Offend Maggie
Deerhoof, My Favorite Band of All Time, releases their new record Offend Maggie on 10/9. But it has already leaked. And you know what? I don't like it. I LOVE IT. Big surprise.
In anticipation of the leak, they released the sheet music for the first single months ago, and encouraged fans to cover it. You can see the results at a site dedicated to the project here.
Here's a video about the project:
And their finest video:
See the video for the new single here.
September 24, 2008 · permalink · by Josh Duty · Comments
I'm Moving to Gothenburg
This place is amazing. Check out this list.
From the gift-giving, perfectly timed last.fm page that blessed me with this amazing band:
Originating from Gothenburg, Sweden, Air France are the most obscure of the obscure. Their myspace page looks like it was put together by their grandmother. A google search reveals a disjointed, almost un-navigable website that sells strange clothes and, for no apparent reason, the "On Trade Winds" EP. Other than that, your guess is as good as mine. No interviews, no press, no iTunes or Amazon.
· permalink · by J Beaman · Comments
I Don't Think You're Sexy, Rod. Not At All.
Rod Stewart, that thieving bastard.
Shake your shit, bitches. And come and visit me in Brazil.
And, flexing my crowd sourcing muscles, I edited the Wikipedia page for Jorge Ben Jor. The old page (at the bottom, trivia):
American blues singer Taj Mahal, with the International Rhythm Band, recorded a song called "Jorge Ben" on his 1991 CD "Live & Direct." The songwriting credit is Ben/Mahal, and it's really a simplified version of Ben Jor's song "Taj Mahal" with the words 'Jorge Ben' sung over and over in place of the words 'Taj Mahal.' There are no other lyrics. During the chorus, the band plays the "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" disco riff.
The new page:
American blues singer Taj Mahal, with the International Rhythm Band, recorded a song called "Jorge Ben" on his 1991 CD "Live & Direct." The songwriting credit is Ben/Mahal, and it's really a simplified version of Ben Jor's song "Taj Mahal" with the words 'Jorge Ben' sung over and over in place of the words 'Taj Mahal.' There are no other lyrics. It's often thought that during the chorus, the band plays the "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" disco riff, however a plagiarism lawsuit confirmed that the song had been derived from his composition "Taj Mahal". Stewart agreed to donate all his royalties from the song to United Nations Children's Fund.
September 12, 2008 · permalink · by J Beaman · Comments
My God, Where Is All Of The American Poetry?
It's tech-house with soul. It's poetry about our country. About our American Shit. About things I really don't know about, but relate to so much more than bling and crazy riches. About things that resonate. About something I feel more and more distant from here in rich white San Francisco. About New York. About feeling and about evoking raw emotion.
September 6, 2008 · permalink · by oof · Comments
Thou Shall Not Make Repetitive Generic Music
So, according to Wikipedia, these guys were at Glastonbury and Coachella last year, thus illustrating why I have to suck it up and go to the big events. They're unbelievably amazing, incredible intelligent hip-hop lyrics out of the UK, with catchy beats and some really amazingly sensitive lyrics. Like, should put Usher to shame.
I've got the whole album Angles and while there are other big hits like this ("The beat that my heart skipped," "Thou shalt always Kill,") there are also slow almost love songs like "Tommy" and "Waiting for the beat to kick in" (wait for the final half).
Highly recommended, not just for the hits :)
And? I'm totally going to cop his style.