As Muppet-mania hits an all-time high, we continue to get some classic moments from the gang in the lead up to the movie release this weekend. In this clip, Kermit and Bret McKenzie (of Flight Of The Conchords fame, who wrote all the songs for the movie) perform the sure to be classic tune, “Life’s A Happy Song”, with very amusing results. Man, isn’t it good to have the Muppets back? continue reading...
Apple, are you watching?
This is quite obviously a stunt to generate some interest in the band, but it’s pretty damn cool nonetheless. Atomic Tom, a Brooklyn NY based band, play one of their songs called “Take Me Out” on an NYC subway car using nothing but their iPhones… yes, it sounds dumb, but it’s actually quite a good performance! It should be interesting to see how far this video takes them… Enjoy: continue reading...
Bon Jovi will perform “We Weren’t Born To Follow” at an historic event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall on Monday, November 9th in Berlin, Germany for the “Fest der Freiheit,” a commemorative event taking place at Brandenburg Gate. continue reading...
from Spinner.com:
Green Day’s 2004 opus ‘American Idiot’ is headed to the stage as a musical. The ambitious concept album, which won two Grammys, always seemed like more than just a record. And when I interviewed Green Day in the studio for Rolling Stone during the making of ‘American Idiot,’ the band was thrilled with the idea of having it follow in the tradition of the Who’s ‘Tommy.’ “I’d love it,” Billie Joe Armstrong said. “The whole thing was written kind of from that point of view musically. I think this record probably has more in common with ‘Rocky Horror’ than it does with ‘London Calling.” continue reading...
The BPI, the UK record labels’ body, today announced the exciting news that the mighty U2, one of the world’s biggest bands, will perform their brand new single ‘Get On Your Boots’ live at The BRIT Awards 2009 with MasterCard. This highly anticipated annual event takes place on Wednesday 18 February at London’s Earls Court. continue reading...
Check out a Video stream of Tori performing “Thank You” at the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival continue reading...
I’m struggling to find the appeal in Tokio Hotel, but obviously there is a demand for androgynous rock from Germany. As evidence by this insane crowd of screaming girls, I might not be in their demographic: continue reading...
The clip includes an interview where she discuses her songwriting, her husband French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s participation, and a performance of her song “tu es ma came” from her album Comme Si De Rien N’était (As if Nothing Had Happened) on Downtown Records. According to the Guardian UK, nearly 1 million viewers tuned into the program. On the program, she also performs Bessie Smith’s “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out” with Jools Holland and her song “l’amoureuse” also from her album Comme Si De Rien N’était (As if Nothing Had Happened). continue reading...
