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Beck Adds Interviews to his site; Part I: Tom Waits Irrelevantly Speaking
Mog.com —
... It looks like Beck's newly-formed Record Club wasn't enough to keep him busy. His official site is now boasting an interview section called Irrelevant Topics which aims to feature "conversations between musicians, artists, writers, etc. on various subjects, without promotional pretext or editorial direction." ...
Beck News: Beck Launches Website Interview Series With Tom Waits' Help
XL Recordings —
Beck photo by Beck/Drew Brown
Beck may not have a new album on the horizon just yet, but he's keeping mighty busy with several promising new goodies on his website. After having one of the most unwieldy official sites for years, Beck is finally getting it right online. There's his Record Club series, where he wrangles a bunch of friends to cover classic albums like the Velvet Underground's debut, and the Planned Obsolescence mix project.
Now, there's an interview feature called Irrelevant Topics, which will highlight "conversations between ...
Beck to premiere an acoustic version of Modern Guilt
Muso's Guide —
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Beck has announced that he has recorded an acoustic version of last year’s Modern Guilt and will make one track per week available to stream on his official site. A four track EP of a selection of the acoustic tracks is also in the works. ...
The White Stripes News: Beck Does Acoustic
XL Recordings —
Photo by Autumn de Wilde
It seems like each new day brings a new series/feature/cool thing to Beck's website. Yesterday, he launched Videotheque, which is to be a hub for all things Beck-y and watchable. The site promises "promotional videos from each album, as well as live clips, tv show appearances, and other rarities" in the future. Videotheque kicks off with a twangy new acoustic version of Modern Guilt's "Orphans"-- check back for unplugged takes on every song from the 2008 album each week, with a limited edition EP to follow.
He's also got a new ...
Beck Interviews Will Ferrell
Pitchfork: Latest News —
Beck's domination of the internet continues with the latest installment of his website's "Irrelevant Topics" interview series. The first person Beck interviewed was Tom Waits; now he's chatting up Will Ferrell. In the introduction, Beck writes, "I met Will in 1997 when he was a new cast member on 'SNL' and I was a musical guest. Somehow during rehearsals I got asked to participate in a skit with him. Over the years I got to watch him work several more times during his tenure as a cast member, undeniably a comic genius. We got to ...
Wednesday's Music Roundup
Spin's Daily Noise —
[Updated: 9:11 A.M.]
NEWS:
BIG BOI Talks Next OUTKAST Album
"It's coming, and the album is fire!" the Atlanta rapper said. [AllHipHop]
PEARL JAM Honor MICHAEL JACKSON at London Gig
The alt-rockers cover "Ben," nod to "the man who was due to grace this same stage." [Gigwise]
ATLAS SOUND, JAPANDROIDS, SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS Play CMJ Marathon
Pissed Jeans, Wild Light, and more among initial acts announced for ...
Beck s'ennuie, donc il mixe
LA BLOGOTHEQUE —
Beck s'ennuie. Ou il s'est mis à de nouvelles drogues. Ou les deux. En tout cas il n'arrête pas. Après les reprises de disques avec ses potes, après les interviews de ses idoles, il nous fait des mixtapes. Qui sont bonnes, en plus, même si très... frénétiques (38 morceaux en 19 minutes...).
Beck’s Record Club – Sunday Morning
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Beck’s website is pretty bitchen. Back in June he launched a section called “Record Club” that features weekly videos of Beck and his friends re-recording entire albums. The first one is The Velvet Underground & Nico. Here’s what he has to say about ...
Beck-”Midnite Vultures”
Passion of the Weiss —
Thanks to Nate Patrin, I recently discovered “Midnite Vultures,” the would-be title track turned “Nicotine & Gravy” B-side from 1999. Sez Nate: “some days, this would be my favorite Beck track.” Sez I: throughout of the duration of the weekend, it was mine.
In hindsight, Beck channeling Serge Gainsbourg while smoking Gauloises and sipping Pernod, may have been the right angle, instead of spending the majority of the aughts channeling Beck and/or spending Sundays recording cover albums with Wolfmother and Devendra Banhart. ...
