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What’s so funny ’bout peace, love and understanding

Dave Hyndman — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:53:37 +0000

What’s so funny ’bout peace, love and understanding?

Elvis Costello’s Peace, Love and Understanding.

Jim James & M. Ward playing Ward’s Chinese Translation at SXSW

Dave Hyndman — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:47:57 +0000

Here’s a video of My Morning Jacket’s Jim James playing Chinese Translation with M. Ward at SXSW. The video actually starts with M. Ward playing Rollercoaster on his own.

I love this. M. Ward is such a great guitar player! And Jim James is a leading god in my rock pantheon.

Found at Aquarium Drunkard.

Wilco on Austin City Limits

Dave Hyndman — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:05:57 +0000

Here’s a great video of Wilco performing Impossible Germany on Austin City Limits. The song is from Sky Blue Sky, Wilco’s most recent album and one of my faves. One of the highlights of the album is the addition of free-jazz guitarist Nels Cline to the lineup. The video is a great example of what he adds to the band.

Apparently this show aired on PBS a few nights ago. However, due to the frustration that is PBS, its affiliates and how they carry and schedule shows, it doesn’t appear to be offered by our affiliate, WGBH in Boston. I guess I’ll have to track it down on BitTorrent instead.

Thanks to Aquarium Drunkard for the video.

Jon Lajoie’s “High as F#%k” music video

Dave Hyndman — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:03:23 +0000

This is hilarious, though not quite safe for work.

Thanks to Scott for the pointer.

Tom Petty rock-doc, Running Down the Dream

Dave Hyndman — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:31:42 +0000

Tom Petty resides high in my personal rock canon. Damn the Torpedoes and Hard Promises were formative, seminal albums for me; albums I’ve listened to hundreds of times.

So I was very excited to learn this morning, via a post by John Gruber, that he’s releasing a rock-doc this month called Running Down the Dream. The DVD will be released on October 16. I’ve pre-ordered mine.

Here’s the trailer:

And here’s a great video about The Waiting (I love Tom playing the guitar intro over and over):

Ben Gibbard live on NPR’s All Songs Considered

Dave Hyndman — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:51:30 +0000

Thanks to the beauty of podcasts, I listened to this live concert (iTunes link) of Death Cab frontman Ben Gibbard on NPR’s All Songs Considered on the rainy commute into work this morning.

But it shall be an awesome mini-van that will haunt your dreams.

Dave Hyndman — Tue, 22 May 2007 16:55:47 +0000

This made the rounds a while back and was sent to me by my cousin, Rob.

The Best Band Email EVER.

Valley Lodge/Thurs., January 18/10:30pm/Mercury Lounge (217 E. Houston St. at the corner of Avenue A)

Attention People Of New York City:

Hi. How are you? Super, I hope. Anyway, I was just writing to totally remind you about how my incredible rock band Valley Lodge will be rocking like a four-headed motherf&%ker TOMORROW night (Thurs., Jan. 18, dammit) at the Mercury Lounge (right over there on Houston Street, near all the shops) at the rock-sanctioned time of 10:30pm. We shall arrive on horseback, brandishing torches and drinking the blood of priests as the screams of the undead echo in the distance. Actually, now that I think about it, we will probably just rent a mini-van or something. But it shall be an awesome mini-van that will haunt your dreams. Anyway, I really hope you can make it. It is good to rock and one day we will all be dead and we will not be able to rock as much anymore. And then I shall see you in Hades and you will be all like I wish I had done more rocking in life and then I will be all like Well, I totally sent you that e-mail. Then I will ride off on the horse with the blood and the torch and stuff. It is easier to get that stuff in Hades. In fact, you kind of look like an a-hole if you do not have that stuff in Hades. Anyway, we can talk more about all this tomorrow at the rock show.

Godspeed,
Dave Hill
www.valleylodgemusic.com
www.myspace.com/valleylodge
www.davehillonline.com

Great Music … 4 Months into 2007

Dave Hyndman — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:22:10 +0000

Four months into 2007, I have a list of music in heavy rotation that I’m enjoying as much as any batch of music in a long time:

Arcade Fire – Neon Bible

Bright Eyes – Cassadaga

Dinosaur Jr – Beyond

Kings of Leon – Because of the Times

Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

The National – Alligator

The Shins – Wincing the Night Away

Wilco – Sky Blue Sky

Neil Young – Live at Massey Hall 1971

All of the links above are to Amazon.com (US). Unfortunately, of these albums only the Dinosaur Jr and The National are available from eMusic, my preferred source for music.

Happy listening.

Dinosaur Jr’s Beyond … another great album

Dave Hyndman — Fri, 04 May 2007 14:59:17 +0000

I’m still on my first pass through this album, but it’s fantastic. I’ve always known of Dinosaur Jr. but have never actually listened to them. Great stuff!! Favourite track so far is We’re Not Alone.

Meet the Smithereens

Dave Hyndman — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:28:16 +0000

I met the Smithereens 15 years ago, with the release of their brilliant Especially for You, featuring their somewhat hit, Blood & Roses. After a long hiatus they’re back with a fun album of Beatles covers. This is a collection of familiar pop songs covered by a great band. My only complaint is that it’s a little too note-for-note for my covers tastes. It definitely sounds like the Smithereens but I wish it sounded a little more like the Simthereens. Still … this one is highly recommended.

And it’s available at eMusic.