Dfest update: Colourmusic kickoff party
Armed with a stage full of streamers and a surprsingly scuzzy sound, Colourmusic took stage at Tulsa’s Blank Slate. This show kicked off Dfest and it wasn’t a dissapointment. The venue was packed as Nic, Ryan and Colin were joined by Bryan Thompson of Mayola. Colin said it was freezing two hours before he started playing, but that was not the case once the men started playing. Pumping fists and soul-pounding guitar noise ensued.
Colourmusic at Blank Slate
George Lang and I caught Colourmusic before its show for an interview. Make sure to keep your eyes on newsok.com for that video and plenty more we plan on making. My secret weapon to approaching all these artists is…
Wristbands
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Flaming Lips debut new songs and play rarities
Sunday evening in Chicago’s Union Park, OKC’s Flaming Lips played two new songs ”Silver Trembling Hands” and “Convinced of the Hex” off its upcoming album “Embryonic.” Watch until the end when frontman Wayne Coyne mounts an animal that seems responsible for the howl that Coyne yelps repeatedly at the crowd.
New Song #1 – Silver Trembling Hands
NEW SONG #2 – Convinced of the Hex
Coyne and company also played a couple rarities that probably won’t be seen live anytime soon. Check out the videos below.
Enthusiasm For Life Defeats Existential Fear…
Bad Days
And many other classics…
Fight Test and Yeah Yeah Yeah Song and Race for the Prize
DFEST UPDATE: The Boom Bang release music video
DFEST IS ONLY 4 DAYS AWAY…
OKC garsurpunk (that’s garage, surf and punk put together) outfit The Boom Bang released a music video recently for the song “Tokyo Roll.” Make sure to check them at the Electric Circus at 7:10 p.m. on Friday at Dfest. Its tunes will in fact turn you into a zombie and rock you into submission until you are, in fact, a fully re-animated corpse. If you don’t believe me, give this a watch.
COUNTDOWN TO DFEST: Keynote speaker Andrew W.K. meets Sebastian Bach
DFEST IS ONLY 8 DAYS AWAY…
Photo courtesy NPR.com
Andrew W.K. is set to be the keynote speaker of Dfest, and I couldn’t be more pumped to hear what the heavy metal musicain has to say about anything music related. I stumbled upon a very interesting NPR recording where W.K. cites Sebastian Bach as a big influence. I want you to draw your own comparisons. Click here to give the story a listen.
I think J.S. Bach’s music stands among humankind’s greatest accomplishments. For me, Bach’s music is not only as good as music gets, but also as good as it gets, period — as good as existence, reality, life and the world. “
COUNTDOWN TO DFEST: Stillwater’s Other Lives join with headliner Delta Spirit
DFEST IS ONLY 9 DAYS AWAY…
Until DFest begins, I’ll be posting updates about as many artists as I can. The first update highlights a local band that joined a group of California folk rockers known as Delta Spirit.
In April, Stillwater’s Other Lives sang a few songs with Delta Spirit for the famous French blog Blogotheque. It turned out to be a wonderful combination. Try finding Other Lives frontman in every video. It’s like a very indie version of “Where’s Waldo.” He looks like this.
Jesse Tabish
Delta Spirit – People Turn Around from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
Delta Spirit – Strange Vine from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
Delta Spirit – Trashcan from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
MUSIC VIDEO: Weird Al “Skipper Dan”
I’ve always had a soft spot for Weird Al, but it’s odd to see him not singing a parody in this new song.
Jack White plays song in groovy Coke Ad
Hurray for Jack White’s latest musical venture the Dead Weather. It’s debut album just wandered onto shelves all across the nation today. See if it’s worth a purchase here.
If this new musical venture doesn’t work out for Mr. White, then he can always fall back on writing catchy jingles for Coca-Cola. Click below if you don’t believe me.
DVD REVIEW: “The Haunting in Connecticut”
I guess this is why they call it "throwing up."
2 stars out of 4
Nothing immediately scary comes to mind when thinking about Connecticut, but “The Haunting in Connecticut” tries to change that.
The horror film, based on true events, follows the Campbell family as it moves to an affordable and completely haunted Victorian house that’s close to a cancer treatment center.
Eldest son Matt Campbell (Kyle Gallner) has cancer, but he’s nowhere near as sick as the twisted history of his new home. After choosing to live in the basement (sigh), Gallner starts seeing things that go bump in the night and perform terrible rituals on the dead.
His hallucinations are possible side effects of his cancer treatment, so he tries to keep his visions to himself.
After enduring countless ghost sightings, a surprisingly convincing Gallner starts to freak out his family; most notably his mother (Virginia Madsen, who also gives a solid performance).
The most chilling problems occur because “Connecticut” gets lazier as it gets longer. It’s slow and predictable. The film is full of nauseating close-ups of corpses, which get old quickly.
Although some sequences can be intense, the film continually reuses the same scare scenarios. Flickering lightbulbs and games of hide-and-seek can only work so many times in one movie.
WORTH CHECKING OUT
Kyle Gallner stars as the freaked out son in “The Haunting in Connecticut.” Be ready to see him a lot soon. Not only will he be starring in the latest “Nightmare on Elm Street” translation, but also he will have a part in Diablo Cody’s (writer of “Juno”) latest film “Jennifer’s Body” with Megan Fox.
As if I didn’t have enough reasons to be afraid of girls … this film’s preview alone gives me at least two dozen more.
MUSIC VIDEO: Weezer covers MGMT and Lady Gaga
MUSIC VIDEO: The Dead Weather “Treat Me Like Your Mother”
*edit*STREAM THE DEAD WEATHER’S ALBUM in full here.
Band mates Jack White and Alison Mosshart make playing music look cool, but apparently that wasn’t enough. They had to make a music video where they make walking look cooler than shooting thousands of bullets into your favorite leather jacket. Take a look at the video for “Treat Me Like Your Mother.” I am hoping it will become a promotional video for the NRA. Also, tomorrow is the release of the Dead Weather’s debut album “Horehound.”
The Dead Weather – Treat Me Like Your Mother
