Beirut's new download (and site)

Beirut has posted a new track that is ripe for the downloading. The spectacular Zach Condon (frontman and founder) put up the new song on his new website, beirutband.com. The download link is in the upper right hand corner. While you're there, check out the rest of the site. It's a work of html art.

Upcoming Shows

Here are a few shows coming up in Utah. I know Sam already posted some but he left a ton out. So...whatever.

The Aquabats! and The Format
Date/Time: Saturday September 8, 2007
Time: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Thanksgiving Point Electric Park
City: Lehi

The Academy Is... at In The Venue
Date/Time: Wednesday September 12, 2007
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: In The Venue
Street Adr: 579 W. 200 South
City: Salt Lake CIty, UT

LCD Soundsystem & Arcade Fire
Date/Time: Wednesday September 26, 2007
Entry Type: Concert
Location: Thanksgiving Point
City: Lehi

She Wants Revenge at Avalon Theater
Date/Time: Wednesday October 10, 2007
Entry Type: MySpace Event
Location: Avalon Theater
Street Adr: 3605 South State St.
City: Salt Lake City

Love You Long Time (new tour video clip) at The Avalon w/ Family Force 5 & The S
Date/Time: Thursday October 11, 2007
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: The Avalon w/ Family Force 5 & The Secret Handshake!!
Street Adr: 3605 South State Street
City: Salt Lake City

Architecture in Helsinki at In The Venue
Date/Time: Saturday October 27, 2007
Time: 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: In The Venue
City: Salt Lake City

So there it is.

Feist and Friends do 1234

Watched Letterman recently? Well you should have watched it last night because Feist performed. Just the fact the Feist was performing should be enough for you to watch this video, but if it's not, check this out. Feist was backed by a choir of white clad indie artists which include:
All the members of Grizzly Bear, Mates of State, 3 members of The National, 2 members of Broken Social Scene(not including Feist herself) The front man of the New Pornographers, and some others.

Thanks to Indieblogheaven for the list of names.

I found True Romance

She Wants revenge has FINALLY come out with a new single. It has been entirely too long. True Romance, is what it is called, from their new c.d., titled This Is Forever, judging from this track, the c.d. promises to be as good as the last.

Here is a video of theirs, it's not the new single, but Shirly Manson is in it, that's cool.

Icelandic Spectacular

Sigur Rós is making their first film, and it's called Heima. It is a movie about the tour of their homeland, Iceland. With the beautiful Icelandic landscapes, and Sigur Rós' spectacularly entrancing ambient rock, I think this will be a very good thing. The DVD will come with a CD when it is released later this fall. You can watch the trailer below, or, if you want it in a higher resolution, you can find it here.

Also, Sigur Rós has two songs that are going to be on Leonardo DiCaprio's new film, "The Eleventh Hour."

The Perfect Crime

The Decemberists recently announced their release of The Perfect Crime #2 EP. It features remixes by Diplo, A Touch of Class, and Junior Boys, as well as some others. If you want to download the Junior Boys' remix, go here. All you have to do is sign up for The Decemberists' mailing list, and they will send you a link. The new EP will be released on September 25.

Hey There Regina

That New York beauty we have all grown to love is making her way to Utah for her fall tour. Regina Spektor will be performing on November 2nd at In the Venue, in Salt Lake. If you like the Polaroid, check out more here.

Peacebone

The second of two videos for the night. Animal Collectives, Peacebone, from their September 11th release, Strawberry Jam.

Silver Lining

The spectacular Jenny Lewis is at it again with her group, Rilo Kiley. Here is the new video, Silver Lining, from their newest album, Under The Blacklight. Thanks to Spinner.

Architecture in Helsinki Goes Eclectic

KCRW's "Morning Goes Eclectic" has been posting some of their broadcasts as podcasts.They recently posted their show with Architecture in Helsinki. Check it out. Audio and Video through itunes.

Upcoming Shows

Upcoming shows in utah county.



