Archive for July, 2009
The Maccabees MTV Live Session + support tour
The Maccabees recorded a session for MTV Live recently sponsored by Nokia. You can watch a pretty stellar video of my jam “Young Lions” below and check out “Can You Give It” over here. No video region restrictions FTW!
DOWNLOAD Young Lions (MTV Live Sessions) mp3
DOWNLOAD Can You Give It (MTV Live Sessions) mp3
This week, the boys also announced dates supporting Editors around Europe this November/December:
Nov 7 – Forest National – Brussels
Nov 8 – Melkweg – Amsterdam
Nov 9 – Groningen Oosterport – Oosterport
Nov 11 – Tilburg O13 – Tilburg
Nov 12 – E-Werk, Cologne – Cologne
Nov 17 – GF36 – Hamburg
Nov 18 – Vega – Copenhagen
Nov 20 – Ringlokschuppen – Bielefeld
Nov 21 – Columbiahalle – Berlin
Nov 22 – Reithalle – Dresden
Nov 23 – Stodoloa – Warsaw
Nov 25 – Studio – Krakow
Nov 28 – Lucerna Music Bar – Prague
Nov 29 – Tonhalle – Munich
Nov 30 – Longhorn – Stuttgart
Dec 1 – Bern Bierhubeli – Bern
Dec 3 – Teatro TendaStrisce – Rome
Dec 4 – Alcatraz – Milan
Dec 5 – X-TRA Limmathaus – Zurich
Dec 6 – Transborder – Lyon
Dec 8 – Razzmatazz (Room 1) – Barcelona
Dec 9 – La Riviera – Madrid
Dec 10 – Campo Pequeno – Lisbon
Dec 12 – Sala Rockstarm – Bilbao
Dec 13 – Bikini – Toulouse
Dec 14 – Bataclan – Paris
Editors are amazing, especially live, and The Back Room will never ever get old. Go to these shows if you can because they’re going to be good times.
Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” Trailer
Did you feel that? It’s your inner child throwing a party.
The only major fail in this trailer was “Based on the book by the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“. WTF? I’m sorry, but if you can’t recognize the name Roald Dahl then you just simply fail at life. Big time.
Summer, where art thou? pt. 4
#4 Noah and the Whale – “5 Years Time”
After its official release last year, Noah and the Whale’s “5 Years Time” was deemed “song of the summer” by almost every blogger, magazine editor, and festival go-er with the ability to hear. Such a title came with good reason, it’s simply the kind of song that radiates sunshine and rainbows and bunnies and unicorns and pretty much every other symbolic figure of happiness. It really is impossible to not love this song or the video.
So for this installment of “My Favorite Summer Songs” or whatever it is I’m calling this seven day song giveaway (rhyme!), I give you one of my favorite versions of “5 Years Time” from a radio session. It’s slowed down a bit and features horns, tambourine, and an added verse of The Drifters‘ “Sweets for my Sweet”. It’s good times.
DOWNLOAD “5 Years Time (Sweets for my sweet)”
Summer, where art thou? pt. 3
#3 Jeffrey Lewis – “Sal’s Pizza”
If you know about Jeffrey Lewis, you already love him. It’s impossible not to, really. If you’ve never heard of Jeffrey Lewis, don’t worry that’s about to change. You’re welcome.
“Sal’s Pizza” may only be two minutes long, but the harmonica-driven song about Jeff’s favorite NYC pizza joint will make you crack a smile and undoubtedly get stuck in your head. His overdramatic reaction to Sal’s hiking up prices is, well, priceless.
DOWNLOAD “Sal’s Pizza”
Regina live on Morning Becomes Eclectic
Today, Regina Spektor recorded a session on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley. Even though Bentley isn’t the most steller interviewer around, he’s kind of a fanboy (fanman?) so it’s pretty cool.You can listen to the show online or download it below.
1. (Intro)
2. The Calculation
3. Eet
4. Machine
5. (Interview)
6. Laughing With
7. Us
8. Blue Lips
9. Samson
10. (Interlude)
11. Folding Chair
12. (Outro)
For the weirdos who naysay the “overproduced” sound of her new album Far, they should appreciate these live stripped down sessions she’s been doing lately. They should put all the whiny “Ugh, she’s not the same anymore. I miss the ooollldddd Reginaaaa” comments to rest. Her voice is spot on and the addition of strings to songs like “Us” is magical.
Summer, where art thou? pt. 2
#2 Asleep in the Sea – “Dance On”
This song comes from Asleep in the Sea’s Yay! O.K. Yeah? EP, which I pretty much played on repeat for most of 2006. “Dance On” has one of the best opening lines of any song ever (That kid can be a violent son of a bitch/ Hey man, I’m sorry to hear that) and features the playful harmonizing between Owen and Tom that made Asleep in the Sea just so damn good. Plus, hand claps! You can never go wrong with hand claps.
DOWNLOAD “Dance On”
It’s such a shame Asleep in the Sea had to come to an end, but that’s how the story goes with so many good bands isn’t it? At least they left us with two EP’s and an album we can listen to forever, all of which I strongly recommend you seek out because they will improve the quality of your life. Trust me.
