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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Videos Five people, one guitar
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Walk Off the Earth posted a video on You Tube last week that has garnered more than 13 million hits in those seven days. The band and Sarah Blackwood perform a cover of the Gotye song "Somebody that I Used to Know." The twist is that all five people are playing the same guitar, at the same time.
Check it out:
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Videos Anthony Hamilton on Letterman last night
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 3:27 PM
Charlotte soul singer Anthony Hamilton was on the Late Show with David Letterman last night to sing his song, "Woo," from his latest album, Back to Love. At the end of the song, Letterman heaps on plenty of praise while band leader Paul Shaffer calls Hamilton his "favorite singer." I gotta say, he kills it. Check out the video below:
Monday, December 19, 2011
Videos Brody & Choch's "Pool Day Hooray" video
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 9:53 AM
Charlotte hip-hop duo Brody & Choch released a video for their song "Pool Day Hooray." Known for their upbeat live performances, the video includes a look at some of the group's performance at this year's CMJ Festival in N.Y.C. The music has an old-school vibe in the tradition of A Tribe Called Quest. Coming up, they've got a show scheduled at the Neighborhood Theatre on Feb. 23 with Shinobi Ninja and Soul Khan.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Videos Eliot Bronson pays tribute to Rodney Lanier
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Atlanta musician Eliot Bronson pays tribute to Charlotte musician Rodney Lanier with a song called, "Milwaukee." Lanier (Sea of Cortez, Jolene) died suddenly last week in the midst of a battle with esophageal cancer. Check it out:
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Videos Trent Reznor, Karen O team up for 'Immigrant Song'
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 10:11 AM
I've heard plenty of hype about the movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but I'm more interested in it because of the Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross combination responsible for the soundtrack. Ross and Reznor won a Grammy for their work on The Social Network.
If the release of their collaboration with Karen O is any indication, there could be another Grammy in their future. The trio released a video for their cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song." If you're going to cover Plant, Page and Co., you'd better do it well.
Not as industrial as you'd might expect, the song fuses an electronic backbeat to Karen O's sweet-yet-spooky vocal style and tinges of keyboard lightning strike at the right moments. Check it out:
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Videos Sugar Glyder's "Song Holiday" video released
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 3:09 PM
Charlotte rock quartet Sugar Glyder has released a video for "Song Holiday" off the band's album, Lovers at Lightspeed. Check it out:
Friday, November 4, 2011
Videos Pinn Panelle livens up Skrillex song
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 2:42 PM
Saw this video on Facebook earlier today and thought it was worth sharing. A Boston band called Pinn Panelle recreates Skrillex's "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" using traditional instruments:
Monday, October 31, 2011
Videos Puscifer releases director's cut of "Conditions of My Parole"
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Puscifer, who will perform at Ovens Auditorium on Nov. 27, released the director's cut of the video for "Conditions of My Parole." Maynard James Keenan kicks off the video as a man who had his "Airstream stolen by dopers." The song kicks off with an acoustic riff before driving into a heavy groove thundered on by Keenan's vocals. While the band's first album strayed into electronic repetition, this single offers far more melody and musicianship.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Videos The Black Keys release video for "Lonely Boy"
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 10:09 AM
The Black Keys released the first single from the band's new album, El Camino (due out Dec. 6). Here's a look and listen to "Lonely Boy."
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Videos Eyes of the Elders releases song for the "Occupy" movement
Posted By Jeff Taylor on Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 10:11 AM
What started with 1,000 demonstrators and 100 to 200 largely dismissed occupiers has grown into a movement encompassing thousands, camped out all across the country, as well as abroad. The local group, Occupy Charlotte, has been occupying old City Hall, at 600 E Trade Street, for just over a week.
One often overlooked but telling indicator of a social movement's reach and influence, and thereby its potential staying power and effectiveness, is whether or not it manages to produce any worthwhile protest songs.
If you don't have good music, I don't want to be in your revolution - to borrow an already paraphrased phrase from activist Emma Goldman.
Charlotte hip hop group Eyes of the Elders has stepped up to the challenge, releasing a single titled "Occupy," lending their voices to the movement.
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