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Video of the Day 2: Bat For Lashes, “Pearl’s Dream”
May 29, 2009
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Bat For Lashes - "Pearl's Dream"
The latest clip from Two Suns features Natasha Khan swinging around the solar system with wolves and waging some kind of staring war with her blonde alter-ego, Pearl.
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Video of the Day: Peter Bjorn and John, “It Don’t Move Me”
May 29, 2009
Peter, Bjorn and John - It Don't Move Me
Life with a disturbed Michael Jackson obsessive can be difficult.
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Cake, Ra Ra Riot among new round of bands announced for Dfest
May 28, 2009
The second round of headliners for Dfest were announced this morning. Cake, Mates of State, Ra Ra Riot, Dengue Fever, The Cool Kids, Carney, Ian Moore, Here II Here and Manda Mosher are confirmed acts for Dfest, July 24 and 25 in downtown Tulsa. Organizers also announced a long list of unsigned artists scheduled to... Read More
May 28, 2009
The second round of headliners for Dfest were announced this morning. Cake, Mates of State, Ra Ra Riot, Dengue Fever, The Cool Kids, Carney, Ian Moore, Here II Here and Manda Mosher are confirmed acts for Dfest, July 24 and 25 in downtown Tulsa. Organizers also announced a long list of unsigned artists scheduled to... Read More
Video of the Day: Dengue Fever, “Seeing Hands”
May 28, 2009
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The L.A./Cambodian pop band Dengue Fever was just announced this morning as one of the next round of headliners for this year’s Dfest, July 24-25 in downtown Tulsa.
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Music Review: Eminem, “Relapse” (Aftermath/Interscope)
May 27, 2009
Rating: 47
Even before the five-year gap that separated “Relapse” from 2004′s “Encore,” Eminem was obviously spinning his wheels — dissing tabloid personalities and engaging in one-too-many murder fantasies about his ex-wife, Kim Mathers. But while the title of “Relapse” directly references... Read More
May 27, 2009
Rating: 47
Even before the five-year gap that separated “Relapse” from 2004′s “Encore,” Eminem was obviously spinning his wheels — dissing tabloid personalities and engaging in one-too-many murder fantasies about his ex-wife, Kim Mathers. But while the title of “Relapse” directly references... Read More
Video of the Day: Patrick Wolf, “Hard Times”
May 27, 2009
Visually, what Wolf is doing in this first video from The Bachelor is in line with what Kevin Barnes is doing with Of Montreal — glammy, ostentatious and flamboyant, but without Barnes’ Dargeresque doll imagery. As for the music, it reminds me of what Marc Almond of Soft Cell was doing in his late-’80s solo... Read More
DVD Review: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — The Criterion Collection”
May 27, 2009
Rating: 83
David Fincher’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” makes its greatest statement about the human experience through its perplexing, difficult title character. While one of the chief criticisms of “Benjamin Button” was that Brad Pitt’s Benjamin was a cipher, the story was about a man... Read More
May 27, 2009
Rating: 83
David Fincher’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” makes its greatest statement about the human experience through its perplexing, difficult title character. While one of the chief criticisms of “Benjamin Button” was that Brad Pitt’s Benjamin was a cipher, the story was about a man... Read More
Random 10 for May 26, 2009
May 26, 2009
1. Phoenix, “1901.” Amazing that these Parisians are doing so well with Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Here’s hoping there are coattails for Tahiti 80.
2. Lupe Fiasco, “Go Go Gadget Flow.”
3. The Airborne Toxic Event, “Missy.”
4. Sparks, “Perfume.”
5. Lily Allen, “Mr Blue Sky.”
6. The Pains... Read More
May 26, 2009
1. Phoenix, “1901.” Amazing that these Parisians are doing so well with Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Here’s hoping there are coattails for Tahiti 80.
2. Lupe Fiasco, “Go Go Gadget Flow.”
3. The Airborne Toxic Event, “Missy.”
4. Sparks, “Perfume.”
5. Lily Allen, “Mr Blue Sky.”
6. The Pains... Read More
Former Wilco member Jay Bennett dead at 45
May 26, 2009
Jay Bennett, the former Wilco member whose contentious relationship with Jeff Tweedy was both a source of great musical ferment during the Being There/Summerteeth days and formed the dramatic center for the documentary I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, died Sunday in Urbana, Ill. He was 45.
Cause of death is not... Read More
May 26, 2009
Jay Bennett, the former Wilco member whose contentious relationship with Jeff Tweedy was both a source of great musical ferment during the Being There/Summerteeth days and formed the dramatic center for the documentary I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, died Sunday in Urbana, Ill. He was 45.
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Beastie Boys Hit the “Sauce”
May 26, 2009
It’s not Tadlock’s Glasses: The Beastie Boys announced Monday on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” that they will release their new disc in September. The title? Hot Sauce Committee.
