Brett Dennen Live @ WFUV Video

Singer/Activist/Swell Guy Brett Dennen stopped by WFUV's studio last Friday to perform a short set of songs, including the first single from his new album Hope for the Hopeless, the super-catchy "Make Me Crazy". Video below...

Hope For The Hopeless is out the 21st of October, on Downtown Records. Brett plays the Canal Room in NYC on November 11 (tickets here).

Oasis MSG Presale Today...Link & Password here

The presale for Oasis & Ryan Adams at Madison Square Garden on December 17 starts this morning at 10:00 am EST, and ends Thursday at 10:00 pm, if pre-sale tickets remain.

Here's the link to buy tickets. Password is "supernova".

Here's the video for the new single, "The Shock Of The Lightning":

Want Your Bells Jingled? Here comes A Colbert Christmas!

Just got this press release...how much fun does this sound?:

A COLBERT CHRISTMAS: THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL

ONE-HOUR MUSIC SPECIAL TO AIR ON COMEDY CENTRAL NOVEMBER 23

FEATURES STEPHEN COLBERT, JON STEWART, ELVIS COSTELLO, FEIST, JOHN LEGEND, TOBY KEITH AND WILLIE NELSON

Adam Schlesinger of Fountains Of Wayne and Ivy, and David Javerbaum, executive producer of The Daily Show, have written eight original songs for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All, a one-hour musical special which will air on Comedy Central on November 23. The special will also be released on DVD. Performing the songs will be Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Elvis Costello, Feist, John Legend, Toby Keith, and Willie Nelson. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the DVD will go to the charity Feeding America.

Songs and their performers include "Another Christmas Song" and "Cold, Cold Christmas" to be performed by Colbert; "Have I Got a Present for You" by Keith; "Little Dealer Boy" by Colbert and Nelson; "Hanukkah" by Colbert and Stewart; "Nutmeg" by Colbert and Legend; "Please Be Patient" by Feist; and "There Are Much Worse Things To Believe In" by Colbert and Costello. The entire ensemble also performs a version of Nick Lowe's "(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love And Understanding."

Schlesinger and Javerbaum most recently collaborated on the Broadway musical Cry-Baby, which received four Tony nominations including Best Musical and Best Score. Schlesinger also recently produced 14 songs for the upcoming album by Dashboard Confessional. Fountains Of Wayne and Ivy are both currently working on new albums for 2009.

Steven Colbert + Adam Schlesinger = Holiday Cheer. If anyone can bang out some new rockin' holiday songs, it ought to be Adam S., who's previously given us one of the few modern-day power-pop holiday classics, Fountains Of Wayne's "I Want An Alien For Christmas".

TV On The Radio - New "Golden Age" Video

We've heard the new TV On The Radio album, Dear Science (out next Tuesday), and it's amazing...

...album-of-the-year amazing.

And just as excellent is their new video for the first single from the album, "Golden Age":

TVOTR Tour dates:
OCTOBER
10 Electric Factory, Philadelphia PA+
11 Lupos, Providence, RI+
13 Wilbur Theatre, Boston MA+
14 Masonic Temple, Brooklyn NY+
15 Masonic Temple, Brooklyn NY#
16 Masonic Temple, Brooklyn NY^
18 Bogarts, Cincinnati OH+
19 Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis IN+
20 First Ave, Minneapolis MN+
21 First Ave, Minneapolis MN+
22 Riviera, Chicago IL+
24 Voodoo Festival, New Orleans LA+
25 Tabernacle, Atlanta GA+
26 Bijou Theatre, Knoxville TN +
28 Lakewood Theatre, Dallas TX+
29 House of Blues Houston TX+
30 Stubbs, Austin TX+
31 Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City OK+

NOVEMBER
02 Ogden Theatre Denver CO+
06 Wiltern, Los Angeles CA+

+The Dirtbombs to open
#Telepathe to open
^Dragons of Zynth to open

TV On The Radio - "Staring At The Sun (Bryan Hyde Remix)" mp3
link above courtesy of Trash Menagerie

If Killing Joke Were 20 Years Younger And Trying For A Radio Hit...

they'd sound like Pendulum.

Pendulum is massive in Europe, and are chock full of hooks, riffs, and beats. I hear them constantly on the Boombox and BBC One channels on Sirius, and more often than not end up replaying the tunes in my head long after I switch the radio off.

Here's their "Propane Nightmares":



I've got no idea if their huge studio sound translates to the live stage, but I think I want to check it out when they arrive in the States next month for their first US tour, including a stop in NYC for CMJ:

PENDULUM NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
OCTOBER '09:
1 Boston, MA Middle East
3 Chicago, IL House of Blues
4 Toronto, ONT Kool Haus
5 Detroit, MI I Rock
7 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
9 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
11 Salt Lake City, UT Murray Theatre
13 Los Angeles, CA The Mayan
14 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
18 Mexico City, MEX Motorkr Festival
19 Guadalajara, MEX Motorkr Festival
22 Atlanta, GA The Loft
24 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
25 New York, NY Webster Hall
26 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom


Pendulum - "Violet Hill (Coldplay cover from BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)" mp3

Baker's Dozen Downloads with Jenny Lewis, Deerhoof, The Album Leaf, Ponytail, and more

Here's September's installment of our monthly Baker's Dozen Downloads...and not a moment too soon. Take a moment to grab them, put them on your Zune or iPhone, and let their sonic goodness wipe the scary memories of the VMA's right out of your noggin.

Deerhoof - "Offend Maggie" mp3

Drew Andrews (of The Album Leaf) - "I Could Write A Book" mp3

The Hush Now - "Traditions" mp3

Jenny Lewis - "Acid Tongue" mp3

Royal Bangs - "Cat Swallow" mp3

Colourmusic - "Put In A Little Gas" mp3

Mock Orange - "Song In D" mp3

Holy Hail - "Samo Sun (remix)" mp3

Grayson Capps - "Back To The Country" mp3

Ponytail - "Celebrate the Body Electric (It Came From An Angel)" mp3

Brass Bed - "BBC Midnight Broadcast" mp3

Chad VanGaalen - "Willow Tree" mp3

KiNo - "Won't Do" mp3