Trent Reznor speaks about scoring The Social Network

Here's a great interview from PBS's Travis Smiley show that aired yesterday (12/14/2010). It's amazing to watch this Trent now compare to the interviews he used to give in his Lollapalooza touring days.

The Fabulous Andy Murphy with Mr. Mo

Check out Andy Murphy with Mr. Mo freezing their arses off while performing Andy's song Daddy's Gun at the Peal Basin in Montreal, Qc. It's a great song but just watching this makes my fingers cold. Watch for them to be touring eastern Canada this March.

Montreal band Darling Demaes do a great take away show

I just heard this band for the first time today through this video and I like what I here:

Darling Demaes - Michael Jackson's Brain - take away show from Kyle Stanfield on Vimeo.

Igloofest returns for 5th year!

Here's the promo video just release today for the 2011 Igloofest...

Igloofest Press Conference - English from Piknic Electronik on Vimeo.

Gorillaz cover the XX

Gorillaz stopped by BBC Radio this past weekend to play a 3 song set to promote their new single "Doncamatic," but the performance was highlighted by their stark cover of "Crystalised."

The Decemberists last night on Conan

Check out the The Decemberists debuting a new track of their forthcoming album, "the King is Dead." The album that will be released on January 11, 2011 is described as a back to basic's album and will not be the rock-opera that their previous effort was. Check out the excellent "Down By the Water," featuring Gillian Welch below:

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Here is the fantastic new Arcade Fire video for the title track from the Suburbs, directed by Mr. Spike Jonze.

Bruce Springsteen with the Phill-E Street band

The Boss performed last night on Fallon and was backed by the incredible Roots. Two of the best live acts today on one stage...amazing:

Because the Night



Save My Love



and of course, "Neil Young" with the Boss doing Willow Smith's Wip My Hair:

Aloe Blacc @ le Belmont in Montreal Nov 16

Aloe Blacc is play in town on Tuesday and this should be a great show. If you watch the HBO show How to Make it in America, he is the guy that sings the fantastic theme song. Check it out:

Pulp to play shows this summer!

Pulp, one of the best Brit-pop acts ever are going to reunite this summer for 2 European festival dates @ the Wireless Festival in Hyde Park and also @ Spain's Primivera Festival. These will be their first shows since splitting in 2002. Hopefully they will make it to this side of the pond.

Just in case you don't remember:



and as an added bonus:

Kid Cudi with the Roots and St Vincent!?

Yes it really happened, in this crazy world of interesting artist mash-up things are starting to get less surprising. Kanye working with Justin Vernon and now Kid Cudi with indie rocker St. Vincent.
Certain hip-hop mixing with indie-rock just seems to be kinda natural in a sense. Some hip-hop artist are really try to push the art form in new directions which is refreshing considering it seemed to be stuck in place for quite some time.


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Artists Against Aparthied 14

Check out this track featuring Obsession, Nomadic Massive, The Narcycist, and Invincible:

Artists Against Apartheid from Martijn Steinrucken on Vimeo.

and check out the Narcycist's blog:

New Dears album to be released Feb 15th

The new Dears album, Degeneration Street will be released on Feb 15. I heard them pay it live at Pop Montreal and it should be fantastic. Check out them paying the song Omega Dog live in Mexico:

Go-Go Boots, new Drive-By Truckers coming in Feb, 2011!

That's right a new DBT album coming in Feb called Go-Go Boots. "Used to be a Cop," will be featured on the album you can hear it below (Via COS).

Drive-By Truckers "Used To Be A Cop" from Jason Thrasher on Vimeo.

The Walking Dead

I had been waiting with much anticipation for the Halloween Premier of The Walking Dead and it did not disappoint. This Graphic novel come-to-life has great looking zombies and a so far intriguing storyline. The shot of the main character, Rick Grimes riding the horse into a destroyed Atlanta was amazing...I can't wait for next week. Could this show be the show to fill the "Lost" void? Time will tell I guess.

Is Mike Skinner, AKA the Streets coming back?

The streets have released a new single/video leading one to suspect that the North American cult hero/UK superstar is about to finally release a new album. Hopefully the new album will be more in tune with his first two amazing records than his more recent out put. The new single is pretty good, check it out:

Crystal Castles with Robert Smith!

Holy shit it's Crystal Castles with Robert Smith of the Cure! This was just release about 15mins ago...check it out:

Enter The Ninja!

Ok, this is just getting crazey...Die Antwoord are getting huge and actually seem to be shedding their internet sensation tag for one a legit MC's. I kinda want to check out there set at the Metropolis(!?) on Monday night. Check out there international tv debut last night on Jimmy Kimmel:

Band of Horses get joyous @ ACL!

