The Oklahoman's George Lang
Steven Drozd Hospitalized, Flaming Lips Cancel May 1 Performance
April 28, 2010
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Video of the Day: Gorillaz feat. Bobby Womack live on “The Colbert Report,” “Stylo”
April 27, 2010
The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
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Static: Cami Stinson
April 23, 2010
Interview
“In the Morning”
“When You’re Out Tonight”
“Burn”
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Video of the Day: LCD Soundsystem, “Drunk Girls”
April 22, 2010
Director Spike Jonze sics a bunch of guys in panda suits on James Murphy and company, and what begins as gentle teasing soon turns hilariously violent in this first clip from “This is Happening.
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April 22, 2010
Director Spike Jonze sics a bunch of guys in panda suits on James Murphy and company, and what begins as gentle teasing soon turns hilariously violent in this first clip from “This is Happening.
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Music Review: Foxy Shazam, “S/T” (Sire)
April 22, 2010
Rating: Hell, I don’t know.
Foxy Shazam’s second album, a self-titled monument to rock ‘n’ roll played at Roman Empire levels of excess, achieves that rarest of feats: music that is simultaneously extraordinary and borderline intolerable. This is sledgehammers over subtlety, and Jim Steinman over Brian... Read More
April 22, 2010
Rating: Hell, I don’t know.
Foxy Shazam’s second album, a self-titled monument to rock ‘n’ roll played at Roman Empire levels of excess, achieves that rarest of feats: music that is simultaneously extraordinary and borderline intolerable. This is sledgehammers over subtlety, and Jim Steinman over Brian... Read More
Music Review: MGMT, “Congratulations”
April 22, 2010
Rating: 88
MGMT’s “Congratulations” is a musical act of bravery in which Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden cast aside expectations of groovy indie dance rock and get deeply, deliriously psychedelic. There’s very little modernism on “Congratulations” — MGMT circa 2010 has more in common with Syd... Read More
April 22, 2010
Rating: 88
MGMT’s “Congratulations” is a musical act of bravery in which Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden cast aside expectations of groovy indie dance rock and get deeply, deliriously psychedelic. There’s very little modernism on “Congratulations” — MGMT circa 2010 has more in common with Syd... Read More
Flaming Lips and Stardeath Perform Pink Floyd’s “Breathe” on “Late Night”
April 20, 2010
I loved the Lips/Dwarfs version of this on New Year’s Eve, but it sounds more muscular and unhinged in this version performed Friday on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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April 20, 2010
I loved the Lips/Dwarfs version of this on New Year’s Eve, but it sounds more muscular and unhinged in this version performed Friday on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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Guru, 1966-2010
April 20, 2010
Guru, the pioneering MC who performed with DJ Premier in Gang Starr and was instrumental in forging a hip-hop/jazz bond with his “Jazzmatazz” series of albums, died yesterday after an extended battle with cancer. He was 43.
Gang Starr were essentially underground heroes, not really in step with the movement... Read More
April 20, 2010
Guru, the pioneering MC who performed with DJ Premier in Gang Starr and was instrumental in forging a hip-hop/jazz bond with his “Jazzmatazz” series of albums, died yesterday after an extended battle with cancer. He was 43.
Gang Starr were essentially underground heroes, not really in step with the movement... Read More
Video of the Day: St. Vincent, Liars, Os Mutantes and Beck, “Need You Tonight”
April 20, 2010
The latest from Beck’s “Record Club” reassessment of INXS’ “Kick” is perhaps the best, a paralyzingly seductive version of “Need You Tonight” with Annie Clark on lead vocals. As Jayne Cobb used to say on “Firefly,” “I’ll be in my bunk.”
Record Club: INXS “Need You Tonight” from Beck... Read More
April 20, 2010
The latest from Beck’s “Record Club” reassessment of INXS’ “Kick” is perhaps the best, a paralyzingly seductive version of “Need You Tonight” with Annie Clark on lead vocals. As Jayne Cobb used to say on “Firefly,” “I’ll be in my bunk.”
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Video of the Day, No. 2: Hanson, “Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’”
April 20, 2010
Hanson is on a mission from God, Blues Brothers-style: shake-it-shake-it-shake-it-shake-it baybay!
Thinking 'Bout Somethin'
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April 20, 2010
Hanson is on a mission from God, Blues Brothers-style: shake-it-shake-it-shake-it-shake-it baybay!
