Now this had me grinning ear to ear. Last weekend at Hyde Park, Neil Young was closing with “A Day In The Life”, and out strolls Paul McCartney. The look on Neil’s face while they’re singing together is just priceless. Pure joy.  And they don’t call it a night until they’ve done a duet on the vibes. Killer!

Rock, Video Hyde Park, Neil Young, Paul McCartney

I had nary a clue that Wilco had a video for “Outta Mind (Outta Sight)”, a tune from disc 2 of their 1996 album Being There. Tweedy looks like a young punk. And they appear to actually be jumping out their Wilco plane – for reals (as the kids say).

It’s a fun one.

Rock, Video Wilco

A Happy Fourth of July weekend to my American bros and sisses. And now, live from the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ – 1978 – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band with the best dang 4th of July rock & roll song. Ever.

RIP Phantom Dan.

Rock, Video 4th of July, The Boss

Mos Def dropped by Dave’s place last night for a cool performance of “Quiet Dog” from his new album, The Ecstatic. Love the Fela Kuti intro…

Thanks Rap Radar for the video.

For a limited time, the Amazon MP3 Store has The Ecstatic available for $3.99. Nab it.

Hip Hop, Video letterman, Mos Def

Thanks to a post on Slowcoustic, I  happened upon a cool A.A. Bondy version of “I’m On Fire” today (who’ll be at Modified in Phoenix later this month).  I had to share.

Hear: A.A. Bondy - I’m On Fire (mp3)

Which made me seek out the Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon singing the same tune at a performance in Germany. Both great interpretations of a classic Boss tune…

Sites: A.A. Bondy | Gaslight Anthem

Acoustic, Video a.a. bondy, The Boss, The Gaslight Anthem

Jimmy Fallon may be going through some growing pains as a late night talk show host (some of the interviews I’ve seen have their cringe-worthy moments), but with the Roots as the house band, every musical moment has the potential for greatness. Last week, the Beasties dropped in. Last night, it was Paul Simon’s turn, as he joined the Roots crew for “Late in the Evening”, with the Antibalas horns in tow.

The verses and choruses are fine, but the real magic happens in between, when the percussion and horns take over. Awesome!

Video, World Antibalas, Jimmy Fallon, Paul Simon, Roots

Prince stopped by to wish Leno well on his new venture and left it on the stage with a killer version of “Somewhere Here on Earth”. I must reiterate how good it is to see Rhonda, Renato and John Blackwell backing him up. Check the clip before NBC pulls it.

Prince – “Somewhere Here on Earth” (Video)

Prince, Video Prince

The Beastie Boys appeared on Jimmy Fallon last night. Some thoughts:

• The Beastie Boys still kick ass.
• The Beastie Boys are aging right along with the rest of us (except for that poofy haired Mike D. What’s his secret?).
• I know their schedule is pretty full, but the Roots clearly need to be the Beasties’ full time backing band.
• I now feel the need to check out the newly released remastered edition of Check Your Head…

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Check out “So What’cha Want” from Fallon…

Hip Hop, Video Beastie Boys, Jimmy Fallon, Roots

A couple of years ago, I posted this sweet French beatboxer. Today, the ladies take over things and show us how it’s done…

Thanks to Crooks & Liars Late Night Music Club.

Video Beatbox

I was delighted this past Sunday during Family Guy, when “King Stewie” and Griffin Peterson (Peter) decided to settle their differences the old fashioned way: with a talent show straight from Revenge of the Nerds. Classic!

A must see for any Nerds fan…

Funny, Video Family Guy, Revenge of the Nerds