Band of Horses returned the favour of Cee-lo Green covering one of their songs (No Ones Gonna Love You), by covering his song "Georgia" @ this months Austin City Limits festival. Joining them for the cover is the one and only Trombone Shorty and members of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears on horns. Cee-lo and BoH will be releasing their covers on a split 7" later this month.

Titus Andronicus - Amaznig Video!

All the energy of the band live in a 14min video format! The video is from the For No One series by film maker Danial Ryan which features bands playing to....no one. Check it out it's amazingly shot, you really couldn't get any closer to the band. The song is the closer from their most recent album, "The Battle of Hampton Roads."

Via COS:

Titus Andronicus | FOR NO ONE from FOR NO ONE on Vimeo.

Amazing Blood Print...Just in time for Halloween!

Wanye Coyne of the Flaming Lips has taken poster printer to an entirely new level by doing so using his own blood. Watch below as he prints a poster for the Flaming Lips Austin City Limits set, which took place this past weekend.

Crystal Castles - Baptism

Here's the new video for Crystal Castles "Baptism," which is probably the best track off of Crystal Castles II. This is probably one of the best records released this year. The video is kinda cheap but it's fitting in a way, enjoy:

Hollerado make 2 great videos for Americanarama

Both of these videos are so great in their own ways... the second one features Dave Foley of Kids in the Hall fame making fun of American Apparel.

40 Nights of Rock and Roll

Check the trailer for this 2011 documentary about 2 guys cruising the USA for 40 days checking out a show each day and interviewing a band. This looks like one hell of a trip:

Cool Bad Religion Cover

Here's a great Bad Religion cover by Frank Turner, who I was very impressed by at Osheaga this past summer...too bad I only caught his last few songs. The song is "My Poor Friend Me" from Bad Religion's 1993 album Recipe for Hate. There is also an interesting cover of "Suffer" by Tegan and Sara.

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Nick Cave and Grinderman are truley cooler than us all.

Check out this video of Grinderman on Later Live... with Jools Holland. Grinderman will be @ the Metropolis November 12 with Armen Ra $27.00.

Amazing Atoms for Peace footage

Finally some better than cell phone camera footage of Atoms for Peace the "super" group featuring Thom Yorke, Flea, Nigel Godrich (Radiohead Producer), Mauro Refosco, and Joey Waronker. These clips are taken from last months Fuji Rock Festival in Niigata, Japan. Hopefully we will someday get an album from these guys...but at least there is new Radiohead on the horizon. (via youtube user vagabond506):

Sacha Baron Cohen to play Freddie Mercurry!

Yup it's true, Borat will play the Queen singer in an up coming feature film. This should be interesting. No director is attached as of yet but Academy Award winner Graham King (the Departed) is producing. (via Deadline)

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/exclusive-sacha-baron-cohen-set-to-play-queen-singer-freddie-mercury-in-gk-film/

Just over one week until Pop Montreal!

Check out the trailer for Pop Montreal - to bad Solange and Tom Tom Club have already cancelled:

Trent Reznor to release Social Network songs for free

Update - Here is the link to the five song ep -



Good Friday morning...new Trent Reznor tracks from the Social Network score to be released today for free download! I will post the download links here when they are released later today. Via COS:

Trent Reznor to release <i>Social Network</i> songs for free

Modlife // BLUE BLOOD BLUES RELEASED TODAY

This is the craziest record I have ever seen, the new Dead Weather single is a "triple decker" record. Don't believe me...check out the link below and watch the video in which Jack White himself will explain. Too bad it's limited to 300 pressings:


Modlife // BLUE BLOOD BLUES RELEASED TODAY

Interesting new video from Philip Selway

What happens when you throw a cinder block off a tall building that is tied to your leg...maybe not what you'd expect. Here is the great video and song from Philip Selway (aka the drummer from Radiohead) directed by David Altobelli:

Cache Rules Everything Around Me

This a video made by Even Roth entirely of animated GIF's set to a large chunk of Girl Talk's Night Ripper album. Check it out...if you have ten minutes you'll never need again:

Cache Rules Everything Around Me from Evan Roth on Vimeo.

The Daily Swarm - Marliyn Manson's Kenny Powers Obsession...

This is kinda weird....but I can't wait for this show to start up again either, just don't think I'll go as far as acting/dressing like Kenny Powers. Click the link below:

The Daily Swarm - Marliyn Manson's Kenny Powers Obsession...

The Narcicyst

Iraqi-Montreal hip-hop artist with a hell of a lot to say. Check him out, this cat is seriously on the rise. He also recently acted it the Dubai film City of Life that was featured at the Montreal Festival des Films du Monde.

