Bjork - Possibly Maybe

Know it. Love it. Moving Forward...

Dave Matthews - Mercy

"Mercy" is the first song off of DMB's new upcoming album titled Away From The World, due out on September 11th. For the video the band asked their fans for photos and videos so they could make the video sort of a tribute to them. What came out of it was a pretty amazing video. Check it out!

Weird Auction Item

Wow I can't believe I'm even going to be writing this post....

A pair of Elvis Presley's underwear (which look pretty dirty to me), will be sold at an auction in England next month. According to sources he wore the underwear at a 1977 show before the auction house acquired them from Elvis's father Vernon. They are expecting them to go around $15,000. 

Included in the action are also his personal bible and a 16mm home movie footage taken by his then wife Priscilla. 

Auction is set to begin on September 8th (Great day by the way...)

Get To Know The Dude.... Behind "The Dude"

Any fans of the Big Lebowski out there? This short documentary will give you a peek inside the inspiration for the beloved character in the Coen Brothers cult film. It follows Jeff Dowd to a Lebowski Fest and offers us a glimpse into the real life character behind the iconic "Dude".

Worth the watch!

THE DUDE (Director's Cut) from Jeff Feuerzeig on Vimeo.

Picture On My Wall - Dylan Taylor

I got this song last week off of a recommendation and just like he thought it is right up my alley. A great voice, great lyrics and great sound. What is there not to love about Dylan Taylor? Here is her song "Picture On My Wall":

"I love you more than anything

and I don't know where the hell I'd be

If you never loved me

Well I'm thinking about you everyday

And I'm finding brand new ways

To keep you on my mind

To keep you alive"

**Beautiful**

(Sorry for the crappy video below, its a live version but still good audio!)

I'm Back!

Hey guys, I'm sorry that I had to take a few days break there for a moment. Had a huge event last Friday night and a busy start of this week and well the blog fell behind. My bad. 

Good news, I'm back today and hopefully my schedule will be a little bit more manageable moving forward. Anyways, lets get back to the music. 

Grace Potter just released a new video for her song "Stars". I love the song, the video is catching on... its just a little bit too cheesy for my liking. But that will not destroy my love for her or my excitement to see her in DC in December. 

Here we go:

Truth.

LL Cool J Nabs Intruder

You know this robber must have been pissed when he saw the jacked LL Cool J come down the stairs.

According to authorities a man was trying to rob his house last night when he woke up, came down the stairs and literally caught him red handed. He not only caught him but he held on to him until police arrived.

Whoops.

New Drew Kennedy Video

Drew Kennedy - "Stars in California" (Official Music Video) from M. Andrew Barrera on Vimeo.

I know I usually have a rule about country music but this one is different. Check out this video, try your best to tell me this is not an amazing song and a breathtaking video. I want to go to every place he shot in this video!

Way to go Drew!

Fail. Part Two.

Dear Avett Brothers....

I'm so disappointed in you and your new GAP commercial.

Fail.

Avril Lavigne is engaged to the lead singer of Nickleback.

I can not believe I live in a world where this can actually happen...

Leslie Knope Does Impressions

Easily my favorite character on TV is Amy Poeler playing Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation. Here she is doing some great impressions. This show can not come back soon enough!!

Pixel Rain During Black Keys Show

This is pretty amazing stuff! 

In an unforgettable moment, the Moment Factory (known for their creations of multimedia events) released hundreds of floating LED's to rain "Everlasting Light" over the crowd at Osheaga 2012 during The Black Keys closing performance. 

What a cool moment.

Just Sometimes...

R.I.P. Phyllis Diller

Sad day for comedy fans. The great Phyllis Diller passed away today at the age of 95. 

Phyllis began her career back in 1952 and rose to fame with her TV specials alongside Bob Hope in the 1960s. Later that decade, Phyllis starred in her own show called "The Phyllis Diller Show". She was also a regular on "Laugh In". 

Here is her appearance from "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1969.

R.I.P. Phyllis

American Idol Fail

Its official. I will never watch American Idol ever again. I haven't really watched it in the past 4-5 years but I can officially say I'm done now. Why?

They just announced that Nicki Minaj will be joining the judges table.

Fail. Fail. Barf. Fail. Fail.

Greatest Moments in Sports

If you are a fan of sports like I am, this video is a must watch. Trust me.

