Category: Video

Phenomenal Video Saturday: LCD Soundsystem

Seeing LCD Soundsystem open for Arcade Fire in New Jersey years ago is still probably one of the best shows I’ve seen (also on the lineup that day? Les Savy Fav and Blonde Redhead). James Murphy brings so much energy to his songs, and makes even the most repetitive structures seem exciting. The fact that… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: LCD Soundsystem

The Smurfs teaser trailer because the art of film is ALIVE, you guys

I know it’s popular to be all “I hate Hollywood for taking my favorite childhood tv shows/cartoons/video games/board games/bubble gum mascots and turning them into dumb new movies,” but since The Smurfs was never a great part of my childhood, I feel unbiased in my look at this new teaser for the upcoming (in 3D!!)… Continue reading The Smurfs teaser trailer because the art of film is ALIVE, you guys

U.K. lobbyist would LOVE capital punishment for music pirates

Now, I don’t want to put words in so and so’s mouth about such and such off-the-cuff comment, but this one is just too good to pass up and this guy is probably rich and snooty and supports billionaires making more billions of dollars so poor people can’t share music online. Boing Boing caught Fran… Continue reading U.K. lobbyist would LOVE capital punishment for music pirates

Phenomenal Video Saturday: Modest Mouse

Can you imagine that it was five years ago when this was recorded? I feel so old. And I’m not so old, which makes it weirder that I feel that way. Whatever. This is a live performance of Modest Mouse’s “The World At Large” that seems to have aired on PBS in 2005. It’s a… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: Modest Mouse

Phenomenal Video Saturday: A band covers Guided By Voices

Hey, anyone out there a fan of Guided By Voices? They’re pretty cool. They have a cool song, too, called “The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory” from 1994’s Bee Thousand. You should listen to it sometime. Aaaaand how about now? For this week’s PVS we have a surprisingly decent quality video of a band called Anathema… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: A band covers Guided By Voices

Phenomenal Video Saturday: Scott Stapp wills the Marlins to WIN

Scott Stapp sits down on the plush chair in the corner of the living room — the one with the flowers — and takes a sip of his Monster energy drink. A few feet away, a microphone stand has just come to rest. Gobs of spittle drip from the microphone’s casing onto the carpet. Sitting… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: Scott Stapp wills the Marlins to WIN

Phenomenal Video Saturday: Feist has friends

I’m admittedly not much of a fan of Feist, and the fact that “1234” was played to DEATH EVERYWHERE doesn’t help my appreciation of the song. But her performance on Letterman from a while back is not only awesome, it features a choir of every cool person ever. By that, of course, I mean members… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: Feist has friends

Mogwai to release new CD/DVD in August

Well, this is nice. Scottish post-rock juggernauts Mogwai are set to release a new live CD/DVD on August 20. DVD’s titled Burning, and the CD is Special Moves. The recorded shows in question are from the band’s three-night residency this past April at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, N.Y. and were co-recorded by… Continue reading Mogwai to release new CD/DVD in August

[MP3] Ian McGlynn & The Dead Radio: “Digital Killed the Record Store”

In honor of the return of the DC Record Fair tomorrow next Sunday (May 23) at the Black Cat (Noon – 6 pm, check out The Vinyl District for more info), I present to you this song. It was written to lament exactly what the title implies, and the lyrics discuss how record stores make for… Continue reading [MP3] Ian McGlynn & The Dead Radio: “Digital Killed the Record Store”