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London". I'm just proud of the fact that I guessed it came out in 1979. <em>And</em> I guessed it was David Sanborn on sax. Yikes. <br /><br />One thing is for sure: Tim Curry does the ROCK ROCK ROCK. And he rocks that 'fro.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yiLNCJdXmX0&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yiLNCJdXmX0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />That song seems longer than 4:20, doesn't it? Here are the lyrics. I have no idea what they mean.<br /><br /><em>Edith Sitwell giving readings<br />14 Moscow Road<br />Osbert's giving champagne parties<br />Sachie's got a cold<br />Gertrude's hanging pictures<br />Alice making tea<br />Me, I do the only thing that still<br />makes sense to me<br />I do the Rock<br />I do the Rock Rock<br /><br />John and Yoko farming beef<br />raising protein quota<br />Sometimes they make love and art<br />inside their Dakota<br />Rodney's feeling sexy<br />Mick is really frightfully bold<br />Me, I do the only thing that stops me growing old<br />I do the Rock<br />I do the Rock Rock<br />I do the Rock Rock Rock<br /><br />Well, it's stimulating<br />Solzhenitzin feels exposed<br />build a barbed-wired prison<br />Nietsche's six feet under but his babies still got rhythm<br />Einstein's celebrating ten decades<br />but I'm afraid philosophy is just too much responsibility for me<br />I do the Rock<br />I do the Rock<br /><br />Baby Ruth and Dizzy Dean<br />Best and Colin Cowdrey<br />Little Mo, Virginia Wade<br />Pistol Pete and O.J.<br />I've always like DiMaggio<br />and Rockne's pretty knute you know<br />I could never wack a ball with such velocity<br />I do the Rock<br />I do the Rock<br />I do the Rock<br />It's stimulating - I'm a keen student<br /><br />Liz and Dick and Britt and Liza<br />Jaclyn, Kate and Farrah<br />Meg and Roddy, John Travolta<br />Governor Brown and Linda<br />Interwiew and People Magazine<br />Miss Rona and the Queen<br />It must be really frightfull to attract publicity<br />I do the Rock<br />Myself<br />I do the Rock<br /><br />Carter, Begin and Sadat<br />Breznhev, Teng and Castro<br />Everyday negotiate us closer to <em>disastro</em><br />Idi Amin and the Shah<br />and Al Fatah is quite bizarre<br />I could never get the hang of ideology<br />I do the Rock<br />I do the Rock<br />I do - I do - I do - do the Rock.</em><br /><br />I had no idea he name checked O.J. Simpson. Wow.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiLNCJdXmX0">Tim Curry "I Do The Rock" (1979) [YouTube]</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-80571628079795526052008-05-23T10:37:00.007-04:002008-06-04T00:25:20.182-04:00COMPLETE ALBUMS LIVEThe latest concert trend appears to be bands playing complete albums live, in order, from start to finish. Here's a short list off the top of my head of some recent examples:<br /><br /><em>Sonic Youth "Daydream Nation"<br /><a href="http://www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com/">Public Enemy "It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back"</a><br /></em><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com/friday.php#sebadoh">Sebadoh</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.pitchforkmusicfestival.com/friday.php#sebadoh">"Bubble and Scrape"</a><br /><em><a href="http://www.spin.com/articles/liz-phair-perform-exile-guyville-nyc">Liz Phair "Exile On Guyville"</a></em><br /><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/50142-my-bloody-valentine-lead-unfuckingbelievable-lineup-for-new-york-all-tomorrows-parties-fest">Meat Puppets "Meat Puppets II"<br />Thurston Moore "Psychic Hearts"<br />Built To Spill "Perfect From Now On"</a><br /><br />Those last three are all going to take place at the <a href="http://www.atpfestival.com/events/atp-ny/">All Tomorrow's Parties Festival in Monticello, New York</a>, but also at other venues this summer. While I understand the lure of nostalgia, I'm not sure I 'get' this trend. Half the fun of a concert is not knowing what's going to happen next. Instead, this has all the drama of an iPod playlist you made yourself. While it's one thing to try to regain your indie cred (SY) or sell tickets (Liz) why would a band like Built To Spill agree to do something like this? <br /><br />What is the reason for this trend? It's possible that artists are making a statement in favor of the album as a viable art form, but I think iTunes has effectively killed that notion. I actually went to a They Might Be Giants show where they performed their entire first album in order, but that was not pre-announced and was just a one-off novelty (for New Years Eve 1991, when the album was only a few years old). I haven't heard of bands doing this type of thing since then.