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2009 MTV Video Music Awards Preview

September 13, 2009 /

MTV

The 2009 MTV VMAs are only a few hours away and, for the first time in years, I’m excited to watch. Say what you will about MTV’s stance as a reality network as opposed to a music showcase, but this year I think they’ve helped bridge the gap between what classifies “pop” and “indie.” Inspecting the list of nominees, there are artists — primarily in the Breakthrough Video category — who have a rabid indie following. While music nerds and indie advocates may tend to crap on the network, I respect MTV for giving groups like Bat For Lashes, Matt & Kim, and Cold War Kids the spotlight during their renowned ceremony featuring the typical heavyweights.

Russell Brand, who’s just about reached his peak in popularity, will once again host the show. Viewers can also expect performances by Taylor Swift, Muse, and Green Day, the premier of the “New Moon” trailer, and of course, a tribute to Michael Jackson.

The VMAs will air tonight at 9 PM PT/8 PM CT on MTV and affiliates.

Click below for the list of nominees and assorted videos.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Lady Gaga: “Poker Face”
Eminem: “We Made You”
Kanye West: “Love Lockdown”
Britney Spears: “Womanizer”

BEST NEW ARTIST
3OH!3
Lady Gaga
Kid Cudi
Drake
Asher Roth

BEST MALE VIDEO
Eminem: “We Made You”
Kanye West: “Love Lockdown”
Jay-Z: “D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)”
T.I. featuring Rihanna: “Live Your Life”
Ne-Yo: “Miss Independent”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Lady Gaga: “Poker Face”
Taylor Swift: “You Belong With Me”
Kelly Clarkson” “My Life Would Suck Without You”
Katy Perry: “Hot ‘N Cold”
Pink: “So What”

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Eminem: “We Made You”
Kanye West: “Love Lockdown”
Flo Rida: “Right Round”
Asher Roth: “I Love College”
Jay-Z: “D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)”

BEST POP VIDEO
Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Britney Spears: “Womanizer”
Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester: “Good Girls Go Bad”
Lady Gaga: “Poker Face”
Wisin y Yandel: “Abusadora”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Coldplay: “Viva La Vida”
Kings Of Leon: “Use Somebody”
Green Day: “21 Guns”
Fall Out Boy: “I Don’t Care”
Paramore: “Decode”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Britney Spears: “Circus”
Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake: “Love Sex Magic”
AR Rahman & Pussy Cat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger: “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)”
Kristina DeBarge: “Goodbye”

BEST DIRECTION
Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Lady Gaga: “Paparazzi”
Green Day: “21 Guns”
Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester: “Good Girls Go Bad”
Britney Spears: “Circus”

BEST EDITING
Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Britney Spears: “Circus”
Miley Cyrus: “7 Things”
Coldplay: “Viva La Vida”
Lady Gaga: “Paparazzi”

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Gnarls Barkley: “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul”
Lady Gaga: “Paparazzi”
Eminem: “We Made You”
Kanye West ft Mr. Hudson: “Paranoid”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Coldplay: “Viva La Vida”
Green Day: “21 Guns”
Britney Spears: “Circus”
Lady Gaga: “Paparazzi”

BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Britney Spears: “Circus”
Lady Gaga: “Paparazzi”
Gnarls Barkley: “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul”
Coldplay: “Viva La Vida”

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Death Cab For Cutie: “Grapevine Fires”
Gnarls Barkley: “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul”
Anjulie: “Boom”
Cold War Kids: “I’ve Seen Enough”
Chairlift: “Evident Utensil”
Bat For Lashes: “Daniel
Major Lazer: “Hold The Line”
Passion Pit: “The Reeling”
Matt & Kim: “Lessons Learned”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: “Heads Will Roll”

BEST VIDEO (THAT SHOULD HAVE WON A MOONMAN)
U2: “Where The Streets Have No Name”
Dr Dre: “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang”
Beastie Boys: “Sabotage”
Bjork: “Human Behavior”
Radiohead: “Karma Police”
George Michael: “Freedom”
Foo Fighters: “Everlong”
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: “Into The Great Wide Open”
OK Go: “Here It Goes Again”
David Lee Roth: “California Girls”

News, Videos

32nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors include Bruce Springsteen and Dave Brubek

September 9, 2009 /

The Kennedy Center Honors is our nation’s highest tribute to performing and cultural artists. In past years, the Center has recognized Brian Wilson, Diana Ross, Steve Martin, Tina Turner, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Jack Nicholson, Roger Daltrey, and Pete Townshend. Bruce Springsteen, Dave Brubek, Grace Brumby, Mel Brooks, and Robert de Niro will be honored at this year’s event.

“This year, the Kennedy Center celebrates five extraordinary individuals whose unique and abundant artistry has contributed significantly to the cultural life of our nation and the world,” said Kennedy Center Chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman. “With his hilarious movies and musicals, Mel Brooks has created comedic gems that will keep us laughing for years to come. Dave Brubeck’s genius has dazzled us for six decades and has helped to define an American art form. Grace Bumbry helped to break the color barrier on her way to one of the most illustrious operatic careers in the 20th century. One of America’s greatest cinematic actors, Robert De Niro has demonstrated a legendary commitment to his characters and has co-founded one of the world’s major film festivals. With his gritty and honest songs that speak to the everyman, Bruce Springsteen has always had his finger on the pulse of America.”

