Happy Friday: Petite Feet

This song gets in my head for days and days at a time, and I don't mind. Well, off to Korea so smell you later USA.

R.I.P. M.J. Y.W.B.M.

Beck Covers Stuff

The latest from everybody's favorite Scientologist: Beck. His new thang is getting a bunch of semi-famous friends together and recording an entire classic album in a day with almost no preparation. Except for the fact that they have heard it a thousand times. Yeah. The first album they covered was Velvet Underground & Nico. Here's 'Sunday Morning,' and they will post a new song each week at the Beck website.

Right, Beck, the reason everyone listens to your records is because of your voice.

Fresh Turd/Fresh Biscuit?

I both loved and hated this Major Lazer video for 'Zumbi' at the same time. On one hand, the song is so stupid and autotune is on a rampage. One the other hand, though, there's Andy Milonakis. Wait, thats the same hand. It has a zombie anyway so thats good.

Major Lazer: 'Zumbi'

Fresh Biscuit: Grubstake

A zeppelinny stomp, a bluesy romp, it's Grubstake. Thanks to IndieMuse who I stole this link from. Also check out the Grubstake Myspace for some more tunes. They sound just like the bluesier side of Zeppelin, which, I mean come on, it's a great thing.

'Recession Blues 2001'

Fresh Turd: Wilco (The Everything)

Sorry Wilco, I wanted to like your album so badly, but my ability to not fall asleep is not stronger than this tryptophan bullshit you keep putting out. In other words, if you own 'Sky Blue Sky,' 'Wilco (the Album)' is very inessential. Actually, this album is not essential for any reason. This album sucks for lack of better wording. It truly reeks of old man and Volkswagen commercials.

I really did want to like this album. Wilco had a run of great albums from 'Summerteeth' to 'A Ghost is Born,' which were all high in experimentation, ideas, and songs that do the opposite of make me want to snooze. The album starts so promising with the upbeat 'Wilco (the Song),' but 'Deeper Down' actually sounds like a lullaby. 'One Wing' and 'Bull Black Nova' are decent songs, but will not wake anyone in a light slumber. 'You and I' has Feist in it, but isn't great. The rest isn't worth mentioning. Sorry Wilco, but you're done.

'You and I (featuring Feist)'

Awwwwwwww

Bobby Stoan asks the age old question on my new favorite show. Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job.

I'm Back!

So sorry I haven't barked at ya in a while, reader, things have been hectic at eatdogeat central with the upcoming relocation to Korea. To make up for it, here are some relevant music videos to enjoy:

Fever Ray: 'Triangle Walks'

Burned a copy of this album for my trip to Chicago last week and this was the only song that skipped...real bummer. Dark, enchanting album by Fever Ray.

Beirut: 'The Concubine'

Good song, good cameo in this one.

Here We Go Magic: 'Fangela'

One of my favorite new bands of the year, we helped break them a few months ago. (Just kidding, the only thing that breaks around here is my heart every time I see the website hit counter).

Busdriver: 'Me-Time'

This song is political, and has puppets!

So Many Post-its!

What do you get when you mix thousands of Post-it notes, a stop motion camera, and an obsessive-compulsive asian college student? About one minute of sweet animation. Thanks, buddy.

Thanks to the Geekolog where I found this story. 

Fresh Biscuit: Double Dagger

This band is one I wish I would have known about a while ago. Then right now I would be saying "I have listened to this band for a while now." Of course this wouldn't mean much, but it would make my life slightly better. 

These guys of Double Dagger are obviously the shit. The only stringed instrument used is a bass guitar, and they have designed type for New York Times. Their songs have a Pavement feel to them, except I don't dislike the vocals. I also love their album covers:

'Vivre Sans Temps Mort'

'The Lie the Truth'

What?

Oh sorry I blacked out for a while there, not sure what happened.

Fresh Biscuit: Big Pink

I AM A ROBOT. I AM A ROBOT PROGRAMMED TO FOLLOW AND PROMOTE EVERY WHIM OF THE PITCHFORK MEDIA. THE PITCHFORK MEDIA IS A GREAT MUSIC SERVICE AND IS NOT PRETENTIOUS IN ANY WAY. INCOMING TRANSMISSION FROM THE PITCHFORK MEDIA: THE BIG PINK. HOT NEW BAND. MUST LISTEN TO AND PROMOTE THE BIG PINK. HERE IS THE BIG PINK.

'velvet'

Happy Birthday Post

This is totally a happy birthday post to me, and might be the best post ever. It's a video made by a religious group to discourage watching porn because every 'actor' is somebody's daughter. Let's not forget that many of the people appearing in these videos are also somebody's mothers. Yeah, definitely don't forget the mothers.

