tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22004126520811880022024-03-13T20:24:20.710-04:00deb's mp3s...I only leave mp3s up for a short while. Most of the MP3s I post have been made freely available by the artists. If you represent the artist and you want an MP3 removed, please email me and I will remove it immediately.
Support the artists you love. Buy their music (you can legally download most stuff you find here very reasonably from eMusic), attend live shows, and if you can afford it, get the T-shirt.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-76756972353218048322011-01-12T22:03:00.002-05:002011-01-12T22:13:17.558-05:00a yearWow, it's been almost a year since I posted on this blog...maybe I should start again...<br />
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This is my favorite song off Sufjan's new album, his first"real" new record in five years. My daughter Anneliese loves it too.<br />
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<a href="http://threehappypeople.com/iwalked.mp3">MP3 Sufjan Stevens - I Walked</a> (from 2010's The Age of Adz)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-77919224223577053882010-02-06T18:12:00.004-05:002010-02-06T18:20:31.324-05:00Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely and Never be Found (live for Haiti, Los Angeles, January 2010)<object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8kbMMOMRRvM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8kbMMOMRRvM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my favorite Radiohead song ever...this guy </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">allbearsrule</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> has a whole bunch of clips up from this show, check 'em out!</span></span>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-90764622356450837992010-02-04T12:45:00.003-05:002010-02-04T12:55:58.645-05:00Q&A: Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood (via Billboard.com)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.billboard.com/photos/stylus/105038-drive_by_truckers_617_409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://www.billboard.com/photos/stylus/105038-drive_by_truckers_617_409.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Billboard interviews the leader of the Drive-By Truckers, inheritors of the Allman Brothers Band's mantle and yet another phenomenal act based out of Athens, GA.<br />
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<a href="http://www.billboard.com/features/q-a-drive-by-truckers-patterson-hood-1004065039.story">Q&A: Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood</a>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-69580183724282546812010-02-02T17:53:00.006-05:002010-02-03T11:53:50.685-05:00The Magnetic Fields - You Must Be Out of Your Mind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/8427245/The+Magnetic+Fields+url1bandw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/8427245/The+Magnetic+Fields+url1bandw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Just beautiful! and I'm always a sucker for Stephen Merritt's (above, upper right) clever lyrics:</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><i>You can't go 'round just saying stuff <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Because it's pretty <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />And I no longer drink enough <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />To think you're witt<b>y</b></i><b> </b></span></span></span></blockquote><a href="http://threehappypeople.com/youmustbeoutofyourmind.mp3">MP3 The Magnetic Fields - You Must Be Out of Your Mind</a> (from 2010's Realism)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-32469665143053367212009-12-01T15:29:00.005-05:002010-02-03T11:54:20.704-05:00Frightened Rabbit - Good Arms vs Bad Arms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://paxarcana.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/frightened_rabbit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="http://paxarcana.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/frightened_rabbit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A beautiful, powerful breakup song off this Scottish band's tremendous sophomore album.<br />
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Wow. The intensity that is Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel. No wonder people throw fits every time he appears to sing backup at an Olivia Tremor Control or Elf Power show. Come back Jeff!Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-19656558531011919032009-11-20T10:25:00.000-05:002009-11-20T10:25:47.864-05:00Girls - Lust for Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyx-JhLtt-fXoULeFlhp_vxRvNgv-Y9m8QmU8NnMBzTggkgN9oBinP3HvgO3yu5-XeOt7XON16PMqQqESantLIz0Cs110bCU2pnjJnHJe1DHBwWzJoyqAAKuT-ZBqrYSQ-GgX9nRrwcN8/s1600/girls.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyx-JhLtt-fXoULeFlhp_vxRvNgv-Y9m8QmU8NnMBzTggkgN9oBinP3HvgO3yu5-XeOt7XON16PMqQqESantLIz0Cs110bCU2pnjJnHJe1DHBwWzJoyqAAKuT-ZBqrYSQ-GgX9nRrwcN8/s320/girls.png" /></a><br />
