Atlanta Album Preview: Snowden

Anti Anti was the summer jam for me last year after I finally got a copy, so I'm very much looking forward to the next album. The details seem murky right now, so here are some videos of new material they played at a show at The Earl back in February:

"Red Handed":



"Muse Like You":



"Lemon Peel":



"Candy For Everyone":

Video Of The Day

Alice Cooper is no joke;



Apparently, the woman he pulls up in the beginning and the dancer at the end are the same person; his wife...

A great entertainer.

Live Videos: The Ruby Suns, Throw Me The Statue (4/14/2008) The Drunken Unicorn

The Ruby Suns

Monday night's sparsely attended show at the Drunken Unicorn was really sweet. I missed ATL's Chainstereo, but I hope to catch them soon, because they seem interesting. Throw Me The Statue, from Seattle and signed to Secretly Canadian, took a substantially long time to set up their equipment and seemed to suffer from various minor malfunctions throughout their set. But, for the pop-rock style of which I typically don't care much for, they played a thoroughly enjoyable show and seemed to be really nice dudes, volunteering more conversation with the audience before and after the show than most acts I see. Slightly after midnight, The Ruby Suns took stage. The 3-piece incarnation of Kevin McPhun's project did a respectable job of performing the music from an album that I would have figured to be very hard to reproduce live. I listened to Sea Lion again today and I love it so much. Here's some vids and pics:

Throw Me The Statue











The Ruby Suns

Videos Of The Day

The first video of the day - a deeper look into the underground of the Atlanta music scene (and MARTA's central role):



I want to remix this.


Although I'm not sure how well received this raunchy music video will be, our second video of the day is a european dance track by Le le. According to the youtube info entry, "It consists solely of drawings made by Piet Parra that are also used as loops during the live performances. The song is about bitches and eggs..."

Video Of The Day: Dead Confederate At Langerado 2008

Video Of The Day: Beach House "Heart Of Chambers"

Beach House week continues as their newest video has been spreading through the Internets like wildfire. Tonight they are at The Earl. I'll see you there.

Videos Of The Day: Yeasayer

Awesome new video for "Wait For The Summer":



On Conan doing "2080":

Video Of The Day: Coathangers "Tanya Harding"

As they take off on tour today, you can be with them in spirit watching this new video:


The Coathangers - "Tanya Harding" from ataricharm on Vimeo.

Video of The Day: Flight Of The Conchords: A Texan Odyssey

While I've been killing time at work, I came across this post on Brooklyn Vegan. They posted the 45 minute documentary below that The Flight Of The Conchords made when they traveled to SXSW in 2006. The post also included this photo:


(Cred)

What is especially hilarious about the photo is that those two folks that FOTC are pointing to are actually ex-ATLiens, and the one on the right was my roommate a few years ago. Right before this happened, we had all become obsessed with the FOTC HBO special and it was a big deal when they sent us this photo after SXSW. Anyway, that randomness gave me a laugh. You should really watch this doc, though, because it will make you laugh also:

Live Videos: Rizzudo, The Liverhearts (2/2/2008) The Earl

Saturday night we went down to the Earl to catch this awesome ATLien show. It was my first time seeing both bands, and I was very impressed. This was apparently the first time Rizzudo played in over a year. The Liverhearts have a new album about to come out, and they played straight through that. Rizzudo also said they are about to work on another album. I bought their self-titled EP at the show and have been really enjoying it. I feel like I missed videoing some of the best moments of the show (like the end of Rizzudo's set), but I learned I need to get more memory cards. Enjoy:

The Liverhearts:







Rizzudo:





Photos:











The Liverhearts Myspace

Rizzudo Myspace

Video Of The Day

Music video from Shugo Tokumaru's awesome new cd, Exit:

Photos and Video: Yo La Tengo, Kurt Wagner- 1-12-08 at The Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA

Yo La Tengo










"Tom Courtenay"


Unknown


"Looney Tunes B-Side"
"I'm Set Free"
"My Little Corner Of The World"
"Sometimes I Don't Get You"
"One After 909 (Beatles cover)"
Answering Questions
"Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind"

Kurt Wagner - "Slipped Dissolved And Loosed"


"The Daily Growl"


"Let's Go Bowling"
"Autumn's Vicar"
"Of Raymond"
"Chelsea Hotel #2" (Leonard Cohen cover)

Video Of The Day

Nobuo Uematsu, known as the main composer for almost every Final Fantasy game, is coming out with another Black Mages album. This album is rumored to be a double disk.