Fresh Biscuit: Benoit Pioulard

And finally I find a good new song to post for today (no thanks to you Fiery Furnaces). This is a very meditative song by Benoit Pioulard, whom I have never heard of before. Its very much in the vein of early Grizzly Bear, which is a good thing. Check out this video too, the animation is simple yet breathtaking. So is scary Pocahontas. 

'A Woolgathering Exodus'

eatdogeat <3 NPR

Get this: one of our most anticipated new releases this summer is streaming over at NPR. Its Sunset Rubdown! Last week it was our other most anticipated release by The Dirty Projectors. Wow NPR, so relevant, so hip, so useful. 

Fresh Turd: Fiery Furnaces

When I saw the Fiery Furnaces had a new song out, I fired up a new post and already typed in Fresh Biscuit. Then I listened to the song. Oops. The song starts out like a 50's toothpaste jingle, then continues to go down hill. What? Their songs are usually so out there, so weird, refreshing, etc. Lets hope this is a fluke.

'The End is Near'

I Liked Part of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Oh yeah, watch this. Wait, wait, wait.....Really? Oh my god. Ohhhhh god. Oh ahhhhh hahahah. Wha....What? Hahahahaaha. Oh man. Keep watching, keep watching. Oh man, really? Ahhhhhhhahahahahahah. Oh my freaking god. (Reaction of everyone aged 22-30 watching this clip).

Would You Buy Music from These Guys?

So, simple yes or no here. Would you buy a record with music by this guy?

I'm guessing you would rather buy a dime bag, right? Well how about this next guy? 

I'm guessing you would rather just ask him for help finding a book at Borders. Well both of these guys, along with an equally creepy looking bald guy form the band Dinosaur Jr.

Dinosaur Jr. have crawled out of what is presumably their parents basements for a new album. It's worth checking out since most of the music these guys have made is really solid. 

Here they are on skateboards/bicycles! Ahhhhhhh!

Get 'Farm' which comes out June 23.

'I Want You to Know'

Fresh Biscuit: Vetiver

So it looks like I'm putting together some type of rainy monday playlist now. Didn't mean to. Somehow the songs I'm liking right now have some built-in melancholy speaking to my subconscious. It makes sense now that I think about it. Anyway check out this song by folk band Vetiver. Also check out their album 'Tight Knit.'

'Strictly Rule'

Fresh Biscuit: Bruce Peninsula

I'm at the Pizza Hut, I'm at the Taco Bell, I'm at the combin.....Oh sorry, you caught me singing some other song there. Fresh on this rainy monday is a song I just discovered by this band named Bruce Peninsula. I may just be partial to peninsulas. Hey, I used to live on an Isthmus. This song, 'Steamroller' captures my rainy monday feel today. You might as well check this song out, you're here already anyway.

'Steamroller'

Fresh Biscuit/Happy Friday: Das Racist

Do you ever get that where you hear 30 seconds of a song and automatically know it's one of your favorites? This happened. Das Racist. This is a remix by Wallpaper of their song 'Pizza Hut Taco Bell,' a celebration of combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bells. I'm gonna go out on a limb here, song of the year. Song of the decade. New Summer jam! Guys, I've seen a combo Hut/Bell/KFC. Yeah.

'Pizza Hut Taco Bell'

BUMMER!!!

So I get back from a friend's house tonight and find I have an email that says there's an illegal link on eatdogeat. Turns out the Eels song I posted was NOT kosher, and the link was removed by the blogger administration. First, whatever, I'm not phased. Second, it's a little nice to get that recognition, as least someone knows I'm here. Last, that was my 96th post when I had just celebrated number 100! What the hell? OK, I'll get over it. Here's a nice music related painting I finished to help clear out some of the bad taste of the Eels debacle. 

Screw you Eels (mostly your record company).

Woof Woof 100th Post!

Today is a celebration at eatdogeat, for this is the 100th post. Ahhhh, it feels so good. Here's to another hundred posts (and the hope that at least a few people read them). Oh so bittersweet. 

Anyway, who more appropriate for a 100th post celebration than Tom Waits? It turns out he voiced a dog food commercial for 'Butcher's Blend' forever ago. Beeeeef, liver, bacon.

Bam! A dog food commercial by Tom Waits on a music blog called eatdogeat. That's so relevant, I don't think I will ever post again. Here's another Tom Waits song, one of my favorites:

Will I see you tonight? Reading eatdogeat? 

'Eat dog eat'

Fresh Biscuit: Circulatory System

Zing! Gotcha with another literal image to a band name! This song is by a band named Circulatory System, formed by members of the Olivia Tremor Control. 'Overjoyed' is a dense mix of fuzz bass and about every other noise you can think of. Check it out!

'Overjoyed'

Fresh Turd: Kings of Leon

Wow, Kings of Leon, you made every possible correct decision. If you want to be hated by everybody except for Great Britain. How do you go from this, Southern alt-rockabilly:

To watered down power-pop?

