Posts tagged ‘session’
The 405 Session with Jeremy Warmsley
Performing “I Promise” and “Lose My Cool”.
Watch, listen, swoon.
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.
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.
Kid Harpoon on Steve Lamacq!
With the release of single “Stealing Cars” right around the corner (July 20th!), Kid Harpoon paid a visit to Steve Lamacq’s In New Music We Trust radio show this week. With help from some friends, including Jack Penate, Katie Melua, and Simon Tong, Kid performed “Stealing Cars” and “Burnt Down the House”.
You can listen to the session and inteview HERE.
Download: Stealing Cars (Steve Lamacq Maida Vale Session)
Download: Burnt Down the House (Steve Lamacq Maida Vale Session)
While we keep waiting for his album (doesn’t it feel like we’ve been waiting ten years???), don’t forget to order “Stealing Cars”!
Black Cab Sessions FTW
It’s been over two weeks since I last updated and SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED in the fun world of music, film, and television, but also in my personal life. The most important: I no longer have to fear living in the dumpster behind The Clara and bathing in the Starbucks bathroom next year! And since that inside joke will make sense to only three people, what I’m trying to say is that I’ve found a new apartment in the city and signed a lease. Huzzah!
Alright, back to proper blog business. Considering I have about a dozen half written posts, expect some super updating in the next three days. So much to share, so little time! Let’s begin the fun now, shall we?
If you’ve never heard of the Black Cab Sessions then you’ve been missing out big time. The concept: Musicians with instruments in tow (and a trusty cameraman!) hail a cab, cram into the backseat, and play a song as they get from Point A to Point B in one take. So simple, yet so genius isn’t it? In two years, the cabs around London have already played host to the likes of Emmy the Great, The Futureheads, Jeffrey Lewis, and the one and only Brian Wilson. The most recent session features Orlando, Hugo, and Felix of The Maccabees squeezing into the backseat armed with guitars and a melodica for a lovely rendition of ‘Love You Better’.
The site has disabled embedding, but you can CHECK OUT THE MACCABEES PERFORM “LOVE YOU BETTER” HERE.
And because I love you: Love You Better (Black Cab Session) audio rip *reuploaded* Let me know if this link dies too.
If you like the Black Cab Sessions, you’re probably going to find La Blogotheque’s Concerts a emporter pretty rad too. Check them out, more great stuff.
New Whale tunes/videos
Noah and the Whale have finished their Club Silencio tour and will soon be coming back to the States to fill our ears and hearts with beautiful folk-influcenced goodness. In the meantime, you can enjoy a recent session with Maps the band recorded before a gig in Italy, which includes a three-part interview and performances of ‘Mary’ and ‘My Door is Always Open’ (new song!).
You can find the video for their performance of ‘Mary’ right here.
Listen to the interview and download their performances FOR FREE right over here.
The interview is in English and Italian, with the boys talking about their name, good movies they’ve seen recently (some very good choices, imo), finishing the new album and making a film to accompany the new songs, as well as talking about being on the soundtrack for a new film premiering at the Cannes Film Festival this year. It’s a ten minute interview, definitely listen if you’ve got the chance!
