MVs Collection #44 ( 90s Classique Edition )

Posted on | August 27, 2011 | No Comments

Local H – “High-Fiving MF”
Directed by Jeff Stein.

Hum – “Stars”
Directed by Tony Vegas.

Filter – “Dose”
Directed by Kevin Kerslake.

White Zombie – “More Human Than Human”
Directed by Rob Zombie.

Deftones – “Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)”
Directed by Purge.

Stabbing Westward – “Save Yourself”
Directed by Chuck Leal & Matt Donaldson.

Belly – “Super-Connected”
Directed by Chris Gorman.

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CMJ Music Marathon 2011: And So It Begins …

Posted on | August 25, 2011 | No Comments

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Another sweet time of year is here.

Fall in New York City and the last BIG music festival of the calendar year.

1300+ artists/bands of all genres will descend upon La Grosse Pomme in 80+ venues all around the city and it’s fine boroughs for the 31st CMJ Music Marathon going down this year from October 18-22.

First batch of invitees were announced this week:

Portugal. The Man
CSS
Neon Indian
The Wombats
Wild Flag
Metronomy
Talib Kweli
Givers
Zola Jesus
Class Actress
Dum Dum Girls
Art Vs. Science
Viva Brother
Davila 666
Eleanor Friedberger
EMA
Jean Grae
Pharoahe Monch
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
US Royalty
Datarock
Kermit Ruffins
Parlotones
Kvelertak
Sea Of Bees
Handsome Furs
Memoryhouse
Kevin Devine
Braids

Just enough to whet your appetite but the bigger course will be unleashed in the weeks ahead.

Stay tuned.

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My Brightest Diamond “All Things Will Unwind” Out October 18

Posted on | August 23, 2011 | No Comments

My Brightest Diamond
All Things Will Unwind
October 18, 2011
Asthmatic Kitty

Tracklist:

01. We Added It Up
02. Reaching Through To The Other Side
03. In The Beginning
04. Escape Routes
05. Be Brave
06. She Does Not Brave The War
07. Ding Dang
08. There’s A Rat
09. High Low Middle
10. Everything Is In Line
11. I Have Never Loved Someone

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Amongst the many songstresses of her ilk outthere (Bjork, St. Vincent, Bat For
Lashes), I’ve always had a soft spot for Shara Worden a.k.a. My Brightest Diamond.

Since her last album, 2008’s “A Thousand Shark’s Teeth”, she shared her vocals on last year’s “Penelope”, a beautiful chamber pop record from music composed by Sarah Kirkland Snider, with lyrics by playwright Ellen McLaughlin based on the faithful wife from Homer’s Odyssey.

Earlier this year, she collaborated with her friends Clare Muldaur Manchon
(of Clare And The Reasons) and Rob Moose on an multi-media project/album titled
“Letters To Distant Cities”, an album based on Poetry by Mustafa Ziyalan recited by Shara and music written and performed by Mr. Moose.

She also had time to spawned new life, a baby boy into this crazy, mixed-up world.

Way to multitask.

On October 18th (10th in the UK), her third album “All Things Will Unwind” will
see the light of day.

These new batch of songs were created earlier this year while she took part of the
“American Songbook series” at Lincoln Center.

She composed music specifically for chamber ensemble yMusic, who’ve toured and recorded with such diverse artists like Bjork, Bon Iver, Antony & The Johnsons, Peter Gabriel, Grizzly Bear and Rufus Wainwright. Pretty insane group of people.

3 rules were set:

1. Every sound would be created acoustically.

2. She would play as infrequently as possible.

3. If she did play, the instrument must fit in a suitcase.

Always trying to keep it experimental that Shara. You can hear the result of said
experiment in the first single “Reaching Through To The Other Side”:

( MP3 ) My Brightest Diamond – “Reaching Through To The Other Side”

Or watch the live performance last May @ the MusicNow festival in Cincinnati:

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MVs Collection #43

Posted on | August 20, 2011 | No Comments

The Subways – “We Don’t Need Money To Have A Good Time”
Directed by Blake Claridge.

Brett Anderson – “Brittle Heart”
Directed by Paul Khera.

Gotye – “Eyes Wide Open”
Directed by Brendan Cook.

The Naked And Famous – “The Sun”
Directed by Joel Kefali & Campbell Hooper.

Howling Bells – “Into The Sky”
Directed by (N/A).

Veronica Falls – “Come On Over”
Directed by Army Of Kids.

Laura Marling – “Sophia”
Directed by Fred & Nick.

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A Wicked Mixtape In Tribute To A Tribe Called Quest

Posted on | August 17, 2011 | No Comments

In honor of the Hip Hop Doc “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest” currently in theaters, may I present to you a mixtape from Toronto Turntabalist/DJ M-Rock.

At 70 min +, All 5 ATCQ albums are sampled + Q-Tip’s solo projects and his many guest starring spots on classic old school joints, Some of Phife’s rhymes mixed in with some Beastie Boys, Jay-Z, Fu-Schnickens, De La Soul to name just a few you.

It is as the kids would say DOPE.

Tracklist:

Download: ( DJ M-Rock: The Best of A Tribe Called Quest Mixtape )

You can download a bunch more of DJ M-Rock mixtapes right HERE.

Those would include Kanye West, Nate Dogg, Michael Jackson and Guru.

Stay up to date on all things M-Rock through his Twitter feed.

Michael Rapaport and Peanut Butter Wolf, Director & Music Supervisor
of Beats, Rhymes & Life did a “What’s In My Bag?” segment for Amoeba, the greatest record store in existence. Hear them talk about their love of Hip Hop and some of their sweet picks from the golden era.

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