Ninja June 27th, 2008
I was trying to make a muxtape with songs that had the word, “bang” in their titles. So Radiohead’s Bangers and Mash, Nancy Sinatra’s Bang Bang, and The Breeders‘ Bang On are there.
Unfortunately, muxtape kept getting stuck on my St. Vincent’s Bang Bang live. Bah, so here’s a viddy of the song instead:
I didn’t get far, but if you’d like to hear what I was able to upload, click here.
TGIF,
Ninja
Ninja June 26th, 2008
Weezer covers Radiohead’s Creep at a Hootenanny in Portland.
Weezer cover Radiohead’s Creep, live in Portland from Dave Allen on Vimeo.
Ninja June 20th, 2008
Yael Naim is probably best known for her song, New Soul, featured in the MacBook Air commercials, but I can’t her Toxic cover out of my head.
Related postsNinja June 6th, 2008
If you’re a tad on the impatient side, the song starts at about 1:10 into the video.
Based on the lyric (and alternate title) “Big Ideas: Don’t get any” I grouped together a collection of old redundant hardware, and placed them in a situation where they’re trying their best to do something that they’re not exactly designed to do, and not quite getting there. It doesn’t sound great, as it’s not supposed to.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum—Guitars (rhythm & lead)
Epson LX-86 Dot Matrix Printer—Drums
HP Scanjet 4c—Bass Guitar
Hard Drive array (act as a collection of bad speakers)—Vocals & FX
Fan video by James Houston.
Cheers to Ray for the tip.
Related postsNinja May 19th, 2008
Death Cab for Cutie in the backseat of a black cab? It’s too irresistible. Only half the band is present (after all cramming all 4 members and camera crew in the back of a black cab might prove a bit difficult).
I can’t blame that one onlooker on the passing bus for staring. I know I would if Ben and Chris drove by in a cab.
Watch here.
Related postsPenguin May 12th, 2008
Wired has an article on AudioTool:
This free online electronic music studio lets you compose with two TB-303 Bass Line generators, Roland TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines and two banks of effects pedals including three delays, crusher, detune, flanger, reverb, a parametric equalizer and a compressor. By clicking the mouse button, you can drag virtual cables between any output and any input to customize the setup.
If you’ve ever wanted to create beats for the next great track or poop pop song, here’s your chance. You have basically everything you need to start making phat tracks with none of the investment.
Check it out.
-Penguin
Related postsNinja May 4th, 2008
Zach: Hey, The Cure is on tour! I heard it announced on the radio this morning. Do you want to go?
Me: Sure. Let me know when you are going to order tickets.
Zach: We have plenty of time. I mean, they’re so old. They’ll still have tickets. Calm down, woman.
Later that evening…
Zach: So I checked online. They’ve already sold out.
The Cure will release a new single on the 13th of each month until the release of their still 13th studio album, which comes out in September. The first single The Only One will be released this May 13th.
via Stereogum
Related postsNinja May 2nd, 2008
In an unprecedented and exclusive collaboration, MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) Campaign and Radiohead have partnered to produce a music video for Radiohead’s track “All I Need” off the album In Rainbows.
Ninja April 22nd, 2008
With love from me to you! Listen to my muxtape here.
What’s the underlying theme that connects these songs? Erm, not much, sorry to say. These are just some tunes that I had forgotten about until I started listening to iTunes in shuffle mode. Contrary to popular belief, I do have more than Radiohead and Death Cab for Cutie on my playlist. ~__^ (info links and purchasing links are provided after each photo)
Enjoy!
Colin Meloy
+ Purchase Colin Meloy Sings Live!
Elliott Smith
+ Purchase Either/Or
Shivaree
+ Purchase Tainted Love: Mating Calls & Fight Songs
The Pierces
+ Purchase Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge
Limited edition lithograph prints. Signed + numbered.
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