The Tape at Coachella: Friday
Written by gzabriel on Wednesday, 30 of April , 2008 at 6:00 am
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Guilty Music Monday #11
Written by lupethefiasco on Sunday, 27 of April , 2008 at 12:51 pm
Coming a day early!! Wooooooooooooooooooo. I’ve avoided a Monday night dilemma between doing this and my homework by posting it now. This weeks theme is classic rock remixes.
We’re going to start off with possibly the greatest remix ever, Night Facilities remix of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire.” The remix sounds pretty average, but then the horns come in and it becomes amazing just like that. Not a lot of people have the balls to remix a Johnny Cash song so whoever you are Night Facilities, I salute you.
Johnny Cash- Ring Of Fire (Night Facilities Remix)
Next is a remix by our good friends RAC. They are remixing The Who’s “Baba O Riley.” The remix brings the song to a whole new level. This remix just makes me so happy for some reason or other. Maybe it’s the huge guitar chords, or the whip like noises… But this remix is awesome.
The Who- Baba O Riley (RAC Edit)
Next we have a remix from one of the Palmsout Remix Sundays. It is another fantastic remix and it’s a Guns ‘N’ Roses remix by DJ Donna Summer, entitled “Sweet Assed Child O Mine.” Enjoy…
Guns ‘N’ Roses- Sweet Assed Child O Mine (DJ Donna Summer Remix)
Last we have the Streetlab remix of Led Zepplin’s “The Immigrant Song.” Not much to say about this one, other then the fact that it’s a solid remix.
Led Zeppelin- The Immigrant Song (Streetlab Mix)
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RAC Does The Greats
Written by gzabriel on Saturday, 26 of April , 2008 at 8:55 am
Andrew Maury of RAC just sent this our way
Not only does this look like the coolest thing ever but it sounds like the coolest thing. Ever. RAC takes on the Nintendo side of the spectrum and delivers a killing redo of Zelda’s A Link To The Past rife with heavy guitar stabs and intermittent screams that make it my favorite track of the bunch as well as an awesome take on the Mario Bros theme. Maury then gets his hands on Sonic’s tunes and brings out a more chill but still delicious sounding 2 songs that stay closer to the source material but still pack a heavy punch. I can’t think of any reason why you wouldn’t want to grab this as it is one of the coolest things ever thought of. Props to RAC and Maury and go check this shit out right now.
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Glow In The Dark Review
Written by lupethefiasco on Thursday, 24 of April , 2008 at 10:17 pm
A few nights ago I attended Kanye West’s Glow In The Dark Tour at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The night started off amazing and fluctuated down and up after Lupe. Lupe probably had the best introduction to a show I’ve ever seen in my life. The video was just posted under “Glow In The Dark Video,” I urge you to check it out. Anyways, I’m going to do a quick review of each performer, then give you guys my two favorite songs that they each performed.
First we have my hero, Lupe Fiasco. Lupe lived up to my extremely high expectations and then some. Enough so, for me to pursue tickets for the June show… Anyways, I would have much preferred for Lupe to play longer than 30 minutes, but what are you going to do? He came out to thematic opera music, and proceeded to explode all over Justice’s “Let There Be Light.” He only played three songs from Food and Liquor, which were “Kick, Push”, “I Gotcha”, and my personal favorite “Daydreamin’.” “Daydreamin’” is always one of my favorites because he puts a ridiculous amount of energy into it. All of his songs are exploding with his energy, but he takes “Daydreamin’” to a whole new level.* From the new album, I especially loved his shortened version of “Fighters.” About everyone of his songs was shortened, but I assume that was at Kanye’s request. Anyways, there is something about “Fighters” that gets me every time I listen.
I also gave you guys “Go Go Gadget Flow” because there was a fun little call and response during the show. Or using my favorite saying ever, just for shits and giggles.
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Lupe Fiasco Feat. Matthew Santos- Fighters
Lupe Fiasco- Go Go Gadget Flow
Next we have N.E.R.D. While they may not have been great, they were really entertaining. Pharrell doesn’t have a fantastic voice, but it’s good enough to not be criticized. The most disappointing part of their set was the lack of “Maybe.” That is by far my favorite N.E.R.D. song. Anyways, they played quite a few numbers from their new disc “Seeing Sounds” out soon.
I give you “Everyone Nose” and “She Wants To Move”, my two favorites from that evening.
Let’s keep it nice… I don’t like Rihanna. I only caught a few songs, and wandered around trying to find a hot dog for the rest. Don’t worry it was successful! That was probably my favorite part of her set, oh yeah and “Umbrella” was alright. Fun to phrase it in one word. Anyways, no mp3’s for you Rihanna fans, sorry.
Last but not least (because of Rihanna) we have Sir. Ego West. Kanye’s Ego (yes it deserves a capital ‘E’) was on full display. Not only was his spaceship robot friend Jane telling him he was the brightest star on the universe, during the entire show he was complaining to his light man “Mark” about who knows what. He shoved his band behind the backdrop, so the stage was all for himself; and he had the houselights go down as soon as a celebrity was spotted in the crowd. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely loved his set… But his ego and arrogance made me enjoy it a little bit less. He seems like a perfectly pleasant man, but if he had just not played Journey during his set, I would have enjoyed him a tad more. Anyways my two favorites were “Homecoming” and “Can’t Tell Me Nothing.” Well actually, my favorite was “Touch The Sky” because Lupe came out, but that’s not even fair. If Lupe was on the side drinking a cup of water while Kanye listened to Journey (he actually did), it would have been my favorite.
