If I ever groove half this hard I will be the happiest person alive. Levon Helm is still rocking, and his new album "Electric Dirt" proves it. Here's a video of he and his band on Letterman playing the Grateful Dead tune "Tennessee Jed."The best part of the video is how hyped and humbled David Letterman is to have Levon Helm on his show- I've never seen him so excited about a musical guest period. Levon Helm is quite possibly the most musical drummer of all time, paired with his daughter on mandolin and backing vocals, killin piano, his badass producer on a mean slide guitar and of course his famous New Orleans horns. This is incredible,
Appreciate talent like this because in fifty years when computers really take over, and our moves, love and music are purely mechanical; mystic bards in the shrinking areas of underpopulation are going to tell stories of a time when things were made of feelings. Music like this is going to be their greatest example
Monday, April 19, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Get Me Kickstarted!
Well folks, the recording for my record is done, and now I need your help! I'm looking to raise $1,000 for the pressing and distribution of the record. Any contribution you can make is a crucial one. You can help me by spreading the word too! Fellow bloggers, tweeters and facebook gurus, heed the call and make my dream come true!
Monday, April 5, 2010
The Best Matchup Ever
This video was shown to me by my friend Pat a couple months ago. I wanted to do a post on it but had forgotten until now. From the band Arcade Fire, the song is "My body is a cage" which is the last track on their album Neon Bible. I had loved the song and the entire album before I saw this video- this just adds another amazing element to it. I'm not sure of the name of the original movie- someone give me a shout out if you know what film these clips are taken from! If you don't listen to Arcade Fire, maybe now you will, I sure hope so.
Labels:
Arcade fire,
funeral,
matchup,
music video,
my body is a cage,
neon bible,
Russ Barrnett,
western
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