New Beach House Track – White Moon
Beach House released a new live session on iTunes today, very delicious. It features a new track, White Moon, which you can hear below; as well as live versions of songs from both Teen Dream and Devotion.
Bonnaroo Free Webcast
All the music and none of the mud makes this the best way to experience Bonnaroo.
VIDEO: Black Cab Sessions
What’s the best thing that could happen in the backseat of a car? You guessed it! Brilliant musical performances!
Versant Covers ABBA’s SOS
Sweet covers, ABBA, and a slow-mo diet coke chug… what more could you ask for?
Tim Exile’s Live Reaktor Rig
Check out this video of Tim Exile showing off his Reaktor-based live setup.
VIDEO: Imogen Heap Live Set Up
Here’s a video from Future Music on Imogen Heap’s live rig, including a beautiful custom “piano” of sorts.
The Swell Season – Tiny Desk Concert
Here’s an intimate performance put on by The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova). I hoped the duo would keep this project running after Once died down, and am thrilled to hear some new songs.
Sufjan Stevens’ The BQE – Video Trailer
So it’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from Sufjan Stevens, especially his absolutely impossible 50 States project. Here’s a glimpse into The BQE, the multimedia project he’s been cooking up for some time now.
Qi Zhang’s Ridiculous Performance of Prokofiev
This exhilarating performance from TEDx USC features the Yamaha Electone Stagea, a rare, imported instrument specially programmed by Qi herself.
INVISIBLE: Rhythm 1001
Contemporary art music group Invisible is simplifying “programming” by using homemade physical hardware interfaces rather than computers. It’s a very unique concept, a twist on Nancarrow’s prepared player pianos, that’s executed very well.
Beardyman – Live Looping Via Kaoss Pads
While this first video represents one of Beardyman’s more complex songs musically, I’ve been more impressed with his ability to improv songs based on themes that the audience shouts out at him.
Free Coldplay Live Album
Following up on their promise a few months back, Coldplay has now made it official that they will be giving away a live album to all of their concert goers through the rest of their stops this year.
NIN iPhone App Demo
The much anticipated NIN iPhone App is here. Check out Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan and Kevin Rose giving you a quick look at the features here.
What MySpace Local Means For Musicians
A lot has been made the past few days about MySpace Local, the NewsCorp response to sites like Yelp. Here’s how to harness it as a tool to promote your music.
MuZoid – MusicMetric’s Twitter App
MusicMetric has released a Twitter app called MuZoid, which lets you tweet the name of a band to @muzoid, and within a few seconds MuZoid returns a link to MusicMetric’s file on the band.
My Bloody Valentine Adds US Dates On Heels Of Coachella
The pioneers of shoegazer have added four US tour stops to follow up their April 19th stop in the deserts of California at Coachella.
NIN Backstage Footage
Here’s an interesting clip from backstage at a NIN concert in Sydney, where the power went out halfway through the show. It’s an interesting and candid look at Trent and the guys. I mostly uploaded this because it was shot with the new Canon 5D mkII, and the video quality is stunning. You can watch [...]
Free Coldplay Album To Concert Goers?
According to The Sun, Chris Martin is hoping to give away live recordings of this year’s Viva La Vida tour to anybody who buys a concert ticket. He vaguely mentions the purpose having something to do with a sagging economy and wanting to take care of the fans. The only real way I see it [...]
NIN To Tour With Jane’s Addiction, Then “Disappear”
Trent Reznor just announced on the NIN site that they would be touring with Jane’s Addiction in 2009, and then taking a hiatus. In NIN world, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of our first releases. I’ve been thinking for some time now it’s time to make NIN disappear for a while. Last year’s “Lights in [...]
Jane’s Addiction To Perform In LA On Monday
[via LA Times] While Jane’s Addiction had planned to play a last-minute secret show this past Monday, it appears the band has worked out the kinks and found the perfect-sized venue to once again tease fans this coming Monday. This time, however, more than 150 or so will be able to get in. The original [...]
U2 To Fans: “Don’t Get Stung”
In a note entitled “Rumours (Unfounded)” posted to their blog two days ago, U2 warned fans against buying phoney tickets to their shows in the summer. While their new album, No Line On The Horizon, is due out in March and is likely to be followed by a world tour, no specific dates have been [...]
Merry Christmas! Jingle Bells with Coldplay and Simon Pegg
Here’s a little video I found on Coldplay’s site. I love Simon Pegg, and Coldplay, so this short little diddy is (fun)^2. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!
