Heard this the other day and thought it sounded pretty nice, another band that sounds a lot like the Strokes but then I found out that it’s from no other than Albert Hammond Jr, the guitarist OF The Strokes. Apparently his solo album debut, Como Te Llama, turned out really well so I’m going to have to check it out. Think of it as Strokes lite.
Albert Hammond Jr. – GFC
To throw a little electro into the bunch, I downloaded this track on a recommendation yesterday and I’m digging it. Justice + twang of disco = Revolte. At least…that’s what I got off of this song.
Revolte – Guess What
To keep the dancing going, I can not what so ever get this remix out of my head. It’s nothing new and you would think that from last year’s iPod commercials that this song would have ran thin by now, but the singer in Feist just has that particular female voice that makes me want to marry her on the spot. Most of the time, I don’t like female singers as I just think that most of them are indistinguishable from another. Not that they are bad, just I can hardly tell a difference from one to another. But from Regina Spektor’s quirkiness in her live sets to Feist’s voice that will put me in a trance, a few stand out. I’ve posted it on here before, so I won’t again, but if you haven’t heard the piano version of Broken Social Scene’s “Lover’s Spit” with the girl from Feist singing…you need to immediately. I get goosebumps every time I listen to it.
Feist – 1 2 3 4 (Van She Tech Remix)
Posting an Alice in Chains b-side may be straying quite a bit from the norm here, but I think you’ll be surprised. If I have my history right, this was an unreleased song from Alice in Chains minus Layne Stayle when he was towards the height of his heroin addiction. No angry, screaming guitars to be found here, just a simple, mostly acoustic guitar driven song. Always been a personal favorite of mine. Apparently Alice in Chains v.2.0 are supposed to be releasing their first album this year and I fear for the result of it baring a new singer that looks like some guy out of American Idol.
Alice in Chains – I\’ve Seen All the World I Care to See
My Bonnaroo schedule has changed up a bit after the discovery of some new bands and reworking of some conflicts as a lot of these bands are going to be playing in two months at Lollapalooza, so I’ll just catch them there. Saturday, I’ve decided on the grand idea of camping at the railing for Pearl Jam at the main stage all day from noon until they play at 10 PM, baby! Could be once in a lifetime to be THAT close, who knows, but I have my chance. I’m missing Against Me, Cat Power, and Gogol Bordello at the expense of that, but I’ll probably catch those bands sometime this year anyhow. So, expect pictures of me standing 7 feet from Jim James and 5 feet from Eddie Vedder two weeks from now on here. I don’t really feel too bad about Sunday being a little weak, as that night before after having 3 hours of one of the greatest experiences in my life from Pearl Jam directly followed by 2 hours of one of the greatest transcendent experiences of my life from Sigur Ros directly followed by partying whatever ass I have left after being blown away twice in a row until the sun comes up from Ghostland Observatory. Damn.
Thursday
Superdrag
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
MGMT
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Battles
10:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Vampire Weekend
11:30 PM – 12:45 AM
Royal Bangs
1:30 AM – 2:30 AM
Friday
The Postelles
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM
Jose Gonzalez
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Minus the Bear
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
The Swell Season
4:15 PM – 5:45 PM
!!!
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
The Raconteurs
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
State Radio
5:45 PM – 7:15 PM
Rilo Kiley
6:15 PM – 7:45 PM
M.I.A.
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Jake Shimabukuro
8:00 PM – 8:45 PM
My Morning Jacket
12:00 AM – 3:00 AM
Saturday
Soul Rebels Brass Band
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
Ozomatili
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
B.B. King
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Jack Johnson
8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Pearl Jam
10:15 PM – 12:45 AM
Sigur Ros
1:00 AM – 3:00 AM
Ghostland Observatory
2:30 AM – 4:00 AM
Sunday
Rogue Wave
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Broken Social Scene
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Orchestra Baobab
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Broken Social Scene
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Death Cab for Cutie
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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