Awesome Vintage Video

In February of 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono famously took over The Mike Douglas Show for a week. The musical highlight was an appearance by Chuck Berry who played "Johnny B. Goode" with help from Lennon. 

Here is that classic amazing video!

Tom Morello 'Rages Against' Paul Ryan

(Taken from a Rolling Stone Article HERE)

First let me say.... Tom Morello is the MAN.

Moving forward...

Last week, Mr. Romney picked Paul Ryan, the Republican architect of Congress's radical right-wing budget plan as his running mate. Ryan had previously cited Rage Against the Machine as one of his favorite bands. Rage guitarist Tom Morello responded in an exclusive op-ed printed in Rolling Stone:

He states:

"Paul Ryan's love of Rage Against the Machine is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades. Charles Manson loved the Beatles but didn't understand them. Governor Chris Christie loves Bruce Springsteen but doesn't understand him. And Paul Ryan is cluelss about his favorite band, Rage Against the Machine.

Ryan claims he likes Rage's sound, but not the lyrics. Well, I don't care for Paul Ryan's sound or his lyrics. He can like whatever band he wants, but his guiding vision of shifting revenue more radically to the one percent is antithetical to the message of Rage.

I wonder what Ryan's favorite Rage song is? Is it the one where we condemn the genocide of Native Americans? The one lambasting American imperialism? Our cover of "Fuck the Police"? Or is it the one we call the people to seize the means of productions. So many excellent choices to jam out to at a Young Republican meetings!

Don't mistake me, I clearly see that Ryan has a whole lotta "rage" in him: A rage against women, a rage against immigrants, a rage against workers, a rage against gays, a rage against the poor, a rage against the environment. Basically the only things he is not raging against is the privileged elite he's groveling in front of for campaign contributions". 

BURN!!

Read the rest of the piece by following the link above. 

Grace Potter Covers Beyonce

Yes I am so excited for her concert in December that I may become slightly obsessed with this woman. (Lets be honest I've been obsessed with her for years.) Here is my girl Grace Potter covering Beyonce's "Why Don't You Love Me". She did this performance for Billboard last year.

Rihanna. Respect.

Last night I watched Oprah's Next Chapter interview with pop princess Rihanna. And while my music taste doesn't bring me to much Rihanna music its hard to miss her songs on the radio. I was interested to see an interview about who she really is and how she has reacted to this much fame at the mere age of 23. 

Like always Oprah did a fantastic interview but it was Rihanna that was the most surprising. Usually when Oprah shows up at a celebrities house to do these interviews they are dressed to the nines they have their house decorated perfectly and their make up is obviously done for them. I was surprised to see Rihanna in a simple sundress, no make-up and sneakers for her interview. You could tell she was real, she was insightful and was wise beyond her years. 

If you get OWN and get the chance to watch this interview I highly recommend it. 

Here is a preview:

And here is a clip when she talks about the Chris Brown incident in February 2009. You can't help but feel for her...

Bravo to both Oprah and Rihanna.

Seven Years in Seven Minutes

This could be the coolest thing I've seen in a long while. 

"A lot can happen in seven years: The birth of a baby, the death of a loved one, and the completion of a Mars Rover. JPL engineer Mark Rober is just one of the thousands who contributed to NASA's Curiosity Rover and on August 6, 2012 they saw seven years of hard work pay off in just seven terrifying minutes."

When you get the chance. Watch this video!!

Ken Taylor Wins Again

As many people know I love me some Phish posters. I try and get them at most of the shows I go to, its a great way to remember where you have been and keep the memories alive even after the show is over. Over the weekend Phish did a historic stand at the Bill Graham Arena in San Francisco. Many know the place as the home of The Dead, they played numerous shows during their days there. 

So in honor of this, artist Ken Taylor was tasked in doing the posters. I have one of Ken's posters from the new years run and its amazing! I was looking forward to what he would do for this run. 

Well check it out below. They are pretty fantastic! It features a Sloth! 710 Ashbury (Jerry Garcia's old home) and the colors are fantastic. Great job Ken!