Thinking 'Bout Somethin'
HANSON | MySpace Music Videos
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Stream LCD Soundsystem’s “This Is Happening” Now
April 20, 2010
James Murphy’s latest LCD Soundsystem disc doesn’t drop until May 18, but you can stream “This is Happening” at the official LCD Soundsystem site right now.
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April 20, 2010
James Murphy’s latest LCD Soundsystem disc doesn’t drop until May 18, but you can stream “This is Happening” at the official LCD Soundsystem site right now.
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Oklahoma City Bombing, 15 Years Later: Emerging Stronger
April 19, 2010
These days, it seems like another life: driving to the Norman bureau of The Oklahoma Gazette and hearing the news on the radio: that there had been an explosion in downtown Oklahoma City. My wife worked downtown at the time, and I was able to get through to Laura at her office before the phone lines became tied up.... Read More
Oklahoma City Bombing, 15 Years Later: Phil Bacharach’s “The Prison Letters of Timothy McVeigh”
April 19, 2010
My friend Phil Bacharach, with whom I started my journalistic career in the mid-90s, extensively covered the Murrah Building bombing and, in 1996, interviewed Timothy McVeigh at the federal penitentiary in El Reno. McVeigh subsequently wrote Phil several times, and Phil eventually compiled these letters and offered... Read More
Video of the Day: Kaki King, “Falling Day” on “Late Night”
April 19, 2010
Up to this point, Kaki King made music I admired for its virtuosity but didn’t necessarily enjoy. “Falling Day,” from King’s latest disc, “Junior,” is a whole other animal: it pushes my Belly button by sounding quite a bit like Tanya Donelly in a “Synchronicity II” kind of mood.
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April 19, 2010
Up to this point, Kaki King made music I admired for its virtuosity but didn’t necessarily enjoy. “Falling Day,” from King’s latest disc, “Junior,” is a whole other animal: it pushes my Belly button by sounding quite a bit like Tanya Donelly in a “Synchronicity II” kind of mood.
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Video of the Day: Best Coast, “When I’m With You”
April 15, 2010
All I’m saying is that fast-food clowns might just be creepier than the ones that aren’t pushing meat at you. And this one is definitely pushing meat at you — at In-N-Out Burger, no less.
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Video of the Day: The Specials, “A Message To You, Rudy”
April 14, 2010
It’s a bit of a toss-up which Two-Tone band was my favorite, The Specials or The Beat, but while The Beat never managed a full reunion (in one of the lamest traditions in the annals of rock, both Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger have versions of the band out on tour), The Specials are back together (minus only... Read More
Conan Signs With … TBS?
April 12, 2010
TBS announced today that Conan O’Brien will bring his talk show to TBS in November. The 10 p.m. CST show will follow a similar format to his “Tonight” and “Late Night” gigs on NBC, with George Lopez’ talker bumped back to 11 p.m. CST.
This was a shocker, since the conventional wisdom on Conan was that... Read More
April 12, 2010
TBS announced today that Conan O’Brien will bring his talk show to TBS in November. The 10 p.m. CST show will follow a similar format to his “Tonight” and “Late Night” gigs on NBC, with George Lopez’ talker bumped back to 11 p.m. CST.
This was a shocker, since the conventional wisdom on Conan was that... Read More
Video of the Day: Karen Elson, “The Ghost Who Walks”
April 09, 2010
Bride of Jack White stars in a solid mood piece, but StaticBlog cannot muster a rave. It could possibly be that “The Ghost Who Walks” is simply a verse and a bridge in search of a great chorus.
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Malcolm McLaren, 1946-2010
April 08, 2010
The notorious Sex Pistols/Bow Wow Wow manager, cultural-co-opter and general provocateur, Malcolm McLaren, died of mesothelioma today in Switzerland. He was 64.
Following his brief tenure as manager of the New York Dolls, McLaren and his girlfriend, Vivienne Westwood, opened a London boutique for punk-themed wear... Read More
April 08, 2010
The notorious Sex Pistols/Bow Wow Wow manager, cultural-co-opter and general provocateur, Malcolm McLaren, died of mesothelioma today in Switzerland. He was 64.
Following his brief tenure as manager of the New York Dolls, McLaren and his girlfriend, Vivienne Westwood, opened a London boutique for punk-themed wear... Read More
Video of the Day: Apples in Stereo, “Dance Floor”
April 08, 2010
Robert Schneider has a good beat and he and Elijah Wood can dance to it!
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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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