All Points West - Who I'll Be Watching (Scarecrow Edition)

Following Mark's lead, I'll throw out a few of the artists I'm looking forward to at All Points West:

1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - I've always felt that the YYYs were hit-or-miss. I always saw them as a group that got me with the single but couldn't lock me in with the rest of their material. I'm hoping the buzz about their live shows pays off - my expectations are rising. Let's hope I can keep them in check, or that the YYYs can defy them.

2. Black Keys - One of my favorites on The Campus Buzz. I love their sound. While I haven't heard much about their live performances, I'm still enthusiastic.

3. Carolina Liar - I've only heard a few songs by them on a station back home, but seeing them on the lineup has piqued my interest.

4. The Pharcyde - my experiences with The Pharcyde started, oddly, with Yoshimi Battles the Hip Hop Robots (the incredible mashup by The Kleptones). Pharcyde has grown on me quite a bit over the past few years.

5. Vampire Weekend - I missed an opportunity a few weeks ago to see them at a taping for MTV Unplugged. This is my make-up chance.

6. Eugene Mirman/Tim & Eric/Janeane Garofalo - Music blog, yeah yeah, I know. But what might seem to some as an anemic lineup at this year's APW has a fair amount of comedy to see. If a music act doesn't take precedence for any of these three, I'll be there.

7. (Well, Coldplay of course).

Hope to see you there!

Videos galore!

Videofest!

First off... hot off the net, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Heads Will Roll" premiered online HERE!

Next, watch Trent Reznor (always the cranky one on Twitter it seems) cover the shit out of "Kick Out the Jams" with Boots Riley:



Next, check this... Iron & Wine (we're playing it this week on CB! New stuff!) performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon:



Speaking of late night TV, here's an odd combination: David Letterman + Mastodon. I think Letterman just looked skeptical the whole time. Darn whippersnappers and their music, right?



Lastly, Modest Mouse. Enjoy:

Satellite Skin

Zero remixed more than zero times

The Yeah Yeah Yeah's "Zero" has received another remix. Animal collective has stripped it down a bit.

Check out Animal Collective's take on it HERE

"Zero" Remixed!

Thanks to fellow WSOU DJ Maria Burks for alerting me to this:

N.A.S.A.'s Squeak E Clean remixed Yeah Yeah Yeah's "Zero". Grab the free MP3 here:

Zero (N.A.S.A. Bloody Lobo Remix)

"Zero" or Zero? (and is there a crosspromo opp for Coke Zero?)

So, sitting in the WSOU studios on Sunday night there was a Yeah Yeah Yeahs debate. Three of us (Raggedy Annie, Mark and I) had differing opinion on the YYYs. I dig the new song, but I feel as if they've been unable to really get anywhere as an act, since there's an overwhelming demand for "Maps" and not much else.

I came away from the debate still feeling as if they were stuck in a rut, but after an initial listen through the new album, I think there's chance for them to break through to a new level of notoriety.

I'm going to try to get an album review up soon, so hang tight and keep checking the blog.

To hold you over, check out the video for "Zero". I'm digging:

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - New Music - More Music Videos