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-82308829691766629632008-05-16T11:26:00.006-04:002008-05-19T11:22:07.488-04:00THE BLACK KEYS - TERMINAL 5, NYC, MAY 15, 2008I saw The Black Keys last night at Terminal 5. My Lord, they ripped the roof off the place. And yes, there are only two of them on the stage at all times, Dan Auerbach (gtr/vox) and Patrick Carney (drums). The sound he manages to get out of just one guitar (no bass, no rhythm to help) is astonishing, and Patrick's energetic powerful drumming is just amazing. Who knew two boys from Akron could rock so hard?<br /><br />They kicked it off with "Girl On My Mind", and followed with "Set You Free", "10 AM Automatic" and never let up. Even "Oceans & Streams", the only song which featured Dan playing fuzzy distorted keyboards instead of guitar, sounded fantastic. <br /><br />None of these clips are from last night's show, but I thought I'd post them anyway to show you what you missed.<br /><br />"Girl on My Mind" from SXSW 2008.<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V_Rvwb2XIjA&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V_Rvwb2XIjA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Here's "I Got Mine", one of the tracks from their new album <span style="font-style:italic;">Attack & Release</span>.<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CdRdjz-9icQ&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CdRdjz-9icQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />(No, I didn't take any of these videos. I wish I had.)<br /><br />Here's the duo performing "Stack Shot Billy" from the incredible album <span style="font-style:italic;">Rubber Factory</span> on Letterman.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XoG3TACGXZo&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XoG3TACGXZo&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />To all you hipster douchebags who gave <a href="http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/45678143/new_york_ny/terminal_5.html">Terminal 5</a> <a href="http://newyork.citysearch.com/review/45678143">1 star on Citysearch</a>, I don't know what the hell you're talking about. The sound was great, there were two balconies and a huge floor section to view the stage from (only one section to the left on the 2nd floor was VIP, but could be "bought" for $20), and the bartenders and staff were extremely friendly. Maybe if you didn't see a shitty Cat Power show, you would have had a better night.<br /><br />As Rob succinctly put it "THEY JUST GET IT." Indeed. Fantastic show.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theblackkeys.com/">The Black Keys [Official Site]</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theblackkeys">The Black Keys on MySpace</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-83692671270465739512008-05-08T11:25:00.000-04:002008-05-16T11:54:28.971-04:00TOM WAITS "PRESS CONFERENCE"To announce his "Gloom and Doom" 2008 Tour (which won't be coming to the Northeast), Tom fashioned this humorous performance piece.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EOrG1r3S6ZA&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EOrG1r3S6ZA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-87111047114235054162008-04-11T17:00:00.001-04:002008-04-11T17:01:27.359-04:00VIDEO DUMP: SPOON "YOU GOT YR. CHERRY BOMB" (2008)This is a cool video for one of my favorite songs from last year "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" by the indefatigable <a href="http://spoontheband.com">Spoon</a>. It's on their 6th album, <em>Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga</em> (2007), which gets better with every listen.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nkA-L3mK7q8&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nkA-L3mK7q8&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkA-L3mK7q8">Spoon "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb" [YouTube]</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-6222062756509581912008-04-01T22:00:00.000-04:002008-04-01T21:47:23.017-04:00THESE THINGS TAKE TIME: THE SMITHS REUNION IS ON!The Smiths have put aside their petty differences after 20 years and have decided to reunite!<br /><br />They have not yet set a timeline, but they may perform live for the first time since 1987 in a few choice locations in the UK, Europe and New York and L.A. during spring 2009. Depending on how these shows go, they may agree to do more dates. (Or they may not. Who knows with this bunch?)<br /><br />"I think it was about time we buried the hatchet metaphorically instead of into the backs of each others' skulls," the always quotable <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0">Morrissey said at a press conference today</a>, surprisingly sitting next to bassist Andy Rourke. "I won't lie to you: we've been offered an embarrassing amount of money to do this. Though it's not about that, it's about putting aside the animosity we've felt for so long. It's all about maturing, which as you can see, I've done like a fine wine." Rourke barely got a word in edgewise, as you could imagine.