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Commercial Madness: Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, T-Pain go to the Super Bowl

NFL Best Fans Super Bowl Commercial
Maybe it was because one of America's musical capitols was represented in the game, but there just seemed to be more music in this Super Bowl. There was the perfunctory opening anthems and halftime show, songs in ads - The Who even managed to be the halftime show act and sneak into an ad. Whatever the reason, there was plenty of music throughout and we couldn't be happier about it. The record-breaking television audience that tuned in to Super Bowl XLIV were treated to a surprisingly indie soundtrack, featuring Arcade Fire [...]
Artist:Arcade Fire
Title:Wake Up
Link Text:Arcade Fire - Wake Up
File Name:07-Wake-Up.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Dead Prez vs. Grizzly Bear
Title:Two Weeks of Hip-Hop
Link Text:Grizzly Bear vs. Dead Prez - Two Weeks of Hip-Hop [The Hood Internet Remix]
File Name:Two-Weeks-of-Hip-Hop1.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Grizzly Bear
Title:Two Weeks
Link Text:Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
File Name:02-Two-Weeks.mp3
Bitrate:226 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The Who
Title:Baba O'Reilly [Live]
Link Text:The Who - Baba OReilly [Live 7/12/76, Swansea, Wales]
File Name:07-Baba-OReilly-Live.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1976

Platte der Woche: Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back

Indie, so hört man munkeln, sei der neue Mainstream. Peter Gabriel untermauert diese These, indem er Arcade Fire und Bon Iver covert. Kann das gut gehen? Peter Gabriel schenkt uns pünktlich zu seinem 60. Geburtstag ein aussergewöhnliches Coveralbum. Die Songauswahl von "Scratch My Back" (VÖ 12.2.) ist ebenso überraschend wie die Instrumentierung. Nach Gitarre, Bass und [...]

[trailer] Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt & The Magnetic Fields

Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields - Official Trailer
Saw this trailer over the weekend and was genuinely surprised to find out that this documentary about the very private songwriter - or most dubiously known as "the most miserable man in rock" - has been in the works for nearly ten years. Directed by Kerthy Fix and Gail O'Hara, the film seems to primarily focus on the period of Merritt's time between the releases of 69 Love Songs (1999) and Distortion (2008). From the many horror stories I've heard/read in regards to most interviews with The Magnetic Fields [...]
Artist:The Antlers
Title:Nothing Matters When We're Dancing (Magnetic Fields Cover)
Link Text:The Antlers :: Nothing Matters When Were Dancing (Magnetic Fields cover)
File Name:The Antlers – Nothing Matters When We're Dancing.mp3
Year:2008
Artist:The Arcade Fire
Title:Born On A Train (Magnetic Fields Cover)
Link Text:The Arcade Fire :: Born On A Train (Magnetic Fields cover)
File Name:The Arcade Fire – Born On A Train.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:The Divine Comedy
Title:Famous (Magnetic Fields Cover)
Link Text:The Divine Comedy :: Famous (Magnetic Fields cover)
File Name:The Divine Comedy - Famous.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2000
Artist:The Lucksmiths
Title:Deep Sea Diving Suit (Magnetic Fields Cover)
Link Text:The Lucksmiths :: Deep Sea Diving Suit (Magnetic Fields cover)
File Name:The Lucksmiths – Deep See Diving Suit.mp3
Bitrate:203 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:The Shins
Title:Strange Powers (Magnetic Fields Cover)
Link Text:The Shins :: Strange Powers (Magnetic Fields cover)
File Name:The Shins – Strange Powers.mp3
Bitrate:170 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Woodpigeon
Title:Asleep and Dreaming (Magnetic Fields Cover)
Link Text:Woodpigeon :: Asleep and Dreaming (Magnetic Fields cover)
File Name:Woodpigeon – Asleep & Dreaming.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009

i've been running

i've been running Arcade Fire - A Change is Gonna Come {Sam Cooke, live} This song, in all its incarnations, is beautiful and peaceful and angry all at once. It comes over you like a hot summer's night, lit only by a crescent moon, warm and close and insistent. I know this is an old cover, but I rediscovered the original recently, and it feels good to listen to, like a different understanding of the same experience.
Artist:Arcade Fire
Title:A Change Is Gonna Come
Link Text:A Change is Gonna Come
File Name:afachangeisgonnacome.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps

Cover That Don't Suck

Cover That Don't Suck In the past month there have been some really great covers emerge. Phoenix doing Bob Dylan is as good as anything on Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Jay Reatard's death brought an old cover out back to prominence, Major Lazer have added a whole new depth to a Beyonce track and lo fi indie rockers Little Girls have a stunning take on a new Beach House track. Enjoy these and please feel free to link to your favorite covers in the comments. Major Lazer - HALO (Beyonce Cover) Solange Knowles - Stillness [...]
Link Text:Lumina - I'll Be With You (Black Lips Cover)
File Name:Ill Be With You.mp3
Artist:Arcade Fire
Title:Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs Cover)
Link Text:Arcade Fire - Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs Cover)
File Name:Maps.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:Atlas Sound
Title:Walk A Thin Line (Fleetwood Mac Cover)
Link Text:Atlas Sound - Walk a Thin Line (Fleetwood Mac Cover)
File Name:Walk A Thin Line.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Catherine A.D.
Title:Paris (EN SEINE MIX) (Friendly Fires Cover)
Link Text:Catherine A.D. - Paris (Friendly Fires Cover)
File Name:Paris.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Ellie Goulding
Title:Black and Gold (Sam Sparro Cover)
Link Text:Ellie Goulding - Black and Gold (Sam Sparro Cover)
File Name:Black and Gold.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:His Clancyness
Title:So Bored (Wavves cover)
Link Text:His Clancyness - So Bored (Wavves Cover)
File Name:So Bored.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Hot Chip & Peter Gabriel
Title:Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Vampire Weekend Cover)
Link Text:Hot Chip & Peter Gabriel - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Vampire Weekend Cover)
File Name:Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Jay Reatard
Title:Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (Nirvana Cover)
Link Text:Jay Reatard - Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (Nirvana Cover)
File Name:Frances Farmer.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Little Girls
Title:10 Mile Stereo (Beach House cover)
Link Text:Little Girls - 10 Mile Stereo (Beach House Cover)
File Name:10 Mile Stereo.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Little Girls
Title:Heinz (Artery Cover).
Link Text:Little Girls - Heinz (Artery Cover)
File Name:Heinz.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Major Lazer
Title:HALO (Beyonce Cover)
Link Text:Major Lazer - HALO (Beyonce Cover)
File Name:HALO.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Peter Gabriel
Title:Flume
Link Text:Peter Gabriel - Flume (Bon Iver Cover)
File Name:Flume.mp3
Bitrate:164 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Phoenix
Title:Fences (the soft pack remix)
Link Text:The Soft Pack - Fences (Phoenix Cover)
File Name:Fences.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Phoenix
Title:Sad Eyed Lady of The Lowlands (Bob Dylan)
Link Text:Phoenix - Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands (Bob Dylan Cover)
File Name:Sad Eyed Lady of The Lowlands.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Solange Knowles
Title:Stillness In The Move. (Dirty Projectors Cover)
Link Text:Solange Knowles - Stillness is the Move (Dirty Projectors Cover)
File Name:Stillness Is The Move.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The Big Pink
Title:Sweet Dreams (Beyonce Cover)
Link Text:The Big Pink - Sweet Dreams (Beyonce Cover)
File Name:Sweet Dreams.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Vivian Girls
Title:He's Gone (Chantels cover)
Link Text:Vivian Girls - He's Gone (Chantels Cover)
File Name:Hes Gone.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2010

Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back

On Scratch My Back , his first album in 8 years, Peter Gabriel aims to shed light on outstanding songs from both rock warhorses (Paul Simon, David Bowie, Neil Young) and from an alternative lineup that reads like a college radio programmer's wet dream (Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Magnetic Fields).
Artist:Peter Gabriel
Title:Flume
File Name:flume.mp3
Bitrate:164 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Peter Gabriel
Title:My Body Is A Cage
File Name:mybodyisacage.mp3
Bitrate:168 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Peter Gabriel
Title:The Book of Love
File Name:bookoflove.mp3
Bitrate:163 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Peter Gabriel
Title:The Boy In The Bubble
File Name:boyinthebubble.mp3
Bitrate:150 kbps
Year:2010

Was the Super Bowl an authentic consumer alt experience?

Voice Box - T-Pain
Last nite, I watched the Super Bowl, because I am currently working in a mainstream office environment, and I secretly feel insecure when every1 else is talking abt a mainstream event, yet I don't have a progressive opinion to 'share' that goes over every12 heads. The Super Bowl seems like a more fulfilling viewing event than awards shows like the Oscars or Grammys or the BCS championship because you have 2 forces/teams 'battling' to be the champion, instead of just voter opinions and computer algorithms. Did u have a 'Super Bowl party' with chips, dips, meats, brewskies, [...]

Indie Rock Gets Some Exposure at Super Bowl

Even though the Super Bowl halftime show has been consumed with legacy acts the last few years, 2010's broadcast did give ample airtime to music written after 1985. Granted, it was in ads - but since you have to drop a couple million to get on the air, it's still meaningful. Then again, maybe it just means the down economy affords large corporations less money for licensing fees. Either way, one of the few humorous commercials involved Tracy Morgan getting punched by Stevie Wonder - while Grizzly Bear 's [...]

The role of indie in Super Bowl 44

It was hard not to notice the prominence of indie bands featured in this year's Super Bowl commercials. We had heard that NFL licensed Wake Up from Arcade Fire and that all proceeds would go to help Partners in Health in their Haitian relief efforts. But we were surprised to find Arcade Fire's song used as the NFL anthem, with several versions playing throughout the game. Then to hear Grizzly Bear [...]

Grizzly Bear's "Two Weeks" goes mainstream in Volkswagen Super Bowl Ad

NFL - Best Fans on the Planet
The hit band Grizzly Bear's hit song "Two Weeks" features a piano jingle that was 'perfectly crafted' to be utilized in a powerful marketing campaign. Volkswagen purchased the rights to this hit song, trying to inspire mainstream middle america to buy Jettas instead of Toyotas and Hondas. Tracy Morgan also makes this video 'more bloggable.' He seems to be giving a ride to popular blind piano man Stevie Wonder. Is the Jetta now known as 'The Grizzly Bear Mobile'? Did Grizzly Bear 'sell out' or [...]

Peter Gabriel Too…

Peter Gabriel Too… Peter Gabriel's relevance in the indie (or should I say "ternative" ) music scene has been present for some time now, especially with his style being replicated and name being dropped in quite a few Vampire Weekend songs and albums. But never has his presence been more felt than this past week, when his covers of Bon Iver's "Flume" and Arcade Fire's "My Body Is A Cage" were premiered on Stereogum . "Flume" finds Gabriel scratching the acoustic guitar and falsetto of Bon Iver, and instead belting the lyrics out in his own way- a little [...]
Artist:Peter Gabriel
Title:Flume (Bon Iver Cover)
Link Text:Download
File Name:04-Flume-Bon-Iver-Cover.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2010

2010 Winter Blizzard Mix

2010 Winter Blizzard Mix So for those of us who live from Virginia to New England (and i some of the midwest as well), as you know...we're allegedly supposed to get slammed with 16-243 of snow start tomorrow. This is for you: The Blizzard of 2010 Mix Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space holy fuck - They're Going To Take My Thumbs [...]
Link Text:Bon Iver - Blood Bank
File Name:Bon Iver - Blood Bank.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Aphex Twin
Title:Xtal
Link Text:Aphex Twin - Xtal
File Name:Aphex Twin - Xtal.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1993
Artist:Bill Callahan
Title:Jim Cain
Link Text:Jim Callahan - Jim Cain
File Name:Jim Callahan - Jim Cain.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Califone
Title:For The Turnstiles (Neil Young Cover)
Link Text:Califone - For The Turnstiles (neil young cover)
File Name:Califone - For The Turnstiles (neil young cover).mp3
Bitrate:248 kbps
Artist:Elliott Smith
Title:Talking to Mary
Link Text:Elliott Smith - Talking to Mary
File Name:Elliott Smith - Talking to Mary.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Holy Fuck
Title:They're Going To Take My Thumbs
Link Text:holy fuck - Theyre Going To Take My Thumbs
File Name:holy fuck - They're Going To Take My Thumbs.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Lotus Plaza
Title:Whiteout
Link Text:Lotus Plaza - Whiteout
File Name:Lotus Plaza - Whiteout.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:M83
Title:The Highest Journey
Link Text:M83 - The Highest Journey
File Name:M83 - The Highest Journey.mp3
Bitrate:198 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Michna
Title:Do What You Want To Do
Link Text:michna - do what you want to do
File Name:michna - do what you want to do.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Spiritualized
Title:Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Link Text:Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
File Name:Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1997
Artist:Sun Kil Moon
Title:Floating
Link Text:Sun Kil Moon - Floating
File Name:Sun Kil Moon - Floating.mp3
Bitrate:193 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:The Album Leaf
Title:Over the Pond
Link Text:Album Leaf - Over the Pond
File Name:Album Leaf - Over the Pond.mp3
Bitrate:214 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:The Arcade Fire
Title:Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Link Text:The Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
File Name:The Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels).mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:The Field
Title:From Here We Go Sublime
Link Text:The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
File Name:The Field - From Here We Go Sublime.mp3
Bitrate:140 kbps
Year:2007