I will show to shame for this kind of love; this is my answer to a "choice of one artist on a deserted island" kind of question:




Epic

Videos Of The Day

Jazz drummer Morgan Agren teams up here with Meshuggah's Frederik Thordendal on Swedish Television. They play a technical and expressive medley from the acid-trip math lesson, Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects - Sol Niger Within. This record is a solid example of how to connect the dots between technical metal and jazz.



Here is Agren playing with his jazz group, guest-featuring possibly the most talented spoon player ever:



As a side note; the keyboard player really rips here: you would never guess that Mats Öberg has been blind from birth.

Video Of The Day: The Eternal Children

Here's a great documentary by David Kleijwegt on some musicians that I really dig, CocoRosie and Devendra Banhart. In the second video below, you'll notice Antony touch on the current music revolution of this decade that I constantly espouse.

Part 1:


Part 2:


Part 3:


Part 4:


Part 5:



Part 6:

B-Sides: Marnie Stern Videos (7/26/07) The Drunken Unicorn

I had promised six months ago that these vids would get posted, so here they are. Thanks to David for filming and letting me rock out:

"Logical Volume":


"Absorb Those Numbers":


"Every Single Lines Mean Something":


More videos (click to watch):

"Letters From Rimbaud"
"Put All Your Eggs In One Basket And Then Watch That Basket"
"Grapefruit"
"Precious Metal"

Click here for more photos of the show

Video Of The Day

This relatively unknown gipsy guitar prodigy plays in the tradition of Django Reinhardt, initially became known worldwide through his group The Gipsy Kids at age 9, did a number of years in jail for a drug-related offense, and now is back out on tour again. He is one of the best guitar players I have ever seen.

Video of the Day

Compressors even out the signals in an audio stream; bringing the lows and highs closer together. 'Record Labels' like loud records because they show trends of selling better on a significant first impression. Bands are pressured into a certain type of sound, at the cost of dynamics:

A counter-organization's website:

http://www.turnmeup.org/

This video explains the situation much better than above:




This is a global trend that encompasses (and perverts?) literally all genres of recorded music, but, just like any other technical decision within music, is an artistic choice in itself. Turnmeup.org is arguing that the option for an artist to enhance dynamics is lost. The fight sounds good to me until the catch : they are asking artists to put another sticker on their album cover:










Dorky?

Photos & Video: From Exile, Moorish Idols at Home Park Fest - November 3rd, 2007

From Exile

"Crushing Reality"


Other Videos:
"Minor Key Jam"
"Product Of Sin"












Moorish Idols

"Fer-De-Lance w/ Runaway Train Teaser"


Other Videos:
"SETI"
"Renouncing The Renaissance"
"Past Lives Club"
Moorish Idols - "Trem Two" (Mission of Burma cover)









Lots more Home Park Fest Photos and Video to come!

Video of The Day: Wilco

I've got the Wilco performance on Austin City Limits last week DVRed to jam out later but here's a vid from it with them doing my favourite song from Sky Blue Sky:

Video of the Day

The shameless fanaticism the Ohmpark staff will unavoidably tend to show begins now:

Videos Of The Day: Dan Deacon

"Crystal Cat":



On NBC:



At Pitchfork Fest:

Videos of The Day

Spike Jonze Interviews M.I.A. for Vice TV:



Additional Parts:
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6

Video of The Day

Múm - "They Made Frogs Smoke Til They Exploded"



The new album "Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy" is out today on FatCat Records.

