• Acoustic,  Video

    I’m On Fire

    June 6, 2009 /

    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

  • Video,  World

    Paul Simon + Roots + Antibalas Horns on Fallon

    June 3, 2009 /

    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!

  • Hip Hop,  Kids are Listening To,  Video

    What the Kids Are Listening To: Asher Roth – “I Love College”

    March 30, 2009 /

    This week is pretty much the perfect storm for the music geek in me. Two new Prince albums on constant rotation (a familiar feeling from the good ol’ days), a Springsteen show on Friday, and Bruce Cockburn in Flagstaff on Saturday night. Yesiree, things are good in the Ickmusic universe this week!

    So while I ponder my Ick’s Pick reviews of Lotusflow3r and MPLsound, I’m going to feed you a steaming pile of garbage. Sound good? Good! Blame it on my friend Trevor, who for some reason was hooked on MTV’s Spring Break special over the weekend (dirty old man! psst, did you record it?), and told me about a perfect candidate for this feature – a song called “I Love College”.

    Intrigued, I returned to my lair tonight and dialed it up on YouTube. The next 4 minutes (which I will never get back) were spent watching a scrawny white frat-prone lad from Pennsylvania doing his best Eminem impression. With witty and incisive lyrics like: “Time isn’t wasted when you’re getting wasted”.

    And you can sing along to the chorus if you choose:

    Um, that party last night was awfully crazy I wish we taped it
    I danced my ass off and had this one girl completely naked
    Drink my drink and smoke my weed but my good friends is all I need
    Pass out at 3, wake up at 10, go out to eat then do it again

    I can’t rant too hard against young Asher. He’s only appealing to the lowest common denominator, and he has his payday as a result. But I still hate it. I hate it in a LFO “Summer Girls” kind of way.

    Trevor, you owe me a drink.

    [“I Love College” is currently #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and rising.]

  • Rock,  Video

    Video: Clapton Joins the Allman Bros. for “Little Wing”

    March 21, 2009 /

    Anyone out there lucky enough to catch any of the Allman Brothers shows during their current Beacon run? They’re trotting out some great special guests: Trey and Page from Phish, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rojas from Los Lobos, and, a couple nights ago, Erick Clapton showed up for a few.

    I just sat mesmerized for the last 7 minutes watching this version of “Little Wing”…

  • Video

    Super Bowl Boss: Interview on NFL.com

    January 29, 2009 /

    Bruce and the Band held a press conference today in Tampa. Can’t find video yet of the actual presser, but here’s a nice interview with the Boss that took place right afterward…

    Click here or on the image:

    I’ll post the press conference video when I find it.