Michel Gondry's 25 favorite music vids

Michel Gondry reveal his 25 favorite music videos(besides his own brilliants works) to Entertainment Weekly.

• Michael Jackson - ''Billie Jean'' (1983)
• Peter Gabriel - 'Sledgehammer'' (1986)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give It Away'' (1991)
• Beastie Boys - ''Sabotage'' (1994)
• Björk - "It's Oh So Quiet'' (1995)
• Herbie Hancock - "Rockit'' (1983)
• Jean-Luc Ponty - "Individual Choice" (1983)
• Talking Heads - "Burning Down the House" (1983)
• Téléphone - "Un Autre Monde" (1984)
• The Cure - "Close to Me" (1985)
• New Order - "Perfect Kiss" (1985)
• Beastie Boys - "Fight for Your Right to Party" (1986)
• Run DMC (Feat. Aerosmith) - "'Walk this Way" (1986)
• Paul Simon - "You Can Call Me Al" (1986)
• Michael Jackson - "Leave Me Alone" (1987)
• Madonna - "Like a Prayer" (1989)
• Tone Loc - "Wild Thing" (1989)
• Young MC - "Bust a Move" (1989)
• Massive Attack - "Unfinished Sympathy" (1991)
• Lenny Kravitz - "Are You Gonna Go My Way?" (1993)
• Jamiroquai - "Virtual Insanity" (1996)
• The Pharcyde - "Drop" (1996)
• Aphex Twin - "Come to Daddy" (1997)
• Devendra Banhart, ''A Ribbon'' (2004)
• R. Kelly, ''Trapped in the Closet'' (2005)

Amy Winehouse @Glastonbury

She's driving the crowd crazy!And she's hilarious.
Amy punched a fan during "Rehab",some very hard punches!!!

You're Wondering Now


Band introduction/You Know I'm No Good


Me & Mr Jones/Rehab



Amy's still a really good performer(despite the condition of her health and all those paparazzi things).

This Week's Tunes

Hope Like Fire(Planets)
MP3:
Firefly







The Dig
Good Luck & Games EP
MP3: Lovesick Woman







Cineplexx
Picnic
MP3: Droga Paliativa







Jon Sonnenberg
Acoustic Selections
MP3: DOA







The Anniversary
Another Year on the Streets
MP3: I Believe That the End of the Reign of Terror is Soon Near







Passenger
Wicked Man's Rest
MP3: Do What You Like







Earlimart
Hymn And Her
MP3: Song For






What Laura Says
Thinks & Feels
MP3: July 23







Quitzow
Art College
MP3:
Sponsor (It Didn't Mean A Thing)






Andy Yorke
Simple
MP3: Rise and Fall

Modern Guilt

Beck's new album Modern Guilt is set to release on July 8, it will be his eighth studio album and the last with the record label. Some say the new album is weak,some say it'd be highly praised; common folks like us can only wait till the release date.
From the songs I've heard so far,I like it.

Modern Guilt Promo Video



MP3:
Beck-Gamma Ray
Beck-Chemtrails


cheers

Love Is Noise

The Verve將他們的新歌Love Is Noise放在MySpace上囉!Go listen!!!

Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma

Oasis to release seventh studio album!

Oasis officially announced that they will release their seventh studio album ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ October 6th. Before that, the single ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’ will be out September 29th.Here's the official announcement:

Oasis are set to return later this year with a new single and their seventh studio album. The single,‘The Shock Of The Lightning’ is released on September 29th and the album, ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ follows in October; it is the first new Oasis music since last year’s ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’, taken from the on the road film of the same name. ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ sees Dave Sardy return to the producer’s chair following his work on their 2005 album, ‘Don’t Believe The Truth’. Recorded at Abbey Road and mixed in Los Angeles, all four members once again contribute tracks, but the recording marks a new approach for the band as described by the band’s principle songwriter, Noel:

“I wanted to write music that had a groove; not songs that followed that traditional pattern of verse, chorus and middle eight. I wanted a sound that was more hypnotic; more driving. Songs that would draw you in, in a different way. Songs that you would maybe have to connect to - to feel.”

The lead single is still unmistakably Oasis, a Noel penned song with Liam’s immediately familiar voice to the fore underlining their distinctive brand of finger in the socket rock ’n’ roll.

