Here is the “official” theme song and music video from the MudKids’s joint “Do It Again (Go Colts!).” With the SuperBowl tonight, gotta give props to the MudKids for taking Indianapolis on their back and carrying the city to the big game (at least music-wise). These guys are really starting to gain the popularity they deserve, and put on a badass show too! Big ups to the MudKids for representing Indianapolis small businesses in their music video!
Check them out at TheMudKids.com
GO COLTS! GO COLTS!
UPDATE!
The wonderful people over at everyone’s favorite blog, Pitchfork, have made their initial announcement for scheduled bands for their annual summer music festival. Along with the initial lineup announcement, 1-Day and 3-Day passes for the festival went on sale Friday afternoon as well. You can pick up at 1-Day pass for $40 or a 3-Day pass for only $90! I already ordered my 3-Day pass, and with a whole lot of big name bands to soon be announced, I cannot wait! Check out the inital lineup of the 3-day festival below and be sure to pick up your tickets soon because prices will only go up and I KNOW it will sell out again this year.
Pitchfork Music Festival 2010
July 16-18 – Union Park [Chicago, IL]
Friday:
Modest Mouse
Saturday:
LCD Soundsystem
Raekwon
Sunday:
Pavement
St. Vincent
Lightning Bolt
Cass McCombs
Here We Go Magic
Sleigh Bells
via | Pitchfork.com
MP3 | Download for free at Yeasayer.net
Thanks to a great publicity campaign for the upcoming Yeasayer release by their new label, Secretly Candadian, fans across the United States were able to get their hands on the vinyl print of Odd Blood. [Shout out to Landlocked Music in Bloomington, IN for hosting a great Odd Blood listening party!] Ever since picking up the album is has been playing non-stop on my record player. This album is remarkable, but I will wait to do a full review once the album drops on 2/9. Following up the first single “Ambling Alp,” Yeasayer decided to release “O.N.E.” as their second single.
With a physical release date of 3/23, Yeasayer is offering the new single as a digital download on their website. Just like “Ambling Alp,” the new single is free to download for only the cost of your email address. I would definitely call this my favorite song of 2010 so far, without any hesitation. I first fell in love with the track after seeing them perform at Pitchfork Music Festival 2009, and couldn’t wait until I could finally hear the new album in its finished state. The track is upbeat, with Anand Wilder providing the lead vocals with Chris Keating supporting the backup. What I really love about the song is near the end when the chorus riff gets “remixed” and spins into an upbeat renegade. Yeasayer has a knack for doing these type of changes in their live show, so its always nice to hear them start mixing these techniques into their studio sound.
Be sure to check these guys out on their summer tour! They put on an amazing live show, and are supporting their new album on tour with a full psychedelic light show. Get pumped!
After receiving overwhelming acclaim for their 2008 release Boxer, The National have officially finished recording their newest record. Although there hasn’t been an official release date for the new album, nor a official album title, The National have already booked a handful of gigs in Europe and the USA to support their upcoming release. Matt Berninger released this announcement concerning their upcoming release:
We started out trying to make a fun pop record. I had the word HAPPINESS taped to my wall. We veered off that course immediately. We’ve narrowed it down to about 15 songs now and it’s going to be our best record (one song you can dance to) but it can’t be described as happy.
Even though I was hoping for an album infused with “HAPPINESS,” there is something about the melodic sounds of The National’s music that always brings about a sense of happiness and calmness in me every time I listen to the guys. Be sure to check them out in concert this spring (Just guessing, but there is most likely going to be more tour dates announced).
The National – Spring 2010 Tour Dates
04/22-23 – Richmond, VA @ The National Theater
05/06 – London, England @ Royal Albert Hall
05/07 – Paris, France @ Le Zenith (W/ Pavement)~!~!
05/09 – Berlin, Germany @ Astra
05/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
05/23 – San Diego, CA @ Spreckels Theater
05/27 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
06/02 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
06/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
06/06 – Washington DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
06/08 – Toronto, Ont. @ Massey Hall
06/16 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
It’s a sad day in the world of music today (or at least MY world of music). Rothbury Music Festival just announced that they will not be holding the 3rd year of the event this summer. What has become an annual tradition for my friends and I to get away to the beautiful land off the coast of Lake Michigan, has developed into one of my most anticipated events in my life each year. After an amazing debut year of the festival, Rothbury grew with leaps and bounds by bringing in bigger acts (The Dead’s ONLY 2009 Summer Performance). There is something to be said about spending 4 or 5 days with your best friends doing nothing but seeing great music and living the simpler life. I have made so many memories over the past two summers in Rothbury, MI, and I hope that they will be able to work things out so that they can return in 2011 in full force. Here is the official press release discussing the issue, released through RothburyFestival.com:
During the past three years, all of us involved with ROTHBURY have greatly appreciated the tremendous outpouring of support for the future of the festival. For 2010, we have had to make the tough decision to postpone our efforts. A contributing factor in our decision is that, due to various artists’ recording and touring schedules, we now believe that timing will not allow for us to assemble the cutting edge roster that everyone has come to expect from ROTHBURY. The result for this year is that we are not able to move forward with the integrity and high standards that we demand from ourselves and for the festival.
