For Shame! The O.C. is now new and improved with BLOGGERS! From the makers of The O.C. comes Gossip Girl . The show started with PB&J's Young Folks and I said, " Awww shiiiiiiiiit. I'm gonna hate this show, or I'm gonna hate to love it ." A show narrarated by a blogger? I mean, blogging is so jumping the shark right now. As much as jumping the shark has [...]
Who needs the high school drama of the MTV Video Music Awards ( temper tantrums , fist fights , apathy , etc.), when you can turn off the TV and turn on the 'Tube? Despite warnings that the video industry is in jeopardy because consumers aren't supporting the bloated walrus that is the major label marketing machine, music videos are thriving on the 'net and are one of the best ways for bands to get their music out to a wider audience. Each week on the KEXP Blog, we present new videos (and a few old [...]
I'm no Amy Winehouse fan, but this is too good not to post. Patrick Wolf starts off covering "Black is the Colour" and morphs it into Winehouse's "Back to Black." Thanks to Rock Sellout and the Music Slut for bringing it to my attention. See also: Wolf's cover of "Hounds of ...
Thanks to The Music Slut for the heads-up on this one. A video has surfaced of Patrick Wolf performing two covers for the price of one. He combines an old Irish folk song titled 'Black is the Colour' (most famously covered by Nina Simone) with Amy Winehouse's megahit 'Back to Black'. The result is pretty fantastic. See for yourself below. Video: Patrick Wolf - Black is the Colour/Back to Black [...]
P. Wolf goes back to black in the following clip from his visit to Toronto's El Mocambo. Note that the cover begins after a mind-blowing version of Irish folk song, 'Black Is The Colour'. MP3: Patrick Wolf - The Stars