MCKAY EVENTS CENTER
Modest Mouse with Rilo Kiley-9/10
Muse-9/12
Guster-9/19
Interpol-10/15

VELOUR
Rocky Votolato-9/14
John Vanderslice with Bishop Allen-10/12

Lehi
Arcade Fire with LCD Soundsystem-9/26

New Releases

Some New releases for today, Tuesday August 21st. Check it out.

Challengers -New Pornographers
Kala -M.I.A.
Places Like This -Architecture in Helsinki
Planet of Ice -Minus The Bear
Under The Blacklight -Rilo Kiley

and last but not least...

High School Musical 2 Soundtrack

Daft Punk is playing at my house.

Not really. But, Daft Punk is set to release a live album later this year. All we know is that it was recorded in their hometown of Paris, and all the material is stuff they havent played in like,10 years. It's going to be supa-chill. Watch out for it.

Keepon dancing forevah.

Here is a new music video for all you Spooners out there. "Don't You Evah" is Spoon's latest video from their newest album, "GA GA GA GA GA." It features a dancing Keepon (dancing robot creature created by Hideki Kozima) and features cameo appearances by Spoon's Front man and drummer. Can you find them?

Three days?!?!?

Sorry it has been so long since either me or Samuel updated this baby. Samuel has....disappeared? I don't know. I have a job now, so im busy but, i do have something of interest.
I just learned a while ago that Daft Punk made a movie! I am not really sure what it's about, but Daft Punk is incredible, (pretty much the best that i know of) and so i have decided to put up my favorite snipet of it. Sone of you may know this song from the youtube video "Daft Hands". Ill, eh? Well,here it is. And if anyone finds the whole movie, tell me where, because i WANT to see it.

Also, if you didn't go to the Love You Long Time show tonight you missed out. I saved the lead singer of Ivy League from falling to his death.

9/26/2007

Don't even try to tell me that it isnt going to be the most EPIC conert of Thanksgiving Point's time.Come one,LCD=Arcade Fire?Yeah. Well, you know your 2 favorite music bloggers are going to be there and are going to write aaaaall about it as soon as our dancing muscles stop aching.

This is the best day of my life.

School approaches abruptly, and summer draws to an end. So I needed some new clothes. Or, used clothes, rather. I bought some pants, a jacket and some cool shoes, (Ben Sherman's Cheetah Action.). Also, the Season Finale of Hell's Kitchen was on tonight and Rock won. Now for the BIG NEWS. Drum roll please, ARCADE FIRE AND LCD SOUNDSYSTEM ARE COMING TO LEHI! I know it makes you want to cry with joy. I already did. September 26. The day before my birthday. Be there, or, give me more room to dance.

I gotta rep it for my homies.

So you guys, you know how everyone has that one band that they LOVE and they promote their faces off? Mine is a foursome called Love You Long Time. I love them, and i think you will too. They are on tour right now, about 5 weeks, and if they are going to be playing near you then you need to check them out. YOu will have SO much fun, i swear.

Here is their tour schedule so far:

Aug 13 2007 8:00P
LDS Church on 27th & 101FWY Cave Creek/Phoenix, Arizona
Aug 14 2007 8:00P
Applesauce Tea House Flagstaff, Arizona
Aug 15 2007 8:00P
The Grind w / Fletch, Panima Cedar City, Utah
Aug 16 2007 8:00P
Velour w / Ivy League (cd release), Fletch, Panima Provo, Utah
Aug 17 2007 10:00A
WARPED TOUR! Ernie Ball Stage Boise (Nampa), Idaho
Aug 18 2007 7:00P
TBA show WILL happen! Kennewick, Washington
Aug 20 2007 7:00P
LDS Church on 4th Coeur D’Alene, Idaho
Aug 21 2007 8:00P
Empyrean Coffee House Spokane, Washington
Aug 23 2007 8:00P
Rock N Roll Pizza w/ Ivy League Portland, Oregon
Aug 24 2007 8:00P
The Trove w/ Ivy League and Rental 58 Grants Pass, Oregon
Aug 25 2007 8:00P
The Venue w / Bank, Eva Renada Boise, Idaho
Sep 22 2007 12:00P
NERDAPALOOZA w/ MC Lars, Freezepop Eureka, California
Sep 23 2007 12:00P
NERDAPALOOZA w/ MC Lars, Freezepop Eureka, California
Oct 1 2007 8:00P
Fall tour w/ Go Crash Audio! Denver, Colorado

I don't really watch this show. I promise.

