Blog: The Pelican's Perch

Manchester Orchestra Cover “Time to Pretend”

Aug 28, 2009, 10:40pm The Pelican's Perch
#2.19 | Manchester Orchestra in Baby Time, MGMT cover
It's a very low key, live cover, and not as amazing as it may first sound, but it's something I figured I'd still share with everyone. The mp3 is ripped from the live video below. Skip to the 4:26 mark for the start of the song. Manchester Orchestra - Time to Pretend (live cover) [ mp3 ]
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Artist:Manchester Orchestra
Title:Time to Pretend
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Andrew Belle Covers Bright Eyes

Aug 28, 2009, 3:00am The Pelican's Perch
Andrew Belle Covers Bright Eyes This is a spur of the moment post, but I really like his take on the song "Static Waves". I'm going to listen to his EP tomorrow and let you know what I think, but what I've heard so far is great. He's got a unique voice and seems like someone I'd listen to over and over. We'll see. Check out his covers for the time being and I'll get back to you about his EP soon. Static Waves [ mp3 ] First Day of My Life (live) [ mp3 ] [...]
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Artist:Andrew Belle
Title:First Day of My Life
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Year:2009
Artist:Andrew Belle
Title:Static Waves (MP3)
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File Name:AndrewBelle.StaticWaves.mp3
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Year:2009

Big Buck Bunny – A Short Film

Aug 28, 2009, 2:45am The Pelican's Perch
I don't know what it is about this short CGI animated film, but I enjoyed it immensely. Let me know what you think. Big Buck Bunny from Blender Foundation on Vimeo .
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Perch Mini Movie Reviews

Aug 27, 2009, 6:42pm The Pelican's Perch
Perch Mini Movie Reviews (500) Days of Summer Perch Score: 9.459/10 I both loved and hated this movie, which was what I expected. I loved it because it was damn good, from the acting, to the story, to the themes. And the themes and situations found in the movie so perfectly represented things in my past that I found myself hating how much I related to them. The music was great, and you can't beat the scene where they had his expectations of the night side by side with reality and I couldn't help but laugh because that's [...]
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The Swell Season Stream New Single – “In These Arms”

Aug 24, 2009, 9:29pm The Pelican's Perch
The Swell Season Stream New Single – “In These Arms” My favorite couple in the world, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, are back with a new album following their Once success, entitled Strict Joy . I don't know a lot of details, but it'll be released on October 27th and you can bet it'll be somewhere in my top 20. I did put the Once soundtrack at #1 on my top 50 list after all. Listen to the mp3 below and let me know what you think. 'STRICT JOY' TRACK LISTING 1. Low Rising 2. Feeling the Pull [...]
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Artist:The Swell Season
Title:In These Arms
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File Name:Swell_Season_In_These_Arms.mp3
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Great Fan Made Video for Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks”

Aug 24, 2009, 8:31pm The Pelican's Perch
I randomly came across this video, but a fan (Gabe Askew) apparantly made this video for Grizzly Bear's song "Two Weeks" and I personally think it's much, much better than the official video . Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo .
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Avatar – Trailer

Aug 20, 2009, 7:40pm The Pelican's Perch
Avatar – Trailer Avatar is the movie James Cameron has basically been making from the ground up since his last movie, which was Titanic. So, needless to say, nerds everywhere are flipping out today at the release of the trailer for Avatar. I've been following the movie's secrecy since this year's Comic-Con, and from write ups that people in the inside at the convention that saw a few clips of the movie, it's not only some of the most photo-realistic CGI ever done in a movie, the use of the new 3D technology that's invading movie theatres is finally something movie-goers will [...]
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Perch Mix #48

