“Hollywood” by Codeine Velvet Club
6
Apr

The Scottish Rock Duo Codeine Velvet Club is comprised of Lou Hickey and Jon Lawler (a.k.a. Jon Fratelli) of the band The Fratellis. Released today in the US is their debut, self-titled album. The single “Hollywood” was the KCRW “Today’s Top Tune” yesterday.

“Help Yourself” by Sad Brad Smith
3
Apr

I finally watched the Grammy nominated movie Up In The Air. Everybody told me it wasn’t good. I knew I shouldn’t have listened to “everybody.” I was anxious to see up-and-comer/ Broadway actress/ Twilight Saga star, Anna Kendrick. She did an excellent job! As for Vira Farmiga, I’ve loved her ever since The Departed.

The plot diverges from its initial storyline into an “importance of companionship” reflection. I was glad it did because I don’t think there would have been enough to go off of if all that was there was a man who happiness, by way of his career, was taken away.

From the soundtrack available on iTunes and Amazon, please have a listen to “Help Yourself” by Sad Brad Smith.

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“Help Yourself” by Sad Brad Smith

Sad Brad Smith - Up In the Air (Music from the Motion Picture) - Help Yourself

Dr. Dog’s Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Music
2
Apr

Remember when I told you about NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts? Well, Dr. Dog did one several months back.

This band was present at SXSW 2010 but I missed them every time! I guess I’ll have to see them in Houston on May 2, 2010 with Deer Tick at Warehouse Live! 🙂

The new album Shame, Shame will be released on April 6, 2010 on ANTI-records.

The songs included in this desk concert are:
1. The Beach
2. Uncovering The Old
3. How Dare

“Today I’ll Die” by The Autumn Film
29
Mar

I saw a great band this evening from Denver, CO. Tifah Phillips, Dann Stockton, and Reid Phillips make up The Autumn Film whose latest album, The Ship and the Sea, can be heard here. Downloads are also available here. Below please find the trailor to the song “Today I’ll Die” followed by the mp3 of the album version.

Today I’ll Die – In the Studio from The Autumn Film on Vimeo.

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“Today I’ll Die” by The Autumn Film

Pictures from South-By-Southwest
23
Mar

Local Natives

Honey Honey

Cate Le Bon

The Globes

Blunt Mechanic

Pearly Gate Music

The Wooden Birds

Me with Andrew Kenny from The Wooden Birds and American Analog Set

Rocky Votolato

Phantogram

Marc Scibilia

Andrew Belle

Me with Andrew Belle

Cara Salimando

Sam James

Band of Skulls

Delta Spirit

The Temper Trap

My new friends

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (a.k.a BRMC)

The boyeees

Adam Thompson from We Were Promised Jetpacks (Yes, that is the name of this band!)

Robert at Emo’s

Me with Matt

Lissie

Jakob Dylan

Black Prarie

The Low Anthem

David Ramirez

Brenn

The Daylights

Ricky Jackson from The Daylights

SHIROCK

Chuck Shirock from SHIROCK

Deer Tick

Lucero

Zooey Deschanel from She & Him

“This God Damn House” by The Low Anthem
21
Mar

I was in Austin this weekend for the South-By-Southwest music festival. More on that later. For now, here are a few songs I heard by The Low Anthem. Awesome!! At the end of “This God Damn House” frontman Ben Knox Miller whistled into two cell phones that he had dialed out on. He asked the audience for help and we dialed the person sitting next to us. A chirping noise from the cell phones filled the room.

I am attaching two songs because the album version of “This God Damn House” does not include the phones. Instead, you can hear them on “The Ballad of the Broken Bones.”

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“This God Damn House” by The Low Anthem

[audio:The Ballad of the Broken Bones.mp3]
“The Ballad of the Broken Bones” by The Low Anthem

“go do” by jónsi
15
Mar

jónsi wrote numerous songs during his years with the Icelandic band sigur rós. go contains nine of these songs. They are sung in english and icelandic. The album will be released on April 6, 2010 in the US.