Frank Yang Q: Without a new record to promote - Mr. Love & Justice has been out for close to two years - what reason did Billy Bragg have for staging an ambitious cross-Canada tour ? A: Who cares? Any time you get the opportunity to see Billy Bragg live, you take it, no questions asked. Of course, I say that having missed his last three appearances in Toronto - the September 2006 show at the Music Hall for not one but two weddings, [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Movies Death Cab for Cutie 's 'Meet Me at the Equinox' may be the first single of the ' New Moon ' soundtrack , but frontman Ben Gibbard will be skipping the film's opening weekend. "I have plans already this weekend," Gibbard tells Spinner. "I'm sure there's enough people seeing it this weekend that they're not going to need my 10 bucks. I feel pretty confident about that."
It's been a busy last few months for Ben Gibbard . First there was that Jay Farrar collaboration on the Jack Kerouac soundtrack . And, of course, there's the Death Cab for Cutie song on that soundtrack for the shiny vampire movie. Plus, the man got married! Yet despite all this, Mr. Zooey Deschanel has once again made time found time to join an already all-star line-up for a killer new album. And this time it's not just for our entertainment. According to Spinner.com , Gibbard [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music Beloved indie rockers Rogue Wave are back in action. The Oakland band has finalized 'Permalight', which was recorded this year in Oxford, Miss. with veteran producer Dennis Herring (Modest Mouse, Cracker, Elvis Costello). In support of the new disc, which drops on March 2, 2010, the band has booked an extensive spring tour which gets underway in Boston one day prior to the album's release. As with its predecessor, 2007's 'Asleep at Heaven's Gate,' Rogue Wave's [...]
Filed under: News , New Music It looks like the ' New Moon ' soundtrack isn't the only compilation getting a little help from Death Cab for Cutie 's Ben Gibbard this fall. Gibbard has reportedly signed on to contribute a version of Neil Young 's 'Harvest Moon,' a song he covered played live from time to time, to the 'GIVE Seattle' charity album. The project features Seattle-based artists and benefits the Arts Corp and numerous food banks. [...]
Gibbard's gone country on "These Roads Don't Move" for the soundtrack to the documentary film One Fast Move or I'm Gone , about Jack Kerouac's time spent at Big Sur. Joined on the tunes by folk rocker Jay Farrar, the two created all of the music for the documentary; and the melody on this track particularly stands out in the collection. both the documentary and soundtrack dropped October 20th, in memory of the 40th anniversary of Kerouac's death. and if you haven't yet, get familliar .. Ben Gibbard and Jarrar - These Roads Don't [...]
now you can prank call maynard w kerns! That's a picture of Jack Kerouac's listing in the St Petersburg, Florida phone book. Even though he long left this world, his name remained in the phone book up until a couple years ago (the phone number still rang until 1999, per this article in the St Pete Times ). Why did they leave it there for so long? I have no clue - must've seemed like a cool thing to keep. My friend Casey mentioned the phone book thing to me about [...]
One Fast Move Or I'm Gone is a wonderful collection of songs from Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard and Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo's Jay Farrar. The material, crafted together using words from Jack Kerouac's Big Sur novel, invokes the same optimism, longing, and playfully deep introspection that has made millions of readers identify with Kerouac's work. Last monday, Gibard and Farrar brought these songs to life with a rocking three-piece rhythm section at the brand new Lincoln Hall [...]
Enjoy last week's sensational performance of 'Big Sur' in the feature below. MP3: Death Cab For Cutie - Title & Registration
more about " KCRW | 89.9FM - Media Player ", posted with vodpod This is a side project of Ben and Jay based on their mutual love and interest in the novel from Jack Kerouac's Big Sur. Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard-One Fast Move Or Im Gone buy album
Here's what I love most about being a music blogger: I get to go from listening to the murky underworld of Raekwon's Cuban Lynx 2 to the sublime, ethereal sounds of Los Angeles' Yoya . Vocally, lead singer Alex Pfender sounds like Ben Gibbard imitating Jeff Buckley: He's got a light touch, smooth and kind. Musically, the debut EP is a few shades to the center of Radiohead: Moody and soaring, but accessible. I particularly enjoyed "The Moon and the Shore," with its time changes and guitar-drum-vocal interplay. This EP is definitely worth your time. [...]
Enjoy the entirety of last night's performance here. Earlier this week, they chatted with NPR. Catch Ben & Jay on their brief US tour. Their collaborative LP is out now. MP3: Death Cab For Cutie - A Movie Script Ending
NPR has Ben Gibbard & Jay Farrar streaming live tonight : Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo) and Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) take the stage together to perform songs inspired by the writings of Jack Kerouac, in a full concert webcast live on NPR Music tonight (Oct. 27). Hear the performance, featuring music from the duo's new album (One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Music From Kerouac's Big Sur), beginning at approximately 9 p.m. ET from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Related posts: [...]
Jay Farrar & Ben Gibbard One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Music From Kerouac's Big Sur Release Date: October 20, 2009 Label: [...]
Enjoy the entirety of last week's Q&A here. Catch Ben & Jay on their brief US tour. Their collaborative LP is out now. MP3: Death Cab For Cutie - Wait
Frank Yang White Rabbits have got it covered in the name-dropping department. Via TBD Records , they're labelmates with a little British outfit called Radiohead and their critically-hailed second album It's Frightening was produced by Britt Daniel, who sometimes moonlights in a band popular in some circles called Spoon . Yeah, the Brooklyn sextet have got plenty of ammo for cocktail parties, but it doesn't necessarily tell you much about their actual music, does it. Well the Britt Daniel [...]
I've started another site. It's the same post as this one...only it's my own server for when the music industry comes knocking and tries to takedown my posts. I've has some weird ones taken down. I had a Weezer post taken down...even though they were Weezer demos that had been given away for free. And an Eminem post taken down...and I didn't even have an MP3 link on that one. That's a little
This is the second time I'm doing this kind of shorties post, and it may show that I'm better than I thought on consistency... During a week, I post a lot of news and finds on my twitter @eardrums and I get a lot of email that never gets published on the blog. I'll try to post some of it here + give you some recommendations to new releases you should buy. Let's start with some "VERY SHORTIES" and below this, you will find a lot of free goodies and music recommendations: [...]
On the album, One Fast Move Or I'm Gone , Jay Farrar takes snippets from Big Sur , rearranges them a bit, and then adds the music. He asked Gibbard aboard to share the vocals.
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News As CMJ kicked off Tuesday, Spinner, Going.com an MyOpenBar.com held a show at Webster Hall featuring four excellent New York-area bands. The evening kicked off with DJ work by CSS multi-instrumentalist Luiza Sa, who mixed hip-hop and rock from different decades as fans filed in to the 1300-capacity venue. Brooklyn bands Beach Fossils and Woods played back-to-back sets in a smaller stage on the venue's stage right side, warming up the crowd with their catchy and unique [...]
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Vampire Weekend - Cousins
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