WEEZER: Pork & Beans Video --> BRILLIANT!

Weezer has released their video for their single "Pork & Beans". The embed feature on YouTube is disabled so you have to click the link below. I promise it will not disappoint. It is pop culture goodness to the extreme!

ENJOY!

VIDEO LINK

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Band of Horses: New Video Released for "No One's Gonna Love You"

I am still lovin' this band!



[Images via internet & mashed up by Tonya]

Girlfriends Weekend Soundtrack

Last weekend I made the drive to Denver to meet up with 8 of my high school/college friends. We are trying to get together every year. Our host this year was Missy who lives in Denver. She did a great job. I am not sure I could house 8 women and come out the other end smiling. She and her husband cooked dinner for us Friday night and we perused all of our old year books while listening to a mix of music she put together from "our era". She was nice enought to even burn copies for us all to keep. Rad right? So, I thought I would share the illustrious track listing with you all. Some are awful, awful songs and do not reflect my taste in music rather are an accurate list of songs popular during our formative years.

CD 1:
(1) Love & Affection-Nelson (1990)
(2) Love Will Never Do-Janet Jackson (1990)
(3) More Than Words-Extreme (1990)
(4) Around the Way Girl-LL Cool J (1990)
(5) U Can't Touch This-MC Hammer (1990)
(6) Groove is in the Heart-DeeLite (1990)
(7) Hold On-Wilson Phillips (1990)
(8) Norma Jean Riley-Diamond Rio (1991)
(9) The River-Garth Brooks (1991)
(10) All I Want-Toad the Wet Sprocket (1991)
(11) Set Adrift on a Memory Bliss-PM Dawn (1991)
(12) Emotions-Mariah Carey (1991)
(13) Black or White-Michael Jackson (1991)
(14) All 4 Love-Color Me Badd (1991)
(15) Now That We've Found Love-Heavy D (1991)
(16) She's in Love with the Boy-Trish Yearwood (1991)
(17) Nightswimming-REM (1992)
(18) Real Love-Mary J. Blige (1992)
(19) I'll Never Get Over You-Expose (1992)

CD2:
(1) Life's a Dance-John Michael Montgomery (1992)
(2) Shake the Sugar Tree-Pam Tillis (1992)
(3) Somewhere Over the Rainbow-Israel Kamakawiwi'ole (1993)
(4) I'd Die Without You-PM Dawn (1993)
(5) If I Had No Loot-Tony! Toni! Tone! (1993)
(6) Whoomp! There It Is-Tag Team (1993)
(7) Don't Walk Away Boy-Jade (1993)
(8) Whatta Man-Salt N Pepa (1993)
(9) I'm Gonna Be-The Proclaimers (1993)
(10) Cheapseats-Alabama (1993)
(11) What's It To You-Clay Walker (1993)
(12) Rump Shaker-Wreckx-N-Effect (1993)
(13) Glycerine-Bush (1994)
(14) Buddy Holly-Weezer (1994)
(15) Ice Cream-Sarah McLachlan (1994)
(16) As I Lay Me Down-Sophie B. Hawkins (1994)
(17) Better Man-Pearl Jam (1994)
(18) 100% Pure Love-Crystal Waters (1994)
(19) Wanna Be Down-Brandy (1994)
(20) Tell Me-Groove Theory (1995)

CD3:
(1) Head Over Feet-Alamis Morrisette (1995)
(2) Just a Girl-No Doubt (1995)
(3) Runaway-The Coors (1995)
(4) No Diggity-Blackstreet (1996)
(5) The Distance-Cake (1996)
(6) Heads Carolina-Jo Dee Messina (1996)
(7) My Heart Will Go On-Celine Dion (1997)
(8) Just to See You Smile-Tim McGraw (1997)
(9) Wide Open Spaces-Dixie Chicks (1998)
(10) Gettin' Jiggy Wit It-Wil Smith (1998)
(11) Intergalactic-Beastie Boys (1998)
(12) Unpretty-TLC (1999)

[Image created by Tonya]

Denny's Recruit Rockers to Make Their Menus

According to Paste Magazine (LINK):

Denny's, home of the Grand Slam Breakfast, Moons Over My Hammy®, The Super Bird® and 24/7/365 service, has announced that along with breakfast, lunch, dinner and desert, they restaurant chain will add a less...traditional...aspect to its already hefty repetoire: Rock Star Menus!

Yes, friends. You read that right. Rock Star Menus will be created by four bands, Taking Back Sunday, The All-American Rejects, Eagles of Death Metal and Plain White T's, all of which have been asked by Denny's to contribute. Each menu will be served up at your friendly neighborhood Denny's. (Let the jokes about items like Taking Back Sundaes, Eggs of Death Metal and Plain White Toast commence.)

READ FULL ARTICLE: LINK

Uhm. Well. That's...Interesting????????

[Images via internet]

Website Wednesday: 1% Productions Omaha, NE

I use this website all the time to find out what shows will be in the Omaha area. 1% Productions is behind alot of the rock shows that happen and provides additional information about the bands as well as links to get tickets, etc. on their site. It is definitely one to bookmark and keep on hand to reference.

LINK: www.onepercentproductions.com

[Image via One Percent Productions Website]

5/20: NEW RELEASES

New Releases of note out today:

No, Virgina -- Dresden Dolls (B Sides and other gems.)
Stop Drop and Roll -- The Foxboro Hot Tubs (a.k.a. Green Day II)
Fight with Tools -- Flobots (Great band out of Denver.)
The Lucky Ones -- Mudhoney (Ahh. Original grungers!)
Re-Arrange Us -- Mates of State (Hubby and Wife Indie Duo strike again.)
Anywhere I Lay My Head -- Scarlett Johansson (The actress takes on Tom Waits.)

MIXWIT MONDAY

Egypt Central to Play Grand Island June 10

Thunder 103-1 presents Egypt Central
June 10th @ 7PM
Club 69 - Grand Island, NE
$5

**I have never heard of this band, but their MySpace categorizes them as Alternative Rock from Memphis, Tennessee. Their Wikipedia (LINK) entry states they have played both the Ozzfest and Family Values tours and are best known for their single "You Make Me Sick".**

[Image via Egypt Central MySpace website]

Omaha's The Faint Part Ways with Saddle Creek - Launch Label

Found this on billboard.com (ARTICLE LINK):

May 12, 2008, 12:45 PM ET |Cortney Harding, N.Y. | Omaha, Neb.,-based dance punk quintet the Faint has split with longtime label Saddle Creek and is launching its own imprint, blank.wav. The first release will be the band's fifth album, "Fasciinatiion," due Aug. 5.

According to the band, "Fasciinatiion" deals with predictions and the future, tabloid culture, the allure of what may never be and the loss of childhood innocence.

Recorded in the band's own studio, the album is the follow-up to 2004's "Wet From Birth," which has sold 117,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Faint's top-selling album to date is 2001's "Danse Macabre," which has shifted 143,000 units.

New material will be featured when the Faint hits the road in North America this summer, beginning July 27 in Des Moines, Iowa.

[SIDE NOTE: They are playing Omaha's Sokol Auditorium on Saturday, August 23rd - TICKETS: $18 - AVAILABLE MAY 17th - Check 1% Productions for more information - LINK]

Here is the track list for "Fasciinatiion":
Get Seduced"
"The Geeks Were Right"
"Machine in the Ghost"
"Fulcrum and Lever"
"Psycho"
"Mirror Error"
"I Treat You Wrong"
"Forever Growing Centipedes"
"Fish in a Womb"
"A Battle Hymn for Children"

[Image via MTV.com]

MIXWIT.COM - Share Your Virtual Mixed Tapes!

Holy crap I am in love with this! I now know where all my free time will be spent.

I made a mix based on the Musical MeMe I did last week. Listen if you wish or make a mix of your own right now: Check it out! - LINK

WEBSITE WEDNESDAY: GigPosters.com

I visit a lot of interesting music sites out there and I have decided to share those with you. Whether you find it interesting or not. HA!

Today's site is GigPosters.com

Here you will find a myriad of posters designed by artists to promote various band gigs in various places around the world. You can search by band or you can search by designer. You can also sign-up up and post your arty goodness if you are blessed in that area or participate with other designers in the forum or chat sections.

I can totally get lost on this site for hours at a time. There are some really great gems here. I always find "gig posters" interesting because they are generally done by local artists for one specific show and are super unique as opposed to the mass produced glossies given to venues by labels and the like.

Take a sec to check it out.

[Images via GigPosters.com website and mashed up by Tonya]

Foo Fighters: RIDER HUMOR

The Rider: a list of wants and needs that bands require venues to provide for them. Can be pretentious depending on the artist and their list.

I like the Foos take -- HUMOR TO THE MAX -- yet still getting their point across. Humor? The Foos? No way! /sarcasm :o)

Here are some of the exceprts taken from their rider:
*Please have signs visibly posted from crew entrance to catering prior to our arrival. Fat roadies have to eat immediately so they can begin their arduous 70-90 minute work day!!!!!!

*Friday - Pasta/Italian food dishes (By pasta, we do not mean spaghetti soup as your town already has a homeless shelter. We live out of suitcases for goodness sakes.)

*Every lunch should include a "Soup of the Day" - Please try to make it a vegetarian selection. Meaty soups make roadies fart.


READ THE FULL RIDER HERE: LINK

HA!

[Image via Foo Fighters website]

Omaha's Cursive Stops at Daytrotter - Music Goodness

I have never heard of Daytrotter. According to Wikipedia it is: "a website for the recording studio Futureappletree Studio 1, which hosts recording sessions with many popular and upcoming indie music (typically) acts, although it works with local bands in the Illinois area as well. The sessions can be compared to that of a radio station's lounge recordings, where musicians passing through the town can do a semi-live song."

Cool!

I will need to investigate this further, but for now I pass along the news that Omaha's Cursive made a stop there and my beloved Stereogum has a blurb about it on their site today (LINK).

You can listen to the songs they did at the Daytrotter website (LINK).

They did the song "Sierra" from my most favorite (and their most popular) CD "The Ugly Organ" as well as a few others. Check it out.

Cursive is also playing a gig in their hometown of Omaha at The Waiting Room this coming Monday, May 19th. Information on the show can be found at the ONE PERCENT PRODUCTIONS website (LINK).

[Image found on the internet via buildblackclouds.blogspot.com and mashed up by Tonya]

The CURE - New Single - "The Only One" - DOWNLOAD LINK

Take a listen and download the new single.
STEREOGUM ARTICLE LINK

[Images via internet - mashed up by Tonya]

New Releases Out Today: May 13, 2008

Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs


Filter - Anthems for the Damned

Willie Nelson in Snoop Dogg's New Video

According to an article on MTV.COM (ARTICLE LINK):

"Next is 'My Medicine,' " Snoop said of his new single. "It has a country-music feel to it. I shot the video in Amsterdam and Nashville during the Country Music Awards. It feels good to me to be able to make music. It's not a typical hip-hop song, but once people listen to it and see the visual effect to it, they're gonna enjoy it."

Now this I will *have* to see.

[Images via Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg official websites - mashed up by Tonya]