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'

Stale Biscuit: Dead Science

So I found this band a while ago doing while doing some Myspace hopping, Dead Science. I'm trying to figure out if anybody likes this. They specialize in a type of goth rock which I've heard described as vaudevillian. His voice does this quivering like he has some breathing problem over high pitched crawling guitar. I'm kind of addicted to it. Let me know. Like it? Hate it?

'Throne of Blood'

'Make Mine Marvel'

Stale Biscuit: T-Rex

One of my favorite bands from the 70's was called T-Rex. Why, you ask? Because they are pioneers of Glam-rock, the mix of ridiculous flamboyant costumes and hair, rockin' guitars, and loads of cocaine. Just assuming anyway. Check out these classic T-Rex songs, both from the highly recommend album 'Electric Warrior.'

'Jeepster'

The classic 'Get it On (Bang a Gong)'

Stale Biscuit: Tom Waits

Happy Friday all. Friday nights used to see Tom Waits scrounging in an alley behind a dive bar corralling the hobos for stories and stealing a nip of their brown bag cough syrup. Sure, those days are behind him, but we can reminisce.

'Rain Dogs'

Tom Waits and a Fish

'Lucina/Ain't Going Down to the Well' via iguessimfloating

Stale Biscuit: Serge Gainsbourg

Oh Serge, you dirty, dirty old man. I'm not French, so I am not sure what this song is about, but I can guess that it is something sexual. This song, 'En Melody' comes from his recently re-released album 'Histoire De Melody Nelson,' so you know, check it out or whatever. 70's France looks really nice!

And this is his infamous line to Whitney Houston (skip to about 1:40 and look at her face).

Serge Gainsbourg and Whitney Houston

Stale Biscuit: Yeasayer

Trust me, you won't be a naysayer once you hear the sweetness of Yeasayer. Oof, that was probably the worst thing I've ever written. Cough. Yeasayer has a strange theme as a band, they write music as if their lives are taking place during primal days when you must kill others to survive, and apples spin and fly through space. This video is from their previous album 'All Hour Cymbals' which is a must own, and will also be true about their new album (fingers crossed).

'Wait for the Summer'

Also, I stumbled upon a semi-old video of a minimal production/maximal awesome performance of them at La Blogotheque's 'Take Away Show'. 

#87.2 - YEASAYER - 2080
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Lastly, here is a song they did for a charity compilation, which rules. If you listen to it you have to buy it otherwise you are a bad person.

'Tightrope'

Stale Biscuit: Beirut

This may be old, but I couldn't go a week without mentioning one of my favorite bands, Beirut, who specialize in turn of the (19th) century nostalgic gypsy folk music. It started as one man (boy at the time) Zach Condon recording all the instruments in his bedroom for the stellar debut album 'Gulag Orchestar.' He then recruited a band and released the EP 'Lon Gisland,' followed by French folk sounding album 'The Flying Club Cup.' All just breathtakingly awesome releases. Finally, back in February, we get another EP release which includes his normal heavy horn sound on 'March of the Zapotec,' and some electronic music released under Realpeople 'Holland' which harkens back to his early bedroom recording days pre-Beirut.  There are some definite gems on here, so check it out people.

'My Night with the Prostitute from Marseille'

'The Concubine'

Also, I have included a few videos from La Blogotheque's 'Take Away Show,' because this show is just awesome.

Beirut - 'Nantes'

Beirut - 'Cliquot' (because everybody loves when a man sings 'what melody will see him in my arms again')

BEIRUT -Cliquot - From the FLYING CLUB CUP
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See all these videos here.

Stale Biscuit: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

In the creepy old man department is the Australian Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.  I think many of you know them by their song 'Red Right Hand' which was used in both Dumb and Dumber and Scream.  They are re-releasing The Seeds' first four albums, so you'll want to check that out if its your thing.  And, I dug up some old Youtube videos.  First is one from their latest, 'Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!' which I love for the parts when Nick sounds preachery.  The other one is 'Your Funeral, My Trial' from the album of the same name.  Dare I say its a post-murder ballad?

Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Your Funeral, My Trial

Stale Biscuit: Captain Beefheart

In a throwback to some influential shizz, heres the great spaz-rocker Captain Beefheart.  During his wild days the music was nearly intolerable and probably took a dozen listens to get used to, while during his lighter days he sounds like watered down 70's radio trash.  I picked a few that are somewhat towards the center of those two extremes to display here.  The Captain eventually quit music because he found his painting career more profitable.

'Upon the My Oh My' - Here they are hitting a nasty stone cold groove Pink Floyd wish they could have tasted.

'Abba Zaba' - Apparently was a radio hit way back when.

Stale Biscuit: Tom Waits Shovel

Because if Satan is going to appear on somebody's shovel, its sure as hell going to be Tom Waits. This is taken from when Conan went to San Francisco about two years ago.