Tom Waits: "Chicago" Video, Stream, Lyrics

"Chicago" kicks off the wild trip that is Tom Wait's new record, Bad As Me. Chugging along on the backs of a handful of horns, the song's narrator laments the sad state of his hometown and decides to follow his woman to Chicago... where things may be better.

"Chicago"
The seeds are planted here
But they won’t grow
We won’t have to say goodbye
If we all go
Maybe things will be better in Chicago
To leave all we’ve ever known
For a place we’ve never seen
Maybe things will be better in Chicago
Well It’s braver to stay
Even braver to go
Wherever she goes I go
Maybe things will be better in Chicago

What we need the lord will give us
All we want we carry with us
You know where I can be found
Where the rainbow hits the ground
I’m not alone
I’m not afraid
This bird has flown from his cage
There’s so much magic we have known
On this sapphire we call home
With my coat and my hat
I say goodbye to all that
Maybe things will be better in Chicago
Maybe things will be better in Chicago

Video: William Shatner "Rocket Man" + Stream: "Fuck You"

William Shatner - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

William Shatner - Fuck You

Video: General Fiasco "The Age That You Start Losing Friends"

Just found this in my inbox and had to post the video so you could hear this. This is some great hooky guitar rock, I want to hear more. No, in fact, I need to hear more... now.

Video: Jenn Grant "Getcha Good"

Live at Honest Ed's (a Toronto institution... a shopping institution)

Jenn Grant - “Getcha Good”
Director - Southern Souls
Album - Honeymoon Punch
Label - Six Shooter Records

From her 2006 album Orchestra for the Moon
dreamer [MP3]

Video: Wilco's Jeff Tweedy - Acoustic 'The Whole Love' Preview

Here's Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy giving us an acoustic preview of The Whole Love track "Dawned on Me".

The Whole Love will be released on dBpm Records on September 27.

Video: Timber Timbre "Bad Ritual"

Timber Timbre - “Bad Ritual”
Director - Olivier Groulx
Album - Timber Timbre - Creep On Creepin’ On
Label - Arts & Crafts


"Black Water" [MP3]

The Decemberists: Video Premiere "Calamity Song"

The Decemberist's have just unveiled a video for their great tune "Calamity Song" off their most recent release The King Is Dead.

Watch now...

Video: Spoon Interviews Howie Weinberg

Britt Daniel and Jim Eno of Spoon interviewing mastering engineer Howie Weinberg, who mastered their album, Transference. Funny stuff, in an inside kinda way. You can tell the guys in Spoon think he's hilarious and want to share that with everyone else.

So, here's a demo of "Utilitarian" that Britt Daniel came across while packing up his stuff to move. Maybe he came across this video as well, since it was recorded a year and a half ago.

utilitarian (demo)

Radiohead: 'The King Of Limbs' From The Basement Full Video

I guess I missed this the other day on Radiohead's youtube channel.

"You may have been waiting for this for some time, but here it is in full for a limited time only. Radiohead performing their latest album 'The King Of Limbs' with From The Basement. Produced by Nigel Godrich and featuring Clive Deamer and additional musicians, the band perform the 8 tracks from The King Of Limbs, as well as Staircase and The Daily Mail."

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks: "No One Is (As I Are Be)" Video

The new album for Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks is due next Tuesday, August 23rd, on Matador Records. Titled Mirror Traffic, word has been spreading recently that the record was to be called LA Guns. I think that's probably just to generate more press for the release and it's working. A better title would be LA Guns and Roses are Red, Violets are Blue. OK, maybe not.

Here's a new vid to help generate more press on the record, which happens to sound damn fine (thanks, Hector) with help from Beck Hansen.

Mavis Staples and Win Butler: "The Weight"

This weekend at the Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco, Arcade Fire’s Win Butler got to sing with the legend Mavis Staples during her band's rendtition of the classic "The Weight". If you can't wait, jump ahead to the 2:52 mark for Mr. Butler.

Wilco: 'The Whole Love': Teaser Video

This is definitely a heavy taste (the song is "Art of Almost") of what will be heard on Wilco's eighth release, The Whole Love. Their first self-released record on brand spanking new label dBpm Records, mark September 27th on your calendar.

At the clip's end you see a very, very tired Pat Sansone and a very hungry (and Bruce Lee obsessed) Jeff Tweedy.

Here's "I Might" the second track on the record.

Wilco - I Might

Video: My Morning Jacket: "Holdin Onto Black Metal"

Here it is, now I'm going back to bed.

Bruce Springsteen "Dancing In The Dark" Music Video Outtakes

A little birdie just clued me in on this near 13 minute video of... well, you can read the post title can't you. He looks kinda like he's auditioning for Stayin' Alive, or Flashdance, or something in the '80s. His dancing is nearly as bad as Britney Spears. Sorry, Bruce.

Video: Arcade Fire a.k.a. Shark Attack

The east coast province of New Brunswick has it's own indie music fest, SappyFest, and it got off on the right foot last night with a surprise performance by Arcade Fire as Shark Attack.



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Video: Feist: "1,2,3,4" With The Muppets

Just trying to keep the Muppets theme going strong. You're welcome.

Video: Seth Avett Covers Elliott Smith: Live

A week ago in Oakland Jessica Lea Mayfield joined Seth Avett on stage for a faithful rendition of Elliott Smith's bittersweet "Twilight".

Wild Beasts: "Bed Of Nails" Video

Brit band Wild Beasts' latest single from the album ,Smother, "Bed of Nails", is now a video directed by Daniel Brereton. In a refreshing change of pace the band play instruments and perform the song itself. What a concept....

Bjork: "Crystalline" Video

The first sounds we heard from Bjork's upcoming album, Biophilia (September 27 on Nonesuch/One Little Indian), was the song Crystalline. So, it only stands to reason that the first video is also Crystalline. It may be directed by Michel Gondry, but it is unmistakably from the world of Bjork.

Feist announces new album: 'Metals' Due October

On October 4th, Feist will release Metals on Cherrytree/Interscope. The 12 track album was recorded in Toronto and California with Bjork producer Valgeir Sigurðsson.

Watch and listen: