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Louis Armstrong “What a Wonderful World” death metal version
Louis Armstrong “What a Wonderful World” death metal version…
Brilliance.
~Dan – np: Isis – Panopticon 
Tegan and Sara – On Directing
Here is Tegan & Sara‘s new video for “On Directing” from Sainthood…
Check out their album Sainthood (out in 2009):
Check out my review & photos from their April 2010 show in Portland, OR:
~Dan – np: Celldweller – Wish Upon a Blackstar Ch 3
At-At Day Afternoon
Clever use of the Kenner Star Wars At-At toy…
~Dan – np: Damien Jurado – Saint Bartlett
Fol Chen is “In Ruins”
Fol Chen sent director Chris Wilcha (This American Life Showtime series / The Target Shoots First) to Iceland to film amidst the volcanic dust from the erupting Eyjafjallajökull for their new music video, “In Ruins.”
Two Icelandic youth wander through an apocalyptic wasteland wearing masks just to breathe and see amidst the dust. “In Ruins” is from Fol Chen’s Part II: The New December. Director: Chris Wilcha // Producer: Petur Sigurdsson // Director of Photography: Tómas Örn Tómasson //Editor: Catherine Bull // Featuring: Gudfinnur Sveinsson & Elìn Elisabet Einarsdóttir
~Dan – np: Weird Al‘s NPR Tiny Desk Concert
Pink Martini @ OBF (trailer)
Here’s a great new trailer for the upcoming Pink Martini performance at the Oregon Bach Festival (they play Saturday, June 26th at the Hult Center).
OBF tickets are on-sale now… http://oregonbachfestival.com/
~Dan – np: Carissa’s Wierd [sic] – They’ll Only Miss You When You Leave
Tool’s Lateralus (Japanese version)
Tool‘s “Lateralus” covered by various players of the Japanese musical instrument, the koto…
~Dan – np: Nellie McKay – Normal As Blueberry Pie
Tegan, Sara & Alligator Remixes
So, Tegan & Sara are releasing a remix album on March 30 (digitally) for their song “Alligator“… video below for the T&S official music video.
The lead-off track is by one of my favorite bands, Holy Fuck. Passion Pit, Doveman, and Four Tet should also prove to be interesting…
1.Alligator (Holy Fuck remix)
2.Alligator (Passion Pit remix – 80s Mixtape Jam Flex Edit)
3.Alligator (Toro y Moi remix)
4.Alligator (Vhs or Beta remix)
5.Alligator (Doveman remix)
6.Alligator (Four Tet remix)
7.Alligator (Murge remix)
8. Alligator (Ra Ra Riot remix)
9.Alligator (Automatic Panic remix)
10.Alligator (Hi-Deaf remix)
11.Alligator (Dave Sitek remix)
12.Alligator (Sara’s Original Demo Version)
Bonus Club Tracks
13.Alligator (Morgan Page remix)
14.Alligator (Kevin St. Croix remix)
15.Alligator (Mad Decent remix)
16.Alligator (Josh Harris remix)
17.Alligator (Hamel remix)
~Dan – np: Isis – In the Absence of Truth
Julian Smith TV – Techno Jeep
Behold… Techno Jeep from Julian Smith TV…
~Dan – np: Iron & Wine with Calexico – In the Reins -EP-
Bad Veins @ Extraneous Noise
Check ’em out… Bad Veins doing “Falling Tide” on Extraneous Noise Music…
Extraneous Noise Music also has videos by Royal Bangs, Hanne Hukkelberg, and more on their YouTube & Vimeo channels. More to come… http://www.extraneousnoise.com/
~Dan – np: Incubus – S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
Fanfarlo Winter Tour // Symphony of Science
So, I missed the last Fanfarlo U.S. tour… but that’s OK, they coming through again… yippie…
U.S. Winter 2010 Tour
February 20 – El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
February 22 – Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
February 23 – Doug Fir Portland, OR
February 24 – Crocodile Café Seattle, WA
February 25 – Knitting Factory Spokane, WA
February 27 – Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
February 28 – Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
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In other news, there’s a new Symphony of Science song / video out. It is “The Unbroken Thread,” featuring Carl Sagan (yet again), along with David Attenborough and Jane Goodall, and it is biology themed. The clips used in this installment come from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, David Attenborough’s Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life, The Life of Mammals, The Living Planet, BBC Life, XVIVO Scientific Animations, IMAX Cosmic Voyage, Jane Goodall’s TED Talk, and a clever Guinness Commercial. The themes present in this song attempt to explore the wild diversity of life on our planet, the intricacy and origin of its mechanisms, and its close relation to all other life forms.
