The B-52's: Dance This Mess Around (1983)

Listen to the entire show here.

Quantic Presents: The World's Rarest Funk 45s

This collection is compiled by musician and DJ Will Holland, leader of the Quantic Soul Orchestra, a man based out of Columbia who certainly knows his funk. The title of this collection says it all. Quantic Presents: The World's Rarest Funk 45s consists of 16 incredibly funky tracks that move so incredibly well it is impossible to not, at the very least, tap your foot along to the beat when listening to these songs. As my mother used to say, "funk does a body good", so give this one a listen and live longer. 

Quantic Presents: The World's Rarest Funk 45s

Future Islands 'Crish' (Javelin Remix)

Javlein tackled the unreleased Future Islands song 'Crish' which was recorded during the 'On The Water' sessions.

Dizzy Gillespie: Manteca (1959)

Atoms For Peace

I had an extra ticket, called numerous people, they declined, so I went alone.

Ryan Adams: Live in Jamaica

Back in 2002, Ryan Adams released the DVD "Music in High Places", an ongoing series that has musicians perform their songs in tropical environments. This is the audio from these performances, one with the ever famous Frederick "Toots" Hibbert when they play "Hard Time Situation". Besides this reggae rendition, Ryan Adams along with The Cardinals, take on "New York, New York", "Firecracker" as well as others. Its nice to hear these songs stripped down accompanied with some interesting hand drums and performed in a unique way. If you're a Ryan Adams fan this is worth a listen.

Ryan Adams: Live in Jamaica

Confederacy in Brooklyn

I was in a bar. It was in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn where you often find a division between young artistic types and life-long Polish locals. We went to this specific bar because we were celebrating our friends birthday. I have been to said bar a few times a couple years back and found it welcoming, often empty and having the perfect dive bar jukebox. When we walked in everything we saw was not what I expected to see. 

Future Islands: "Give Us The Wind"

The Morrison Hotel Gallery

 Herbie Hancock, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1964

The Morrison Hotel Gallery, located in New York City, has one of of the best  collections of music photographs around. Taken over the years, there are so many photographs that captured some of the most influential people in music. Below is the "About Us" taken from their website.

The Morrison Hotel gallery is about people. Founded in 2001 by former record company executive and producer Peter Blachley, former independent record store owner Richard Horowitz and music photographer Henry Diltz, The Morrison Hotel Gallery, which represents world renowned photographers, has grown to become the place to purchase fine art music photography. As you view some of the most inspiring and iconic images of music and musicians photographed over the last fifty-plus years, think about the people who existed on both sides of the lens. The photographers had no idea what they were creating or how historic the imagery would become. It is a one-second click of the shutter that creates a timeless moment in our lives. 

Get Closer

I Love What He's Afraid Of.

A mean looking man is terrified of puppies. Yes, puppies.

Three American Siblings In A Russian School

Steve Jobs Biographer on 60 Minutes

Part 2 can be found here.

Steve Carell auditioning for Anchorman

AraabMUZIK

He performs tonight at DROM for $5.

The Stepkids

My Morning Jacket & Boing Boing

It is safe to say that Boing Boing is easily one of my favorite websites out there. Combining technology, art, current events and everything in between, Boing Boing delivers on a daily basis. Well they linked up with My Morning Jacket, argued one of the better better bands touring right now (who hit the road soon), when they were in Oakland. Sit back and enjoy the time well spent between BB & MMJ. 

Martin Dosh

Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Martin Dosh is an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist who is currently the drummer for Andrew Bird. I was not aware of the man until I saw the Bird documentary "Fever Year", a documentary follow Bird and his band on the road, in which Dosh was featured. It was there that informed me about how talented Dosh really is when it comes to loops and layers. Below is a video of him at home playing with Mike Lewis

Soulwax

Soulwax plays New York City on November 2 at Webster Hall.

Interview with Krist, Dave and Butch Vig

There has been so much buzz surrounding the 20th anniversary of Nevermind by Nirvana. Understandably so, the record changed the direction music was heading at the time. It put a steak through the heart of hair bands everywhere and it even knocked the King of Pop off the top of the charts. In part with all the press surrounding the anniversary, Sirius/XM radio created a temporary Nirvana channel in which they had a wonderful "Town Hall" gathering lead by The Daily Show host Jon Stewart talking with former Nirvana members Krist Novocelic and Dave Grohl as well as Nevermind Producer Butch Vig. It is a nice long piece where the group tells stories about making the record and the fame that follows as well as take questions from the audience. Below is a link (via Rock it Out!) to listen to the entire segment.

Nirvana Town Hall with Krist, Dave & Butch