Posts tagged music

Just a Little While

Michael Gregory, of Auto-Tune the News, has penned a gem of a pop song. Though the mp3 of the song misses the 2:42 mark of perfection by a couple of seconds, it’s close enough to lend credible evidence to the theory.

$0.98 for the song, and the thought that my small contribution may help genius like this continue, seems like a good deal to me.

March 9 2010 · Link

The Dandy Warhols pull through

I’m a bit behind the curve on this one, but did you know that Michael Jackson died? I was reminded of this fact while listening to “Welcome to the Monkey House” by the Dandy Warhols. Recorded in 2003, the title track contains this contractual line:

When Michael Jackson dies / We’re covering Blackbird

Intrigued by this six-year old promise of a future song, I did a little digging. Sure enough, they did it. While initially caught off guard, they got together and put out a single soon thereafter.

February 17 2010 · Link

Classic Hits by Microsoft Songsmith: "White Wedding" by Billy Idol

It doesn’t get much better than this.

January 29 2009 · Link

Sharing the music

As part of my renewed appreciation for the cloud, I’ve been uploading my collection of live television music performances, circa 2001-02, to my YouTube account. This is, of course, in blatant disregard to all copyright law. Sue me (or at least send me a strongly-worded takedown notice).

So far my efforts have been successful, save for live performances from Saturday Night Live. NBC Universal has a tight hold on those, and all four attempts I have made at uploading different clips have been rejected.

NBC, through Hulu, has made great strides in recognizing the usefulness of digital distribution. It’s disheartening, then, to find out that three-minute clips of shows aired over six years ago remain taboo.

October 8 2008 · Link

Joy Division Zune

Mark my words: This will make it to Daring Fireball in the near future, and will be mocked.

June 5 2008 · Link

Six-Word Reviews of 763 SXSW Mp3s

Wow. Just slogging through these is enough for me. To write reviews of each is a truly superhuman feat. These reviews are also far more kind than mine would be.

March 13 2008 · Link

So What Is Advancement?

It’s not the artist. It’s you.

February 29 2008 · Link

Hopewell - Echo and His Brother

The video is charming in a kids’ show public-access sort of way, but the real winner is the song. I can’t get it out of my head.

December 28 2007 · Link

Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Radio Radio on SNL

30 years ago yesterday, Costello and his band pissed off Lorne Michaels so much that they were banned from the show for years. The energy during the switch is awesome, as is the anger on Costello’s face during the close-ups.

December 18 2007 · Link

This Is American Music Revue - American Girl

Rock and roll all-stars Grand Champeen and friends play a classic. Wish we could have been there.

December 15 2007 · Link