That's right folks, fasten your seatbelts cause guess what? David Byrne and Brian Eno have finally finished their follow-up record to My Life in The Bush of Ghosts! And you'll be able to hear it real soon!
It's their first collaboration in 27 years (since MLITBOG) and it's called "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today". It's being described as "electronic gospel" and I am just sitting on the edge of my seat, drooling to dig into it. I've heard that it's a lot more song-y than atmospheric, and Byrne sings over Eno's compositions. Woah, nelly this is gonna be good. The duo will self-release it here on August 4th. Then on August 18th, you'll be able to stream or buy the entire album from the site, and one song will be free!
The duo will embark on a long international tour beginning this fall. As of now, only six shows have been announced, and they're all pretty far away (from me), but the rumor is that there are many more to come. Great!
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love
"there's someone in the world today, right now in time and space, who you've yet to even meet, who will, before long, fall very, very in love with you" -- the universe
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
7.16.94
Today I'm celebrating the 14th anniversary of my first Phish show at Sugarbush in North Fayston, Vermont, 7-16-94. It was one of those "first days of the rest of your life" nights. It was also exactly half my life ago! I was 14, it was the peak of summer, I was there with my brother Travis and two dear friends. And let me tell you, we had ourselves a real adventure. Having followed Phish by the minute ever since that day, I now know what an exceptional show it was and how lucky I am to have been there.
A comet crashed into Jupiter that night, and while we couldn't quite see it in the starry sky above the mountain, the band played a rare song in time with the event, which definitely added to the excitement. They also played Harry Hood, which I'd never heard before and has been my favorite song of all time ever since.
So tonight I'll repeat my favorite annual ritual of listening to the concert in its entirety. A spiritual experience. A few years ago, the band remastered the recording and released it as Live Phish Volume 2 -- that version sounds almost as good as it did that epic night on the mountain. Gates open at 5, showtime 7:30...
A comet crashed into Jupiter that night, and while we couldn't quite see it in the starry sky above the mountain, the band played a rare song in time with the event, which definitely added to the excitement. They also played Harry Hood, which I'd never heard before and has been my favorite song of all time ever since.
So tonight I'll repeat my favorite annual ritual of listening to the concert in its entirety. A spiritual experience. A few years ago, the band remastered the recording and released it as Live Phish Volume 2 -- that version sounds almost as good as it did that epic night on the mountain. Gates open at 5, showtime 7:30...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
bankrobber
Here's a single by the Clash called Bankrobber. Interestingly, it was never released on any of their studio albums. Instead it appeared on a compilation called Black Market Clash in 1980, and of course it rocked right to the top of the UK charts because it's awesome!
Another bit of trivia is that the single was released on August 8, 1980 (8-8-80) and if you're a date geek like I am, you're probably looking forward to 8-8-08 which is coming right up. Wouldn't it have been cool if I'd posted this 28 years later on 8-8-08? Maybe I'll do another tribute to Bankrobber in a few weeks -- just couldn't resist sharing this tune with you today. It just sounds so good playing real loud with the windows rolled down on a mid-summer afternoon beer-run, right? (Or sitting in your office imagining that very scenario...) There's also a cool story that goes along with the following video, which The Clash put together on a low budget, way ahead of their time.
So you've got your standard clips of the band tracking in the studio. Meanwhile, the editor cuts in narrative scenes of bandana-clad Clash roadies Baker and Johnny Green while they're heisting a bank in Lewisham. I was probably learning to walk when this went down, but I'm guessing that there weren't too many of these narrative music videos going around back then.
Anyway, as the story goes, in the middle of production, Baker and Green were questioned by a bunch of cops who thought they were really robbing a bank! Ha ha ha. That must have been tricky to explain back then. But then again, you've got to be pretty badass to be a roadie for The Clash, so I'm sure they had it covered.
