The Felice Brothers, who are currently touring in Europe, stopped by the The Radcliffe and Maconie Show for BBC Radio 2 on October 21st, 2009. They had a mini interview that included questions about Josh/Christmas, the name of the Yonder is the Clock album, and the band’s formation…among other things. The band played three songs during the broadcast. They include Katie Dear, Rise and Shine, and a newly written song called Endless Night. You can listen to the entire broadcast at the show’s website by clicking here.
If you want to hear just the parts with the Felice Brothers you can download them below in mp3 format. The recording was broken up into 3 sections – each section beginning with some questions, followed by a song. You can either play the mp3s here or download them (right click + save as).
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Not a typical “Download Now” since these aren’t really available for download….but they are available online for free. Streaming on their host website. Be sure to check them out if you’re looking to kill time or just want to see great, independent films about music.
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Before the Music Dies
A wonderful documentary about the music industry and the increase in commercialization. Many different artists discuss different aspects of the working musician nowadays. I caught this film at Bonnaroo a few years ago and was blown away. many great performances and awesome interviews with people like Dave Matthews, Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, and more. Watch this for an awesome point of view on the good and bad music being made.
One of My Kind
The tale of Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band. This free documentary was released with the debut of Causecast….a nice little website you should also check out. Anyway this has footage of the band coming together and going to Mexico city and making music. It’s a cool look behind the scenes of one of the best artists making music today.
Jimi Hendrix
A link from Snagfilms.com that tells the story of Jimi Hendrix’s life from the people that were around him. Many interviews to give you an idea of Jimi growing up and his family life with some cool footage. Jimi Hendrix is a rock legend and guitar god, if you don’t know about him I suggest you watch this and go buy Axis: Bold as Love right away.
Jim James, lead singer and mastermind of My Morning Jacket, will be releasing a solo EP under the new name Yim Yames. The EP, titled “Tribute to” was recorded in 2001 and is a collection of six songs written by George Harrison. This news has created quite the buzz around James’s solo career and has many fans interested. The album, which was recorded just a few days after Harrison’s death, is set for release on July 7th.
Listen to the song Behind that Locked Door:
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Download the song below. YimYames.com is offering the song in mp3 format for FREE. You just have to enter your e-mail address below and click the link they send you.
Yimyames.com also says to expect a full length solo album soon. James is obviously a busy man, taking on his solo career and also his side project Monsters of Folk with M. Ward, Conor Oberst, and Mike Mogis. That’s right, while My Morning Jacket is taking a break from touring, Jim James is continuing on with a new band that formed out of friendship and respect following a 2004 collaborative tour. The debut album for Monsters of Folk will be released September 22 of this year.
Tracklist for “Tribute to”:
1.) Long Long Long
2.) Behind That Locked Door
3.) Love You To
4.) My Sweet Lord
5.) Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
6.) All Things Must Pass
Tracklist for Monsters of Folk:
1.) Dear God (sincerely M.O.F.)
2.) Say Please
3.) Whole Lotta Losin’
4.) Temazcal
5.) The Right Place
6.) Baby Boomer
7.) Man Named Truth
8.) Goodway
9.) Ahead of the Curve
10.) Slow Down Jo
11.) Losin Yo Head
12.) Magic Marker
13.) Map Of The World
14.) The Sandman, the Brakeman and Me
15.)His Master’s Voice
A little while ago we posted the Bonnaroo 2009 schedule in excel format and it’s been pretty helpful to a few people. Thanks to inforoo member Mizary, we can now offer 2 different schedule printouts in PDF format. Be sure to check out Mizarys twitter page and show some thanks. View the two PDF files below.
This year’s Bonnaroo Schedule was released a few days ago. It was first released through a facebook application created for Bonnaroo called “Zoltaroo the MindReader”. A few slight changes later and the schedule appeared on Bonnaroo.com. There are a lot of expected slots and a few tough conflicts….but overall if you’re attending this year’s festival you should find plenty of acts to enjoy.