Videos of The Day

Dr. Octagon- "Trees"


Aesop Rock- "None Shall Pass"

Video of the Day

No question; this wins for the day:

Video Of The Day: The Year Punk Broke

Most of the Ohmpark crew is up in the wilderness over the extended weekend, but while i have internet for a brief minute, here's a great documentary on Sonic Youth and Nirvana on tour in Europe in 1991 that you must watch if you have never seen it. Here's all hour and a half of it:

Video Of The Day: The Hipster Olympics

This is pretty good:

Video Of The Day: John Vanderslice

The internets have been buzzing about John and his new album, Emerald City , about 911 and his girlfriend getting a US visa. It's not really my thing, but he was born in the same city as me so here's a video to check out:



John Vanderslice will be at The Earl with Bishop Allen, another artist the internets are hearting, on September 20th. Here's a little somthing from Bishop:

Bishop Allen : Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

Video Of The Day: Animal Collective

The new AC video of "Peacebone" from the upcoming Strawberry Jam album (out September 11th) is really awesome and maybe one of the best videos I've seen all year. Remember the conglomeration of fauna will be at The Variety Playhouse on Wednesday September 26th. Enjoy:

8-12-07 Daniel Johnston, Keith Kozel & The Lovesick, Pink Kodiak at Savannah Smiles - Savannah, GA

Daniel Johnston loves pop culture icons. His songs are littered with references to Marilyn Monroe, Captain America, and Casper the Friendly Ghost. Like his cultural heroes, Daniel Johnston is a legend. Through all the adversity of his life Daniel has triumphed to become the rock star he always aspired to be. Admittedly I just discovered him this year after renting the exceptional documentary “The Devil and Daniel Johnston.” Seeing him achieve his dreams and stay positive regardless of his bipolar disorder gave me strength in a recent difficult time in my life. His stark honest song writing is imaginative, captivating, and original. Since the 80’s people have worshipped and emulated the man and his songs with good reason.

Last Sunday night I caught him live in my hometown of Savannah, GA. I hadn’t seen a concert there since I saw White Zombie years ago when I was in the 8th grade. I am pleased to see Tiny Team Concerts booking such eclectic and amazing shows in a city that lacks them. I waited in a long line to get into the show but once inside had easy access to the front of the stage because not a soul was waiting there! A huge crowd was at the bar and everyone else was seated around tables. The opener Pink Kodiak was a one-man project playing self-described “Death Pop.” After a few songs he counted the people standing in front of the stage: Eight. He tried to coerce more to the front by exclaiming” I can count well into the thirties.” The songs were entertaining and catchy. He played a bass while the other parts were pre-recorded. Later I asked about his lack of band (thinking he was misunderstood by the local scene) and he told me the concept of the band involved it being a solo project. It was much easier to tell the second band was local. Keith Kozel and The Lovesick were a typical bar band in a city full of them. The band had all the movement and talent of the “The Rock-afire Explosion”. Keith Kozel did his best Mick Jagger impression. Later “The Lovesick” served as an unnecessary backing band for Daniel Johnston.

By the time Daniel Johnston came out people were standing and ready. He opened with a few songs on electric guitar. Sadly this was the only time Daniel would play an instrument all night. After those songs a friend accompanied him on acoustic guitar, which was very nice. Together they did a few songs including a cover of The Beatles’ “You've Got to Hide Your Love Away.” During the night Daniel performed old favorites like “Grievances” and “Walking The Cow” and more recent songs such as “Rock This Town.” His performance was great considering he read his lyrics and was very nervous (an apparent fact due to his shaking). I would have loved to see JUST him for the entire concert, especially playing piano but perhaps he didn’t possess the will power for such an intimate performance.


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Pink Kodiac







Keith Kozel & The Lovesick










Daniel Johnston















Some Miscellaneous Daniel Johnston Videos:

"I Live My Broken Dreams"


"True Love Will Find You In The End"

Video Of The Day

This is pretty good:

Video of The Day

Thanks to teh 1337s for this hilarious stuff:

Video Of the Day: Tegan And Sara

Click above for tix and below for the new vid:

Video Of the Day: Mastodon

Here's the awesome new video for my favourite song from Blood Mountain, "Sleeping Giant":

Video of the Day

Biggie C and Matty G showed me this awesome video:



Arthur C. Clarke's Fractals, The Colour of Infinity
Soundtrack by David Gilmour
Explains how the Mandelbrot Set equation reveals fractals when applied through a computer.
The application of these breakthroughs are explained through nature.
The simple equation that gives birth to fractals is also explained.

