VIDEO: Belle & Sebastian on Fallon

Pitchfork has last night's performances by Belle & Sebastian on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Head over here

via: Pitchfork

DOWNLOAD/VIDEO: Conor Oberst song for Sound Strike

From SoundStrike:
"Sound Strike Artists Conor Oberst and his band Bright Eyes will release the first official song online, Coyote Song. The Song to be sold at www.soundstrike.net. The proceeds from the sale for this song online will benefit The Florence Project. The Florence Project is a nonprofit organization that provides free legal help to immigrants caught in the detention and deportation system in Arizona.
In an open letter to Artists Conor Oberst said, “American ideals of democracy and liberty are built on the foundation that all people, regardless of race or country of origin, deserve fair and equal treatment by the government . . . We’ve all seen the power music has to spread messages of solidarity and hope. Please join the Sound Strike Songs project by donating a track and help us create union instead of division and enable people to continue to dream.”

You can download "Coyote Song" here

VIDEO: LCD Soundsystem's "Home" (unofficial)

LCD Soundsystem "Home" from FUNWUNCE on Vimeo.

Unofficial video for LCD Soundsystem's "Home"

VIDEO: Gil Scott-Heron "New York Is Killing Me"

Chris Cunningham (window licker, All is Full of Love, y mas) directed this video which premiered at MoMA and projected onto three screens, for Gil Scott-Heron's "New York Is Killing Me" from his most recent album I'm New Here (XL Recordings).

VIDEO: Animal Collective "Bluish"

You can watch the video for the Animal Collective track "Bluish" from their insane Merriweather Post Pavilion album at their website here.

via: Stereogum

LISTEN: New Belle & Sebastian “Little Lou, Prophet Jack, Ugly John" featuring Norah Jones

“Little Lou, Prophet Jack, Ugly John" featuring Norah Jones



New track "Come on Sister" from the latest Belle & Sebastian album Write About Love due October 12 via Matador can be heard below



via: 24Bit

RANDOM: Collin Greenwood essay on the release of In Rainbows & new album

Collin Greenwood explains to Index on Censorship why the band chose to release their last album, In Rainbows, the way they did, and gives new info on the progress of the current Radiohead album in the works.

Read here

via: Index on Censorship

LISTEN: Deerhunter's new album Halcyon Digest

NPR is streaming Deerhunter's newest album Halcyon Digest here.

ART/COLLABORATION: Sylvia Lopez + bellanom

"sitting bull"
sylvia lopez/bella.nom

NEW/VIDEO: Jack White "Third Man Records Fall Preview Video"

ART/VIDEO: The Hundreds by Marc Dean Veca

via: Highsnobiety

REVIEW: Tallest Man on Earth @ The Music Box 9/13/10

credit: Andrew Youssef

LISTEN: Antony Hegarty ft. Bjork "Fletta"

ART: FIFTY24SF Gallery presents “Over Normal”- a solo exhibition by Stanley Donwood and his first ever showing in the United States

More after the jump:

VIDEO: Panda Bear's neverforget 9/11 show

Panda Bear - Ponytail/Last Night at The Jetty/Benfica/Comfy/Slow Motion from Big Ass Lens on Vimeo.

VIDEO: The Walkmen

The Walkmen play stripped down versions of various songs from their new album Lisbon.

via: le Blogotheque

SHOW ALERT!! TONIGHT: Small Home Music & Fraud Fix @ Commonwealth Lounge in Fullerton

CAUTION: Shameless self-promotion
Tonight will be the first performance of Small Home Music, which is basically a collective of friends that have grouped together to play songs I started but never finished. Highlight of the night should be a collaboration that will happen with Fraud Fix. Do not miss this!!!

Show is FREE!!! 21+

Also playing:
Beatmo
Adult Film
Vibra Optic '73
Ricky Berger

VIDEO: Phil Selway's "By Some Miracle"

"By Some Miracle" from Phil's new solo album Familial.
directed by: David Altobelli
via: Stereogum

VIDEO: Deerhunter "Helicopter"

Video for "Helicopter" from their new album Halcyon Digest(4AD)
via: Pitchfork

VIDEO: Seasons "Light, Lost"

Seasons: "Light, Lost" from Christopher j Ewing on Vimeo.