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You have to hand it to San Francisco's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls_(band)">Girls</a>. With perhaps the least Google-able band name possible, they have nonetheless ascended to the top of the search results. This song is a good example of their retro sound. They most often get compared to the Beach Boys and are certainly as melodic but also much noisier. Right now the band is famous mostly for its frontman Christopher Owens' (right, above) having grown up in the cult Children of God.<br />
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Note: this is not an Iggy Pop cover!<br />
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<a href="http://threehappypeople.com/lustforlife.mp3">Girls - Lust for Life</a> (from 2009's Album)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-88878705555859051212009-11-19T13:48:00.002-05:002009-11-19T14:09:26.689-05:00Lou Barlow - Gravitate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gnQSfBuBnMQRS54_j5Td2WYg7SSVOAF5lnniIRS54Txx3byD9GDgOmIWMXccnA-Z7KG5gUCslMTqUJkBINVtwEHy48Ye9x-fxSQbtUwJImOfj4m_yLgVf-Ec5Qc3iqBoUMOJL5LNY9HI/s1600/lou+barlow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gnQSfBuBnMQRS54_j5Td2WYg7SSVOAF5lnniIRS54Txx3byD9GDgOmIWMXccnA-Z7KG5gUCslMTqUJkBINVtwEHy48Ye9x-fxSQbtUwJImOfj4m_yLgVf-Ec5Qc3iqBoUMOJL5LNY9HI/s320/lou+barlow.jpg" /></a><br />
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Catchy single from Lou's new solo record. He is the bass player and writes the introspective lyrics for Dinosaur, Jr., Sebadoh and The Folk Implosion.<br />
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<a href="http://threehappypeople.com/gravitate.mp3">MP3 Lou Barlow - Gravitate</a> (from 2009's Goodnight Unknown)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-1059489396850297942009-11-19T13:35:00.002-05:002009-11-19T13:36:15.109-05:00Here We Go Magic - Fangela<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90Qw9bwMGFmm5XbZOcLRuzzB7KzI8Ges9l85vqq3k97autGPsxx_0CjB54sQIFZyevLcAunP2e40fUXTH_Cv19XqkYMEfi81UZHFU53hjB8p_zcOg7efJ-O_yguEQw443rY-adUuv2H98/s1600/luke+temple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90Qw9bwMGFmm5XbZOcLRuzzB7KzI8Ges9l85vqq3k97autGPsxx_0CjB54sQIFZyevLcAunP2e40fUXTH_Cv19XqkYMEfi81UZHFU53hjB8p_zcOg7efJ-O_yguEQw443rY-adUuv2H98/s320/luke+temple.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div>Here We Go Magic is the moniker of young singer-songwriter Luke Temple from magical Salem, Massachusetts, who also performs under his own name.<br />
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<a href="http://threehappypeople.com/fangela.mp3">MP3 Here We Go Magic - Fangel</a>a (from 2009's Here We Go Magic)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-58884958410278197592009-11-19T12:14:00.001-05:002009-11-19T12:15:09.953-05:00The Antlers - Two<a href="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/27862867/The+Antlers+Antlers3small.jpg"></a><br />
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It's been TOO LONG since we've featured a new Brooklyn band, so here are the Antlers with the tune Sirius XMU's been playing off their 2009 LP, Hospice. Record gets an <a href="http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13196-hospice/">8.5</a> from Pitchfork.<br />
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<a href="http://threehappypeople.com/two.mp3">MP3 The Antlers - Two</a> (from 2009's Hospice)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-89463429640846717492009-11-19T10:16:00.002-05:002009-11-19T10:25:48.815-05:00Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hrtQEaeGaZY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hrtQEaeGaZY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I know this is old (2007) and already a car commercial, but the song just keeps sounding better and better to me. From Toronto, these guys use real instruments and children's toys to make electronic-sounding sounds without using computers. Pretty cool!<br /><br /><a href="http://threehappypeople.com/lovelyallen.mp3">Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen</a> (from 2007's LP)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-66485894580314111912009-11-12T16:14:00.003-05:002009-11-12T16:19:49.602-05:00Vampire Weekend - Horchata<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1YM42VVHlqo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1YM42VVHlqo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Because I just love it and can't wait for the new album! (Bert's birthday, January 12th)...<br /><br /><a href="http://threehappypeople.com/horchata.mp3">MP3 Vampire Weekend - Horchata</a> (from 2010's Contra)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-37121804799067858622009-10-15T08:23:00.002-04:002009-10-15T08:28:26.976-04:00The Flaming Lips - Watching the Planets live on Conan<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5iDjANWsnuc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5iDjANWsnuc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Absolutely hilarious and who doesn't wanna bang that gong? Funniest live rock show I ever saw, well worth the price of admission. New double LP getting <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/flaminglips/embryonic?q=flaming%20lips%20embryonic">fantastic reviews</a>. <br /><br /><a href="http://debhornstra.com/watchingtheplanets.mp3">MP3 The Flaming Lips - Watching the Planets</a> (from 2009's Embryonic, featuring Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-14904821873975938792009-09-10T11:13:00.008-04:002009-09-11T10:23:20.240-04:00The Beatles vs RadioheadSo let us review...this week the Beatles' remastered albums were reissued and reviewed by Pitchfork, who rated them as follows:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCJ1XGmg5YzDQKPIq-jYr-sAbX5HRo9l7WdQz-8Gx05boGkuIpOUcq_pJWIHX-T9s4g0gx12dxnJBreMUEyDxgBup9ru6Sla-7PCKfoOfqWBgi4P_rNjdFEdXDbfq5QaqAUKoTrnWU5Zq/s1600-h/beatles.