<br /><br />No monetary amounts were disclosed but it's rumoured to be more than the £40 million ($75 million) initially mentioned (hopefully, it will be equally split 4 ways to avoid any bitchslapping). Johnny Marr could not be reached for comment as he is touring with Modest Mouse, but he is expected to join the band this fall for an official announcement of their future plans. This comes hot on the heels of an <a href="http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=07/10/22/1746201">October 2007 comment by Marr about a possible reunion</a>, and after the news that Mike Joyce really needs cash for some dental work.<br /><br />None of this is official yet so it's a wait-and-see, but I'm psyched.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0">1 April 2008: Smiths reunion press conference [YouTube]</a><br /><br />UPDATE (10:00 PM): I forgot to add . . . APRIL FOOLS!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-30556882761813767732008-03-26T08:28:00.003-04:002008-03-26T09:10:12.236-04:00VIDEO DUMP: BEASTIE BOYS "BODY MOVIN' (FATBOY SLIM REMIX) (1998)This video cracks me up, as it uses clips from the crappy 60s spy movie "Diabolique" juxtaposed with shots of the group. You might also remember this as the movie mocked in final episode of one of the greatest TV shows of all time, <em><a href="http://mst3kinfo.com">Mystery Science Theater 3000</a></em>. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WcnTxcqcNEE&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WcnTxcqcNEE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-41321025606321625122008-03-19T22:08:00.006-04:002008-05-23T11:52:49.837-04:00VIDEO DUMP: PORTISHEAD "MACHINE GUN" (2008)I can't believe it's been over 10 years since Portishead released their <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Portishead/dp/B000003TSP/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1205979264&sr=8-2">eponymously titled second album</a>. I have loved this band from first hearing "Sour Times" back in 1994. This is the first track I've heard from <span style="font-style: italic;">Third</span>, and I'm simultaneously scared/in awe of it.<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lsuz4ki31zA&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BKm-OkHj-VM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=BKm-OkHj-VM">Portishead "Machine Gun" [non-embeddable]</a> <br /><br />One of a kind.<br /><br />Portishead are Beth Gibbons, Adrian Utley and Geoff Barrow.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Third</span> will be released April 29 in the US.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMidaVj-6-yx7ZTuUCEtqa0G9CJE3yjR9qhX7ewC6CQq-ha1q7gMDWnTQD1U6-mLIBhSjF75kXrzhBHbIC1thYRmUSlA2ZYhe8MqFvr9XTCzkboRPnJeEQQjcLx1iisCDoIIJEMA/s1600-h/portishead+third.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMidaVj-6-yx7ZTuUCEtqa0G9CJE3yjR9qhX7ewC6CQq-ha1q7gMDWnTQD1U6-mLIBhSjF75kXrzhBHbIC1thYRmUSlA2ZYhe8MqFvr9XTCzkboRPnJeEQQjcLx1iisCDoIIJEMA/s320/portishead+third.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179641123116341986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/PORTISHEADALBUM3">Official Portishead MySpace Site</a><br /><a href="http://www.portishead.co.uk">Official Site</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-24131510411874603092007-12-25T12:04:00.001-05:002007-12-25T12:29:38.070-05:00VIDEO DUMP: BAND AID "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?" (1984)<font color="green">Presenting <span style="font-style:italic;">Music Dump's A Very Special Video Dump:</span> the greatest Christmas song written in my lifetime. Leave it to the Brits to make a Christmas song that's also a great drinking song. <br /><br />FEEEEEEEEEEEED THE WOOOOOOOOOOOOOORLD!!!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8jEnTSQStGE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8jEnTSQStGE&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />MERRY CHRISTMAS!<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jEnTSQStGE"></font><br />"Do They Know It's Christmas" Band Aid (1984) [YouTube]</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-37549308196682253072007-12-10T23:16:00.000-05:002007-12-11T09:33:27.056-05:00THE CHRISTMASOCHIST: THIS HAD BETTER BE THE LAST CHRISTMAS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAG35y1WhwCc7AkVvLSiFCh5LzpE-SOkMJtg_wyBLDYQpl3EcKQjhmfr_QpMw2tfjyZSqpAzG4Po-NaZzTMTcwpkJogrkMNiE9-POn6ueXjg3jsonZg9t8Wrjw4qlXnRkCN0uGg/s1600-h/wham+xmas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142723202459660258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAG35y1WhwCc7AkVvLSiFCh5LzpE-SOkMJtg_wyBLDYQpl3EcKQjhmfr_QpMw2tfjyZSqpAzG4Po-NaZzTMTcwpkJogrkMNiE9-POn6ueXjg3jsonZg9t8Wrjw4qlXnRkCN0uGg/s200/wham+xmas.