LiquidGeneration Music

Sometimes you just need a little R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

This just might be the finest live performance of the year so far.  Who knew that the former US Attorney General had such a lovely singing voice.  My favorite is her machine-like rhythm.  The funny thing is, this is still better than anything Ashley Simpson has ever done.

J-Reno - Respect

COACHELLA 2006

Well the first wave of artists for the 2006 Coachella festival have hit the internet.  According to  NME (about as reliable as a hooker at a honky-tonk if you ask me, so don't be surprised if the line-up tends to change a bit over the next couple of weeks) the headliners are going to be Depeche Mode and Tool.  So all the Smashing Pumpkins rumors were just that...sorry Slippy.  The festival will take place on April 29th and 30th in Palm Springs, CA.  You can go to the Coachella website if you're interested in tickets.  Here's the lineup for each day:

Day 1:
Depeche Mode
Franz Ferdinand
Sigur Ros
Common
...expand post for full lineup...

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE "DIRECTIONS" DVD

Last week Death Cab for Cutie released the first video from "Directions," which the press release calls "an innovative anthology of 12 short films inspired by each song on the band's acclaimed album Plans," and what I like to call a DVD with videos.  In any case, if you go to www.deathcabforcutie.com you can see the video for "Marching Bands of Manhattan," directed by P.R. Brown (who has done videos for Billy Corgan and Motley Crue...awesome.) and for “Soul Meets Body”, directed Cat Solen (who has worked with Bright Eyes and Cake).

Apparently a new video will be released on the band’s site each week until the DVD release on April 11^th. You can check out the trailer right here:

DCFC - "Directions" Trailer     Windows     Quicktime

THE RACONTEURS

By now you should have heard rumblings about this Detroit-based supergroup featuring Jack White and Brendan Benson on guitar and vocals, with Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler of the Greenhornes on bass and drums.  While they might not be the greatest band since Kiss, (or Nirvana for that matter, as the British is exclaiming...of course) they are definitely worth checking out.  You can hear two tracks and get info. on the band right here.  Pretty cool "old school" site as well.  Curious to hear what people think...let me know.

NEW RELEASES - 01.31.06

Is it coincidence, or are Record Labels getting smart by releasing a ton of records one week and then barely anything the next week.  Wait, is that smart?  Now I am confused...anyway, buy these records first: Wolfmother - Dimenson EP...awesome band from Aussie land, definitely the buy of the week.  Also check out the She Wants Revenge debut and the Dream Brother compilation.  Enjoy!


DK7 - Disarmed (Output Recordings)

Green Day - Collectors Box [BOX SET] [COLLECTOR'S EDITION] (United States Dist)

The High Violets - To Where You Are (Future Farmer)

Moreau - Nova Scotia (One Little Indian US)

Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole [EP] (Rykodisc)

She Wants Revenge - She Wants Revenge (Geffen)

Various Artists - Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim & Jeff Buckley (Rykodisc)

Various Artists - The Killer in You: A Tribute to the Smashing Pumpkins (Law of Inertia)

Wolfmother - Dimension [ENHANCED] [EP] (Interscope)

LiquidGeneration Interview: We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists are Keith Murray, guitar and lead vocals; Chris Cain, bass guitar and backing vocals; and Michael Tapper, drums and backing vocals.  They create the type of good times rock music that makes you blush the next morning, because of your antics on the "dance floor" the night before.  The band has reached the coveted level of "indie stardom," and just released their debut record, With Love and Squalor, here in the US.  We heard that they were pretty funny guys, so we thought we would sit down and talk LiquidGeneration style. Unfortunately we weren't able to meet with the band in the flesh, so instead we transmitted ten questions via electronic mail, and here are their responses:

LIQUIDGENERATION: If you could fight any celebrity past or present who would it be and why? And the follow-up: If you could party with any celebrity past or present who would it be and why?

WE ARE SCIENTISTS: We would fight Jesus, and we would win, and we'll tell you why: Jesus cannot fight. Not, "Jesus doesn't have decent fighting technique" because he does; to see his moves chills the blood. But, thankfully, he's not "allowed" to fight for philosophical reasons or something.  So it would be: We Are Scientists: 1. Jesus: 0. And when we finish trashing Jesus, we'll pick him up, dust him off, put on a disco track or some Christmas music or whatever he likes, get out the chips and salsa and candles, turn down the lights, and leg sweep him, leg sweep Jesus.

THE DARKNESS: DUEL WITH THE DEVIL

It's Friday.  Who wants to work?  Not me...so instead check out this Darkness mini-video game.  It will definitely pass some of the time 'til Happy Hour.  I got to Level 6 with a high score of 5170.  I particularly like the comments by (I assume) Justin Hawkins after each round.

NEW LOOK!

Welcome to the new and shiny LiquidGeneration Music Section.  Here you will find a veritable potpourri of music-related content and goodies.  I would like to encourage one and all to e-mail me, with any suggestions, new music or if you just need someone to talk to.  Enjoy!

K-FED's POPZAO PARODY

I am sure all of you have heard the genius that is "PopoZao" from the most insane talent in the music world Mr. Kevin "K-Fed" Federline. Well now you can watch him listening and dancing, err "arm gesturing," to the song. Apparently MTV dropped by his studio (unexpected of course) and K-Fed just had to play his new track for them. In any case, the video goes from Hilarious>OMG>Hilarious>I just feel bad for this guy. Watch it here from the guys over at GorillaMask.

Now that you've seen the original, you can check out the first of what I'm sure will be many internet parodies... from Attack of the Show.

WIN A XBOX 360!

Seeing as we here at LiquidGeneration are best known for our animations (and our MusicPlayer...of course), I thought it only fitting to post info. about this contest. All you have to do is create an original Flash Animation music video for the song “Error Operator” by Taking Back Sunday and you could win an Xbox 360, music from Warner Brothers Records, and a chance to have your animated video used by the band. I had you at Xbox 360, didn't I? In any case, if you're interested go here to enter by February 18, 2006. You can listen to "Error Operator" right here...after all you need to know what the song sounds like to make a video, right? Good luck!

Here's some info. about the band from the press release fothissi contest:

"Long Island rockers Taking Back Sunday, drawing influences from early melodic hard core bands like Sunny Day Real Estate and Lifetime, currently have two independent gold records under their belt. The band is currently in studio recording their third album, and debut major label release for Warner Brothers Records – Louder Now, with the help of producer Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Third Eye Blind).