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May 26, 2009
It’s not Tadlock’s Glasses: The Beastie Boys announced Monday on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” that they will release their new disc in September. The title? Hot Sauce Committee.
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Kanye West “not a fan of books. I would never want a book’s autograph.”
May 26, 2009
Testing my patience and patronage yet again, here’s Kanye West, interviewed by Reuters about his slim tome, “Thank You and You’re Welcome”:
Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book’s autograph. I am a proud... Read More
May 26, 2009
Testing my patience and patronage yet again, here’s Kanye West, interviewed by Reuters about his slim tome, “Thank You and You’re Welcome”:
Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book’s autograph. I am a proud... Read More
Video of the Day: School of Seven Bells, “My Cabal”
May 26, 2009
This is the new video from Oklahoman Benjamin Curtis’ new, post-Secret Machines project with Alejandra and Claudia Deheza. With the obvious Cocteau Twins influence, consider all of Staticblog’s buttons pushed.
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Video of the Day: Royksopp featuring Robyn, “The Girl and the Robot”
May 22, 2009
This is a gleefully dumb, high-style clip, but it just made me wish I had one of these putting the final touches on my house. Killer Giorgio Moroder-style synth-pulse rhythm on the song, though, so I’ll forgive the awkward techno-eroticism.
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Static, Episode 14: Dr. Pants
May 22, 2009
Interview
“Doppelganger Rock”
“It All Depends”
5 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Dr. Pants on Jun 09, 2009 @ 4:50 am In response to Chase:We had the name first. Our band has been around since 1999. The blogging "Dr. Pants"... Read More
Christian Bale: Leader of the Resistance
May 22, 2009
Bruce Wayne slips in and out of shadows with little chance of detection. John Connor of “Terminator Salvation” eludes the all-knowing electronic eyes of the Skynet killing machines. But Christian Bale cannot get in and out of Bartlesville without someone noticing.
In October, Bale sightings caused a stir in... Read More
May 22, 2009
Bruce Wayne slips in and out of shadows with little chance of detection. John Connor of “Terminator Salvation” eludes the all-knowing electronic eyes of the Skynet killing machines. But Christian Bale cannot get in and out of Bartlesville without someone noticing.
In October, Bale sightings caused a stir in... Read More
DVD Review: “Eddie Murphy Delirious: 25th Anniversary Edition”
May 22, 2009
Rating:94
Almost no one enjoys “Eddie Murphy Delirious” like men who were teenagers in 1983. They were getting away with something when they watched “Delirious” on HBO or made cassette copies of its tie-in comedy album, “Comedian.” Murphy, then only 22 years old, struck a match to their nice... Read More
May 22, 2009
Rating:94
Almost no one enjoys “Eddie Murphy Delirious” like men who were teenagers in 1983. They were getting away with something when they watched “Delirious” on HBO or made cassette copies of its tie-in comedy album, “Comedian.” Murphy, then only 22 years old, struck a match to their nice... Read More
Random 10 for May 22, 2009
May 22, 2009
1. TV On The Radio, “Dancing Choose.” Oh, the horrors of being unable to attend a great show. But a combination of home improvement-related stress and resulting pocketbook-related stress made this a no-go. Rub it in my face — I can take it.
2. Cat Power, “The Greatest.”
3. Yes, “Does It Really... Read More
May 22, 2009
1. TV On The Radio, “Dancing Choose.” Oh, the horrors of being unable to attend a great show. But a combination of home improvement-related stress and resulting pocketbook-related stress made this a no-go. Rub it in my face — I can take it.
2. Cat Power, “The Greatest.”
3. Yes, “Does It Really... Read More
Video of the Day: Tortoise, “Prepare Your Coffin”
May 21, 2009
Movement about buildings, dancing about architecture, rocking about motorcycles. Beacons of Ancestorship arrives June 23.
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Music Review: Passion Pit, “Manners”
May 21, 2009
Rating: 86
Passion Pit delivered its first wet kiss with last year’s “Sleepyhead,” an intoxicating psychedelic electro-dance song with at least five stellar hooks backing Michael Angelakos’ histrionic falsetto. Right on cue with a batch of tracks that equal or top “Sleepyhead,” the band’s... Read More
May 21, 2009
Rating: 86
Passion Pit delivered its first wet kiss with last year’s “Sleepyhead,” an intoxicating psychedelic electro-dance song with at least five stellar hooks backing Michael Angelakos’ histrionic falsetto. Right on cue with a batch of tracks that equal or top “Sleepyhead,” the band’s... Read More
Video of the Day: Lisa Hannigan, “I Don’t Know”
May 20, 2009
I Don't Know
The former Damien Rice muse is in a much better mood these days, and she proves it by constructing her own cheery origami world. She even managed to construct a cut-paper twee, I mean tree.
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Staticblog" is a repository for the musings and harangues of Assistant Entertainment Editor George Lang, featuring indie music videos, movie news.
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