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>For some reason, the song <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00000266C001008/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_008">"Last Christmas" by Wham</a>! has been covered forty bazillion times it seems. Okay, at least it seems like that on XM radio, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_f2_all?ie=UTF8&rs=&keywords=last%20christmas&rh=i%3Adigital-music%2Ck%3Alast%20christmas%2Ci%3Adigital-music-track">Amazon's mp3 store has nearly 100 versions</a> of it available (including karaoke); though I refuse to install iTunes on my laptop I would guess they have 5 times as many. If you thought you hated the original (I actually don't, since I think George Michael has a great pop voice), just wait until you hear some of these horrendous cover versions. It's Christmasochism!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_18?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000YBEU1K">Britt Nicole.</a> I can't tell the difference between this and any of 546 chick singers who wish they were Avril Lavigne. (See also: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_12?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000SGZN1M">Leigh Nash</a>.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_20?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000T2M2NM">Hawk Nelson. </a>This Canadian Christian punk-pop quartet--okay, I think we can stop right there.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_9?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000UPWUBC">Christmas Angels.</a> They couldn't even get the line right, instead singing, "Once bitten and twice as shy." I'm thinking this is a band from Finland or Israel with a very tenuous grasp on the English language, at best. (See also: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_42?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000RGESI2">Bth</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_27?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B0010TG3WO">Eurobeat 4 Christmas</a>.)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_25?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B0010XN5VM">Caramelle.</a> Soulless soul from the "Last Christmas 2008" collection. I have looked into the future, and this still sucks a year from now. Not to be confused with Cadbury's Caramello, which are delicious.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_14?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000QQC6SC">The Tamlins.</a> This one breaks the first rule of reggae: it doesn't have a reggae beat. As a bonus it has tone deaf back-up singers. Definitely harshes your buzz.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=dp_ap_trk1_smpl?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000T1G6JE">Scala & Kolachny Brothers.</a> I only include this because this German choir does impossibly nightmarish versions of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=dp_ap_trk10_smpl?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000T1CLHU">"Smells Like Teen Spirit"</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=dm_dp_trk4_smpl?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000TDF2IS">"The Blower's Daughter"</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=dp_ap_trk19_smpl?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000T2GGXO">"Creep"</a>. I'm having flashbacks to 8th grade concert chorus, when we were forced to do a stunningly bad Beatles medley.<br /><br />From the dance club remix department, I couldn't decide who sucked more: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_21?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000YFN4SQ">Paul Active</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_7?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000S3KIOC">Exone</a> so you get both in your stocking. You click it, you buy it! No refunds or exchanges.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_32?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000QMBRL8">Collage.</a> From "Planet Freestyle Volume 1", making me sincerely hope there isn't a volume 2. God, this fucking sucks. I hate Christmas now.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_33?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000QO7WM4">Christmas Hitters.</a> This ponderous Muzak album has just a two word review: "Christmas Shitters". <em>"They can't print that!"<br /></em><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_29?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000S3OB40">Studio Group.</a> Recorded at Studio. By Group. Released by Record Company.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_36?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000S3MARU">Smokey.</a> Ironic that he chose that name, since this guy's awful voice is pretty much the exact opposite of Smokey Robinson. This song is haunted by The Ghost of Falco Past!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_39?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000SXLPVC">Lars H.U.G.