New Sonic Youth Album
Date: June 8th, 2009 Category: People, Things Tags: bands, music, sonic youth, the eternal [ 0 ]
Their 16th studio album is coming out tomorrow here in the USA. It’s titled “The Eternal“. I had the cool opportunity to check out the album a few days early and as always they delivered. If you pre-order the album on iTunes you get a bonus track and some sort of digital book which is cool.
I’ve seen SY quite a few times in the past and look forward to seeing them again this time around. But, for now it looks like there’s no Los Angeles or San Diego shows?!? The only California stop on the schedule for now is Oakland, CA. Sucks… I hope they add at least one LA show!!!
Anyway, I found this little gem of a video on YouTube and I hope you enjoy it as I did. It’s their network television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman. I’m not sure what year it was filmed (late 80s?) and the quality of the video is crappy but it’s a great performance and still worth checking out.
Nine Inch Nails & Jane’s Addiction Show
Date: June 1st, 2009 Category: Things Tags: jane's addiction, live shows, music, nine inch nails [ 0 ]
A friend of mine was in town a few weeks ago and offered to take me to the Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction show here in San Diego, CA. I’ve never seen either of the bands live before and I was excited to check them out. He had “pit passes” so we were basically right up front for the show. As I expected it was an awesome show.
Anyway, below are a few pics and a short video of the show I captured using my iPhone 3G. Check them out…
Glasvegas (Band)
Date: May 13th, 2009 Category: People, Things Tags: bands, glasvegas, indie rock, music [ 0 ]
I was listening to Sirius Satellite radio the other day and heard a band named Glasvegas for the 1st time. They’re from the UK (Glasgow, Scotland) and have a really great sound. To me it’s like 80′s music (the good stuff) meets the band Interpol which now has a singer with a Scottish accent. Awesome stuff…
They basically have 2 albums. “Glasvegas” and “A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like a Kiss)“. The 2nd album was released along with their self-titled one as a bonus disc of sorts. Not only are the songs great the albums really flow nicely from one song to the next. It’s the kind of album that is best heard from start to finish.
I would have to say their most popular song (and one of my favorites) is “Geraldine”. I also really like “Please Come Back Home” so I’ve attached that one below as a preview. Check it out…
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Finally, check them out via the iTunes Store if you want to grab the album.
“Folsom Prison Blues” Guitar Tab
Date: May 11th, 2009 Category: Things Tags: guitar, johnny cash, music, tablature [ 0 ]
Here’s another seemingly simple song by Johnny Cash that I wanted to learn but, yet again, I couldn’t find a decent/complete guitar tab for it. So, after listening to the song 20 or so times I pieced this guitar tab together for “Folsom Prison Blues” along with some help from YouTube.
Thanks to “YourGuitarSage” on YouTube for his video lesson. I’ll also try to tab out the guitar solo that’s played twice during the song. I’ll update this post once I finish it.
“Hey Hey What Can I Do” Guitar Tab
Date: March 22nd, 2009 Category: Things Tags: guitar, led zeppelin, music, tablature [ 3 ]
The Led Zeppelin song “Hey Hey What Can I Do” is one of my all-time favorites. It was recorded in 1970 and appeared as a b-side to the “Immigrant Song” single. Anyway, when I decided to learn a simple acoustic version of the song I could not find an easy to follow tab with all the lyrics. After watching some guys YouTube video lesson I created my own tab for the song.
Notes: I am not an expert tab writer and this tab is no where near perfect. Also, the YouTube lesson and this tab are in standard tuning. The original recording of the song is using a non-standard tuning (not sure what it is). Finally, I use this tab as a simple chord guide to help me while I learn the song. You’ll need to listen to the song and figure out the changes and strumming on your own.
“Antidotes” Album by Foals
Date: January 30th, 2009 Category: People, Things Tags: foals, indie rock, music [ 0 ]
Over the last few months I’ve heard a song or two from the band Foals on Sirius Satellite Radio but kept forgetting to check them out on iTunes. Well, I finally did and their debut full-length album is phenomenal. It’s titled “Antidotes” and has 11 tracks (2 bonus tracks as well via iTunes).
By far the best track on the album is “Olympic Airways”. But you should also check out “Red Socks Pugie”, “Cassius”, and “Tron”. All excellent songs… All in all it’s a great indie rock album that deserves more attention. You can check out a few of their songs (lo-fi audio stream) at the band’s MySpace page.
“Twilight” Movie Soundtrack
Date: January 21st, 2009 Category: People, Things Tags: blue foundation, music, soundtrack, twilight movie [ 5 ]
I recently had a friend recommend a new(ish) movie soundtrack to me and I just had the chance to check it out. The soundtrack is for the movie “Twilight” released I believe in the fall of 2008. I’ve never seen the flick but it seems to be a cheesy teen vampire love/action movie of some sorts. Who knows… Anyway, the soundtrack is actually pretty good. If you get a chance, make sure to check out these tracks on the album:
“Decode” by Paramore
“Full Moon” by The Black Ghosts
“Spotlight (Twilight Mix)” by Mutemath
“Eyes on Fire” by Blue Foundation
“Never Think” by Rob Pattinson
Again, a lot of good songs on this soundtrack and it’s definitely worth a listen. But, one track on the album really stands out from the rest in my opinion – “Eyes on Fire”. It’s a track recorded by the band Blue Foundation from Denmark. The muted/distorted guitar riffs, slow hypnotic drumming, and haunting vocals by Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg really make this a song (and band) worth checking out.
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Click the play button above to check out the song “Eyes on Fire” in its entirety.