With Feist set to release her new album Metals on October 4th (which you can now stream online) it seemed appropriate to feature her in this weeks Flashback. This particular solo performance of “Mushaboom” was my first exposure to Leslie Feist and I pretty much fell in love with her immediately. Her moniter apparently cuts out mid song and she confusedly stops playing, but after a quick chat with the sound man she has no problem recovering. It’s a memorable performance augmented by her impossibly sweet vocals and under-appreciated guitar playing. I’m glad Feist is back. Enjoy: continue reading...
This is some deadly serious hard rock. Metallica and Lou Reed should take a lesson. Ok, just kidding… but seriously, Mastodon have continued to impress me with their bone crushing, progressive sound. It’s not my thing all the time, but they’re definitely the at the top of the Heavy Metal heap. Stream the entire new album The Hunter here: continue reading...
The new self titled album from Bon Iver officially drops on June 21st, but you can listen to a stream of the entire thing right now. Very exciting! Enjoy: continue reading...
Along with The National and The Arcade Fire, the new album from The Black Keys is one of my most anticipated new albums of 2010. The first tune to hit the web is the Danger Mouse produced “Tighten Up” and its a good one. Check out the link to the bands website for a listen and read more about tour dates and the tracklist for Brothers below: continue reading...
Is there a more consistent band in the world of indie rock? How about in all of rock music? Making music as adventurous and at times unusual this catchy and accessible is damn near impossible, and yet, Spoon does it again with their latest album Transference. Officially released on the 19th of January, its now available for an early full album stream at NPR.org. continue reading...
There are no shortage of live Pearl Jam shows, but this one is particularly cool as it dates back to April 3rd,1994, which is 8 months before they would release their 3rd album Vitalogy. Also of note is the fact that this show was recorded 2 days before Kurt Cobain killed himself. The sound quality is top notch and the band sounds as good as ever. Click Here for access to the stream of the concert and check out the set list below: continue reading...
Paul McCartney’s historic three-night musical christening of New York’s Citi Field, witnessed by 120,000-plus attendees and universally hailed as a concert experience for the ages, will be immortalized November 17 when Hear Music/Concord Music Group releases Good Evening New York City. This momentous musical experience will be available in two formats: a 3-disc (2 CD + 1 DVD) standard edition and a 4-disc (2 CD + 2 DVD) deluxe version featuring expanded packaging and a bonus DVD including McCartney’s traffic-stopping, headline-making July 15 performance on the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee (including bonus numbers not aired on the Late Show with David Letterman broadcast). The set will also be made available in high quality vinyl. In any configuration, the 30+ songs and nearly 3 hours of music comprising Good Evening New York City are a must-have for attendees wishing to relive the July 17, 18 & 21 shows, those who couldn’t get tickets and/or anyone interested in an audiovisual document of a living legend. Good Evening New York City marks McCartney’s 2nd release for Hear Music. The first was 2007’s highly acclaimed Memory Almost Full. The standard version of Good Evening New York City will be available at participating Starbucks company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada and wherever music is sold. continue reading...
RJD2 fans rejoice. The producer/musician/singer extraordinaire has just released three deluxe reissues of his groundbreaking albums originally released on Definitive Jux Records. 2002’s Deadringer, 2003’s The Horror and 2004’s Since We Last Spoke, lauded as one of Spin Magazine’s Top 40 Albums of the Year, are now all in stores with two previously unreleased bonus tracks per album. continue reading...
In response to the leak of Them Crooked Vultures’ album, the band has made the unprecedented decision to stream the record in its entirety beginning with first track “No One Loves Me & Neither Do I” at YouTube. Check out the embed below. continue reading...
On the heels of the release of their new album, Crash Love, perennial rockers AFI have announced a new string of tour dates, taking them throughout the West in January. Fans who have checked out the band’s East Coast dates have been treated night after night with a mix of old and new songs spanning AFI’s massive eight album catalog. Included as a staple each night is Crash Love and live-set opener “Torch Song,” which AFI recently released an exclusive demo of via Google’s La La music platform. continue reading...