Despite the 2010 postponement, we intend to move toward continuing ROTHBURY in 2011. This event is something very special, and we are unwilling to potentially tarnish what ROTHBURY is, and can become, by working under conditions that will produce anything less than a magical experience.
ROTHBURY is more than a festival. It is a mission intended to discover strength in community, and what it means to be a large-scale sustainable event in these times. Our efforts are certainly not coming to an end.
It is important for us to thank the people of Michigan, Oceana County, The Village of Rothbury, Grant Township, and the Double JJ Resort. Also, we thank our team members, volunteers, creative contributors, media partners, and sponsors. We have made many friendships that will last a lifetime.
To all who attended the first two years of ROTHBURY we thank you for the soul you gave the event. Those times entered rarified air because of your energy.
We hope you have a fantastic July 4th this summer.
It looks like its time to start scouting out some new festivals to attend this summer. Even through Bonnaroo has yet to announce their official line-up, I have a feeling that I will be spending a long weekend in Manchester, TN this coming summer…
This track just surfaced on the web in the last few days, letting out a sigh of relief for all of us wondering if the Damian Marley / Nas collaboration was ever going to officially happen. Entitled “Strong Will Continue,” this track is expected to be the first official single from the upcoming release Distant Relatives. I’ve always been a big fan of both Damian Marley and Nas in both of their respective works of musical art, but ever since the “Road to Zion” track off of Damian’s Welcome to Jamrock, I have been waiting the day when more music comes from this perfect blend of genres and styles. Be sure to check out the link below for a link to download this jam!
MP3 | DOWNLOAD (via UShare)
via | Hypbeast.com
Pretty Lights, the touring name of music-mastermind Derek Vincent Smith and drummer Cory Eberhard, just released two new tracks which they debuted at their New Year’s Eve 2009 show in Chicago, IL. Along with a full set of down-tempo music, Pretty Lights debuted two new live mixes to ring in the new year right. The first is an amazing remix of Europe’s “Final Countdown.” Perfect song to ring in any New Year in my mind. The second song, perfectly timed to debut right after midnight, was a mashup of JJ Cale’s “After Midnight” and The Allman Brothers “Midnight Rider.” Be sure to check out the official Pretty Lights website for more downloads, including free downloads of all three albums.
Artist | Pretty Lights
Song | Final Countdown LIVE Mix
Concert | New Year’s Eve 2009 – Chicago, IL
MP3 | DOWNLOAD
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Artist | Pretty Lights
Song | After Midnight LIVE Mix
Concert | New Year’s Eve 2009 – Chicago, IL
MP3 | DOWNLOAD
Gorillaz announced new details today for their highly-anticipated upcoming album release, Plastic Beach. Dropping on March 9th, the new album is promised to be full of new songs and jams. With guest spots by Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed, De La Soul, and Mos Def just to name a few, its no surprise that Gorillaz are making their comeback in full force. In typical Gorillaz fashion, the band released this announcement on their website about the Plastic Beach creation process…
“The band have taken up residence, recording on a secret floating island deep in the South Pacific, a Plastic Beach HQ, made up of the detritus, debris and washed up remnants of humanity. This Plastic Beach is the furthest point from any landmass on Earth; the most deserted spot on the planet.”
Be sure to check out their website, where you can find out even more details about the band and more news about the upcoming release, Plastic Beach. Also check out below for the official tracklisting of the new album…
As another year begins to unfold, today we get to celebrate an amazing holiday honoring the late, great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It seems like you can’t turn on the TV or Radio these days and not hear about the financial crisis we are in, the constant pretzel-logic debates over healthcare, and the insanities performed by professional athletes making poor life choices. Despite all of these headlines, we rarely get to hear about the positive things happening in our world today. I personally think that the best way to get through these tough times as a society is to first get everyone on board with the notion that positive thinking can make all of the difference. It wasn’t too long ago that the United States, as well as the rest of the world, were undergoing similar tough situations like those today. Even in a racism-filled society such as the United States in the 1950s and 60s, there was a bright light that shown over all of the people. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. not only preached the word of a society without racism, but he spoke of a world free of hate. In order to celebrate the national holiday properly, I decided to put together a 6-Pack of tunes this week of musicians and songs that inspired Dr. King and are a direct result of his words and actions.
- Common – “I Have a Dream (Ft. Will.i.Am)
- Bob Marley – “Get Up, Stand Up”
- Miles Davis – “Hand Jive”
- Michael Jackson – “Black or White”
- Marvin Gaye – “What’s Going On”
- John Legend – “Ordinary People”
Be sure to check out all of the tracks below, as well a link to download them for your own personal listening pleasure!
Following up an amazing year for Boston’s Passion Pit. After releasing one of 2009’s most critically-acclaimed albums, Manners, Passion Pit finished off the decade by hitting up all of the major festivals as well as many individual dates as well. Starting off 2010 down under in New Zealand and Australia and then off to Europe for a few shows, Passion Pit then will head back stateside for a handful of shows. I’m excited to catch them in April in Chicago for my first ever Passion Pit show. Check out all of the tour dates below and be sure to catch these guys in concert!
