Entries from June 26th, 2011

[stream] Bjork: “Crystalline”

June 26th, 2011 by Matt

Bjork, how did you know it was my birthday? You shouldn’t have…

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Scissor Sisters @ Bonnaroo 6.11.11

June 25th, 2011 by Matt

I saw a lot of incredible bands at Bonnaroo, however, I’d seen most of them before. Without a doubt, the best band I saw for the first time was the Scissor Sisters. When you’re seeing band after band of guitar rock groups, it’s an insanely great change of pace to see two lead singers like [...]

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[video] Jack White + Stephen Colbert play live in NYC

June 24th, 2011 by Matt

You may have caught some of the Colbert/White interaction on this week’s Colbert Report. It culminated in the duo recording “Charlene 2 (I’m Over You)” onto a 7″ for Third Man Records. Well today they took to the streets of New York (alongside the Black Belles) to perform a two song set, including this new [...]

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[stream] Nick Cave + Neko Case covering the Zombies’ “She’s Not There”

June 24th, 2011 by Matt

Even though I was anxiously awaiting the release of the Nick Cave/Neko Case collaboration, this was still quite unexpected. Who’d have thought it would hit the internet around 2pm on a Friday? Well, enough jawing from me. Go check it out! Stream the Cave/Case collaboration at KCRW

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Ear X-Tacy offers Groupon deal

June 24th, 2011 by Matt

Ear X-Tacy is offering a $20-for-$10 deal over at Groupon today. As a fellow record store employee, I can tell ya that this isn’t a very profitable deal for record stores. So if you’re an occasional customer of theirs and you pick this up, do them (and yourself) a favor and get well over $20 [...]

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[video] Booker T ft. Jim James: “Progress”

June 24th, 2011 by Matt

I really haven’t spent as much time with the new Booker T album as I should have. This video, while beautiful, is just a sad reminder of that.

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My Morning Jacket give details on scrapped Muppets tour

June 23rd, 2011 by Matt

It’s good to finally get some details about this. MTV has an interview with My Morning Jacket wherein Tom and Patrick give some information that I’ve been dying to have: what’s up with My Morning Jacket and the Muppets? Apparently years ago MMJ were tapped to write songs for a planned Dr Teeth live tour. [...]

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[bootleg] Girl Talk at Hookahville 5.30.11

June 23rd, 2011 by Matt

Thanks to YANP-reader John who dropped a link to this bootleg in the comments of my Girl Talk bootlegs archive. This is the first one I’ve found from 2011, so enjoy! MP3: Girl Talk at Hookahville 2011 PS: I’ve been replaying GT’s 2007 Bonnaroo bootleg a lot. Snag it here.

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Idiot Glee playing free in-store at CD Central this Saturday!

June 23rd, 2011 by kurt

Idiot Glee’s James Friley will be in CD Central at 2 p.m. this Saturday, June 25th to play a set. Bring your groovin’ pants and your friends. Idiot Glee at CD Central Saturday 6/25 2PM | Free | All Ages

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