Here is an interesting interview:

The Narcicyst from SHOT BY JFK on Vimeo.

the video for P.H.A.T.W.A.:

The Narcicyst- P.H.A.T.W.A. (Official Music Video) from The Narcicyst on Vimeo.

and the trailer for City of Life:

This Film is Broken Tonight at Cinema du Parc

Tonight, Sept 2nd at 9pm:

Yo Gabba Gabba! with the Roots

For those of you unfamiliar Yo Gabba Gabba! is a children's show on Treehouse TV that was created by Christian Jacobs, the singer for the Aquabats. The show often features hip bands and has become a cult show for many teens and collage students. They will be in Montreal this coming Sunday (Sept 5, 2010) @ Salle Wilfrid Pelletier with super music friend (and montréalais) Kid Koala.

Here they are on Jimmy Fallon last night with the Roots:

Here's the first song by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross from The Social Network

Here is the very dark first track from Trent Reznor's score to David Fincher's Facebook movie The Social Network. I must admit I was not interested in a movie about facebook until I heard that Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac) was directing, now this is the movie I think I have been the most excited about all year. Check out the trailer below as well.

Via COS:
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - "Hand Covers Bruise" (No Piano) by Some Kind of Awesome

This is one of the best trailers that I have ever scene:

Ever want to know what Band of Horses would sound like if they were Swedish?

Ever want to know what Band of Horses would sound like if they were Swedish? No me neither, but the band Shout Out Louds have given us just that. Here is their cover of Band of Horses "Is There a Ghost" from the 2007 album Cease to Begin.

Shout Out Louds - Spöken from Ted Malmros on Vimeo.

Great Day for new songs!

First up the new song from Cee-lo is amazing. Fuck You, yes that is it's name and basically it's chorus is a fantastic song. I think think this song will be a huge hit even with the repeated cursing. We're supposed to get a proper video in the next week or too, but I kinda like this one:



Next up is a very funny video from Ted Leo and The Pharmacists for their song Bottle in the Cork. Great band great song, awesome video:

Funny or Die Featured Videos from Funny or Die

And finally is the first video from the up coming Roots and John Legend collaboration which will consist of all 60's and 70's political R&B covers. If this song is any indication it will be a great album. The video also features Common, check it out below:

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New Jenny (Lewis) and Johnny (Rice)

I think I like the player as much if not more than the songs. Cool and creative stuff!

Band of Horses vs. Cee-Lo Green

I love this song. Here is the original Band of Horses version -



And here is the Cee-Lo sexy hipster version:

Pop Montreal Rock Lottery @ Il Motore

I attended the 2nd annual Rock Lottery on Friday night and it turned out to be a lot more and better than I was ever expecting it to be.
For those who do not know the concept of Rock Lotteries it is as follows: They get together a bunch of musicians and and randomly put them together to form new bands. Each band are given only one week to write 2 songs. At the end of the week they perform their compositions to an audience.
So right of the bat I think everyone was caught off guard by the quality of the first act, the even incorporated vocal harmonies in their 2 tunes. I think that bands name was Posh Rebel Cowboys...interesting choice. I believe that was also the name of their 2nd tune.
Next up was a two piece that was made up of a friend of mine Mr. Andy Murphy from the local band Lakemaker and a drummer. This was probably the first time that I have ever seen Andy perform on stage with an electric guitar and it really worked. They played simple punky garage rock tunes but it sounded great. This is what make this Rock Lottery concept so interesting I guess, it pulls the musicians out of their comfort zone and pushes them into more unknown (to them) territory.
After that were a slew of more typically Montreal indie sounding acts. But I must admit the guy who performed in a speedo, or bikini breifs had people talking.
The act that ended up winning...not that this was really about winning, The Couch Tards, were surprising in that they were about of kids probably 18-20 and they sounded like Pavement meets Sonic Youth. Is the 90's lo-fi sound really coming back?
This was a great event and I look forward to seeing another one of these events.
Hopefully, I will be back to Il Motore next Saturday for Titus Andronicus.

http://popmontreal.com/en/puces/events/rock-lotto-2010

Surprise, Surprise, Imagine Festival canceled.

Toronto's Imagine Festival, which was supposed to be the largest concert in that cities history has been "postponed" until next year. This is after multiple delays and setbacks for the festival that was supposed to channel the "spirit of Woodstock '69." Originally set to take place over Canada Day weekend it was pushed back until Labour Day weekend and is now off completely. The cancellation probably has to do with the lack of any large known bands on the lineup, it's a tough draw to your festival when no-one knows who the hell any of the bands are...even when tickets are free.

New M.I.A. Video for XXXO

Not sure how I feel about the video yet, but I do really enjoy the song. Definitely the most catchy tune off her new album but certainly not the best.

August 2010

Hmmm, maybe I'll try updating this thing.... it's only been 2 years.