Videos Of The Day: Smashing Pumpkins Residency In Asheville

For all things related to this, check out Smasheville. Currently I'm in Asheville about to catch them tonight, so here's some vids that have surfaced from the first two nights:

Video Of The Day: Dungen

Here's their awesome new video:

Video Of The Day: Stephen Colbert (Korean Music Video)

Colbert rules:

Video Of The Day: The Doors

Here's an hour long concert to watch of The Doors in 1968:

Torrent Of The Day: Explosions In The Sky (5-6-2007) (DVD)

You can watch the show in google video, and download it below:



Explosions In The Sky 2007-05-06 Seattle, WA (NTSC)

Explosions In The Sky
Neumo's
Seattle, WA
2007-05-06

Audio Taper: Jarod Watson
Audio Location: DFC, ~35' from stage lip. MBHO's NOS and LSD2 Blumlein. Mics 10' on stand.
Audio Source: MBHO 603/KA100LK (Channels 1 & 2) & Studio Projects LSD2 (Channels 3 & 4) > Edirol R4 (Channels 1 & 2: Busman W Mod, Channels 3 & 4: Busman T Mod, @ 24/48)
Audio Lineage: Edirol R4 > USB > Adobe Audition 2.0 (cropping, fades, mix to stereo, mute LSD2 source -3db, boost stereo mix +8db, dither)

Video Taper: Brian Connolly
Video Location: Stage-Right, front row
Video Source: Canon HV20
Video Lineage: DV(m) > firewire > Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 (sync w/ audio) > TMPGEnc Xpress 4.0 (to .m2v) > DVD-Lab Pro 2.0 > DVD5

Setlist:
01. intro
02. Memorial
03. With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept
04. Welcome, Ghosts
05. The Only Moment We Were Alone
06. Greet Death
07. Catastrophe And The Cure
08. The Moon Is Down

Notes:
Here she is. Big thanks to Jarod for handling audio in the back (which sounds amazing) while I did video up front.
Even though this is a single camera DVD, it looks pretty damn good I think. Enjoy.

Video Of The Day: Laura Veirs

She will be at the Earl tonight, so here's a video:

Videos Of The Day: Beastie Boys

Here's some new videos:

Videos Of The Day: The Smashing Pumpkins

High on the excitement of the Smashing Pumpkins shows in Asheville, I give you videos about their last show ever at The Metro in Chicago in 2000:

Video Of The Day: Stanton Moore

Here's some pieces from Stanton Moore's (Galactic) instructional video featuring the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. I watched this before catching the free Galactic show downtown last Saturday night. Appropriately, I'm in New Orleans as I post this, and when I return later today, I'll do my write-up of the show.

Video Of The Day: The Clientele

I'll be checking these guys out at The Earl tonight:

Vidoes OF The Day: Rage Against The Machine (Coachella 2007)

Videos Of The Day: Type O Negative

Type O Negative will be at the Masquerade Friday night, here's some videos:

Videos Of The Day: Arcade Fire at Coachella

Arcade Fire is in Atlanta tonight, so here's some videos of them last weekend at Coachella:

Videos Of The Day: Nirvana

Thanks to V for hitting me with these, they really bring me back:

Video of the Day: Dream Theater

Old school Dream Theater without keyboard player.... and the singer from Napalm Death? Weird.

Video Of the Day: Built To Spill

Videos Of The Day: Elliott Smith

Just listened to XO the other day and I think I'm on an Elliott Smith kick again. Here's some vids:

Live Review, Photos, and Videos: The Books, Todd Reynolds (4-20-07) Variety Playhouse

Review by sleo
Photos by BiggieC
Video by bobloblaw79

Friday night The Books tour stopped in Atlanta promoting the new tour/online only Play All DVD. The show started out with Todd Reynolds, a masterful violinist with effects pedals and a bass drum. Todd also used a large screen to display many graphics that were developed by a variety of artists. Not only could Todd play a mean violin with twists and turns throughout his elaborate, overlapping melodies, but his use of the pedals and bass drum also added an intriguing element of intensity to his visual effects. My favorite visualization shown by Todd was a portrayal of riding on the British monorail. The artist took footage from the front and back of the train at the same time and displayed each perspective side by side. The journey down the rail was traveled at the same rate of Todd’s violin bow, and quickly became mesmerizing to watch. Todd had also cleverly designed his musical piece around his artist friend’s footage to coincide with the changing directions, speeds, and overlaps of the different angles from which the artist filmed his journey on the rail.