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCJ1XGmg5YzDQKPIq-jYr-sAbX5HRo9l7WdQz-8Gx05boGkuIpOUcq_pJWIHX-T9s4g0gx12dxnJBreMUEyDxgBup9ru6Sla-7PCKfoOfqWBgi4P_rNjdFEdXDbfq5QaqAUKoTrnWU5Zq/s200/beatles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379858408514479170" /></a><br />1963 Please Please Me 9.5<br />1963 With the Beatles 8.8<br />1964 A Hard Day’s Night 9.7<br />1964 Beatles for Sale 9.3<br />1965 Help! 9.2<br />1965 Rubber Soul 10.0<br />1966 Revolver 10.0<br />1967 Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 10.0<br />1967 Magical Mystery Tour 10.0<br />1968 The Beatles (the white album) 10.0<br />1969 Yellow Submarine 6.2<br />1969 Abbey Road 10.0 <br />1970 Let It Be 9.1<br /><br />Compare these numbers to the numbers for Radiohead, the most critically acclaimed band of the last 15 years: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKc2kKcoZ6mj1h5BazvM-ryd1EKUVlOHvslDYTh3rohghy7tr38vDOI5NaWe99ZeUo-F8lVghTOi-T31Vlj73vCtA2BeHnQXSmRAVBIRMJvBTciUzZbtOa4-FIXAFxQVUM2Y6u9TaAsJUC/s1600-h/radiohead.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKc2kKcoZ6mj1h5BazvM-ryd1EKUVlOHvslDYTh3rohghy7tr38vDOI5NaWe99ZeUo-F8lVghTOi-T31Vlj73vCtA2BeHnQXSmRAVBIRMJvBTciUzZbtOa4-FIXAFxQVUM2Y6u9TaAsJUC/s200/radiohead.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379858520546875314" /></a><br />1993 Pablo Honey 5.4<br />1995 The Bends 10.0<br />1997 OK Computer 10.0<br />2000 Kid A 10.0<br />2001 Amnesiac 9.5<br />2003 Hail to the Thief 8.6<br />2007 In Rainbows 9.7<br /><br />In their 8 years of recording together, the Beatles put out 12 studio albums (not including the soundtrack to Yellow Submarine, which Pitchfork rightfully calls the "only minor album" of their career), including the double white album. They released at least one album every one of those years, and most years they released TWO. In contrast, in 18 years of recording, Radiohead have put out just seven studio albums, and no doubles. <br /><br />Now I love me some Radiohead, but there is no overestimating the significance of the Beatles' catalog on popular music. <br /><br />Of course there is a major difference between the bands. After 1965, the Beatles were strictly a studio outfit. They did not tour or perform live at all (except for that rooftop last-gasp thing), which gave them lots of time to write and record. Bands can no longer pull this off and are now forced to tour relentlessly, as recorded music is something most people don't pay for anymore.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-8857429100925150932009-07-14T08:35:00.002-04:002009-07-14T08:38:54.512-04:00The Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your MotherSuper cool video by The Dead Weather, Jack White's new project with Alison Mosshart of The Kills. If you've ever wanted to mow down an ex...<br /><br /><a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=60318452">The Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your Mother</a><br/><object width="425px" height="360px" ><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="movie" value="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=60318452,t=1,mt=video"/><embed src="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=60318452,t=1,mt=video" width="425" height="360" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed></object>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-1767445880437670602009-06-05T15:15:00.005-04:002009-06-05T15:28:22.915-04:00X - We're Desperate (live in Philly)<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/28uolpi6XhY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/28uolpi6XhY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I posted this clip to youtube! My favorite band of all time X played a great requests-only set last night at WXPN's World Café on Walnut Street in Philly, a fantastic venue that seats only a few hundred and serves excellent food to boot. Mark went to his first punk show in 30 years. Openers Twisted Hearts (featuring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Soto">Steve Soto</a> of Agent Orange and the Adolescents) were also very good. And the World Café actually has free parking now right across from the club, it's amazing! <br /><br /><a href="http://threehappypeople.com/whitegirl.mp3"><br />X - White Girl</a> (from 1981's Wild Gift)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-43102020847574165812009-05-26T09:35:00.009-04:002009-05-26T11:50:28.084-04:00RIP Jay Bennett, 1963-2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/34290.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 199px;" src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/34290.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Bennett smoking one of millions of cigarettes during the filming of IATTBYH.