</a> I guess they were going for "creepy European lounge lizard". Well played. Not sure what H.U.G. stands for, but this certainly does S.U.K.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_46?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000SY5UT4">Minuteman.</a> Seriously, what the fuck is this? It faded out after 10 seconds, and should have damn well stayed silent.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_3?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000SY0Q52">Findlay Brown.</a> From the album "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Last-Christmas/dp/album-redirect/B000SY0Q52/ref=sr_1_album_54?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1197349815&sr=1-54">The Best Kids Christmas Album In The World Ever Ever Ever!!!</a>" Perfect if your kids are into folk music that makes you want to slit your wrists.<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="right"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClu20LIRFaCckoDZX5-h5eRTAi3P2zGiyzdtUaCOsd7NgfbBdQV_lwNL45bfXU5i0jCsUTYEaqXn0at_dMXwse2EqaJ7K-lztW8l8kM8kQiTpzati6TrgoAo9bF7ZuWyaJaS47Q/s1600-h/xmas+pan+pipes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142589680516362194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClu20LIRFaCckoDZX5-h5eRTAi3P2zGiyzdtUaCOsd7NgfbBdQV_lwNL45bfXU5i0jCsUTYEaqXn0at_dMXwse2EqaJ7K-lztW8l8kM8kQiTpzati6TrgoAo9bF7ZuWyaJaS47Q/s200/xmas+pan+pipes.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_12?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B0010WCST8">Peter J. Wheeler</a>. The 2nd best master of the pan flute. (Enter dick joke here.) Once kicked Zamfir's ass in the bathroom of the Minneapolis Hooters.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_47?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000Z0ZY7O">Tony Evans and His Orchestra.</a> Apparently Tony's "orchestra" is a cheap Casiotone keyboard. This "cha cha" version is guaranteed to induce seizures.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_14?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000XUSWRA">Roses Are Red.</a> Finally--let's rock! Never mind, it's whiny emo rock garbage.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_29?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000QP1VCA">Valentin Movtosky</a>. After all the other entries, this is actually starting to sound good to me. That's right, it's from "Golden Accordion, Vol. 1". Someone please help me.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_26?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000QOX2AK">Antonia de Lucena.</a> From "Golden Guitars, Vol. 1"--what's with the golden instruments? Wouldn't they be too heavy and malleable to play? And why do we need the CD playing in the background of this, like one of those YouTube amateur guitarist videos?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_35?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000WYZC9I">Kidz Bop. </a>These albums are incredibly awful. There are over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidz_Bop">20 of them</a>, and 9 of them have gone gold. This shit has to stop.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_1?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000VEWF58">Elisa Mutto E Linda Cobelli Coro Dei Bambini</a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_1?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000VEWF58">.</a> The Italian Kidz Bop.<br /><br />No holiday would be complete without <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_0?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000VRGZ3I">Crazy Frog</a>, the fucking annoying ringtone that spawned five Top 20 singles in the UK. This is right up there with Kidz Bop, in that its very existence and subsequent popularity is completely inexplicable.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_7?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B0010QAOZY">Peter Wheeler.</a> From the illustrious "Christmas by Synthesizer", the album released before "Death by Synthesizer".<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_3?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000QO3S4K">Band Orchestra Giuseppe Bovo & Majorettes Show.</a> The only one that dares rock the glockenspiel!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/dmusic/media/sample.m3u/ref=sr_smpl_2?ie=UTF8&catalogItemType=track&ASIN=B000SXMTFI">Raunchy.</a> Oh man, this sucks.<br /><br />I'd like to apologize to little baby Jesus for this.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-54359757621051051102007-11-26T23:31:00.000-05:002007-11-26T23:36:50.735-05:00VIDEO DUMP: ANDREW BIRD "FAKE PALINDROMES" (2007)<a href="http://www.andrewbird.net/news.htm">Andrew Bird</a>: singer, songwriter, violinist, guitarist, and one hell of a whistler.<br /><br />Here's a video of him performing "Fake Palindromes" live at Coachella 2007.