You're so good you started the building on fire! Now please stop.

Stale Biscuit: Flaming Lips

So uh (yawn)....slow news day today. I figure I'll just put up this kickass concert footage from The Flaming Lips from two summers ago. I was there, and it was a great performance of 'Mountainside.' Also, starting to get psyched here for the new double album 'Embryonic' due out later in the year.

'Mountainside'

This Band Rules

I saw the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Saturday. The first band was one dude who pretty much put me to sleep, so I didn't bother to remember his name. Sorry, dude. The second act, to my amazement, featured a female lead singer who also played the drums. I did remember their name. Grand Ole Party plays uptempo, danceable indie-rock I think most of us can enjoy. I'm also in love with the lead singer. Enjoy these videos/songs I dug up, though their studio work doesn't quite capture the magic of their stage show.

'Bad, Bad Man'

'Insane'


'Look Out Young Son'

Album Cover Review: Grizzly Bear

This album by this band has been blogged/tweeted/talked about so much that it seems to me mundane to post another album review. Therefore, Album Cover Review: Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest.

Grizzly Bear's new album cover has a way of capturing the eye. Veckatimest contains a mosaic of various three and four sided shapes drawn in chalk. Larger shapes are formed by groups of the smaller, intricately placed, similarly colored shapes, while these larger shapes form the entirety of the album cover. New for Grizzly Bear is that Veckatimest's album cover is poppier than previous albums. The colors, shades of orange, green, red are very catchy and linger even after the first viewing.

Compared to Grizzly Bears last album cover, Veckatimest's cover is spring to Yellow House's winter. Yellow House, a picture of sun shining onto a railing leading to stairs, forms a serene, cohesive composition. Veckatimest obviously stands out with bright colors and an interesting collection of shapes which form the whole. Does the fact that it stands out so make Veckatimest's cover better? The answer is no. While a great album cover, Veckatimest is not quite as satisfying as the wintery splendor of Yellow House. 

By the way, the music on Veckatimest is great, go pick it up!

'While You Wait for the Others'

Fresh Turd: Asher Roth

OK, I'll admit I like the production in this song. But ASHER ROTH GODDAMNIT YOU LEAVE SAVED BY THE BELL ALONE!! Is nothing sacred to you? And by the way no one believes it when you say "if you're trying to have sex I'm the best at it." And you're not king of the blumpkins, everybody knows that is Gene Simmons.

Fresh Biscuits: Dirty Projectors

Screw Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, this is my overly premature pick for album of the year. Pop flourishes mixed with African guitar and two part female harmonies, its 'Bitte Orca' by the Dirty Projectors. Nope, can't beat this. Oh, the full album is streaming here at the NPR website.

Hooray for Conan

So Conan O'Brien finally took over the Tonight Show. In the opener he had to run from NY to LA for the start of his show, and he made it! Good luck to you Conan.

Fresh Biscuit: Blind Man's Colour

I really like the name of this band, Blind Man's Colour. It's just a really appropriate fit because of how colorful and ambient this track is. I don't even listen to the words, more like absorb the full spectrum of this song. I think if I had to pick what color this song is, it would be orange. And green. Wait....those two together would make brown. Whatever.

'Heavy Cloud Hustle'

I'm Pretty Sure Eminem Was in on This

So this video has gone viral, and eatdogeat has caught it! Bruno (from the Ali G show and the upcoming movie) flies in from the ceiling and descends straight to Eminem's lap. It looks like Eminem got a pretty good view of Bruno's business and was not surprisingly outraged, as demonstrated by storming out the joint. Let's be honest, though. I'm sure Eminem is trying to capture the fiery, enraged over ICP, etc. Eminem which we all loved about a decade ago. Good one, guys!

I'm So Sorry Karen O

So this blog featured a story about Karen O and Marilyn Manson bearing a resemblance to each other, aka Karilyn O Manson scandal. I just want to say sorry Karen O! After going to the YYY's concert in Minneapolis last Saturday I was blown away. I don't care who she looks like, she is hot. This woman has the most energetic and entertainingly charismatic stage presence I have ever seen. 

A good blogger prolly would have taken a camera with, but here are so good Karen O shots I dug up:

Favorite moments from YYY's show:

3. Yelling "Yeah Yeah Yeah" repeatedly and then getting bitched out

2. Multiple mouthfuls of water spit into air by Karen O

1. Karen O busts out 'KO' leather jacket

Thanks Karen O!

Here is the Yeah Yeah Yeahs from SNL:

More Micachu!

This post is because of the overwhelming demand for British pop band Micachu and the Shapes. OK, the demand is mostly in my head. This music video for 'Golden Phone' is a good example of what I'm calling schizo-pop. Its pretty simple, but the song is great and it's a good look at Mica. She has such tired looking eyes and you can tell she's always thinking of something else. I get the feeling she rarely sleeps. Go Mica!