It Might Get Loud
Documentary featuring the music of The Edge, Jack White, and Jimmy Page - seriously... [youtube width="560" height="340"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4EvZtsXz7w[/youtube]
December 2009
November 2009
Synth Britannia
Synth Britannia is a BBC documentary about the Synthisizer and it's introduction to pop music in the 70's and 80's. It includes interviews from several of my favorite musicians (including Vince Clarke - personal hero). Here's part 1 [youtube width="560" height="340"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVRYPjcVXg[/youtube]
October 2009
Buy this album right now
People Under the Stairs are an underground hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. It's comprised of two emcee's Thes One and Double K. The group, also known as PUTS, has released seven albums since 1998, each about every two years. Although widely unrecognized, PUTS is often considered one of the hip hop underground's most prominent acts, with a musical style similar to that of A Tribe Called [...]
Jay-Z = yes
I got the chance to see Jay-Z perform this last Saturday. He's unbelievably talented. Here's a video of him 'unplugged' [vimeo width="600" height="455"]http://www.vimeo.com/3304792[/vimeo]
May 2009
Coachella 2009
I recently returned from my annual Coachella trip. This year we had 8 people and a nice big house. Here's a list of the bands we watched: Los Campesinos The Ting Tings Franz Ferdinand N.A.S.A. Leonard Cohen (partial set from the food area) Ghostland Observatory Girl Talk Paul McCartney Superchunk (partial) Amanda Palmer (partial) The Bloody Beetroots TV On The Radio TRV$DJ-AM Band of Horses (partial) M.I.A. The Chemical Brothers (DJ [...]
April 2009
Can’t get enough of The Wombats
They've been out for a while... That said, if you don't know already, you should: [dailymotion width="528" height="443"]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8bbd6_the-wombats-kill-the-director_music[/dailymotion] [dailymotion width="528" height="443"]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6192b_the-wombats-eurockeennes_music[/dailymotion] [dailymotion width="528" height="443"]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x691j7_the-wombats-lets-dance-to-joy-divis_music[/dailymotion]
February 2009
Radiohead + Grammys = Awesome
[dailymotion width="527" height="416"]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8b5rp_radiohead-15-step_shortfilms[/dailymotion]
January 2009
Daft Punk vs. Adam Freeland
[vimeo width="604" height="340"]http://www.vimeo.com/2842004[/vimeo]
Jay-Z + Radiohead = Jaydiohead
If you like either Jay-Z or Radiohead (or both), you need to go here: http://jaydiohead.com
Bloc Party – two videos you should watch
I've been listening to Bloc Party for a couple years now... I was able to see them a couple times at Coachella and have most of their readily available music. During the holiday break I came across two videos that I think you should see. The first - 'This Modern Love' - A Take Away Show This video was filmed outside a bar in Paris. The lead singer, Kele Okereke, was asked [...]