Beck Recruits MGMT, Devendra Banhart to Cover Leonard Cohen
Pitchfork: Latest News —
Photos by Autumn DeWilde
Beck's Record Club series-- in which he gathers a group of musician friends to record a cover of a full album in a day-- has begun its second round. This time, Beck has recruited Devendra Banhart, MGMT, Binki Shapiro from Little Joy, and Brian Lebarton and Bram Inscore from his touring band, to cover Leonard Cohen's 1967 album Songs of Leonard Cohen. (Ace of Base was apparently their "close second choice.") Beck has posted the first track, "Suzanne", to his ...
Watch: Beck & MGMT Cover Leonard Cohen
Spin's Daily Noise —
For the second post in his much-hyped Record Club project, Beck has teamed up with Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser of MGMT -- plus freak-folk star Devendra Banhart, Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother, and Binki Shapiro of Little Joy -- for a fresh take on Leonard Cohen's 1968 classic love song "Suzanne" Watch it below. ...
Beck’s Record Club: Leonard Cohen edition (vid)
melophobe - concert reviews and concert photos —
Record Club: Songs Of Leonard Cohen “Suzanne” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.
What an inspired project! This is exactly the thing that artists should be doing for themselves and their fans. And the fact that Leonard ...
Beck’s Record Club: Leonard Cohen edition (vid)
Mog.com —
Record Club: Songs Of Leonard Cohen “Suzanne” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo. What an inspired project! This is exactly the thing that artists should be doing for themselves and their fans. And the fact that Leonard Cohen’s ...
Thursday News Threads 9/10
The KEXP Blog —
photo by Juliette Dalton
London hip-hop artist Speech Debelle was just announced the winner of the Mercury Music Prize, beating out strong contenders Bat For Lashes, Kasabian, La Roux, Friendly Fires, Florence and the Machine, and Lisa ...
Beck Acoustic
Covert Curiosity, an Austin Music Blog —
Here's an acoustic version of Beck's Modern Guilt, taken from his recent Record Club recordings. They haven't yet released an acoustic version of the album closing "Volcano", at least not that I've seen, but nine of the ten songs are available. I have a feeling that some people are going to dig this acoustic version more than the original. It's just Beck with a guitar and a minimal amount of accompaniment. Get the tracks as a zip file here. Beck - "Gamma Ray" (Acoustic) Beck - "Walls" (Acoustic) Also, Beck's cover of the The Velvet Underground ...
Monday's Music Roundup
Spin's Daily Noise —
[Updated: 10:12 A.M.]
NEWS:
U2 Dazzle the Senses at Chicago Tour Opener
The Irish quartet toned down the politics, amped up the spectacle, and rolled out the hits at Soldier Field. [SPIN]
UNDERWORLD Working with BRIAN ENO
Brit dance duo have enough new songs for three albums! [NME]
MICHAEL JACKSON's BEATLES Catalogue Not For Sale
The King of Pop's publishing rights will not hit the auction block anytime soon. [TMZ] ...
Beck's Record Club: The Velvet Underground and Nico
Ryan's Smashing Life —
RSL's Saturday Sound: by Emma Dessau SONIC CHAMELEON - For those who haven’t heard, Beck Hansen, indie music king of California, has a new project. Each week, he and a band of fellow ...
Monday News Mash-Up
The KEXP Blog —
photo by Hernan Castiglioni
Whenever the melodies of Brian Wilson drift in our direction, the same question always comes to mind: I wonder what would happen if Wilson played George Gershwin? An answer to that question, as odd as it might be, is on ...
Beck & friends busy covering (videos) Leonard Cohen who is about to kick off the final leg of his 2009 tour (win tickets)
brooklynvegan —
Beck.com underwent an overhaul over the summer. Among its new features is Record Club, "a regular meeting of various musicians to record an entire album in one day. Due to the time constraints involved in recording a record in a day, an album will be chosen to be covered and used as a framework for the proceedings. Nothing will be rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. A track from these sessions will be uploaded once a week on Beck.com, as well as through the web sites of those involved in the project."
The first album they did was The Velvet Underground & Nico. ...
