VIDEO: Black Cab Sessions

October 22nd, 2009 by admin | No Comments

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

October 9th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

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

September 24th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

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

September 21st, 2009 by admin | No Comments

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

August 12th, 2009 by admin | 1 Comment

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

July 23rd, 2009 by admin | 1 Comment

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

June 23rd, 2009 by admin | No Comments

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

June 12th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

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

June 4th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

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

May 1st, 2009 by admin | 1 Comment

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

April 7th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

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

April 3rd, 2009 by admin | No Comments

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

April 3rd, 2009 by admin | No Comments

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

March 14th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

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

March 6th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

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.
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