Also as a side note: I'm listening to last nights show right now and it is STELLAR. You all should drop what you are doing open your Phish App and listen now. Here is a quote I read about it in a review this morning:

"It was the type of evening -- an entirely mesmerizing and moving two-set concert filled with superb musicianship and incredible improvisation -- that made the undying devotion of the 'phans' seem quite logical. As the group moved through one blistering jam after another, and filled the set list with an equal number of surprises and expected treats, it not only became increasingly easy to understand why someone would follow Phish from city to city-- it also started to sound like a very good idea."

R.I.P. Tony Scott (1944 - 2012)

Super sad news this morning, and I'm sorry that I have to start this week on this note. But last night filmmaker Tony Scott took his own life at the age of 68. Scott is responsible for some of my favorite movies including action classics "Top Gun", "The Last Boy Scouts", "True Romance", "Crimson Tide", "Enemy of the State" and "Unstoppable". 

My heart goes out to his friends and family during this difficult time.

Free Pussy Riot!

Love or hate this music you must respect what these women are doing. Oh and when you go to sleep tonight thank the Lord you live in the USA.

In February of this year, the Russian punk band Pussy Riot (made up of 24 year old Maria, 22 year old Nadezhda and 29 year old Yekaterina) staged a performance/protest at Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral. Here they recited a "Punk Prayer" featuring the lines "Virgin Mary, Put Putin Away". Well this did not go over too well with their government.

They were immediately arrested and charged with hooliganism, and during their months long trial they were facing up to three years in prison. During this time their cause hit the press. Everyone from Paul McCartney to Madonna were showing up to support them. Unfortunately unlike America Russian's don't see what they did as a clear-cut case in defense of free speech.

Throughout it all the girls remained clam, often seen smiling and standing up for what they believed in.

Well today the verdict in their case was handed down. THEY WERE DECLARED GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON. What!!! The Judge declared that the band "crudely undermined social order". This cause protests from their supporters and literally riots across the city. There were also pro-Pussy Riot protests in Paris where people chanted 'Freedom' in the city square. 

All I can say to Pussy Riot is way to show what it really means to be in a feminist punk band. You are brave and bold and I support you!!! 

Today. Is. Friday.

I'm pretty stoked for the beginning of this day and the end to a busted week. This one was not a good one for me. I sometimes a bad day or two, but never an entire week where it seems like the world is crushing down on my head. I made and did some stupid things under the pressure, treated people I cared about like shit and now will have to pay the consequences. Hopefully the people around me know that this is not me and that I love them all and just had a terrible week. 

For that there is this song by Cher. :)

Happy Friday. I know I'm going to make the best I can out of the weekend ahead.

Dear Dave Mustaine. You've Lost Your Mind!

Yeah Yeah Yeah I agree with free speech too. But it doesn't mean I have to like the man. I have written about him and his rants before but now former Megadeth singer has taken his rants a little bit too far for my liking. Again he can say what he wants but what an ass.

Here is his quotes from a recent show in Singapore.

"Back in my country, my president (Mustaine begins then pretends to gag himself with his finger), is trying to pass a gun ban so he's staging all of these murders. The 'Fast and Furious' thing down at the border. And Aurora, Colorado, all the people that were killed there. And now the beautiful people at the Sikh temple. i don't know where I am going to live if America keeps going the way it's going because it looks like it's turning into Nazi America."

**Dear Dave, just stick to the music. Please!** 

Great Picture

This is a fantastic picture a friend of mine took from his apartment last week during the Mumford & Sons concert at Pier A. 

Wow!

The Lumineers - Ho Hey

If you are a fan of the Swell Season like I am you are guaranteed to like this next band coming out of the Denver Colorado area. I am absolutely loving this first song "Ho Hey"; it has all the essence of an Irish Folk band while being right here in America. I have a feeling you will be hearing a whole lot more of it on this blog.

"I've been trying to do it right

I've been living a lonely life

I've been sleeping here instead

I've been sleeping in my bed

I've been sleeping in my bed

So show me family

all the blood that I will blee

I dunno where I belong

I dunno where I went wrong,

but I can write a song.

I belong with you, you belong with me

you're my sweetheart

I belong with you, you belong with me

you're my sweetheart..."

Dear Sports Media.

Just stop. Its preseason and all you can talk about is this man. One day he is the greatest and should be starting the next he is literally "Te-Blowing It". Make up your minds and then go and focus on some other teams in our league. I'm telling you this as a Jet fan. This story will get old!