New Videos from Grizzly Bear, Yo La Tengo, No Age, Billy Corgan on DLF, Beck and The Record Club and The Valentines
Indie Rock Podcast Stream —
"Ready, Able" - Grizzly Bear from Veckatimest (2009) Kicking off this latest installment of Indie Rock Videos is the just released official video (above) of Grizzly Bear 's "Ready, Able" from their highly acclaimed 2009 LP, Veckatimest . Last month, Yo La Tengo performed a rooftop set in Brooklyn for Pitchfork TV . Included here is the band performing "Here To Fall" from their latest LP, Popular Songs . Following Yo La Tengo is another Pitchfork TV premier of No Age 's video for the title track off their latest EP, Losing Feeling . Smashing Pumpkins' frontman Billy Corgan stopped by David ...
New Videos from Grizzly Bear, Yo La Tengo, No Age, Beck and The Record Club and The Valentines
Indie Rock Podcast Stream —
"Ready, Able" - Grizzly Bear from Veckatimest (2009) Kicking off this latest installment of Indie Rock Videos is the just released official video (above) of Grizzly Bear 's "Ready, Able" from their highly acclaimed 2009 LP, Veckatimest . Check out Yo La Tengo performing "Here To Fall" from their latest LP, Popular Songs, on a rooftop in Brooklyn last month for Pitchfork TV . Following Yo La Tengo is another Pitchfork TV premier of No Age 's video for the title track off their latest EP, Losing Feeling . Smashing Pumpkins' frontman Billy Corgan stopped by David Lynch Foundation's studios ...
Beck, Wilco, Feist, Jamie Lidell Team Up to Cover Skip Spence's Album Oar
Pitchfork: Latest News —
Beck's Record Club: Can it get any more awesome? Yes it can. And it just did. As you know, Record Club works like this: Beck rounds up a revolving cast of guests to cover an entire album's worth of songs in a day. The results are then posted in weekly installments on Beck's website. The latest entry in the series? Beck, Wilco, Feist, and Jamie Lidell teaming up to cover the 1969 cult fave Oar by onetime Moby Grape/Jefferson Airplane member turned acid casualty Skip Spence. The ...
Beck News: Beck, Wilco, Feist, Jamie Lidell Team Up to Cover Skip Spence's Album Oar
XL Recordings —
Beck's Record Club: Can it get any more awesome? Yes it can. And it just did. As you know, Record Club works like this: Beck rounds up a revolving cast of guests to cover an entire album's worth of songs in a day. The results are then posted in weekly installments on Beck's website. The latest entry in the series? Beck, Wilco, Feist, and Jamie Lidell teaming up to cover the 1969 cult fave Oar by onetime Moby Grape/Jefferson Airplane member turned acid casualty Skip Spence. The ...
Friday's Music Roundup
Spin's Daily Noise —
[Updated: 9:24 A.M.]
NEWS:
LIAM GALLAGHER: "I'll Play My First Solo Gigs In a Couple Months"
Ex-Oasis singer also details the brawl with his brother Noel that broke up the band. [NME]
THE WHO to Perform at Super Bowl XLIV
Brit band will rock the halftime show Feb. 7 in Miami. [Sports Illustrated]
CHRIS BROWN "Nervous and Embarrassed" After Rihanna Assault
"I'm really going through it. It's not just the physical labor [aspect of my punishment]; ...
WATCH: Beck, Wilco, Feist Collaborate!
Spin's Daily Noise —
As part of his new Record Club project, Beck has recruited friends like MGMT, Devendra Banhart, and Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale to cover entire albums from the Velvet Underground and Leonard Cohen. ...
Beck’s next cover record by Skip Spence. Wilco, Feist and Jamie Lidell assisting.
melophobe - concert reviews and concert photos —
Beck, Wilco and Feist Cover Skip Spence
Stranger Dance —
Beck’s Record Club is nothing new at this point. Previous guests have included MGMT, Devendra Banhart, Nigel Goodrich and many others. For the club’s latest effort, Beck brings together Wilco and Feist to cover Skip Spence’s album, Oar. Check out the video of “Little Hands” below. ...
Beck Record Club #3: Skip Spence’s Oar Featuring Wilco, Feist and Jamie Lidell
Losanjealous —
Following up on covering The Velvet Underground & Nico and Songs of Leonard Cohen, Beck’s Record Club takes on Skip Spence’s classic Oar along with Wilco, Feist and Jamie Lidell. The first fruit from the sessions, album opener “Little Hands,” is up on Vimeo now:
Beck shares some notes on the session:
This one took place last June when Wilco was in town for the release of their new eponymous album. They came by after a long day filming a TV ...
