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Interview “The Gardener” “Slowly, The Wheel Moves” “A Rainy Spring Day in New Jersey” Read More

Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” Demystified May 01, 2009 Via Idolator, this clip shows a gentleman by the nom de web of Funkscribe taking “Superstition” apart track by track — who knows how he got the masters — and reveals a total of eight Clavinet tracks — eight! This is seriously geek stuff, but I’m endlessly amazed at how classic songs were created, and... Read More

Video of the Day: N.A.S.A., “Hip-Hop” April 30, 2009 Sam Spiegel (brother of “Where the Wild Things Are” director Spike Jonze) and Ze Gonzales bring the boomboxy, with special guests Fatlip from the Pharcyde and the great KRS-One. 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post On The Internet... Read More

Music Review: Various Artists, “Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella”

April 29, 2009 Rating: 72 Cruising through YouTube, Ben Folds discovered that university a cappella groups seemed to gravitate to his songs. Perhaps it was the classic pop song structures, the challenging arrangements or the joys of singing bursts of profanity in four-part harmony that attracted these college students to... Read More

DVD Review: “Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts”

April 29, 2009 Rating: 82 Common misperceptions abound with Philip Glass: that the man must be as esoteric as his work, and that his music is entirely minimalist. In fact, much of the composer’s output is classically structured, and director Scott Hicks (“Shine”) finds connections with other mediums and provides context... Read More

Music Review: Ida Maria, “Fortress ‘Round My Heart”

April 29, 2009 Rating: 75 What sets Ida Maria Sivertsen and the band that bears her name apart from so many female punk-pop singers is her completely disarming vocal singularity: the Norwegian siren isn’t aping any of her forebears and she’s clearly having a blast on “Fortress ‘Round My Heart.” Witness her goofball,... Read More

DVD Review: “My Bloody Valentine 3D”

April 29, 2009 Rating: 60 Clearly, there’s a “buy-in” factor that is so crucial to enjoying “My Bloody Valentine 3D,” the 2009 remake of the 1981 slash-tastic psycho-killer thriller — viewers are either there to watch monstrously gory impalements and partial decapitations, or they are not. This is not even a... Read More

Lips Flap Hits “The Rachel Maddow Show” April 28, 2009 Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” covered the Oklahoma Rock Song situation last night, complete with a photo from The Oklahoman’s Steve Gooch and a huge shout-out to Governor Brad “Yoshimi” Henry. The salient part begins at... Read More

Governor Brad Henry Signs Executive Order Honoring the Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??”

April 28, 2009 With over 300 citizens gathered at the Oklahoma History Center to witness the event, Governor Brad Henry signed an executive order Tuesday afternoon proclaiming the Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??” the official rock song of Oklahoma. “The Flaming Lips are great ambassadors for the state of Oklahoma, all... Read More

Random 10 for April 27, 2009 April 27, 2009 You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video 1. A.C. Newman, “Submarines of Stockholm.” One of the chief pop-smut artists of the New Pornographers goes it alone, and does so greatly. Perhaps he’d argue this point, but Newman seems like one of these artists who has more songs in his... Read More

Video of the Day: Ed Kelley, “Lip Service” April 27, 2009 I’m so proud to work for this man. For those of you who go directly to Staticblog without passing through NewsOK, this is an opportunity to see this organization’s leadership stepping up at a time when sane words were required. 2 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the... Read More

Signing Ceremony, Oklahoma Rock Song April 27, 2009 You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video At 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, Governor Brad Henry will sign an executive order proclaiming the Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??” the official Oklahoma Rock Song. This is a public ceremony held at the Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N. Laird.... Read More

Norman Music Festival — All Day, All Night, In Stereo

April 25, 2009 11:43 a.m. I’m at the Second Annual Norman Music Festival in Downtown Norman, and so far the crowds are about three times as big as they were at this time last year. There’s plenty of room to wander for now, but it should get tight later — it’s possible that attendance could reach 25,000 this year. As... Read More

Norman Music Festival Blows Away Attendance Expectations April 25, 2009 Bolstered by amazing weather and a constant stream of live music on multiple stages, the second annual Norman Music Festival far exceeded organizers’ attendance expectations. Officials estimated that by 6 p.m. Saturday, the free festival on Norman’s Main Street had reached the previous year’s total attendance... Read More

Random 10 for April 23, 2009 April 23, 2009 1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Zero.” A perfectly majestic synth-rock anthem to herald Karen O and Co.’s stylistic evolution on It’s Blitz! Sure, there will be many people who will miss the old spastic and noisy caterwaul, doing that forever seems out of character for this band. 2. William Shatner, “Has Been.”... Read More

Video of the Day: The Horrors, “Sea Within a Sea” April 23, 2009 If Echo and the Bunnymen doesn’t hurry up and release The Fountain, every other band in England is going to beat them to it. Read More

Flaming Lips Denied Oklahoma Rock Song in House Vote, But Then ZAIREEKA! April 23, 2009 A resolution in the state House to make the Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??” the official rock song for the state of Oklahoma was voted down today. House members voted 48-39 to approve, but did not have the requisite 51 votes to pass. More to follow. But… You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view... Read More

New York Dolls and the Donnas play the Diamond

April 23, 2009 The New York Dolls (!) and The Donnas will play OKC at 7 p.m. June 2 at the Diamond Ballroom. This is a great opportunity to see David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain, two of the architects of domestic glam rock. And the Donnas go without saying, and yet I did. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. You want to... Read More

Random 10 for April 22, 2009 April 22, 2009 1. Lily Allen, “The Fear” I tried resisting George’s brainwashing tactics as much as I could, but the last record finally turned me into a committed Lilliputian. Infectious melody, razor-sharp lyrics and loaded with attitude. What’s not to be entranced by? 2. The Fiery Furnaces, “Oh, Sweet Woods”... Read More

Video of the Day: M83, “We Own the Sky” April 22, 2009 Anthony Gonzalez continues to make gorgeous songs that just beg for John Hughes to come out of seclusion and make a movie around them. In this installment, teenagers straight from a CW casting call get descended upon by giant white boxes from outer space. Friendly giant white boxes? Tune in to find out. Read More

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Skating Polly - Lost Wonderfuls

Delo Creative produced this video for the title track of Skating Polly's new album, "Lost Wonderfuls," which was produced by Exene Cervenka with engineering by Kliph Scurlock.