Devendra Banhart’s newest video, starring Natalie Portman.
Devendra Banhart: Weird Motherfucker
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Category Archives: Music
Josh Ritter Discusses Songwriting
One of the Green Olive Yuks favorite songwriters, Josh Ritter, was interviewed recently. Here is some of what he had to say regarding writing.
“My parents are scientists and they always talk about the idea that science doesn’t come from nowhere, it comes from definite needs in a society; people start studying questions based on what the society needs, and I feel that’s the same way with songs.
Not everything, I mean, ‘Toxic’ by Britney Spears is a great song and maybe it doesn’t answer a biting social need, but I do think if you go back from a song like that and look at what was going on in the world and in America at the time, that you’d find something interesting that you could put in your back pocket.”
New Music: Goldfrapp: Little Bird (Animal Collective Remix)
Re-working an existing track is primarily about listening– the best remixers hear something inside of a song not being served by the original version. In the case of Animal Collective’s remix of Goldfrapp‘s “Little Bird“, they heard something several shades darker than the urban moodscape of the original, something filled with mystery and maybe a touch of desperation. Stripping away most of the music in favor of a slowly accumulating web of percussion and noise, the track becomes a spooky campfire song for a Blair Witch kind of night.
[from the "Caravan Girl" single; out now on Mute]
Devendra’s Megapuss records album
Devendra Banharts pube infused side project, Megapuss, is in the studio writing and recording a new “crunk, jazz, and pop” album. Continue reading
New album by Old Crow Medicine Show Soon
Old Crow Medicine Show will release a new album, Tennessee Pusher, on Sept. 23. With the exception of “Always Lift Him Up” by Blind Alfred Reed, all of the tracks on the album are OCMS originals.
Avett Brothers Sign with Rick Rubin!!
The Avett Brothers have signed a deal with American Recordings and will work with record producer Rick Rubin on the band’s new album.
M. Ward, Jim James, and Conor Oberst To Make Album
Jim James recently stated in a Rolling Stones interview that he, M. Ward and Conor Oberst have plans to record an album together later this year.
Ringo Turns 68
Ringo Starr celebrated his 68th birthday in Chicago yesterday.
The former drummer of the Beatles doesn’t look a day over forty. The oldest and seemingly healthiest of all the Beatles, you’ve got to think Ringo is going to be around for a while.
Devendra and the Strokes? Well, kinda. . .
Devendra Banhart and Fabrizo Moretti of The Strokes, along with Greg Rogove of Priestbird, performed as MEGAPUSS at the Hammer Museum in Westwood,CA.
Kings of Leon Go Political
The new album by the Kings of Leon- ‘Only By The Night’ – the band’s fourth studio album – is due out on September 23rd.
The Album was recorded at Nashville’s Blackbird Studios. The band co-produced the album with Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King.