This week Seasons premiered their new video for "Light, Lost" from their Winter EP at Spaceland. Vid directed by Christopher J. Ewing

VIDEO: Black Angels "Telephone"

VIDEO: Junip "Always"

Junip is a band from Sweden that includes Jose Gonzalez, best known for his solo work. They released Black Refuge EP back in 2005 and are releasing a new album this month via Mute.

via: Pitchfork.tv

ART: Nicole Simone Portrait

NEW: Tallest Man On Earth EP

LISTEN: Aphids On the Lettuce: Beck Remixed & Mashed up by PZ

Name your price and download the album bellow.


(thanks sylvia)

VIDEO: Girl Crisis

This is the latest installment from Girl Crisis.




Here's a bit of info on Girl Crisis from Stereogum:

"The idea behind it was to a) name themselves as a joke on Boy Crisis and b) exist only in web-video form featuring c) an essentially revolving cast of indie Brooklyn sirens that d) have nothing for sale and will not play live shows but e) are a “long-term” project that records covers of classic songs, learned and arranged just before performing, in a Greenpoint living room on Super 8mm camera". Go to the link above to read more on Girl Crisis.

VIDEO: New Belle & Sebastian Promo

Matablog premiered a new promo video (which for some reason the html isn't working to post here) for Belle & Sebastian upcoming album Write About Love. The video features performances of two new songs "I want the world to stop" and "I didnt see it coming". According to the site it's the first in a series of "televisual transmissions of varying sizes and shapes from us to mark the impending release of the album." You can also watch the video at the band's website.

Also for my fellow Angelenos, the B & S gang will make their way to our beloved City of Angels in next month. This is the first time the band has played here since 2006. See dates below:

NEW RELEASE: Banksy's "Exit Through the Gift Shop" DVD/BLU-RAY

Banksy's "Exit Through the Gift Shop" is out next week September 6 on DVD/Blu-Ray. The DVD will have deleted scenes, stickers and artwork. Also a pair of 2-D glasses plus footage of Shepard Fairey, Space Invader and more.

You can pre-order at AmazonUK

via: highsnobiety

VIDEO: RADIOHEAD PRAGUE CONCERT DVD (FREE DOWNLOAD)

Radiohead live in Prague "these are my twisted words"

More after the jump

Some Czech fans have put together a DIY concert DVD of Radiohead's August 23, 2009 concert in Prague. The exciting part is that Radiohead were so impressed that they have put their support behind it and even supplied the amateur film-makers with the audio masters for the DVD. Another fact worth point out is that they are offering a free download of the concert dvd here (as you can imagine the site has been overwhelmed with traffic so be patient). You can also check out some of the songs from the performance on Youtube.

via: Guardian UK

VIDEO: Mountain Man "Animal Tracks"

According to their bandcamp site:
  "Mountain Man is a creature growing from the mouths of: Molly Erin Sarle, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, Amelia Randall Meath."

They have an LP titled 'Made the Harbor' out via Partisan Records and a special 10" with alternate takes from the album via Underwater Peoples.

Listen to more songs on the band's myspace


Mountain Man "Mouthwings" [part 1 of 3] from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

GRAFFITI: Brighton's All Girls Crew

RANDOM: Peter Saville designs English National Team home kits (video included)

Peter Saville is probably best known for his record covers through the '80's. From the iconic Joy Division 'Unknown Pleasures' album (seen above) to OMD and New Order. He's also done a lot in the fashion world through the 90's. Recently he's worked with UMBRO to design the new home uniforms for the English National Team.

Video after the jump

LISTEN: Sister Crayon "Here we never Die"

Recently saw Sister Crayon open up for Fol Chen at the Echo. There was something I liked about the ambient spacey sounds of their opening song "Here We Never Die" (link below) with the delayed slide guitar bits and vocals reminiscent of Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval. More after the jump.

Listen: Here We Never Die by sister crayon.

FLAVOR OF THE MONTH: TENNIS (videos y mas)

I've been enjoying this husband/wife duo from Colorado since i first heard "Marathon", which you can listen to at the link above. They just released a 7" via Underwater Peoples in August.