Then The Books took the stage and totally blew me away. It’s not often enough that I get to go to a show that has so much going on in their music and on stage that I can’t even tear my eyes away. The duo also utilized the large screen on stage with several videos that went along perfectly with every song. They showed a wide variety of footage, from creations of simplistic and distorted graphics of the alphabet to old family videos. Nick consistently held the mellow tone of their music with his acoustic guitar, while Paul contributed dramatic melodies on his skeletal cello. Throughout all of their songs, several different samples of voices and music filled in over the acoustic sound of their instruments from what seems like quite an extensive library of sounds. There was not a large turnout for the show, yet the crowd that was there was thoroughly entertained as the sounds of their enthusiasm throughout the entire performance was thunderous. It was additionally nice to be able to chillax and see everything going on with such a friendly and upbeat crowd. Todd Reynolds came out to join the duo for a few of their songs, which made for a more complex and compelling performance. They even did a phenomenal cover of a Nick Drake song from his album Five Leaves Left (which they admitted to having done last year at their performance at the EARL). I had a great time at the show and really can’t wait to see what else these guys can come up with.

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Todd Reynolds



The Books

















"Cello Song" (Nick Drake cover)
Note: The video is very dark but the sound quality is listenable)

Video Of The Day: Bjork

This is from Saturday Night Live last night:

Videos of the Day

Today's Theme: Psychadelia....




Now something a little less music and more cerebral; This video was made in 1975 by John Whitney, a pioneer in computer graphics. Before digital computing (used for this piece), he used World War 2 surplus analog ballistics computers to use lights to draw directly on film. Music by Manoochehr Sadeghi.

Video Of The Day: Sound Tribe Sector 9

STS9 is streaming their concerts tommorrow night and Friday night here. Here's them new years eve 2005-06 at the Tabernacle:

Video Of The Day: Dinosaur Jr

New video for a new song:

Videos of the Day: Radiohead

The perpetual music debate between Ichuda and I rolled on last night in drunken fashion, and here's some vids of our respective favourite Radiohead songs:

Video Of The Day: Of Montreal

I know it seems I post something Of Montreal related every week, but they are rad. I'll try to make this my last for a while and pack in some info. Cable And Tweed has a bunch of posts on them this week related to the karaoke show, complete with mp3 highlights, and the 411 on Fo Montreal. Tonight you can catch them on the Conan O'Brien show so set your DVRs. Pitchfork called Kevin Barnes' celly and discussed the dilly. Finally, Bobloblaw79 caught this Led Zeppelin cover at the 2-24-2007 show at the Variety Playhouse:

Video Of The Day: The Ponys

I've been jamming this album hard lately, so here's a pitchfork video of them:

Video Of The Day: KYLESA

Video Of The Day: Blonde Redhead

Live Videos And Photos: Deerhunter (4-2-2007) Criminal Records

Monday we went down to check out Deerhunter doing an in-store performance at Criminal Records. I picked up their new EP, Fluorescent Grey, and it is great. Biggie C tooks some photos:



















I video taped the show and it was the first show I've ever video taped. Check it out in low-def:

"Cryptograms":



"White Ink":



"Hazel St":



"Spring Hall Convert":



"Flourescent Grey"/"Tech School":

Videos Of the Day: Bands In Atlanta This Week

Menomena will be at the Drunken Unicorn tonight. Looks to be a great show.