</span><br /><br />Mark and I watched <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_trying_to_break_your_heart">I Am Trying to Break Your Heart</a> last night in honor of Jay. We're seeing Wilco July 18th at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, NY, with Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band.<br /><br /><a href="http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2009/05/jay-bennett.html">Chicago Tribune obit</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/arts/music/26benn.html?hpw">NYT obit</a><br /><a href="http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/05/jay_bennett_wil.html">BrooklynVegan tribute</a><br /><br /><a href="http://threehappypeople.com/imalwaysinlove.mp3">MP3 Wilco - I'm Always in Love</a> (from 1999's Summerteeth)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-60510529735282610902009-05-09T13:10:00.003-04:002009-05-09T16:10:00.469-04:00Sigur Rós video on Pitchfork TV<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thegreatholtzie.com/images/SIGUR_ROS._col.tif.0.big.jpg.big.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 516px;" src="http://www.thegreatholtzie.com/images/SIGUR_ROS._col.tif.0.big.jpg.big.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />MUST-SEE incredible <a href="http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/1962-sigur-ros-we-play-endlessly/1">48-minute behind-the-scenes documentary</a> on Sigur Rós, this week only on Pitchfork TV.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-48769494492847375922009-04-12T10:18:00.004-04:002009-04-12T10:25:23.531-04:00Rivers Cuomo and Rainn Wilson - One of Us<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zm84NTSW0zg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zm84NTSW0zg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Recording was done for this weekend's "takeover" of Sirius Radio's AltNation by Rivers Cuomo of Weezer and actor and Coconut Records frontman Jason Schwartzmann (two Coppola posts in a row, what are the chances?). They don't actually start the song until 4:40 but Rivers sings it quite beautifully, and Rainn does a more than serviceable job on bongo.<br /><br /><a href="http://debhornstra.com/oneofus.mp3"><br />MP3 Joan Osborne - One of Us</a> (from 1995's Relish)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-41151461054730570472009-04-10T09:32:00.010-04:002009-04-12T10:18:32.504-04:00Phoenix - Love Like a Sunset<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Phoenix_Wiki_Official.png/441px-Phoenix_Wiki_Official.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 441px; height: 599px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Phoenix_Wiki_Official.png/441px-Phoenix_Wiki_Official.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Like Air and Daft Punk, this French band is from Versailles, but unlike their neighbors, Phoenix are not a techno outfit, but more of a straight-up indie rock band (though with some techno elements), who sing in English. In other words, they sound like they could be from Brooklyn.<br /><br />Frontman Thomas Mars (looking right at you, above) is director Sofia Coppola's boyfriend and father of her two-year-old daughter. They met when Mars was helping with the music for Coppola's directorial debut, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virgin_Suicides_(film)">The Virgin Suicides</a>, one of Anneliese's favorite movies when she was a teenager.<br /><br />Below, this seven-and-a-half minute opus off the nicely titled new album starts out instrumental and ambient, morphs into a (still wordless) dance number at about 3:45, and then at 5:45 completely folds on itself to become a lovely rock ballad (with vocals). <br /><br />And while these vids are still up, catch the band on SNL last weekend, doing <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/phoenix-lisztomania/1081341/">Lisztomania</a> and <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/phoenix-1901/1081320/">1901</a>. As somebody said, they couldn't be from Brooklyn because they actually looked like they were having a good time on SNL, lol.<br /><br /><a href="http://debhornstra.com/lovelikeasunset.mp3">MP3 Phoenix - Love Like a Sunset</a> (from 2009's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-34596040312205010052009-04-07T09:46:00.006-04:002009-04-07T10:15:50.973-04:00M. Ward - For Beginners (aka Mt Zion)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/12/12/m_ward_teams_up_with_zooey_deschanel_for_new_album_413x284.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 413px; height: 284px;" src="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/12/12/m_ward_teams_up_with_zooey_deschanel_for_new_album_413x284.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />You really have to read 35-year-old Portland, OR native <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_Ward">M. (Matt) Ward's Wiki</a> to get a feel for the kind of people he has worked with in his 10-year career. He is an absolute top-shelf songwriter with a warm, sexy voice, and his records are impeccably produced. The latest is fantastic, and features Ward's She & Him collaborator Zooey Deschanel, the great Lucinda Williams and Jason Lytle of Grandaddy. Highly recommended.<br /><br />Very nice recent Vanity Fair interview with Ward <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/online/culture/2009/02/16/m-ward-fame-and-money-is-a-ticket-to-madness.