Another bit of trivia is that the single was released on August 8, 1980 (8-8-80) and if you're a date geek like I am, you're probably looking forward to 8-8-08 which is coming right up. Wouldn't it have been cool if I'd posted this 28 years later on 8-8-08? Maybe I'll do another tribute to Bankrobber in a few weeks -- just couldn't resist sharing this tune with you today. It just sounds so good playing real loud with the windows rolled down on a mid-summer afternoon beer-run, right? (Or sitting in your office imagining that very scenario...) There's also a cool story that goes along with the following video, which The Clash put together on a low budget, way ahead of their time.
So you've got your standard clips of the band tracking in the studio. Meanwhile, the editor cuts in narrative scenes of bandana-clad Clash roadies Baker and Johnny Green while they're heisting a bank in Lewisham. I was probably learning to walk when this went down, but I'm guessing that there weren't too many of these narrative music videos going around back then.
Anyway, as the story goes, in the middle of production, Baker and Green were questioned by a bunch of cops who thought they were really robbing a bank! Ha ha ha. That must have been tricky to explain back then. But then again, you've got to be pretty badass to be a roadie for The Clash, so I'm sure they had it covered.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
i like mike
Celebrated Guthrie's 23rd birthday with the whole family down at the Iron Horse on Monday night! It was a real treat to hear Mike Gordon playing in his sparkely shirt, sleeves rolled up and all. The room sounded great and was full of radiant energy. One of those nights when you're just so damn glad to be alive. Magic. The music just felt so good washing over me. Mike is a man of few words (on stage anyhow) but during one break he spoke of his recent experiences of pure jubilation, like the feeling of falling in love. It was contagious.
Mike has been working hard all year on his new record which is due out on August 5th. It's called The Green Sparrow. He's even pressing a special batch out on 180g Green Vinyl, and boy oh boy, am I ever excited to peel the shrink wrap off that baby when it arrives in my mailbox! Preorder'd!
His five-piece band includes longtime collaborator Scott Murawski on guitar, Vermonters Craig Myers on percussion and Tom Cleary on keyboards (sick!), and Brooklyn drummer Todd Isler. They have a laid-back, easy stage presence and it's lucky to hear them find their sound, which I'm sure will layer in complexity over time like a nice maroon wine. Shiraz, probably.
Monday was the kick-off night of their 20+ show summer tour to celebrate the new record, so naturally they played a bunch of Green Sparrow tunes. They also treated us to a few very tasteful and special covers. I almost peed my pants when they busted out the JJ Cale tune "Ain't Love Funny". Guthrie re-turned me onto it last spring, and it's been in my heart a whole lot lately. They also played the Beatles' She Said, She Said and Phish's "Meat" for the encore.
Check out this insightful article about Mike in Rolling Stone yesterday.
And here's She Said from the Iron Horse, thanks to sweetjonny for taping this, and thanks a million to the band and to my family for one amazing night of music and love!
Mike has been working hard all year on his new record which is due out on August 5th. It's called The Green Sparrow. He's even pressing a special batch out on 180g Green Vinyl, and boy oh boy, am I ever excited to peel the shrink wrap off that baby when it arrives in my mailbox! Preorder'd!
His five-piece band includes longtime collaborator Scott Murawski on guitar, Vermonters Craig Myers on percussion and Tom Cleary on keyboards (sick!), and Brooklyn drummer Todd Isler. They have a laid-back, easy stage presence and it's lucky to hear them find their sound, which I'm sure will layer in complexity over time like a nice maroon wine. Shiraz, probably.
Monday was the kick-off night of their 20+ show summer tour to celebrate the new record, so naturally they played a bunch of Green Sparrow tunes. They also treated us to a few very tasteful and special covers. I almost peed my pants when they busted out the JJ Cale tune "Ain't Love Funny". Guthrie re-turned me onto it last spring, and it's been in my heart a whole lot lately. They also played the Beatles' She Said, She Said and Phish's "Meat" for the encore.
Check out this insightful article about Mike in Rolling Stone yesterday.
And here's She Said from the Iron Horse, thanks to sweetjonny for taping this, and thanks a million to the band and to my family for one amazing night of music and love!
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