Feist Performance on The Colbert Report (04/28/08)

Feist Interview on The Colbert Report (04/28/08)

Feist will be playing at the Hammerstein Ballroom tonight and tomorrow with the talented Hayden (Desser). Like I mentioned above, she’ll also be on Late Night with Conan O’Brien on Wednesday night. Tickets for Feist’s Hammerstein Ballroom shows are sold out back on sale now (buy Tues night tickets, buy Wed night tickets), and tickets are also still available for her show at Prospect Park on July 9.

Enslaved @ SXSW 2008 (HeadOvMetal)

Could Flickr video be the next YouTube? Nah. Not yet at least.

Some excerpts from the Flickr video FAQ below:

Is video available to everyone?

Only pro members can upload video content, but anyone can view it, provided they have permission.

Are there any upload limits?

No. If you’re a pro member, your account has unlimited bandwidth and storage space. This includes video content.

But! Individual video files must be smaller than 150MB in size. (That should be more than enough for 90 seconds worth of video.)

Can I upload my 3-hour-long wedding video?

No.

We’ve instituted what might seem like an arbitrary time limit for video playback on Flickr: 90 seconds.

You can still upload a video that’s longer than 90 seconds, but only the first 90 seconds will play. [Flickr Video FAQ]

Pitchfork.TV

You may recall that I reported on the imminent arrival of Videogum.com a few weeks ago, well it turns out that today (April 8th) was launch day for the new pop culture blog. Coincidentally, (or perhaps not), it was just yesterday that Pitchfork launched the horribly designed Pitchfork.TV which looks like an alt-MTV wannabe for the web. The Bumpershine verdict (on Pitchfork.TV), 3.2.

Langhorne Slim

Langhorne Slim is shooting a video for “Rebel Side of Heaven” this Monday, March 31st at The Box (189 Chrystie, between Rivington & Stanton) and they are looking for folks to be in it. So if you’re interested in achieveing your 15 minutes of video fame, send an email to slimvideo@kemado.com and they’ll send you the details by Friday afternoon or Monday morning. The video is being shot by Crackerfarm + Paul Manza and your services will be required from 2:30 PM until 6:00 PM (they want to bring in a little audience for that live show kinda vibe).

Also, LHS is on David Letterman tonight (which will probably be last night when most people read this, so look for it on YouTube) promoting his new self titled record, which is due in stores on April 29.

DOWNLOAD: Langhorne Slim - “Rebel Side of Heaven”

UPDATE: The Letterman video is after the jump.

“Langhorne Slim Wants You To Be In His Video (Letterman Tonight!)” continued after the jump

The Raconteurs released their new album today, Consolers of The Lonely; the bits are available for download at theraconteurs.com and the CD is available for purchase in fine stores everywhere. The above video for “Salute Your Solution” was directed by Autumn De Wilde and it contains over 2500 still photographs.

Here it is:

Portishead - “Machine Gun” (from the forthcoming album Third)

Also, check these online trailers out: Trailer 1, Trailer 2.

TBD Records, Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim and animation Web portal Aniboom.com are sponsoring an online contest inviting Radiohead fans to produce an animated music video for any song from “In Rainbows,” the band’s popular 2007 album that was originally available for download at an optional price.

Online voters and a panel of judges will select finalists with Radiohead choosing a winner who will receive a $10,000 prize to produce a full-length animated music video. The competition began Monday and continues through April 27. [AP]

Contest Timeline
1. Submissions - March 17
2. Semifinals -April 28
3. Viewing & Voting -June 9
4. Finals - June 23
5. Grand Winner -June 30

Hey, didn’t they steal this idea from Luke Temple?

Ah, posting a YouTube video, the bloggers equivalent of phoning it in. All kidding aside, I’ve watched this guy (Alex DePue) play “Owner of a Lonely Heart” and “Smooth Criminal” on the violin about a half dozen times already and I’m still amazed (and enchanted).

Alex DePue Plays a Mean Violin

Owen Pallett eat your heart out, eh.

Aimee Mann recently performed an intimate set for The Artist’s Den at the Vibiana Cathedral in Los Angeles. Check out this link for a slideshow of the evening’s festivities.

On Friday, The Gap unveiled a new advertising campaign entitled “Sound Of Color” which features new tracks from The Raveonettes, Dntel, Swizz Beatz, The Blakes and Marié Digby inspired by their favorite assigned colors. The songs were also turned into music videos by some hot young directors. You can check all out the goodness at soundofcolor.com.

Carl Newman at Union Hall (11/10/2007)

The New Pornographers are the latest band to grace Spinner’s Interface podcast. You can check the whole thing out over here.

Interface Track List: ‘My Rights Versus Yours’ / ‘Mutiny, I Promise You’ / ‘Challengers’ / ‘All The Things That Go To Make Heaven and Earth’ / Interview [with Carl, Kathryn & John]
Download: Video Podcast
Download: MP3 Podcast

In other New Pornographers news, the band also recently announced a new batch of tour dates with special guest Okkervil River. Full tour date listing after the break.

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Hey, I’m no organist, but this kid has got some chops.

MGMT has released a new video for their song, ‘Time To Pretend’.

DOWNLOAD: MGMT - Time To Pretend (mp3)

As previously mentioned, MGMT will be making their way to NYC on February 13 (Bowery) and 14 (Music Hall) with buzz band du jour Yeasayer.

Nice one Sarah!

- Thx Drake

Brooklyn’s Dirty on Purpose has a brand new EP which came out last week called Like Bees (North St Records) and they’ve also got a new free digital only EP called Dead Volcanoes which just came out on Pete Rojas‘ new online record label, RCRDLBL. Like I mentioned earlier, DOP are playing on Valentine’s Day (Feb 14) with Band of Horses at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple.

OK, I’ve been dying to post this video from the Dirty On Purpose show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg way back in September of 2007, check the moves on this female fan in the front row (who was apparently totally oblivious to my filiming).