Kanye West- Can’t Tell Me Nothing
HONORABLE MENTION: Kanye West- Jesus Walks
HILARIOUS MENTION: Kanye decided it would be awesome to accidentally do the same verse twice in “All Falls Down.”
KANYE RECOGNITION MENTION: Kanye really doesn’t deserve all the shit I gave him in this review. He is a great entertainer and performer, but his arrogance makes me angry. Especially when he puts the most talented artist on the bill, performing first for a mere 30 minutes.
NEW IDEA MENTION: Lupe Fiasco’s Glow In The Dark Tour
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The Tape @ Coachella
Written by pistachionut on Thursday, 24 of April , 2008 at 3:36 pm
So four of us are going to Coachella. This our vow to provide you with nightly/the morning after reviews and recaps off all the crazy shit that is gonna go down. Expect some videos too, as Gabo is bringing his “Flip USB” camera. We’ll see how far we can get with Surkin. That dude’s a cutie.
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Glow In The Dark Video
Written by lupethefiasco on Wednesday, 23 of April , 2008 at 8:07 pm
I attended The Glow In The Dark Tour in L.A. a few nights ago, and while a review is coming soon… I have a fantastic video for you all to watch. It was probably the highlight of my night, even though it was the very first song of the very first act of the night.
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Coachella I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down
Written by pistachionut on Tuesday, 22 of April , 2008 at 5:24 pm
I do love you Coachella, but I have to take point with your set time scheduling on a few points. Here is a link to my Coachella schedule as chosen by the “Coachooser.” There are some great times, and some bad times. Let’s take a look.
Here we have a not so fun conflict between the Raconteurs, the National and Diplo. I’m probably edging towards Diplo, as he seems to be able to provide the most fun.
Next we have the Saturday afternoon clusterfuck. I’ll probably end up jumping back and forth between all three tents to my heart’s content. I have seen Jens and might avoid him at the festival just because I don’t think the environment is right for him. I would actually prefer to see him and Cut Copy swap tents.
This is Saturday evening. More clusterfucks. Kraftwerk, M.I.A. and Animal Collective all playing pretty much simultaneously. This is the biggest problem I have with the festival right now. I’ll probably end up splitting time between M.I.A. and Kraftwerk because of stage placement. I love that M.I.A. is in the Sahara (Hot Chip too), as I feared both would be placed on the dreaded outdoor theater. Animal Collective is the kind of band I’d rather see on the Coachella stage at dusk/night. Similar to Arcade Fire last year. Just to be able to lay on the grass and chill.
This is the one thing Coachella definitely got right. I have little to no interest in Roger Waters, so having Sunday’s top four electro acts play opposite him is an act of god. SMD, Chromeo and then Justice will just rock the tent until I can’t stand.
All in all though, the Coachella lineup rocks, and they honestly did the best they could with the slots they were allowed to give. This year I probably will barely be at the stages, definitely more centered on the tents. Have fun if you are going, and I’m sorry to those who aren’t. I mean that in the least condescending way possible. Hope to see you there next year.
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Coconut Records (Jason Schwartzman interview)
Written by caz4mack on Monday, 21 of April , 2008 at 2:47 pm
I was able to catch up with Jason Schwartzman, who along with being super busy working two jobs (actor, musician), and the fact that he just finished his second album, he had time to answer a few questions. Here we go.
Jason Schwartzman: let me preface this interview by saying
sorry for the short answers
Tape: Which art do you feel closer to, acting or music?
JS: That’s a tough one… like, what do you like more pasta or pizza?
Tape: We know that you left phantom planet for your acting career. What made you come back to music with this new band (Coconut Records)?
JS: I missed playing music and spending time with other musicians.
Tape: What inspires you, Has your music inspired your acting and writing and vise versa?
JS: I’m sure that it has but unfortunately i can’t come up with any noteworthy examples at this moment
Tape: What’s your view of the music industry today?
JS: I try to keep a “change is good” mentality ….and hopefully it will inspire new avenues for talented artist
Tape: What music do you draw inspiration from?
JS: Uh…. there are so many great bands…. the beatles?! the beach boys?! how’s that for an original answer?
Tape: What new music have you been into?
JS: anything jack white is doing, panda bear, artic monkeys, plus many more that i can’t think of off the top of my head
Tape: Can you explain your role in the She and Him [M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel - ed.] album?
JS: I co-wrote a song on the record called “Sweet Darlin”
Tape: Are their any artists you have particularly enjoyed working with or would like to work with in the future
JS: Steven Malkmus
Check out the Coconut record Myspace:
and listen to Some tunes
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T-Pain and Akon Have a Phone Conversation
Written by pistachionut on Sunday, 20 of April , 2008 at 10:32 am
You know we love Akon and T-Pain. They’ve been featured on Guilty Music Monday probably more than any other artist(s). Super Deluxe, an internet comedy giant, has spoofed the voices of the two popstars.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, The Tape 1.5….. kinda
Written by pistachionut on Saturday, 19 of April , 2008 at 11:25 pm
Okay so I’m almost finished editing the CSS on the new theme just the way we like it here. We are more than welcome to your feedback and we know there is one element missing…rounded corners. Expect those within the week. We’re working on it. Trust me.
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