The 2009 Kennedy Center Honors takes place on December 6th. The event will be broadcast on CBS on December 29th at 9:00 PM (ET/PT).

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Built to Spill’s “Hindsight”

September 8, 2009 /

As previously reported, Built to Spill will release their first album in over three years, There Is No Enemy, on October 6th. In the video posted above, you can listen to an early 2008 live rendition of the song “Hindsight,” which will appear on the album. Now the track is available to the public in all it’s mixed and mastered glory.

Fortunately, we don’t have to wait another three weeks for a taste of the new record thanks to Pitchfork, which just posted the new song “Hindsight.” The verdict? Since BTS is one of a small handful of bands we actually want to jam out past the 8-minute mark, the compact poppiness of “Hindsight” is a slight letdown. Would it kill you guys to insert a noodling guitar solo or two, guys? Of course, if your BTS fandom is based more on Keep It Like A Secret than Perfect From Now On—a perfectly defensible position—”Hindsight” will be right up your alley.

Listen to the track here, courtesy of Pitchfork.

This is how I like my Built to Spill. I don’t care for all the wacky guitar theatrics. I love what they can do with multiple guitar layers, but I prefer the swirling lines built around a solid song, which is what we have in “Hindsight.” I’m definitely looking forward to the new album.

Check out the band’s lala page to listen to a bunch of their songs legally and free of charge.

News, Songs, Videos

“The Beatles in Mono” box set getting more love than expected

September 7, 2009 /

Within a few years time, I’m sure there will be another influx of Beatles-related reissues, movies, documentaries, video games, etc. Right now, however, it all seems appropriate. Granted, I know hordes of individuals are making bank off the Beatles’ legacy, despite there being only two surviving members. It’s hard to even care though, considering the amazing music they left behind. It’s been a pure joy to watch this Beatles week on VH1. I know everything is tied together with the anticipation of The Beatles: Rock Band and the EMI remasters of their entire catalogue, but it seems fueled by a genuine excitement and gratitude for the music.

While those popular remasters will be in stereophonic sound, receiving less attention is “The Beatles in Mono” box set, which also hits street retailers on September 9th. EMI had originally planned to only release 10,000 copies of the box set for the U.S. market. Unsurprisingly, pre-orders shot through the roof and they’re going to expand that number.

This may be where The Beatles in Mono comes into its own. At first glance, it looks an extravagant frippery: a £240 11-CD box set, featuring perfect miniature reproductions of albums pristinely remastered in a sonic format rendered obsolete almost half a century ago. But until 1969, the Beatles were disinterested in stereo: they oversaw the mono mixes of their albums, then left the rest to George Martin. The box set can thus proudly claim to offer “the closest you can get to hearing the authentic sound of the Beatles”. On the later albums, that amounts to a handful of cosmetic differences: if it’s striking to hear Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds with added psychedelic phasing effects, it doesn’t radically alter your perception of the song. The early albums, however, are transformed.

Hardcore Beatles fans and audiophiles tend to favor the monophonic production of their first four albums over the stereophonic albums that followed. If you care to read more about the debate, check out this link. I have a record player and can notice slight differences in the production of the mono and stereo LPs. Nevertheless, you’ll need a receiver with a channel switcher to get an obvious presentation. If not, a good old pair of headphones will do when comparing both formats of a song.

Boxed Sets, News, Videos

Yet another reason to like Beck

September 4, 2009 /

Record Club: Songs Of Leonard Cohen “Suzanne” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

I don’t know how I missed out on this character. In retrospect, it’s understandable. Growing up in the 90s, my first memorable experiences with music were from the albums my dad played around the house, the pop rock radio stations my mom listened to, and bands my friends and I got wind of that we thought were cool. Thus, my tape cassette collection from that period includes everything from the Offspring, Green Day, Weird Al Yankovic, 311, Bush, Boyz II Men, and Mariah Carey. I was all over the place. I could bob my head to the majestic sounds of the Beatles, rock out to Green Day, geek out to Weird Al, and privately sing Boyz II Men with subtle embarrassment. Needless to say, I didn’t have an older brother to show me the way. On that note, one thing I’m sure said brother would have introduced me to was Beck. I’ve listened to his late-90s album Mutations all week simply happy that my own musical instincts gradually led me to his catalogue.

Well, it’s 2009, and Beck has now been on the scene for quite a while. Rather than rest on his laurels, he’s decided to take on any odd or challenging project he sees fit. We previously announced that he’s writing Charlotte Gainsbourg’s new album which will keep his musical ambitions in check. However, Beck has also managed to create one of the coolest web pages I’ve seen for any musician or band. One section, called Irrelevant Topics, sees Beck chatting it up with Tom Waits and Will Ferrell about various topics. Recently, he’s added a feature called the Record Club where Beck gathers a group of musicians to cover a classic album in one day. Previously, Beck’s cohorts tackled The Velvet Underground & Nico. Now, he’s recruited Devendra Banhart, MGMT, Binki Shapiro from Little Joy, and Brian Lebarton and Bram Inscore from his touring band to channel Songs of Leonard Cohen. The first track, “Suzanne,” has just been posted.

Click below for more videos!

Record Club: Velvet Underground & Nico ‘Waiting for My Man’ from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

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