While surfing the internet I came across a rather interesting piece on stereogum. So You Think You Can Dance, a popular show which I don't really watch, had something cool on it. Lacey and Pasha, danced to "In The Morning" by Junior Boys. Such a good song. Such an interesting dance. fast forward to :50 in if you don't want to watch the whole thing.

They tried to make her go to rehab... and she went.

Sources say that Amy Winehouse overdosed on Wednesday morning. The people talking for her claim it was "Sever Exhaustion" but people close to Ms. Winehouse don't beleive it. She checked into Priory rehab centre in London on Wednesday. Mirror.co.uk reports that one friend said: "It's not an exaggeration to say that unless she sorts herself out, this relentless dalliance with drink and drugs will only have one ending. And it won't be happy. It's time for some tough love which is why we've taken her to get help." Read more from the online newspaper here. That just goes to teach you kids, never mix drugs, booze, and big hair.

"Do you think i dress too provocativley?"

HBO has busted out a lot of good shows. None really coem to mind...uh...but,you know. Whatever. One that IS really great is Flight Of The Conchords. It is about a band, called Flight Of The Conchords, consisting of Bret and Jemain. They are from New Zealand and live in New York City. You may be asking, Chantel, this is a music blog. Why are you talking about a t.v. show? Well,because it is a musical! Yes.Thats right. A music. For example, Bret and Jemain are being mugged, and they proceed to rap using their hip-hop names Hiphopopotamus and Rhymenocerous. If you think THAT sounds good, you need to see the show. Every episode they feature 2 or 3 songs, and every episode crack me up. They have used such songs as:
Alby The Racist Dragon
Whats Wrong With The World Today?
Buisness Time
The Tape Of Love
The Prettiest Girl In The Whole Wide Room
Bret,You Got It Going On
And many more.....
If you enjoy laughing, music, and New Zealand accents,this is the t.v. show for you.


Plus, tonight, i threatened to kick Sam off the blogs. he best watch his 'tude yo. Actually,i bet nobody would read this blog if Samuel didn't contribute.

We agreed this had to be done.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! (a favorite band of me and Glars...er, i mean Samuels) has made a c.d., self titled, and we have both agreed that it is one of the best we own. Recently, we were over at a friends house and we found a video for one of our favorite song by CYHSY! called Is This Love. It's soooo frekin rad.

The video involves 2 vaccums, falling in love, doing something else with love (making it.Heh.), and then....well, you will just have to see what happens. But it gets me every time. Unfortunatley, something was wrong with the code and i could'nt put it on the page, but i put a link to it right down there. See it? You should watch it, I am sure you will love it. Enjoy.



See the video here!

Jack White, Married?

Ok, I didn't even know Jack White was married, much less did I know that he and his SUPERMODEL wife, Karen Elson, just celebrated the birth of their second child. The new baby boy was named Henry Lee. Their first child was a girl named Scarlett, and is now 15 months old. Jack White married a supermodel, what a rock star. Thanks to Indieblogheaven.

BE a PUNK.

Gee,its early. I have been up looking at Myspaces and watching family guys,and i have been thinking: why do people who listen to certain kinds of music dress certain ways? Why do people who like the Sex Pistols stereotypically wear tight pants? Why do people who worship Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins like floral prints?