If you don’t know what Symphony of Science is… it started with “A Glorious Dawn” with Carl Sagan (from Cosmos). It’s a brilliant auto-tuned mashup, and they also released it on vinyl (best of the year for me in 2009). You can download the mp3s of the various songs over at the SOS site.
~Dan – np: Good for Cows – Bebop Fantasy
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Nellie McKay is adorable
As Family Guy‘s Peter Griffin would say… Nellie McKay‘s latest is frickin’ sweet. It came out on Tuesday (10/13/09), and its 13 tracks are great! You can hear a glimpse streaming over at nelliemckay.com. Here’s a promo “making of” video (click picture):
Normal As Blueberry Pie is Nellie’s Doris Day tribute album with the quite cute album cover. You can also get some cute (and quite campy) wallpapers over on her official page:
Slight gripes… I bought it on CD & vinyl and then found out that Barnes & Noble’s version of the CD has a bonus track (“I Want to Be Happy“) and the album only version on iTunes had a different bonus track (“I’ll Never Smile Again“). Eff me! I hate you, big label Universal Music Group (you suck)!
~Dan – np: Alice in Chains – Black Gives Way to Blue
Re-Pete: Comeback
You’ve heard of re-tweeting, right? Well, here’s my re-posting of the lovely YouTube documentary unfolding real-time surrounding Peter Mulvey‘s Long Haul Bike Tour. Re-Peteing, as it were. The original blog (with words and video edited by Kathy Wittman):
Peter Mulvey: Comeback (Kathy’s blog)
Peter’s tour route was HERE (map). He rode with his show opener Brianna Lane. Check out Peter’s new record, Letters from a Flying Machine:
Keep up with Kathy’s road blog at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/
Or via RSS at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/rss.xml
~Dan – np: SF Jazz Collective (Dave Douglas, Joe Lovano, Miguel Zenon, etc) – Live 2009
Re-Pete: 7 more
You’ve heard of re-tweeting, right? Well, here’s my re-posting of the lovely YouTube documentary unfolding real-time surrounding Peter Mulvey‘s Long Haul Bike Tour. Re-Peteing, as it were. The original blog (with words and video edited by Kathy Wittman):
Peter Mulvey: 7 more (Kathy’s blog)
Peter’s tour route is HERE (map). He is riding with his show opener Brianna Lane. Check out Peter’s new record, Letters from a Flying Machine:
Keep up with Kathy’s road blog at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/
Or via RSS at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/rss.xml
~Dan – np: Failure – Fantastic Planet
Re-Pete: Vermont
You’ve heard of re-tweeting, right? Well, here’s my re-posting of the lovely YouTube documentary unfolding real-time surrounding Peter Mulvey‘s Long Haul Bike Tour. Re-Peteing, as it were. The original blog (with words and video edited by Kathy Wittman):
Peter Mulvey: Vermont (Kathy’s blog)
Peter’s tour route is HERE (map). He is riding with his show opener Brianna Lane. Check out Peter’s new record, Letters from a Flying Machine:
Keep up with Kathy’s road blog at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/
Or via RSS at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/rss.xml
~Dan – np: Orange Tulip Conspiracy – Orange Tulip Conspiracy
Re-Pete: Day 5
You’ve heard of re-tweeting, right? Well, here’s my re-posting of the lovely YouTube documentary unfolding real-time surrounding Peter Mulvey‘s Long Haul Bike Tour. Re-Peteing, as it were. The original blog (with words and video edited by Kathy Wittman):
Day 5: To Canada (Kathy’s blog)
Peter’s tour route is HERE (map). He is riding with his show opener Brianna Lane. Check out Peter’s new record, Letters from a Flying Machine:
Keep up with Kathy’s road blog at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/
Or via RSS at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/rss.xml
~Dan – np: Sufjan Stevens – The BQE