Aug 19, 2009, 9:06pm The Pelican's Perch
Perch Mix #48 1. Owl City - Dental Care 2. The Envy Corps - Screen Test [ mp3 ] 3. These United States - The Important Thing [ mp3 ] 4. Delorean - Seasun [ mp3 ] 5. Miike Snow - Burial [ mp3 ] 6. Jeremy Enigk - Mind Idea [ mp3 ] 7. Why? - The Blackest Purse [ mp3 ] 8. Barnaby Bright - Wake the Hero [ mp3 ] [...]
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File Name:02 Burial.mp3
Artist:Barnaby Bright
Title:Wake the Hero
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Year:2009
Artist:Delorean
Title:Seasun
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File Name:Delorean - Seasun.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Jeremy Enigk
Title:Mind Idea
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File Name:Jeremy_Enigk_Mind_Idea.mp3
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Artist:Loney, Dear
Title:Everything Turns To You
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File Name:02-loney_dear-everything_turns _to_you.mp3
Year:2009
Artist:The Envy Corps
Title:Screen Test
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File Name:02-the_envy_corps-screen_test. mp3
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Year:2009
Artist:These United States
Title:The Important Thing
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File Name:09-these_united_states-the_imp ortant_thing.mp3
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Year:2009
Artist:WHY?
Title:This Blackest Purse
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File Name:Why? - This Blackest Purse.mp3
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Year:2009

Bon Iver’s New Band Volcano Choir and Their First Single

Aug 12, 2009, 7:59pm The Pelican's Perch
Bon Iver’s New Band Volcano Choir and Their First Single So, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) has teamed up with the guys in the band Collections of Colonies of Bees to form a new band called Volcano Choir. It's a project they began almost three years ago and a release date for the collaborative album has been set. September 22nd is that date and it'll be released by Jagjaguwar. I didn't know who Collections were until 10 minutes ago, but just from listening to their myspace, I can tell I'd love them. Think Minus the Bear meets Mogwai. All instrumental and very technical. Just like I like my post [...]
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Artist:Volcano Choir
Title:Island, IS
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File Name:islandis.mp3
Year:2009

The Imagniarium of Dr. Parnassus Trailer

Aug 12, 2009, 7:29pm The Pelican's Perch
I'm curious to see how Johnny Depp, Colin Ferrell, and Jude Law get worked into the story to replace Ledger towards the second half of the movie, but from early reviews, the movie works and is dang good. I'm excited to see it for sure and I'm glad to see it finally get an official trailer.
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Frankel Covers Nick Drake

Aug 5, 2009, 6:44pm The Pelican's Perch
Frankel, aka Michael Orendy, is releasing a new album on September 1st entitled Anonymity is the New Fame and from what I've read so far, it's looking to be one of the year's best releases. Once I get my hands on the album, I'll do a more thorough review, but for now, I wanted to share the little bit of info I have on the album and let you guys hear his new single and Nick Drake cover yourselves. -Frankel's cover of Nick Drake's "Know" over at You Ain't [...]
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Artist:Frankel
Title:Anonymity Is The New Fame
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Year:2009
Artist:Frankel
Title:Faux Science
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Year:2009

Video Battle – Coldplay vs. Oren Lavie

Aug 2, 2009, 11:09pm The Pelican's Perch
Vaquero - sunshine
I just watched Coldplay's latest music video for "Strawberry Swing" and I can't imagine how long that video took to create. I still have a soft spot for Oren Lavie's video for "Her Morning Elegance", but I'll let you guys battle it out in the comments as to who thinks which is better. I really enjoy this guy's response video to Oren's video which is a stab at stop motion to Oren's song using his kids. It's great. Coldplay - Strawberry Swing video HQ version streaming here Oren [...]
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Dexter 4 Trailer

Jul 30, 2009, 8:52pm The Pelican's Perch
'Dexter' Season 4 Comic-Con Trailer
Oh snap! Can not wait...
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Jonsi & Alex, Me & Michelle

