Best New Bands » What We Talk About: Videos http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Easy Star All-Stars: Electioneering http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/easy-star-all-stars-electioneering/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/easy-star-all-stars-electioneering/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:12:00 +0000 Here’s one of my favorite Radiohead songs, as played near the equator in the Caribbean. Or rather, in New York City by the Easy Star All-Stars. This recording is so dope, it makes me wonder if Radiohead was covering the Easy Star All-Stars:

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  1. Tonight: The Dance Party, chicks in bikinis For those that haven’t sampled the ’00′s response to the ’80s, tonight is the night for you, because The Dance Party is playing another show at Crazy Girls, which is something of a strip club, but it can hardly be...
  2. There is a password for a free show tonight by The Dance Party In case you missed their recent strip-club show, our darling gents The Dance Party are playing a show at the Viper Room tonight, and there’s a password to get in for the low-low price of free. This gives the event...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/michael-jackson-accompanies-himself-on-guitar/feed/ 0 Condoleezza Rice on getting to Carnegie Hall http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/condoleezza-rice-on-getting-to-carnegie-hall/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/condoleezza-rice-on-getting-to-carnegie-hall/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000 As a self-respecting man, I can’t stand watching the View. But sometimes I’m bound and gagged and forced to watch it, and occasionally there’s someone interesting. A few months ago I heard Condoleezza Rice touch on her expectations as a growing musician: “I thought I was going to play Carnegie Hall. I mean, I was a

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  1. Fred Van Vactor: Everything Good All At Once Well, recently I saw Fred in Eugene, and he told me his first album was almost ready, and that he’d send me a copy. I’d only been home a few days when it arrived, and I love it. “Leaving Eugene”...
  2. The music videos of Stoney Sharp A few years ago, my friend Chris was telling me about his life-long friend, Stoney Sharp, who had moved from Florida to LA and was making music videos. If you’re from Southern California (or probably New York), you’re well familiar...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/carl-sagan-auto-tune-collab-with-stephen-hawking/feed/ 0 Songs I always mistakenly thought were by KISS… http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/songs-i-always-mistakenly-thought-were-by-kiss/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/songs-i-always-mistakenly-thought-were-by-kiss/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000 Continuing my thoughts on my upcoming KISS concert, there were a handful of songs I always imagined were by KISS that fit my idea of how hard they must rock. Admittedly, they’re pretty tame by today’s standards, but somehow they’re not as tame as actual KISS songs sound to me. The two standouts on the

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  1. On seeing KISS: An explanation of intent. My goodness! I never expected to receive as much feedback on my purchase of KISS tickets as I’ve gotten. Apparently, my interest in seeing them has confounded those closest to me, so I thought I’d provide a little context here....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/songs-i-always-mistakenly-thought-were-by-kiss/feed/ 0 Is it even frenching? Eric Wareheim dir. Depeche Mode http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/is-it-even-frenching-eric-wareheim-dir-depeche-mode/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/is-it-even-frenching-eric-wareheim-dir-depeche-mode/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000 If you’re a fan of Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Depeche Mode, you’ll probably dig this video. If you’re just a fan of just Tim & Eric, you might too. If you’re a fan of Depeche Mode and have never heard of Tim & Eric, you might need a minute. This is

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  1. Dirty Sweet @ Spaceland, 7/16/09 Well, it took almost exactly two years, but I have finally made it to a second Dirty Sweet show. I’d say that it was worth the wait, but honestly I wish I’d made it out to see them again sooner....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/is-it-even-frenching-eric-wareheim-dir-depeche-mode/feed/ 0 Fred Van Vactor on DXG TV http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/fred-van-vactor-on-dxg-tv/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/videos/fred-van-vactor-on-dxg-tv/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:00:00 +0000 Fred Van Vactor, a singer/songwriter and friend of mine from Eugene, is participating in a project I’m coordinating for DXG, documenting his life and career with one of their cameras for their blog. I just posted his first episode, which I’m embedding below, but I wanted to share here that if you are an musician,

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  1. Fred Van Vactor: Everything Good All At Once Well, recently I saw Fred in Eugene, and he told me his first album was almost ready, and that he’d send me a copy. I’d only been home a few days when it arrived, and I love it. “Leaving Eugene”...
  2. John Shipe at The Gypsy Den in Santa Ana John Shipe, a good friend of mine from Eugene, has been parked in San Diego for the last six months, and he finally played a couple of shows in Orange County recently. His shows on January 30th and March 6th...
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