<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09081213994906198 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/A1A4S3L2jis&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"></a><object height="373" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A1A4S3L2jis&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A1A4S3L2jis&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="373" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />He's appearing at the Beacon Theater on Friday, November 30.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-31565528002509357782007-10-31T13:13:00.000-04:002007-10-31T14:39:48.746-04:00THE SCARY CHILLING SOUNDS OF WOXY.COMHAPPY HALLOWEEN! If you're not listening to <a href="http://woxy.lala.com/">WOXY internet radio</a> right now, what are you waiting for? They've been doing a non-stop playlist of Halloween-y themed songs. Starting at around 9 AM, this is what they've played today:<br /><br />Killing For Love - Jose Gonzalez<br />I Box Twenty - To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie<br />Wolf Like Me - TV On The Radio<br />Getting It Back - The Forms<br />Bloodletting - Concrete Blonde<br />Everyday Is Halloween - Ministry<br />Tight Black Rubber - Black Francis<br />Black Steel - Tricky<br />Vampire Racecourse - The Sleepy Jackson<br />Date With A Vampyre - The Screaming Tribesmen<br />To The Devil A Donut - King Of Woolworths<br />Monster Hospital - Metric<br />Ghost In The Sky - Sparklehorse<br />Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie<br />I Know I'll See You - A Place To Bury Strangers<br />Duplexes Of The Dead - The Fiery Furnaces<br />Black Celebration - Depeche Mode<br />Black Flowers - Yo La Tengo<br />Ghost Under Rocks - Ra Ra Riot<br />The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen<br />Aisha - Death In Vegas<br />They Are Night Zombies! - Sufjan Stevens<br />Death On The Stairs - The Libertines<br />Ghost Highway - Mazzy Star<br />Psycho Killer - Talking Heads<br />Attack Of The Ghost Riders - The Raveonettes<br />Blood - Editors<br />Devil's Haircut - Beck<br />Dead Souls - Joy Division<br />Ghost Town - The Specials<br />Ghost Train - Experimental Aircraft<br />Ghost Town Land - The Turnbull AC's<br />Is There A Ghost - Band Of Horses<br />The Devil - PJ Harvey<br />Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus<br />Creepin' Up The Backstairs - The Fratellis<br />Death At The Chapel - The Horrors<br />Grimly Fiendish - The Damned<br />Lucifer Sam - Pink Floyd<br />From The Devil Himself - Viva Voce<br />Hunting For Witches - Bloc Party<br />Love Like Blood - Killing Joke<br />666 Conducer - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club<br />All The Arms Around You - Halloween, Alaska<br />No One Sees You Like I Do - + / -<br />Pumpkin - Starlight Mints<br />Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead - XTC<br />Black Math - The White Stripes<br />Nightmares - Violent Femmes<br />Dead Man - Self<br />Dead Kid Kicks - The Muggabears<br />Dead Fingers Talking - Working For A Nuclear Free City<br />Witchcraft - Wolfmother<br />Surfin Dead - The Cramps<br />Cross Bones Style - Cat Power<br />Halloween - Matt Pond PA<br />I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins<br />Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo<br />The Killing Jar - Siouxsie And The Banshees<br />There Goes The Fear - Doves<br />I Think I'll Be A Good Ghost - Say Hi (To Your Mom)<br />Good Day - Jukebox The Ghost<br />_______________<br /><br />A Daisy Chain For Satan - My Life With Thrill Kill Kult<br />Sun Red Sky Blue - Kenna<br />Don't Talk To Strangers - Prinzhorn Dance School<br />The Line Between The Devil's Teeth - Peter Murphy<br />Devil In My Car - The B-52's<br />Gang Bang Suicide - Kevin Drew<br />Set Yourself On Fire - Charlotte Gainsbourg<br />Down In The Valley - The Broken West<br />Mansard Roof - Vampire Weekend<br />Revival - Soulsavers<br />Jack The Ripper - Morrissey<br /><br /><br />Okay, that last one is stretching the theme a little, but there are some great songs in there.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-73405517224432202182007-10-31T00:13:00.000-04:002007-10-30T21:57:54.414-04:00ROCKTOBER: NIRVANA "BREED" (1991)What more can be said about Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic? This is "Breed" from their 1991 Halloween concert (16 years ago today!) at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. That was the year they singlehandedly brought rock music back from the brink.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GlOnmJExavo"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GlOnmJExavo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />I hope you enjoyed ROCKTOBER. I know I did.