NYC Rooftop Lisztomania

This video was shot on a NYC rooftop and is supposed to be a tribute to the Breakfast Club dance scene. It's precious.

Another Jack White post

In honor of me getting my Dead Weather tickets in the mail today, here's another Dead Weather video. This video for "Treat Me Like Your Mother" is basically Jack and Alison Mossheart (of the Kills) shooting each other up. So motherly...
The Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your Mother

Album Alert: Noah and the Whale

If you're into slow spacey songs backed by strings and melancholy lyrics you might enjoy this album.

The first single and album title is The First Days of Spring.

Noah and the Whale - The First Days of Spring

"It's the first day of spring, and my life is starting over again.
well the tree's grow, and the rivers flow, it's water will wash away my sins."

Pretty much the exact opposite of the single from their last album 5 Years Time

What I Missed While Wrestling With Grizzly Bears

The Matches go on hiatus. They were such a cool band.

500 days of summer in one week. This video makes me worry about Joseph Gordon Levitt's role in the movie...

Pitchfork reviewer reviews Wilco on ABC. The reviewer looks exactly like I would imagine a pitchfork writer. Wilco will love you baby.

Cobra Starship on CNN?! Super Awkward

Brand New's new album will be titled Daisy. Also Daisy of Love will be doing guest vocals.

Why Vinyl Is Better

Album Alert: The Avett Brothers

The length of their upcoming album looks to be a bit longer than their last effort (13 songs compared to 8 or 9) and that is definitely something to be excited about. Listen to their first single over at Spinner.com I and Love and You.

Track Listing
1. I and Love and You
2. January Wedding
3. Head Full of Doubt, Road Full of Promise
4. And it Spread
5. The Perfect Space
6. Ten Thousand Words
7. Kick Drum Heart
8. Laundry Room
9. Ill with Want
10. Tin Man
11. Slight Figure of Speech
12. It Goes On and On
13. Incomplete and Insecure

Upcoming Shows

Two shows that caught my eye in Iowa City...

The Picador
Set Your Goals / Four Year Strong
with Fireworks, The Swellers, Grave Maker
Wednesday, July 15
ages: ALL AGES
doors at 5:30 p.m.

The Picador
Blitzen Trapper
with Loch Lomond
Saturday, July 18
ages: 19 and up
doors at 9 p.m.

I Could Be With Anyone

At first I thought this song was about how Kevin Devine was a musician, how he could be with any girl at his show, and how it was unfulfilling.

Then I thought it was about the idea of how you could be with anyone but you chose to be with your significant other and that made it more special.

Not sure where I stand now but I love the video...except for the beatbox intro thing.

E-603

Remember the opener for The Cool Kids? (AKA Sam's look alike) Well he has released his second cd Torn Up and it's getting quite a bit of attention on hypemachine. Haven't listened all the way through yet but I miss Girl Talk enough to make this a substitute for the summer.

Pay what you want here

edit: Limp Bizkit samples, Get you freak on mixed with Ratatat, Vanessa Carlton white houses, What would you do if your son was at home?, Jackson 5 Abc mixed with my drink and my two step, Down with the sickness, and I'm only about halfway through. Either I'm just a sucker for the samples or this is really good.

edit 2: Lady Gaga Just Dance set against MGMT's Kids.

3 Weeks till 80/35!

There is nothing better then being outdoors, enjoying the weather and some great tunes during the summer. While there are summer festivals all around the country, few have as many good bands at a low price like 80/35. They did a great job of nabbing some fantastic acts for the festival July 3-4, including great summer bands, such as (one of my favorites) G. Love and Special Sauce. The full lineup, including Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, Public Enemy, Tilly and the Wall, Broken Social Scene, and Matisyahu, can be seen here.

Ben Harper and Relentless7 - Shimmer and Shine
G. Love and Special Sauce - Soft and Sweet
(Yes, apparenty I'm into songs titled S___ and S___...?)