no free download or torrent here
Re-Pete: Day 4
You’ve heard of re-tweeting, right? Well, here’s my re-posting of the lovely YouTube documentary unfolding real-time surrounding Peter Mulvey‘s Long Haul Bike Tour. Re-Peteing, as it were. The original blog (with words and video edited by Kathy Wittman):
Day 4: Andy and the Ark (Kathy’s blog)
Peter’s tour route is HERE (map). He is riding with his show opener Brianna Lane. Check out Peter’s new record, Letters from a Flying Machine:
Keep up with Kathy’s road blog at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/
Or via RSS at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/rss.xml
~Dan – np: That1Guy – The Moon is Disgusting
Re-Pete: Day 3
You’ve heard of re-tweeting, right? Well, here’s my re-posting of the lovely YouTube documentary unfolding real-time surrounding Peter Mulvey‘s Long Haul Bike Tour. Re-Peteing, as it were. The original blog (with words and video edited by Kathy Wittman):
Day 3: Brianna bonus (Kathy’s blog)
Peter’s tour route is HERE (map). He is riding with his show opener Brianna Lane. Check out Peter’s new record, Letters from a Flying Machine:
Keep up with Kathy’s road blog at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/
Or via RSS at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/rss.xml
~Dan – np: Elysian Fields – Dreams That Breathe Your Name
Re-Pete: Day 1 & 2
You’ve heard of re-tweeting, right? Well, here’s my re-posting of the lovely YouTube documentary unfolding real-time surrounding Peter Mulvey‘s Long Haul Bike Tour. Re-Peteing, as it were. The original blog (with words and video edited by Kathy Wittman):
The Day Before (video link)
Day 1: Long Haul Tour (Kathy’s blog)
Day 2: To Kalamazoo (Kathy’s blog)
Peter’s tour route is HERE (map). He is riding with his show opener Brianna Lane. Check out Peter’s new record, Letters from a Flying Machine:
Keep up with Kathy’s road blog at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/
Or via RSS at:
http://www.kathywittman.com/mulvey/long_haul_blog/rss.xml
~Dan – np: The Beatles – Revolver {mono}
no free downloads of torrents
two videos… Flaregun & Chali 2Na
Two cool videos, for different reasons… first up, from a friend in Cincinnati, Ryan Adcock. He’s got a new band with Craig Dockery called Flaregun. The debut album, Ten Sundays, has a couple of songs that are a bit Jebus-y for my tastes (especially compared to Ryan’s earlier work), but the album as a whole is really good. This debut video for the song “I Seek You” is pretty cool…
Flaregun’s Ten Sundays album can be had at CDBaby (or locally in Cincinnati).
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Next up, totally different style coming at you from Chali 2Na from Jurassic 5. It’s his lead-off single (“Lock S**t Down” with Talib Kweli) from his debut solo album, Fish Outta Water. I always loved Chali’s baritone, quick delivery. Some of the effects in this video are a little cheesy, but overall, it’s a pretty damn fun video…
Fish Outta Water is out now…
~Dan – np: Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy – On Stage: 6/19/09 (late set)
Attack Attack!’s Stick Stickly
This is the best worst thing I’ve seen in a while. I kinda love it…
(Note: if the Vimeo video above doesn’t work,
let me know and I’ll refresh the link)
So amazingly, A+ horrible that it’s A+ good… poop squat guitarist moves, jumping around flipping guitar over head, death metal vocals, dance breaks, auto-tune vocals (a la Akon, Justin Timberlake, etc)… I mean… what’s not to love/hate/love again? No matter how seemingly painful, you can’t turn away.
And if you just wanna watch the silly pieces forever, here are some animated gifs of the Attack Attack! “Stick Stickly” action (click for larger, or right click to save):
~Dan – np: The Weepies – Hideaway
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