Where to start with this one. Best video of the year? The new Flaming Lips video for “See the Leaves”, will have you seeing, well, more than leaves. The video takes the psych-rock jam off Embryonic to a new level that is better watched at home than the office. Before you click play, a naked blindfolded girl absorbs/ingests some neon yellow cartoon rays from a giant furry vagina ball and then shoots it out her downstairs business. Then there is a big fire. The end. Surprisingly, shes not a redhead.
There was a brief albeit muddled moment of musical clarity in college when I sold every last one of my Neil Young albums to a local record shop (Buffalo Springfield, CSNY included). Years of spinning “Cinnamon Girl” on endless repeat, Neil’s whiny depressing helpless, helpless croon bringing me down and “Sample and Hold”? (I wasn’t ready), had driven me to desperation. Against all sound judgment, even a friend’s final protest: “You are going to regret this, man”, I purged my life of Neil. Better to burn out than fade away? Obviously, this was a huge mistake. A southern man might not need Neil around, but I learned the hard way, I do. I spent a good part of my early twenties re-acquiring my Neil discography… which is amazingly still growing.
Neil Young may have 62 years under his belt, but is clearly not le tired in his old age. The prolific godfather of grunge is releasing a brand-new solo album, LeNoise, Sept 28th on Reprise. The eight-song album is a collaboration between the acclaimed rock icon and musician/songwriter/producer Daniel Lanois, known for his work with U2, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, The Neville Brothers and many others. Le Noise features Young on acoustic and electric guitars with Lanois adding his trademark sonic textures, creating one of the most sonically arresting albums Young has ever recorded. No band, no overdubs, just “a man on a stool and me doing a nice job on the recording,” as Lanois puts it:
“Neil was so appreciative of the sonics that we presented to him,” Lanois says. “He walked in the door and I put an acoustic guitar into his hands — one that I had been working on to build a new sound. That’s the multi-layered acoustic sound that you hear on the songs ‘Love and War’ and ‘Peaceful Valley Boulevard.’ I wanted him to understand that I’ve spent years dedicated to the sonics in my home and that I wanted to give him something he’d never heard before. He picked up that instrument, which had everything — an acoustic sound, electronica, bass sounds — and he knew as soon as he played it that we had taken the acoustic guitar to a new level. It’s hard to come up with a new sound at the back end of 50 years of rock and roll, but I think we did it.”
Watch the premiere of Neil Young’s film “Le Noise,” featuring performances from his new album! Directed by Adam Vollick.
Check out Frightened Rabbit’s version of The Philistines Jr.’s “My Brother Tom, The Green Beret”. You can find the track on If a Band Plays in the Woods…? or give a listen below:
Join Band Of Horses photographer Christopher Wilson and Filter Magazine at the Lomography Gallery Store LA in West Hollywood on Saturday from 5-7pm for a special photo exhibition. The event will showcase the winning photos from the BOH Lomography contest, and those who attend will have a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Greek Theater show. Visit lomography.com for full details!
Christopher Wilson has worked with Band Of Horses as their Artistic Director throughout their career. Not only have Chris’ photographs taken front and center on their most recent release Infinite Arms (as well as all the other Band Of Horses albums!) but they are also projected behind the band at every concert.
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Saturday, September 25, 2010; 5:00 – 7:00 pm
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Free MP3 grab from French Electro guru Anoraak. The single, “Don’t Be Afraid” is off their most recent album Wherever The Sun Sets and features vocals from Sally Shapiro
Harry Fellows recorded this video to accompany the new French Horn Rebellion retro jam ‘This Moment’ whilst the Milwaukee born and raised brothers Robert and David Perlick-Molinari were on a photoshoot for Collective Magazine. According to Robert and David,here is what the song is about:
“Have you ever noticed that the most stressful things in life are either things that haven’t even happened yet or that might supposedly happen? If you focus on the past or the future too much, that means you are not doing what you need to do at this moment to change any of it. When you are not in the moment you are not really living. The past is gone, the future is unknown, so thinking about it leaves you in some sort of limbo world that has nothing to do with your reality right now – be present every day. A song you can vibe to that constantly reminds you about ‘the moment’ is one of the most powerful tools a person can have”. (Et Musique Pour Tous)
Following the release of “This Moment” French Horn Rebellion will unleash the genre-bending odyssey that is ‘The Infinite Music of French Horn Rebellion.’ It is a debut album that warps the fabric of dance, electro, rock and funk and may turn out to be a contender for 2010’s most ambitious, multi-faceted and engaging debut album.
The official music video for OK Go’s prince-esc single “White Knuckles”, directed by Trish Sie keeps the bands video tradition of filming entirely in one shot. So, how does the band attempt to top their previous DIY tongue-in-cheek, choreographed music videos? Trained dogs? Yes, its a big day for dogs in music video’s today. Luckily, these dogs are far less menacing than the ones in Delorean’s “Real Love” video. No band members were mauled in the making of the video, but instead Ok Go have teamed with the ASPCA to raise funds for the Rural Rescue Dog Fund in a possible attempt to quell tensions between dogs and hipsters.
For Blonde Redhead’s “Not Getting There” video, director Timothy Saccenti takes on the bands darker direction, giving us a highly atmospheric teal toned video that is less shoegaze and more ghostly. Grab the track below:
Over the weekend OFF! Dropped their first video: a live rendition of the song “Upside Down”. The new project from Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks) are joined by the SLAVE skate team. Rowdy. Check it out and grab the track below:
You might not be able to go back to the island, but you can Stream Weezer’s eighth studio Hurley on the band’s Myspace page in full. Check it out by clicking HERE.