Blood Brothers will be at The Masquerade this Saturday night:



Sebadoh (featuring Lou Barlow from Dinosaur Jr) plays at the variety Playhouse Sunday night:

Video Of The Day: The Apples in Stereo

NeoIndustrialPost-EmoPunkFunkElectroCrashThrashabillyScreamoHouseGhettoTech

Video Of The Day: Flight Of The Conchords

Newly added to Bonnaroo, this New Zealand duo is sort of like Tenacious D, but good. Check out one of their shows:

Video Of The Day: Kid Koala

He'll be at the Drunken Unicorn friday night, check him out:

Video Of The Day: Bloc Party

Doing "Like Eating Glass" Live:

Video Of The Day: Porcupine Tree

Video Of The Day: Daath

The new album comes out on tuesday, here's a video:

Videos Of The Day: The Autumn Defense, Magik Markers, Eluvium

If you didn't get lucky and score some Explosions In The Sky tickets for tonight like i did, you should totally go beat up a hipster and jack them for their tickets. If you don't want to do that, there's still some great shows to see tonight. Magik Markers are playing at The Drunken Unicorn and The Autumn Defense (featuring members of Wilco) are playing at The Earl. Here's some vids:

The Autumn Defense:





Magik Markers:



Eluvium(opening for EITS tonight):

Video Of The Day: Beck - Cellphone's Dead

From The Information (#10 of 2006):

Video Of The Day: Grandaddy

Video Of The Day: Ghostface Killah

Video: The Orphins- Devil Duck

New video from hometown favorites The Orphins:

The Orphins - Devil Duck



Orphins Myspace


Go see The Orphins Friday March 16th at Lenny's with Club Awesome and Sealions

Video Of The Day: Red Sparrowes

Because Ichuda told you so:

Videos Of The Day: My Morning Jacket

Ichuda hit me up with these:





And my favourite MMJ song:

Video Of The Day: Built To Spill

Music Video for "Conventional Wisdom":

Video Of The Day: The Faceless

Someone crossed The Faceless's "All Dark Graves" with some naturo anime:

Videos Of The Day: Arcade Fire on SNL

The Arcade Fire mania continues(NBC keeps pulling these videos, but some more pop up):

Torrent Of The Day: Elliott Smith (DVD)

ElliottSmith/ 09/02/2000 / Bumbershoot / DVD

Elliott Smith
Boombox Stage
Bumbershoot Festival
Seattle, WA
September 02, 2000

Lineage: 3/4" Master > VHS > DVD author (by Chrisedge)

Pro-Shot or Audience shot : Pro-shot
Stand Alone or PC : PC
NTSC or Pal : NTSC
Menus : Menu with song selection
Aspect Ratio: 4:3

intro 00:00:00:00
needle in the hay 00:00:52:10
bled white 00:05:06:19
stupidity tries 00:08:15:21
coming up roses 00:11:40:21
waltz #2 (xo) 00:14:43:12
everything means nothing to me 00:19:12:00
clementine 00:21:55:24
son of sam 00:24:57:11
la 00:28:05:15
amity 00:31:38:12
ballad of big nothing 00:34:13:07
cupid's trick 00:36:51:20
st. ides heaven 00:40:21:00
junk bond trader 00:43:10:07
division day 00:46:57:00
christian brothers 00:49:56:14
angeles 00:55:14:21
fond farewell 00:58:28:16
alameda 01:02:06:05
say yes 01:06:05:15

Here's a low quality youtube clip of the DVD:

Video Of The Day: Explosions In The Sky

Moore Signs Feline to Ecstatic Peace, O'Rourke To Produce

In a move sure to set the young alternative drog-rock crowd into a tizzy, Sonic Youth guitarist and all around renaissance man Thurston Moore announced Friday that the newest member of the Ecstatic Peace family would be Nora The Piano Playing cat.

The free thinking Nora the Piano Playing cat has been playing her own brand of post-noise inspired scratch rock for most of her 9 lives. "ME-ow", Nora smugly remarked at the press confrence set outside the Brooklyn area Pet Smart. Film Director Jim O'Rourke will produce the 184 minute 2 song album set for release in late June. The only tour date scheduled so far will be a benefit show for the Humane Society in the back alley of Cat-Free Teriyaki and Noodles in East Osaka Japan.

Rumors are that she will open for Yoko Ono in her planned world tour this fall.

