Make Her Say

They finally released a video to this remix!! I cant say I totally get the relevance, but Im loving the split screen and how fresh it looks. But where’s the shout out to lady Gaga? Its also missing the last 30 seconds off the song…hmm check out my earlier post if you’re not sure what I’m talking about…

The Dead Weather

Jack White, although in between White Stripes albums, is at it again with the second single from his latest project, The Dead Weather. The band consists of vocalist Allison Mosshart (the Kills) guitarist dean Fertitat (Queens of the Stoneage) and Jack Lawrence on the kit (The Greenhornes and The Raconteurs, another pioneered project from Jack White). The result: Heavy on the rock and even heavier on the roll.

The video for ‘Treat Me Like Your Mother’ is beyond badass and is directed by Jonathan Glazer, who also directed the haunting video for Karma Police - Radiohead, and that epic Sony Bravia paint commercial.



I also can't begin to explain my excitement for this movie to be released...

Beyonce

Sasha Fierce is bbbaaaaackkk - a new video just in time to get me pumped for her concert at the Amphitheatre July 20th. Diva-licious.

Bombay Bicycle Club

Fresh out of school, the guys of Bombay Bicycle Club just released their debut album "I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose" on July 6th. This foursome from Crouch End, in the north of England, are bursting with talent and have been on the indie scene since 2006 when they won V Festival's 'Road to V'. The album is getting great buzz for its youthful romance, with their musical maturity but boyish tendancies...

Best Fan Story Ever.

So speaking of stop-motion music videos....this guy, Ross Ching, a recent film school graduate decided to put together a video for fun for one of his favorite bands, Death Cab For Cutie. It took him two weeks to put together but only $75. (not including the equipment he already owned) He posted it onto his personal website, along side of his other work, under the post "Looking For a Job". Unbeknownst to Ross, the guys from Death Cab caught eye of this video and naturally fell in love and decided to release it as their official video for their latest "Little Bribes". How's that for the most amazing thing to happen to a fan?

Death Cab for Cutie - Little Bribes from Ross Ching on Vimeo.

Check out Ross's other work here: www.rossching.com

Drake

Drake finally released his first official video to ‘Best I Ever Had’…. And its very disappointing. Honestly, to me it was a huge fail. I, along with his huge following, had such high hopes (maybe too high?)…but seriously is that the best you got? Common!! With support from Lil Wayne and Kanye you would think it would have been a bit more exciting. But lets let this one slide and forgive him this one time…

Opening Bands

I’ve always been one that’s big on warm up bands. I love seeing who the person I am paying to see is supporting/allowing to play their bill. If I don’t recognize them, I always try to check out at least their myspace before the concert, and if I like what I see, then naturally I’ll look into them a bit more.

What’s also very interesting to me is when the band that is opening doesn’t seem to be a natural fit for the genre of the band you’re paying to see. So, here’s my point to my post…I was listening to my iTunes at work and Santigold (Santagold sp? I can never keep up with her!) came on and I remembered how odd of a match she was to be the opener for the latest Coldplay tour. So, I was curious as to who is opening for them at the Rogers Centre this fall. Answer: Elbow and Kitty Daisy and Lewis.

Elbow are UK rock band veterans, with their forth album under their belt and support from bands such as Radiohead, U2 and of course, Colplay

Kitty Daisy and Lewis you may recognize as the street buskers in the movie ‘Last Chance Harvey’. These siblings are very talent multi-instrument musicians with a bluesy-rock n roll vibes. They are musically mature beyond their years – can you believe they are only 16, 21 and 19, respectively (yes that’s the same age as those Disney Princes, aka the Jonas Brothers)

What do you think?

Elbow



Kitty, Daisy & Lewis