One of the major conflicts this year for many seems to be the Saturday late night situation. 4 stages playing top-level acts in different genres. On the second biggest stage you have Nine Inch Nails performing what will probably be one of their last shows for a long time. Then you have Moe getting a 3 hour late night tent spot that leads many to believe they’ll play much later. There’s also sets by Yeasayer, MGMT, and Ben Harper and Relentless7……all around the same time. It’s tough but is it really a problem when you have too much good music to choose from?
Click Here to download the schedule in Excel Spreadsheet format. Credit to Inforoo member buckeyerooer
Jay Bennet, former guitarist/multi-instrumentalist of Wilco is now suing Jeff Tweedy and the band over money that he claims he is owed for royalties. Jay was a part of Wilco for five albums in seven years and in addition to playing in the band, he was the band’s sound engineer. On Monday he asked for $50,000 in damages, claiming he was owed royalties for the five albums and also the 2002 documentary “I am Trying to Break Your Heart”.
Jeff Tweedy responded to this lawsuit earlier today through his publicist to Paste magazine. He stated:
“I know exactly as much as everyone else does. I’ve read the news and I honestly have no idea what these claims are based on. It was such a long time ago. Aside from everything else, I’m being sued for not paying someone for appearing in a movie I didn’t produce. Go figure. I am truly sad it has come to this. I am equally convinced, however, that I have done nothing wrong and that this will be handled fairly and swiftly.”
If you haven’t seen the documentary “I am Trying to Break Your Heart” I highly suggest you check it out. Whether you’re a Wilco fan or not….it’s a quality film. The movie follows the band during the time that they record and try to release their album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Getting to see a behind the scenes look at the tensions that arise while recording an album and negotiating with a record label is quite revealing. Not only that, but the documentary was being filmed at the same time that Jay Bennett left the band. You can actually watch the split develop. Check out the trailer below.
If that’s not enough Wilco news for ya…..then here’s some more.
The band just released a FREE download of a track they recorded (but it’s not on the upcoming album Wilco (the Album)). The song is a cover of Woody Guthrie called The Jolly Banker. This recording features Feist, the female artist who will also appear on a track from the new album. Download the song here.
May 5th (Cinco de Mayo!) is right around the corner and it’s going to be a day of new releases. Two notable albums being released on Tuesday are Outer South from Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band and White Lies for Dark Times by Ben Haper and Relentless7. What’s interesting about these two group’s album’s is that the frontmen are entering different territory than what they’ve been used to.
Both Conor Oberst and Ben Harper are known for other bands they’ve played in/fronted. Conor Oberst first gained fame in Bright Eyes, the band he formed in 1995. He released many albums under that name until 2007 when he began working with some different musicians on a new album. This album would become Conor Oberst and would be the debut album under Conor’s real name. It would be considered his first solo effort, but the truth is that a new band formed when recording the album. Dubbed “The Mystic Valley Band” because of a location in Tepoztlan, Mexico where they wrote and recorded between January and February of 2008. By the time they were touring they had written enough songs for a second album, which is what is about to be released on May 5th. The new album from Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band will be called Outer South...listen to it below.
Ben Harper is no stranger to the music scene. He’s released 12 albums, 3 dvds, and has jammed with the best around. There’s something refreshing about seeing an artist take a new direction and try something different out. Harper planted the seeds for his new band back in the 1990′s when Jason Mozersky (guitarist for Relentless7) showed him a demo from his band. Harper was impressed and first worked with Mozersky on the 2006 album Both Sides of the Gun. Soon after a drummer and bassist were recruited (Jordan Richardson and Jesse INgalls respectively) and Relentless7 was formed. While he isn’t killing off the Innocent Criminals….Harper has stated that for now he will be focusing on this new group and their debut album White Lies for Dark Times. The album promises to show off a little bit of a harder rock sound from Harper who has been known for soulful acoustic sets.
It’s great to see two artists trying new bands and exploring different sounds. What’s even better is that both bands are currently streaming their full albums FOR FREE on different websites! Be sure to check it out and if you like it…..buy it.