After watching Stewie Griffin beat his babysitter boyfriend with a tire iron,i finally realized that you dress the way you feel,and if you listen to a lot of folk music,you will dress like....folks. If you listen to rapscallions who wear ripped clothing, you're seafood. Haha. If anyone gets that joke you need to get some sleep. Anyway, word play aside, what it comes down to is how you want to represent yourself and how you want to express how you feel. THAT,children, is why i don't believe in labels. You can't put 2 people, even though they might listen to the same music and have the same friends, in the same category. They are different. So, BE a punk! Be different than all of your friends! Dress crazy, listen to amazing music! Be Yourself!!!

So, at this point im not really sure what i am talking about. Goodnight, sleep tigh, and dont let those friggin bed bugs bite!

Celebrity in our Midst.

Cirque Lodge is one of the top drug rehab clinics in the country, and is right up the canyon from beautiful Orem! At Robert Redford's Sundance resort, Lindsay Lohan now resides. To read more, check out MSNBC's take on the story.

James Murphy is the Ben Gibbard of "funk punk"

Yeah. I said it. Did you even KNOW there was a Ben Gibbard of funk punk? I didnt either until a few minutes ago. Alas,here he is, fronting the band LCD Soundsystem.

Lets start with Benny boy. ben Gibbard is involved in such projects as Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, and he is currently on a solo tour. Anyone who knows me also knows that i love Ben Gibbard and hail him as one of the best writers i know of.GOSH.(Sorry,i felt the need to throw that in.) Anyway, hes amazing. Now, we move onto Sir James. James has big glasses, hes a bit on the chubby side, he has a pretty average voice, but he is an awesome writer. The songs he writes make you want to party, cry, and pretty much everything inbetween. From the radical "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House" about, well, Daft Punk playing at his house, to the slower "Someone Great", about a premature birth, everything he writes says just what he wants it to say,and it makes you feel just how he feels.

Alright.There we go, now, if you have never heard of either of these gentlemen, i suggest you click on their names. Yeah? Yeah.

Festival-less

Around this time every summer I get a little annoyed due to the lack of good music festivals in or around Utah. I go through the blogs and hear about how great Lollapalooza, or Pitchfork Music Festival, or even the Virgin Festival was. The closest, semi-large, festival is Monolith! at Red Rocks (or their myspace). Besides that all I can do is go to the free Twilight Concert Series. Maybe I am just completely daft and don't know what is going on in Utah, but the only Music festival I have ever heard of being here is Synthstock and I am pretty sure that hasn't been held since 2000. If anyone actually reads this and can help a brother out, I would appreciate it. And did you hear about LCD Soundsystem and The Arcade Fire touring? What an amazing show that would be! And they just added two more dates! But alas, they have no plans on entertaining the masses who reside in Utah.

Know your bloggers.

Name:Chantel, Chantelley, or C-Money
Age:16 yoo.
State:Utah...but im taller.
Interests:Music, photography, being rad.
Favorite Bands:LCD Soundsystem,She Wants revenge,Love You Long Time,Sufjan Stevens,Clap Your Hands Say Yeah,A Tribe Called Quest,De La Soul,Ben Gibbard. Favorite Show(s):Aquabats and Love You Long Time(July 28,2007)
I wish...:i had a million dollars and a killer bod.
Why?:I like to write about music and listen to a lot of it,so i figure why not put my opinion out there in the best place for it to be ignored:the internet?
Whats playing on my iPod right now:Achilles Heel by Pedro The Lion.

Name: Sam or DJ Carom or Glar.

Location: O-town, Utah.

Age: Nearly 17.

Hobbies: Getting Funky, Napping and doing what I want.

Favorite Artists: Elvis Costello, Jenny Lewis, Neko Case, Feist, De La Soul

Favorite Groups: Polyphonic Spree, Digable Planets, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Ladytron, and others who I will talk about later

Best Show (so far): Shiny Toy Guns w/ Jonezetta and Mute Math.

Why?: Chantel asked me due to my spectacular taste in music and I was up for it.