Kanye resurfaces with inflated swagger
It appears Kanye West -largely hermitic since his drunken MTV Music Award snafu of last year- has climbed to the top of the mountain to address the masses with a new single from his upcoming album, Good Ass Job.
“Power” finds Kanye more brash and blaringly confident than he’s ever been and the stormy weather and ‘alone-at-the-top’ symbolism seems to give a lot away. Suffice it to say the guy doesn’t intend to apologize to anybody anytime soon.
Good Ass Job is out 9/14 on Roc-A-Fella Records.
–Carney
Video of the Day: Foals, “Miami”
Oiled up body builders and collagen-stuffed drag queens fight to the death while a mystical low-rider blows blue stuff in their faces. Aww, it’s Monday again? From “Total Life Forever.”
– Lang
Ariel Pink announces Opolis show
Lo fi pioneers Ariel Pink will visit The Opolis Sept. 15.
One can only hope they travel to Norman by horse like in the above video.
Gang Starr Museum and Depth & Current are set to open. Here’s the ticket info.
-Poppe
Video: Dirty Projectors cover Bob Dylan
In celebration of Bob Dylan’s concert announcement and the 2010 Norman Music Festival headliner Dirty Projectors latest album release, here is a combination of two good things.
The Dirty Projectors covering Bob Dylan’s “John Wesley Harding” tune “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine.”
Download the song for free here.
-Poppe
Bob Dylan tickets on sale tomorrow
10 a.m. Friday is the soonest you can purchase tickets to see Bob Dylan Friday, August 6th at the Zoo Ampitheatre in Oklahoma City.
Shooter Jennings will open for the Unmoved Mover when he rolls into town in two months. In the meantime, watch this desperate, murderous video for “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’” from Dylan’s most recent album Together Through Life.
You can purchase tickets online here, at Buy For Less locations in OKC or by phone at (800) 511-1552.
–Carney
Pre-order the new Dirty Projectors EP
Dave Longstreth leads Dirty Projectors during their headline set at Norman Music Festival 3. Photo credit/Josh Boydston, OUDaily.com
Norman Music Festival 3 headliner Dirty Projectors are pretty weird. So is Björk. Really, it was only a matter of time before they produced something bizarre and interesting together.
That thing is nearly arrived and it’s a collaboration EP called Mount Wittenberg Orca, originally sparked by Stereogum’s Brandon Stosuy and a benefit show at a bookstore. According to Projectors leader Dave Longstreth, it’s about a person watching whales.
More details at Stereogum. Preorder here.
–Carney
Music Video: Fiawna Forte’s “Boat Song” music video debuts
Tulsa singer/songwriter Fiawna Forte worked with “Barking Water” director Sterlin Harjo.
It’s awesome to see two Oklahomans working together.
-Poppe
Video/Download: Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend with the Very Best
In honor of the New York City band’s impending show in Oklahoma, here’s a super-low budget, extra joyful, afro-poptastic video of Ezra Koenig singing “Warm Heart of Africa” with Esau Mwamwaya of the Very Best.
Download for free at Stereogum.
Hopefully Koenig will leave the dance moves at home when Vampire Weekend arrives at Tulsa’s Brady Theater October 4th. Tickets go on sale June 25th.
–Carney
Photos: Lou Barlow at The Opolis
I visited the Lou Barlow show at The Opolis last week and snapped some shots of the Dinosaur Jr. founding member.
And it’s worth mentioning Barlow performed in his socks and he rocks.
Good show.
Check out the whole photo set here.
- Poppe
Video of the Day: Crystal Castles, “Celestica”
I’ve always been of the opinion that saying things like “Alice Glass needs to eat a steak” are a tad disingenuous when you aren’t willing to do so yourself. Having said that, the singer for the Toronto synth duo Crystal Castles is just sexy-creepy enough in a creature-of-the-night way, I can see her taking down an entire cow with her fangs.
– Lang
