One of our very first Band of the Week selections was Screaming Tea Party, the masterful UK-based purveyors of the whole loud/soft and violent/gentle dynamic that we’ve grown to love so much. And yet, we haven’t heard much from them lately, most obviously because they still have yet to play any shows in the US. They have, however, just released a fantastic new video for “I’d Rather Be Stuck On The Stair Rail” and also were the subject of a recent short documentary “In The City”. Have a look and listen at both below. Read more…
In case you weren’t keeping track, Sam Champion is set to release their sophomore album Heavenly Bender this coming Tuesday, September 2nd. Hot dog! And for those who second Tom Petty’s assertion that the waiting is in fact the hardest part, take solace in the fact that you can now pre-order the album over at Amie Street for only three dollars. In the meantime, check out the following pair of amazingly surreal promotional videos the band recently cooked up:
above: Part 1
above: Part 2
Word on the street is that we can expect two more of these videos in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.
What’s hot right now? Leather jackets, fur skirts, the DNC 2k8, fantasy football drafts, St. Germain, Michelle Obama, Madonna’s outfits, pumping your own yogurt at 16 Handles, Tropic Thunder, the Jonas Brothers, etc. etc. ad infinitum… it’s tough to keep up with it all sometimes. We sure can’t. However, one thing that we’ve got covered is the question of ‘what’s hot?’ in the world of music videos. Check them out below. Read more…
The Secret Life of Sofia have been named Jezebel Music’s Featured Artist for the month of August. They ran a great piece on the band - which you can read HERE - and also had them post up campfire style on a Brooklyn rooftop and perform an acoustic version of “Outside” from their excellent new album Seven Summits. After that, they throw some questions back and forth and bust out some Beatles a capella, check it out!
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The interview with this week’s Band of the Week, The Laughing, ended up mentioning a wide variety of bands. Below you’ll find videos from some of them.
ABOVE: “Young Men Dead” by Black Angels
ABOVE: “Firecracker” by Voxtrot
ABOVE: “More Than This” by Roxy Music
ABOVE: “2080″ by Yeasayer
ABOVE: “Time To Pretend” by MGMT
ABOVE: “Cadillac” by Gang Of Four
Friends of EAR FARM Goes Cube just recently appeared on the television show Fearless Music and played one of their new, “titled”, songs called “Clenching Jaws”. Check out the performance below. And, watch out for another performance from the band this Saturday 8/23 at 12:30am on Fearless Music where they’ll be playing another new song.
Simple as that, some videos for your enjoyment from artists releasing new albums this week. And judging from this selection alone, it’s been a particularly eclectic week for new releases. Of course, with albums from the Walkmen, Ra Ra Riot, Fiery Furnaces, the Toadies, and loads of others also joining these on store shelves this week, it’s also been a particularly awesome week. Enjoy the newness… Read more…
Last Sunday night, Bell (this time just Olga on keys, vocals, keytar, etc. and Jason on drums and sound effects) wowed an enthusiastic audience at the intimate Monkeytown in Brooklyn with a little bit of The Go-Go’s, a killer new song, and a slight reshaping of the Bell sound. Musically, it was one heck of a fun time. Visually, the abstracted slow motion Olympic footage added quite a bit to the overall experience. Check out the video below.
Jerry Wexler, who died on Friday, was instrumental in signing or producing some of the greatest artists of our time. Rolling Stone dubs him “The Man Who Invented Rhythm & Blues”. The Guardian recently called him “The Godfather of Soul”. Here at Ear Farm, however, we’d like to remember the music legend with help from a few of his acts.
Aretha Franklin – ” I Say A Little Prayer”
Ray Charles – “Hit The Road Jack”
Dusty Springfield – “Losing You”
Another day, another batch of new videos. In this rotation, a band that EF has long been a fan of (Bowerbirds), a band that we’ve recently gotten to know - and that you now know a bit more about thanks to Leo’s great guest piece on Wednesday - (Spanish Prisoners), and a band that we need to get to know much better judging by this excellent (and brand new) single (The Subjects). So there you have it, watch and get to know all three for yourselves, you won’t be disappointed. Read more…
EAR FARM favorites Takka Takka have just released a new video for their standout song “Silence”. The song is great, the album it’s from, Migration is fantastic, and the video? Well, what can I say? It’s a real treat. Check it out below.
above: “Silence” by Takka Takka [MP3]
Do brooders never cease? For The Cure’s upcoming 13th studio album, the band decided to release a single (and an accompanying video) on the 13th of May, June, July, and August. Today the band came out with the last installment, “The Perfect Boy”. The album drops next month on–you guessed it-September 13th. So quit moping and watch!
“The Perfect Boy” (August 13th)
“Sleep When I’m Dead” (July 13th)
“Freakshow” (June 13th)
“The Only One” (May 13th)
We declare, some of these videos are so new the code hasn’t even dried yet. So sit back, press play, enter full screen mode and enjoy the latest offerings our ceaseless Internet scavenging has yielded. Highlights include a woodland monster, men in masks straight out of The Orphanage, puppet Kanye, and little tiny sewer nymphs (?). All good things….except the Batcat, that thing is beyond frightening! Read more…
The music world lost a vastly influential icon yesterday with the passing of Grammy-and-Oscar-winning soul maestro Isaac Hayes at age 65. From honing his chops at Stax Records as part of the legendary session band there to scoring one of the most indelible and recognizable - and all around awesome - film scores with Shaft to later reintroducing his unmistakeable baritone to an entirely new generation as Chef on South Park, Hayes’ artistic reach and talents simply cannot be overstated. Enjoy the following selection of videos as we salute a legend… Read more…
The weekend you’ve been waiting for is finally here. Whether you ferry, bike, carpool, or train ride to that park across the river, All Points West is virtually guaranteed to be a memorable show. Just look at the headliner–Radiohead!–and the rest of the flawless lineup. To get you pumped for the voyage to New Jersey, here are some old favorites from the bands awaiting you.
The Roots – “The Seed”
The New Pornographers – “The Laws Have Changed”
The Go! Team – “Huddle Formation”
Metric – “Combat Baby”
Rogue Wave – “Lake Michigan”