Jul 29, 2009, 6:47pm The Pelican's Perch
Jonsi & Alex, Me & Michelle Michelle, my beautiful girlfriend, finally moved on to bigger and better things today, leaving for Annapolis, Maryland pursuing that next step in her career that I stood behind 100%. It's an understatement saying it was hard to let her go, since she'd been my best friend for the last nine months, but we both had a strange understanding from the first day I met her that she was only here for so long with her internship, and no matter what happened between us, once today arrived, she was gone. That timeline ended up making the little bumps in the road [...]
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Perch Mini Movie Reviews

Jul 21, 2009, 7:05pm The Pelican's Perch
Perch Mini Movie Reviews Moon Perch Score: 9.466/10 It's hard to talk about this movie without immediately giving away what it is about. The trailer gives nothing away, and I went into the movie knowing only that Sam Rockwell was the sole crew member of a mining base on the moon, and that towards the end of his three year stay on the moon, he starts to go a little crazy and begins seeing things. That's honestly just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this fantastic movie, and while I still won't give away [...]
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Why? – “The Blackest Purse”

Jul 16, 2009, 8:17pm The Pelican's Perch
Quick update for you Why? fans out there. Their new song "The Blackest Purse" from their upcoming album Eskimo Snow premiered over at Pitchfork on Tuesday and a friend tipped me off and sent me the link. "[The songs] feel like song-songs with- I don't want to say a typical verse-chorus structure, but they're song-songs," said Yoni Wolf of the new album. I loved the unique hip hop take on indie rock from their previous albums, but I don't think the fact that this new one seems to have gone in a completely different direction is a bad [...]
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The Dodos New Album Leaks and They’re Running With It

Jul 15, 2009, 9:05pm The Pelican's Perch
I'll come right out of the gate and admit I had no idea Dodos' new album was even finished being recorded. An email yesterday alerted me that not only was their new album all done, but it had leaked onto the interwebs. In response, Dodos set up a website to counteract the leak and let everyone know that they don't mind. The new album is at that website for you to fully stream to your heart's desire, there's a message from the band, and they even moved the digital street date up from September to July 28th. I personally think [...]
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Brand New Announce New Album Details – “Daisy”

Jul 14, 2009, 3:27pm The Pelican's Perch
Brand New Announce New Album Details – “Daisy” Hot from the presses today... "Brand New Announce New Studio Full-Length Release – Daisy – Out September 22 nd 2009 on Procrastinate Music Traitors/DGC/Interscope and Reveal Details for a Homecoming Event Headlining Nassau Coliseum on November 27 th and Featuring a Slew of Special Guest Artists Hand-Picked by the Band Themselves. The band also excitedly reveals the details for a homecoming event featuring a headlining performance at Nassau Coliseum on November 27 th in Uniondale, NY. The band will be joined [...]
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Alive in Joburg – The Short Film that Led to District 9

Jul 8, 2009, 8:09pm The Pelican's Perch
Most of you have seen the teaser trailers for Neill Blomkamp's movie District 9 , but this week they finally unveiled a full-fledged trailer that tells a lot more about the plot and the way the movie will look. I absolutely can't wait to see this in August, as it seems to successfully avoid the War of the Wars look that has been taking over alien movies as of late. It was produced by Peter Jackson, and rumor has it that this movie was Jackson's test to see if Blomkamp was fit to direct the Halo movie he will [...]
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A Whole Slew of New Bowerbirds Info

Jul 8, 2009, 2:42pm The Pelican's Perch
A Whole Slew of New Bowerbirds Info Bowerbirds have always been a band I kept around for occasions exactly like today. Lazy, summer days when I'm just relaxing around the house doing nothing. It's perfect music for times when you just want something to accompany you as you read your next favorite book, lounge around the pool, or drift off to sleep. Since I'm in one of those moods today, and received an email today full of new stuff from the band, I figured this was as good a time as any to share it with you. Hopefully they gain a few new fans from this post [...]
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Artist:Bowerbirds
Title:Beneath Your Tree
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File Name:beneathyourtree.mp3
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Year:2009
Artist:Bowerbirds
Title:Northern Lights
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File Name:northernlights.mp3
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Year:2009
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