Los Campesinos! Romance is Boring

Never has an album title been more misleading than that of the third full-length in just three years from the Welsh band Los Campesinos! Even though lead singer Gareth Campesinos! may claim that Romance Is Boring , he then goes on, at staggering length and detail, about romance, and he makes it sound like the most exciting thing on earth.
Artist:Los Campesinos
Title:Coda: A Burn Scar in the Shape of the Sooner State
File Name:burnscar.mp3
Bitrate:287 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Los Campesinos
Title:Romance is Boring
File Name:romance.mp3
Bitrate:286 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Los Campesinos
Title:There are Listed Buildings
File Name:listedbuildings.mp3
Bitrate:287 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:Los Campesinos
Title:Who Fell Asleep In
File Name:whofellasleep.mp3
Bitrate:287 kbps
Year:2010

How You Feeling About the Super Bowl?

I was right in my prediction for who'd be playing in the Super Bowl (partially at least, since the Saints were my backup if the Cowboys didn't make it past the Vikings), and it's looking like we'll have a pretty entertaining game on Sunday between the Indianapolis and New Orleans. I think I'm going to ride the Colts off into the sunset, but it'll more than likely be a tight game. I've noticed something else strange about the festivities this year. I've been hearing a flurry of news about indie bands (like Arcade Fire and [...]

Arcade Fire license song to Super Bowl for charity

Arcade Fire license song to Super Bowl for charity It seems as though the song "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire has been everywhere in recent months. OK, perhaps not everywhere, but it was used in the trailer for Where the Wild Things Are , so it simply feels like we've heard it everywhere. Now, football fans will get an earful of this epic, arena-friendly song, which has been licensed to the Super Bowl to be played sometime during the telecast. Together with NFL and Partners in Health, the band has worked out a deal: the proceeds from the licensing will go directly to helping [...]

Arcade Fire: singalong for charity

In another piece of nifty fundraising, The Arcade Fire have licensed Wake Up to the NFL . The NFL will get to use the song during the Superbowl; the resultant cash will go to help Haiti. Not quite sure that yer average Sports Fan is really going to enjoy bellowing about how we grow up but our hearts get torn up. Perhaps the idea is to encourage sales of Budweiser by encouraging Americans to drown their sorrows.

The Arcade Fire License “Wake Up” to the NFL for Super Bowl Haiti Relief

The Arcade Fire License “Wake Up” to the NFL for Super Bowl Haiti Relief The effort for Haiti relief has certainly prompted some unique collaborations (Weezy and Barbara Streisand, anyone?), but the Arcade Fire have gone to a new level of crossover by licensing their hit "Wake Up" to the NFL for use during the Super Bowl's television airing and future NFL broadcasts. Every time the song is played, proceeds will go directly to Partners in Health's Stand With Haiti relief program. Now that I think about it, "Wake Up" is a pretty nice soundtrack to the slow-mo victory jog, isn't it? Given the amount of people who will tune [...]

Arcade Fire license "Wake Up" for NFL…

In an effort to help the cause for Haiti, Canadian indie behemoths Arcade Fire have agreed to license out "Wake Up", arguably one of their most popular songs to date, to the NFL, specifically for this Super Bowl weekend. The decision is 100% for charity, and is in conjunction with Partners in Health, the NFL, Merge Records and Bank Robber Music. For those worried about the band's credibility, have no fear, as all proceeds from the song's airing on the live Super Bowl broadcast and subsequent airings on the NFL Network will go directly to Partners [...]

Arcade Fire Give Song License to NFL for Haiti Relief

The Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Filed under: News , Television Just one day after the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti caused an unimaginable amount of destruction and death, Montreal's Arcade Fire posted a message to their website imploring fans to help by donating money to Partners in Health . That charitable organization had clinics already in place in the areas surrounding hard-hit capital city Port-au-Prince where the medical infrastructure was nonexistent following the quake. The post by the band on their website began with, "Friends, Haiti needs your help in her darkest [...]

Hear Peter Gabriel's cover of Bon Iver

Peter Gabriel - Flume.wmv
Peter Gabriel has an orchestral-assisted covers album called Scratch My Back due next week where he does his own versions of the likes of The Arcade Fire, David Bowie, Paul Simon, Magnetic Fields, Neil Young, Radiohead and Talking Heads. You can hear his cover of Bon Iver's 'Flume' right here and download it below: Tracklisting: Heroes (David Bowie) The Boy in the Bubble (Paul Simon) Mirrorball (Elbow) Flume (Bon [...]
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