Video Of The Day: Hunter S Thompson Documentary

Just found this and it's awesome:

Hunter S. Thompson: 1978 BBC Documentary 'Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision'

Video Of The Day : Lamb Of God

Lamb Of God : Laid To Rest

Videos Of The Day: Bonnaroo

Here's the video Beck had in the middle of his show:



Sonic Youth:



The Mars Volta:

Happy Bonnaroo Line-up Day

Screw this valentine BS. Today is about Bonnaroo. So it turns out that the widely circulated rumors were really off, the pre-confirmations were solid, and Bonnaroo has some serious amatuers running their website. Yesterday, a Bonnaroo message board dude named "Bonnaroodetective" found the line-up and exposed it and Billboard was the first to break the story. Props to those guys. Even today the Bonnaroo website is acting funny, and really it's a weak web design. So, I'm gonna break down the line-up:

The Police • Tool • Widespread Panic • The White Stripes • Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals • Wilco • The Flaming Lips • MANU CHAO Radio Bemba Sound System • The String Cheese Incident • Franz Ferdinand • Bob Weir & Ratdog • Damien Rice • Ween • Gov't Mule • Ziggy Marley • The Decemberists • Kings of Leon • Michael Franti & Spearhead • Wolfmother • Regina Spektor • The Black Keys • Galactic • DJ Shadow • Gillian Welch • Spoon • Keller Williams (WMD'S) • Sasha & John Digweed • STS9 • Old Crow Medicine Show • The Hold Steady • Lily Allen • North Mississippi Allstars • Fountains Of Wayne • Hot Tuna • Feist • Hot Chip • John Butler Trio • Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys • Aesop Rock • The Richard Thompson Band • Dierks Bentley • James Blood Ulmer • Xavier Rudd • Gogol Bordello • Junior Brown • Tortoise • T-Bone Burnett • Mavis Staples • Clutch • Cold War Kids • Dr. Dog • Paolo Nutini • Brazilian Girls • RX Bandits • The Nightwatchman • The Slip • Girl Talk • Railroad Earth • Martha Wainwright • Rodrigo y Gabriela • Annuals • Tea Leaf Green • Sam Roberts Band • Elvis Perkins in Dearland • Charlie Louvin • Sonya Kitchell • Mute Math • Apollo Sunshine • Uncle Earl • The National • The Little Ones • Black Angels • Ryan Shaw • Lewis Black & Friends • Dave Attell • David Cross •

First the headliners. Tool and the White Stripes are probably the two biggest-bands-I've-never-seen-who-still-tour-that-I-want-to-see so i'm pretty stoked about that. The Police is solid. Widespread is pretty lame, but i understand it. Overall, a nice follow-up to Radiohead, but I am dissappointed that Superfly couldn't land Roger Waters while he's touring around the Southeast US. But oh well, I'll catch him in Atlanta.



The line-up overall does a good job of balancing music tastes and for that I'm happy. Despite how much the hippies and wookies will cry about it not being an exclusively jamband line-up, the jam-heads are very well represented with WSP, String Cheese, Ben Harper, Bob Weir, Gov't Mule, Ween, Micheal Franti, Galactic, North Mississippi Allstars, STS9, Tea Leaf Green, Keller Williams, etc.



Bands that i'm excited about include: Wilco, The Decemberists, Wolfmother, Regina Spektor, the Black Keys, DJ Shadow, The Hold Steady, Lily Allen, Hot Chip, Aesop Rock, Tortoise, Cold War Kids, Girl Talk, and Mute Math.



The comedy acts I think are all really solid and probably the best comedy line-up at Bonnaroo thus far.

Overall, I give the inital line-up a solid B. Good job balancing the Pitchfork kids with the Patchouli kids but not Bonnaroo's best. Hopefully the artist additions will be good. 120 Days to go!

Go Check Out The Bonnaroo Site

Video Of The Day: Modest Mouse "Untitled"

In 1997, Rick Madsen shot a documentary about Modest Mouse during the recording of The Lonesome Crowded West. Lot's of great musicians are interviewed including Doug Martsch, Elliot Smith, and Calvin Johnson. It's badass and here is all 36 minutes of it:

Video Of The Day

Pink Floyd : Careful With That Axe Eugene (1973-5-18)

Video Of The Day

This is pretty funny, Andrew Bird as "Dr Stringz":

Radiohead For The Weekend

You can never get enough Radiohead: