We’re based in Sydney Australia, and although we cherish the beaches, sun, and the beloved Annandale Hotel, sometimes it’s frustrating to know that some of the best gigs are happening over the other side of the world.
That’s where the interwebz comes into play. This weekend, the magical Bird And The Bee will perform songs from their forthcoming album Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates, live at the El Rey in Los Angeles… people in Cali are busting their guts for tickets to this gig, whilst we can watch it online, live and for free. Tune in on Saturday March 6, at 3pm (AEST) to watch the Friday night L.A. performance.
The Bird & The Bee’s Hall & Oates tribute album will be released by Blue Note Records on March 1 in Australia, but the show this Saturday will be the only chance to see the band perform these songs live. Watch at www.livestream.com/thebirdandthebee to chat and discuss via twitter and facebook, or for the simpler experience, watch it on the player below:
A few of us here at EMI have had the absolute pleasure of working with David Guetta this week. Not only is he a superstar DJ who has played to millions of party-goers, sold millions of albums (over 4 records), worked with stars like AKON, Kelly Rowland, Black Eyed Peas, Kid Cudi and Queen of Pop Madonna (new single apparently on the way – eeeep!), won a Grammy….he is just an all round good bloke! Ever the gentleman and always polite, we’ve had a great time showing him round our neck of the woods!
This morning he appearead on Sunrise with guest vocalist and good friend Kelly Rowland. If you missed the high-energy performance of their hit When Love Takes Over check it out HERE.
On the way out of the Sunrise studios, we came across a life-size egg, who was allegedly giving money away on the show. Unfortunately we did not nab any of his cash but I did nab this priceless photo:
Weird? Definitely. But it made me think of this past hit by David Guetta Vs The Egg!
David is playing Future Music Festival around the nation and has released a tour edition of One Love exclusive to Australia to celebrate! Make sure you get along to a show and say ‘Bonjour!’ (or G’day?) to our favourite Frenchie!
But, I think this week the nerds might have won in the video stakes. OK Go’s (2nd video) for ‘This Too Shall Pass’ has premiered and it is sheer genius, pure fun, and brilliantly inventive.
The band, along with the Synth Labs collective (scarily smart technologists, engineers and scientists – see the team’s video cameo below), collaborated over a series of months to create their very own Rube Goldberg machine.
Frontman Damian Kulash Jr. explained, “We wanted to make a video where we have essentially a giant machine that we dance with.” This was an all hands on deck project, with Damian Sr. pitching in. Full story and all for episodes of the Making Of This To Shall Pass over at Wired.
All reports claim the Miami / Phoenix show last night set the the Hordern Pavillion on fire, but I’m actually super excited about the local lads supporting Phoenix tonight… Papa v Pretty are currently working on a six track EP with Mr Paul Dempsey at Sydney’s Alberts Studios, and are playing with both Dempsey and You Am I on their upcoming respective national tours!
The band of Tom R, Tom M, and Gus are entirely too talented for their just-post-HSC age, are part of an incredibly prolific artistic student enclave (check out the student film music video for Citizen #1), and truly know how to rip it up on the geeetar, bass and drums.
For proof, tune in to Ballad (it’s really not a ballad) and Sleep (Again) on myspace.com/papavspretty.
It’s called an acoustic version, but honestly this track doesn’t come much more stripped back than on the album. It’s deliciously simple:
The brother & sister duo also chatted to Nova’s Merrick, Dools & Ricki-Lee about sharing a sibling’s headspace, finishing eachother’s sentences… and sacrificing goats. Listen to the interview here and check out the photo gallery of their visit here.
There’s a certain stench in the air. Some dark little critter oozing and swirling in the oily waters. Sounds, like a faded orchestra, emanating from dead hollow shells. A stinky, slinky snake made of potent gases, slithering on its way through the concrete jungle of life.
THE FUTURE. It’s upon us. It’s nigh. It’s leering at you from across the bar.
The future, our global obsession, is suddenly so very close. TOMORROW COMES TODAY. (They did try to warn us.)
So, what’s this ‘future’ turning out to be like? Spaceships, Jetson-style hair-do machines (why haven’t they invented these yet? Whyyy!!), intergalactic speedracers, 2001, 1989…?
Nah – it’s turning out to be even more bizarre than all of that COMBINED…
It’s filthy, it’s dirty, it’s consumerism + depth = religion, it’s elements of Gotham City, it’s waste, it’s copy+paste, it’s computer-simulations, games and over-stimulations, it’s dangerous, it’s hilarious, it’s somehow strangely beautiful, it’s… Plastic Beach.
Do you want to HEAR the future? Friends, hobos, lunching men – lend Gorillaz your ears!
Top secret location (keep your ears peeled whilst walking past converted London churches), top secret tunes, and piled on security measures though: “There’s only two people in the whole building who know how to open all the recording files,” Martin explained. “Even we [Coldplay] don’t know how to do it. We couldn’t even steal our own music at the moment. You would have to be a computer genius and a great burglar to get into the building, and download it, and mix it.”
Check out the boys’ interview with Brazilian TV network Globo (mind the Portuguese subs), where the unveil the facts below:
And in case you missed the Coldplay Simpson’s episode, here the band’s appearance on the show (featuring their Grammy-winning Viva La Vida), and bonus footage of Chris Martin goofing off behind the scenes and improvising lines that didn’t make the cut:
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