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-13183654133644659212007-10-30T00:50:00.000-04:002007-10-30T01:27:04.465-04:00ROCKTOBER: THE BEATLES "LET IT BE" ROOFTOP CONCERT (1969)/LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM (1965)ROCKTOBER could not be complete without The Beatles. <br /><br />"Let It Be" is not currently in print, but these three clips from their famous rooftop concert in 1969 are the highlights (<a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=1NNTWQnersQ">unless</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Bj3Opu26xEM">you</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=c5hs8fZO58I">prefer</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=iZyDwTnbfDg">watching</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=YMCgoOTQnAM">it</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=PPZjJeopS34">in</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=W5mo8rsanSI">nine</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=aF4npKHkLnY">separate</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=CigrtARXXb4">parts</a>). <br /><br />Part 1 ("Get Back"/"Don't Let Me Down")<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ea6ZcfJspcI"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ea6ZcfJspcI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 2. ("I've Got A Feeling"/"One After 909")<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xINfAYiWVhU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xINfAYiWVhU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 3. ("Dig A Pony"/"Get Back")<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pd8JYA4MvlQ"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pd8JYA4MvlQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Ah, screw it, here's one more clip, because it's ROCKTOBER and I fucking said so. Live from the (thankfully) soon-to-be-demolished Shea Stadium in 1965, named after Cuban guerilla leader <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=F86ph2Sd0iI">Che Stadium</a>. They just started cracking up during "I'm Down", because they knew no one could really hear them.<br /><br />("Twist And Shout"/"Baby's In Black"/"I'm Down")<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_mUXwnEWEnE"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_mUXwnEWEnE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Some might disagree, but you can't name a more influential band in rock history. And they did it all in the span of about 7 years.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-32022239872098879502007-10-29T23:52:00.000-04:002007-10-30T01:26:02.241-04:00ROCKTOBER: QUEEN "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY" (1982)Quite simply, the greatest rock voice of all time: Freddie Mercury. Here's Queen performing "Bohemian Rhapsody" live at Milton Keynes Bowl, June 5, 1982.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jVhwMy6W5Hk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jVhwMy6W5Hk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />I still have this 45 that I bought when I was 5 years old. Believe it or not.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-82096451758843605862007-10-28T13:45:00.000-04:002007-10-28T13:53:42.853-04:00ROCKTOBER: BUILT TO SPILL "STOP THE SHOW" (1999)Doug Martsch is a guitar god. However, I didn't really appreciate him until seeing B2S (yeah, that's my cool shorthand) live in 2002. "Stop The Show" is from their essential <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Now-Built-Spill/dp/B000002NC4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/104-3671507-9104766?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1193370688&sr=8-2">Perfect From Now On</a></span> album from 1997. This live video with mostly tight shots of the guitars is very interesting.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z3aCPVRbwFU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z3aCPVRbwFU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31900403.post-88611034963611997512007-10-27T16:02:00.000-04:002007-10-27T16:04:37.249-04:00ROCKTOBER: SONIC YOUTH "TEEN AGE RIOT" (1988)Great song from the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Daydream-Nation-Sonic-Youth/dp/B000003TAL/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/105-4615746-6346852?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1193334249&sr=8-2"><em>Daydream Nation</em></a> album. Great video, too: a short-attention span, 80s pop-sub-culture feast. See how many you can spot! Patti Smith! Pee Wee! <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=iBr4NxujLvw">Harvey Pekar on <span style="font-style:italic;">Late Night With David Letterman</span></a>! I just wish it wasn't so grainy, it sucks even for YouTube.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EQK8C3H9fes&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EQK8C3H9fes&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sonicyouth.com/">Sonic Youth</a> set the tone for every shaggy haired slacker indie band to come out of the 90s, for better or worse.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0