‘The Shock Of The Lightning’ may well represent the most recognisable Oasis song on the album but, again, the new approach on ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ was present on this lead track as Noel explains:

“If ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’ sounds instant and compelling to you, it’s because it was written dead fast. And recorded dead fast. ‘The Shock of The Lightning’ basically is the demo. And it has retained its energy. And there’s a lot to be said for that, I think. The first time you record something is always the best.”

‘Dig Out Your Soul’ will be the first album released on the band’s own Big Brother label worldwide.

[Oasisnet.com]

Black Kids

為什麼大家都為Black Kids瘋狂? 德州Jacksonville的樂團Black Kids去年七月一場演出讓各大音樂雜誌與媒體開始猛烈報導, 他們的EP Wizard Of Ahhhs 也變成熱門搶手貨.在NME等大西洋彼岸媒體的關注下,今年四月在英國發行的單曲"I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You"竟然一舉登上英國單曲榜的11名,七月要發行的新專輯Partie Traumatic當然也備受期待! Black Kids有著能讓人搖擺起舞的節奏還有pop song必備的熱血吶喊,戲謔的歌詞也有一絲Of Montreal般的可愛氣息. Black Kids的歌絕對可以帶給你一個返老還童的夏天!

Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend


MP3:
Black Kids-I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
Black Kids-Hurricane Jane

cheers!

Heat Wave, Beach Day

我討厭夏天,討厭豔陽,討厭熱氣,討厭人潮,但我喜歡海. 我喜歡海,也沒喜歡到想去海灘曬太陽,請容我撐著陽傘向大家介紹--"Summer Beach Mix," a tribute to all of you who are suffering from the bloody heat wave!

MP3:
The Teenagers-Sunset Beach
The Kinks-People Take Pictures of Each Other
Flowers Flowers-Beach Bum
Irene-Seaside
Sigur Rós-Hafssól
Tizzy Bac-The Falling Summer
Thao Nguyen & the Get Down Stay Down-Swimming Pools
The Lodger-A Year Since Last Summer
Adam Green-Broadcast Beach

cheers!

News grabs

◎ Paste Magazine selected America’s finest record store.
◎ According to Rolling Stone, Kings of Leon just wrapped their fourth album.
◎ Sigur Rós announced North America tour dates.
◎ Conan O'Brien was a KCRW DJ!
◎ Download the Lollapalooza 2008 timetable.

Troubles

A Brooklyn band called Creaky Boards claimed that Coldplay's stole their song and turn it into Viva la Vida. You can have a listen and see what they've got to say:


Honestly,I can't hear much similarity in them.
But nice 'tache though,dude in the video!

Chris Martin's mate Kanye West was in bigger trouble!
Kanye was booed when he's 2 hours late:

The Grammy winner walked onto the festival stage nearly two hours past his scheduled 2:45 a.m. performance time Sunday morning and was greated by bleary-eyed fans' chorus of boos and chants of "Kanye sucks."
[Yahoo!Music]

Can anyone control Kanye's huge ego? Nah.

The Last Shadow Puppets - Standing Next to Me

They look ridiculously sharp and sexy!
Loving Alex Turner's suit!

No reviews!

Good music overload! Some huge names in album release recently....indicates the coming of summer and of course,music festivals! First thing first,the reviews. Ahhh,it's really hard that a music novice like me is to review albums from those huge names in music. Who am I to judge anyway? So I'm taking the easy way out--no reviews,pure admirations. No, I'm not being lazy; I love those albums and musicians dearly. The beauty of them are beyond words(I shit you not!), and all I can say is that you definitely need to own these albums.


Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning
Something For All Of Us...
MP3: Love Is New


Coldplay
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
MP3: Strawberry Swing


Sigur Rós
Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
MP3: Við spilum endalaust


Al Green
Lay It Down
MP3: Stay With Me (By The Sea) (Ft. John Legend)

cheers

Radiohead - The Rip (Portishead cover)

You might have already seen those giant billboard on the street and the huge campaign of Converse's celebration (of whatever year it is!?). Many artists from different fields joined the campaign and some musicians launched unlikely collaboration--Like this one:The Strokes+Santogold+Pharrell. The song My Drive Thru is actually not much of a commercial song, but it's always nice to finally hear Julian Casablancas's voice again!

MP3:
N.E.R.D.-My Drive Thru ft. Santogold & Julian Casablancas