Quick News

The Killers gave a secret show last night in New York City at the Highline Ballroom. This fan club exclusive show gave the band an opportunity to break out new songs and play some old favorites. Check out NME for more info HERE

Alicia Keys and Jack White have been tapped to be the voices behind the latest James Bond theme song for Quantum of Solace. I can't wait to hear what creativity will come out of those sessions!

****I am off to cover Lollapalooza for this site, stay tuned as when I come back with a ton of updates!!******

Indy Watch

George Lucas spoke to the Sunday Times to promote his latest film The Clone Wars. Yet, the Times didnt hesitate to ask about a possible Indiana Jones 5. Check out what Lucas has to say in the full article here

DITOY,Y? Video

Check out the new Does it Offend You, Yeah? Video for "Dawn of the Dead." Plus check out their first US TV appearance on Jimmy Kimmel!

FREE SANTOGOLD MIXTAPE!

Santogold and Diplo have teamed up to create a full on mixtape, remixing everyone from Devo to The Clash to Aretha Franklin to Santo herself. Check out the mixtape here

Spacehog Reunion?!?

On a posting off the Arckid myspace page, the band that featured former Spacehog members Royston Langdon, Jonny Cragg and Richard Steel, plus Royston's brother Christian. It seems as if Arckid have separated only for Spacehog to regroup. Check out what Jonny had posted this morning:

I've been trying to figure out how to tell you what happened with Arckid and the inactivity of it all, so here goes: We're in a state of premature retirement right now owing to a lot of factors. As you know, Richard Steel joined the band last year and we inevitably talked about reforming Spacehog. Well i am pleased to tell you that we have made some small steps in that direction. We are going to meet in LA next week and figure out if we can do a record. I guess we're going to start by recording and then posting a new track on the same day. For those of you in the area we are playing The Viper Room on Monday (28th) and may add more dates very soon.We all wanna say a big thanks if you came to a show, bought a tee shirt, listened to the tunes or just wrote to say hello. Christian Langdon is still very much in our lives and our hearts. Apart from djing fancy parties with me in We.R.D2 hes been a busy bee writing new material.He also has his old band Kid Symphony on the sound track to"The Love Guru", check it out!I'd love to tell you more but i don't want to get into trouble! Stick Around for the next adventure!
Jonny Cragg.

Stay tuned here for more updates....

The Most Controversial Music Video Right Now

It has been banned in their native France, banned on MTV Europe and has not even been shown here in the US. However, it has not stopped French DJ's Justice from ranking in on the free publicity as they are the hardest act to get tickets for across the globe. Much like the Prodigy's 1998 video for "Smack My Bitch Up," Justices' "Stress" is as violent and as offensive---YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Live Review-Jarvis Cocker @ Terminal 5

The Godfather of the second British Invasion played his final show on a very exclusive and mini tour of the US last night. Jarvis Cocker, the voice behind Pulp and the band from the fourth Harry Potter film took the stage at New York's Terminal 5 and owned it as if he was a regular house artist. Emerging from the shadows and fog of a smoke machine, a tall scraggly middle age man who looks like the coolest college professor you could ever have, moved around on stage like he was a 20 year old Mick Jagger. Jarvis was on tour to support his 2007 debut solo record, but also show off some new material that will be released next year (I have no idea if any of the new songs will appear to the score of Wes Anderson's new film that Jarvis is penning). I didn't know what to expect from Jarvis, his voice is moody as it is seductive, it is powerful as it is vulnerable, what I got blew me and the crowd away. Just before he went on, I overheard fans who were at his Brooklyn show the night before mentioning how fantastic he was, I still was a tad skeptical. I was wrong. His voice and band elevate his music to new heights when played live. In between songs he spoke about his views on the world, his views on relationships and the stories behind his songs. It was a storytellers session of sorts as well as a cultural exchange. As he tried to understand American life, we tried to understand his, an Englishman living in Paris making pop music. His 90 minute set was highlighted by the closing of his first set as he lied on the floor saying "Rock the bells, rock the bells, rock the bells." As his keyboardist hit the chimes to the opening of "Black Magic," the crowd went nuts and so did he. If there was one thing to sum up Jarvis Cocker it is he is certainly the most under appreciated man in the music world today. It may have taken him eight years to complete his first solo record, and next year panning out to have two album from him, it just proves we need his music now....more than ever.

Hold Steady Live on Letterman

The Hold Steady made their triumphant return to the Ed Sullivan Theater last week to perform "Sequestered in Memphis," on Letterman. As a special bonus, Letterman's camera crews followed the band around as they geared up for their special appearance. (The performance is below, the documentary segment is on top).

Playlist

Here is a playlist of tracks to check out and crank out...

- The Verve - "Love is Noise"
- Glasvegas - "Geraldine"
- Sam Sparro - "Black and Gold"
- Vampire Weekend - "Oxford Girls"
- The Wombats - "My First Wedding"
- Oasis - "Roll With It"
- The Clash - "Gun's of Brixton"
- The Fratellis - "Mistress Mabel"
- Rage Against the Machine - "Wake Up"
- The National - "Start a War"

Settings Video

Creatures


My close friend Manny Valdivia has produced this great video for Buffalo band Settings. Check it out, I am real proud of Manny and his crew for putting this together. Settings is currently on tour on this summers Warped Tour.