Mouse on The Keys is a unique mixture of drums and keyboard, as well as the unlikely pairing of post rock with jazz fusion. Hailing from Toyko, here is the official music video and a rather inventive performance of the opening track off their mini album, Sezession.
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Mouse On the Keys, Saigo no Bansan
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 by CrapIn Memory of the recent passing of Les Paul…
Friday, August 28th, 2009 by Crap…heres a great clip of both Les Paul and his then wife Mary Ford busting out virtuoso level playing on the Colgate Comedy Hour 1954. They essentially perform many common guitar techniques today that are simply taken for granted and are done here, seemingly effortlessly.
John Cage Performing “Water Walk” on TV Game Show in 1960
Sunday, June 7th, 2009 by CrapSaw this amazing video via Puke Skywalker the other day and since I’m lazy today, I’ll quote the original article from WFMU:
At the time, Cage was teaching Experimental Composition at New York City’s New School. Eight years beyond 4:33, he was (as our smoking MC informs us) the most controversial figure in the musical world at that time. His first performance on national television was originally scored to include five radios, but a union dispute on the CBS set prevented any of the radios from being plugged in to the wall. Cage gleefully smacks and tosses the radios instead of turning them on and off. While treating Cage as something of a freak, the show also treats him fairly reverentially, cancelling the regular game show format to allow Cage the chance to perform his entire piece (via WFMU).
TED Talks: Kaki King rocks out to “Pink Noise”
Friday, May 29th, 2009 by CrapKaki King makes an appearance on TED with her rather innovative slap and fret tapping technique.
VV Brown on the Black Cab Sessions
Friday, May 29th, 2009 by Crap
VV Brown makes an appearance on the Black Cab Sessions with a performance of her single, “Shark in the Water”. Although a great single by any means, I actually prefer this acoustic live rendition over her somewhat overproduced album version, which if anything, seems to draw attention away from her vocal talent.
Dawn Landes on the Black Cab Sessions
Sunday, April 12th, 2009 by Crap
Dawn Landes originally caught my attention for her memorable bluegrass rendition of the Peter, Bjorn & John song Young Folks and her equally intriguing subsequent album “Fireproof”. Recently, she made an appearance on the Black Cab Sessions to perform her single straight lines off her album “dawns music + straight lines” which I believe is a re-release packaged with her new EP.
Sonically, she can be likened to other indie pop contemporaries such as Emily Haines for their soft mellowness that seem to exude a sense of darkened nostalgia. The stylings provides an interesting dichotomy that is elegantly coupled by the country/folk sensibilities intertwined with the more modern indie aesthetics.
Dawn’s session linked above seems surprisingly more upbeat in tone and attitude. She harmoniously sings along her acoustic guitar while being flanked by dual backing vocals and the percussive quality of a small paper booklet. All of this inside the confines of a small taxicab amidst the backdrop of the New York metropolis.
Neko Case plays tracks off “Middle Cyclone” on the Interface
Monday, March 30th, 2009 by CrapEmbedded above is the title track performed on Spinner’s The Interface. There’s also a interview as well as performances of other tracks off the same album. The link to the full article is below:
Seasick Steve back on the streets of Paris
Saturday, February 28th, 2009 by CrapRather old entry in the Take-Away Shows that I somehow overlooked that features Seasick Steve in an ironic return back to Paris’s streets. Probably more of a coincidence, but the format of the series seems to actually fit quite cleverly with Steve’s roots as both a hobo and busker on these very streets. Its intriguing how out of place he seems in the video while seemingly appearing as an everyday man. I especially took notice of the visual contrast presented around the 4:55 mark where Steve is shown in contrast to a younger generation of onlookers. Most are on skateboards with one wearing earbuds, but all are looking on quite attentively. I can’t honestly tell if they are confused, intrigued, or simply curious to the spectacle before them. Overall, the contrast gives a sense of displacement in time as well.
Steve is truly an outsider before and after his commercial success. Even with his apparent wealth, he lacks excess and sticks to what he knows best. Physically, he still exudes the image of both deep Americana as well as a nomadic hobo. His guitar which is broken, scratched, and worn seems to almost serve as a visual symbol of this. His sound is simple, raw, organic, and bleeds a sense of nostalgia that one can’t help but be effected by.
Embedded above is only Part 2 of this particular entry. I highly recommend taking a look at the full article below as well as watching both parts.
