Sam Beam, better known by his stage name of Iron & Wine, is a man of many talents; a multi-instrumentalist, exceptional songwriter and a talented film maker as well, being responsible for the making of all of his music videos. His third studio effort, The Shepherd’s Dog, is a marvelous indie folk arrangement, that provides a more extended palette, compared with his other previous two records, with better percussion and fleshed-out arrangements. His also a…
New Daft Punk video: ‘Around The World/Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
A while back, we reported news about a very neat initiative from behalf of electro duo [tag]Daft Punk[/tag], in which you, the fan and spectator, were given the chance to film their summer Keyspan Park on Coney Island fantastic live show, with the footage to be used in a grand video. Almost 250 video recordings were gathered and only the very bits and pieces were selected, edited and put together in a remarkable fashion, the…
New Mary J. Blige video: ‘Just Fine’
Here’s a sweet upbeat track, perfect to startoff your dizzy mornings, from hip-hop soul queen [tag]Mary J Blige[/tag], with a equally invigorating video as well. Impressive CGI and props on MJB, who’s actually dressed up in like 20 different versions. All in all great video, grats to her team. Take that Mary J. haters !
Neil Young: ‘Chrome Dreams II’
Artist name: Neil Young Album name: Chrome Dreams II Label: Reprise Records Gender: Rock Release date: October 23, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.neilyoung.com Artist such as Neil Young are born to rarely. The Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director is known for the lyrics he makes and his distinctive guitar work. His signature nasal tenor (and frequently alto) singing voice appears to be on the verge of tears. The way he uses his voice and…
Download: Black Lips – ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ (Diplo remix)
Both known as reciprocal fans Atlanta [tag]Black Lips[/tag] and fellow southern DJ Diplo have finally crossed paths artistically, as the later remixed the wacky quartet’s sluggish garage jam “Veni Vidi Vici.” Diplo has definitely raised the song’s tempo through the infused synths and up beats, high rhythm suiting the song well. There’s still a lot of things to be told about this catchy remix, but there no use in dwelling into details, better check for…
Download: Marissa Nadler – four songs performed @ Daytrotter Sessions
Dream folk musician and artist Marissa Nadler brought her slow and melancholic music to the Daytrotter Session, where she performed four exceptional songs, using just a acoustic guitar and her weary and beautiful voice. The tracks played include 3 songs from her Songs III: Bird on the Water LP, as well as an unreleased song. Here’s a description of the songs from Marissa herself: These four songs are from a combination of origins. “Sylvia” and…
Listen to Sufjan Stevens, Cat Power, Jim James & Calexico: Bob Dylan covers
If you’ve been living in a cave or something like that, then you should know that a [tag]Bob Dylan[/tag] biopic titled I’m Not There is set to run on the big screens next month. You can’t really make a movie about Bob Dylan without a proper soundtrack and the current excellent cover songs performed by various artists ranging from indie to pop to rave do well in paying tribute to the legendary artist. “I’m Not…
Radiohead 2008 touring plans surface
Last week, [tag]Radiohead[/tag] guitarist and songwriter Johnny Greenwood participated in a series of interviews, among other revealing the fact that the band intends to concentrate on touring, now that In Rainbows is out. It didn’t take long for the rumors to be confirmed, so yesterday the band’s publicist announced that a Radiohead tour is soon to follow in spring, while the band’s manager was kind enough to report some extra details on the matter: “We…
New Bloc Party video: ‘Flux’
We’ve already shown our enthusiasm for [tag]Bloc Party[/tag]’s forthcoming EP Flux, in a previous post and as previously reported a video had to follow. And it did. The Ace Norton directed video, for this Nu-Rave infused track, is quite a really fun and enjoyable one, featuring futuristic robots and monsters battling it out in a B Movie style metropolis. The only problem here is, that curently available on windows media player, so you’ll have to…
New José Gonzalez video: Teardrop (Massive Attack cover)
José is back with yet another video, this time for the breathtaking, Massive Attack cover, “Teardrop.” The video is part of the deadly sins series of videos, centered around the ever present Pigman. Director Andreas Nilsson latest approach for Teardrop, this time, is a animated one, showcasing two desert depraved dessert ancient cities (the biblical Sodom and Gomorrah located near one a other. A local bearded biblical fellow is invested with great powers that allows…