watch: Andrew Bird on Colbert

Colbert dominates the interview, but it's still worth watching

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and watch the band perform "EyeonEye" from his new album, Break it Yourself:

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The National + Local Natives + Wye Oak - Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks (acoustic)

this is so beautiful. I woke up with this version stuck in my head this morning.

watch: Beirut - Santa Fe on Fallon

Christopher Owens posts tour diary

explore the world of the Girls frontman below:

video: Ryan Adams - "Lucky Now" (acoustic)

this is gorgeous:

video: Death Cab for Cutie - "Title and Registration"

this video needs more views. NOW.

I've been spinning Transatlanticism a lot lately.

video: Arcade Fire at Austin City Limits

I always liked Arcade Fire, but after The Suburbs, I began to love them. my infatuation with them runs deep, for personal reasons. but holy wow, are they an epic live band. this video includes "Ready to Start", "Keep the Car Running" "No Cars Go" and "Haiti". enjoy.

watch: Telekinesis + Chris Walla perform two songs for SPIN

Michael Benjamin Lerner performs "50 Ways" and "You Turn Clear in the Sun" from his sophomore album, 12 Desperate Straight Lines. His voice cracks a little, but that's okay. Walla joins in on guitar.

BONUS:

interview:

video: The Strokes - Hard to Explain at Paleo

This might be the greatest song ever written.

I've been binging on Phrazes more than The Strokes lately but when I listen to this song, I remember the early days of becoming obsessed with this band, watching youtube for hours on end and just being filled with so much happiness.

I feel exactly the same way when I watch Strokes videos now. Everything in this stupid world is fleeting but "Hard to Explain" is eternal.

watch: Foo Fighters at Lollapalooza

Last night, Foo Fighters wrapped up the weekend of music in Chicago with an intense, storm-defying set spanning their sixteen year discography. Dave Grohl was absolutely incendiary, getting the audience riled up and excited throughout the Foo's two hour set. Watching it, I couldn't help but be awed by Dave's enthusiasm, because it was more befitting to a local hero than to a mega-star. But that's just how Grohl is--modest, brilliant, and absolutely badass. At the end of the night, Perry Farrell from Jane's Addiction (who founded Lolla back in 1991 as a farewell tour for his band), came out and hugged Grohl. If you missed out being there or watching the stream, I very much suggest that you devote two hours to watching the following video. It embodies the freedom and energy of rock n roll that is otherwise lacking in hipster indifference.

You can watch the end of Explosions in the Sky first or skip to 16:44 to dive right into Foo Fighters. By far my favourite part of the night was Dave's banter at 1:45:54, before he renders a heartfelt version of "Times Like These". It's bound to make you laugh out loud.

video: Slash joins The Strokes for "New York City Cops"

this video, which is seven years old, is awesome:

watch: The Strokes at Paleo

thank the heavens, they're bringing "Alone, Together" back

The Strokes, Paléo Festival Nyon 2011 (concert... by paleo

watching Strokes concerts makes me forget everything else in the world.

video: The Strokes - Trying Your Luck (ACL 2010)

this might be the best song Julian Casablancas has ever written

Watch: Radiohead's entire Glastonbury 2011 set

As Thom says, the band plays "King of Limbs and shit"

set list:

Lotus Flower
15 Step
Morning Mr Magpie
Little By Little
All I Need
Separator
Give Up The Ghost
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
Staircase
I Might Be Wrong
Bloom
Reckoner
The Daily Mail

Street Spirit (Fade Out)

video: The Black Keys Live at Melkweg 2006 (plus new album details)

In this recent interview, Patrick Carney revealed that a new Black Keys album could see the light of day by the end of this year:

“We’re hoping (the album) comes out later this year,” Carney said. “Working in Nashville is cool. It’s a great city. Dan’s studio is amazing as well. But it took us a little bit longer to make this record than it did to make Brothers and that’s partly because we made it in the town we’re living in. We knew going into making this record that it’s not a good idea to do that because you can get distracted easily, but we’d been travelling so much we needed to be home.”

watch: The Strokes' entire set at Bonnaroo

holy wow

head over to The Strokes News to watch the entire gig and download the entire concert (in mp3 form) HERE (I uploaded the zip file, it's safe)

watch: The National's entire set at Fox Theater last year

last May, The National played Oakland's beautiful Fox Theater. karmafia captured the show as part of a graduate research project, and the audio/visual quality is amazing. you can watch the songs individually on the youtube channel or enjoy the entire set below.

set list:
1) MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS
2) ANYONE'S GHOST
3) BLOODBUZZ OHIO
4) AFRAID OF EVERYONE
5) BABY WE'LL BE FINE
6) BRAINY
7) SLOW SHOW
8) SQUALOR VICTORIA
9) ALL THE WINE
10) LEMONWORLD
11) LITTLE FAITH
12) CONVERSATION 16
13) APARTMENT STORY
14) GREEN GLOVES
15) ABEL
16) ENGLAND
17) FAKE EMPIRE

18) RUNAWAY
19) SORROW
20) MR. NOVEMBER
21) TERRIBLE LOVE
22) ABOUT TODAY

video: The Strokes - Gratisfaction on the Ellen show

acoustic videos: Alex Turner does "Suck it and See" and "Love Is a Laserquest"

video: Delta Spirit - Bushwick Blues on Jools Holland

this song...it kills me every time. Delta Spirit are one of a kind, and genuine as hell.



Delta Spirit - Flood [mp3]
from the Waits Room EP
"Flood" is layered in a way that explores the essence of Delta Spirit, though it's different from their previous songs. there was always this hidden softness, this fragile weaving of tales.