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://debhornstra.com/forbeginners.mp3">MP3 M Ward - For Beginners (aka Mt Zion</a>) (from 2009's Hold Time)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-64650399128990518372009-04-06T18:03:00.017-04:002009-04-06T18:53:06.561-04:00Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr - A Little Help from My Friends (live at Radio City)<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ADFadRdK9Aw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ADFadRdK9Aw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I'm very grateful I've had the chance to go to spectacular venues like Radio City Music Hall, so when I see a video like this, I can really imagine what it was like to be in that very big and very beautiful room participating in this communal spectacle of half-a-Beatles-reunion. Quality is poor but this is a must-see anyhow. Paul (66) and Ringo (68) share a mic and everybody knows all the words. <br /><br />There's a better quality video of just Paul doing Drive My Car over <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejqR0fW24_c">here</a>. And Ringo reaches WAY back into the catalog for Boys, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbs8XPUXXmg">here</a>. The whole gang (including Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Sheryl Crow, Donovan, and Mike Love of the Beach Boys) does I Saw Her Standing There, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG315DhdgNQ">here</a>. This was a benefit for transcendental meditation organized by movie director David Lynch.<br /><br />The thunderous applause that follows is of course a thank you not only for this performance but for almost 50 years of art and entertainment from these guys. It's basically a thank you for rock and roll as we know it. <br /><br />I have a feeling Sir Paul is going to actually kill headlining at Coachella in eleven days. And with Morrissey (49), Franz Ferdinand (Alex Kapranos, 37), and Leonard Cohen (74) playing right before him, night one is quite excellent, if a bit on the older side for the festival. I wonder what the kiddies will think of all these geriatrics...Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-74881067306202034752009-03-29T14:11:00.009-04:002009-04-02T09:51:47.733-04:00Prince three nights in a row on Leno<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qd4iQwR1wtY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qd4iQwR1wtY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Good gracious this guy is a performer. I saw him 27 years ago open for the Rolling Stones at the enormous LA Coliseum. He was the first act on a bill that also included George Thorogood & the Destroyers and the J. Geils Band. Prince came out (this was two years before Purple Rain) and utterly KILLED, but he was booed and pelted off the stage by the Stones' macho fans after only ten minutes. It was the best ten minutes of the entire day; the Stones (on their first "farewell" tour) totally sucked.<br /><br />Unlike U2's similar recent stunt, Prince's three nights on Leno was TV worth watching (on YouTube, of course). Catch Dreamer <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOzbk6L9ttc&feature=related">here</a> and Feel Good, Feel Better, Feel Wonderful <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvY0gGFQtlo">here</a>. And if you'd rather see Prince wail on a song you KNOW, check out his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifp_SVrlurY">blistering performance</a> on While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band includes Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne of ELO and Dhani Harrison (George's son), but Prince completely murders all on the solo.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-26920823153211502322009-03-27T11:31:00.004-04:002009-03-27T11:38:10.567-04:00Amadou & Mariam interview<object width="400" height="220"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3868957&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3868957&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="220"></embed></object><br /><br />The extremely articulate Amadou does most of the talking but occasionally Mariam or their latest producer Damon Albarn has something to say in this fascinating interview with the blind, married, French-speaking music makers from Mali. <br /><br /><a href="http://debhornstra.com/mali.mp3">MP3 Amadou & Mariam - Welcome to Mali</a> (from 2008's Welcome to Mali)Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200412652081188002.post-13553364275882355312009-03-26T08:24:00.002-04:002009-03-26T08:26:36.697-04:00Where the Wild Things Are trailer (featuring Arcade Fire)<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/--N9klJXbjQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/--N9klJXbjQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />This looks like a must-see even if your kids aren't little anymore. This is the trailer for the long-anticipated Spike Jonze film of Maurice Sendak's iconic children's book Where the Wild Things Are. Soundtrack is Arcade Fire's excellent Wake Up from their 2004 debut, Funeral.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03892997111551835451noreply@blogger.com0