I’ve got grit under my fingernails and my hands smell of fork grease. I’ve been in the garage. Rebuild a rear wheel for my Fondriest, played with an old Manitou, changed the brake around on my Voodoo Scorcher. I’ve been a busy boy.
As I sat and ate lunch, I fired up the laptop and started listening to music. Somehow ended up on Youtube and somehow ended up noticing the literally thousands of kick ass vids from appearances from a multitude of artists on Late Night with David Letterman. Some of these performances rock it.
Figured, hell, might as well share a few. In no particular order, may I present to you: Lunch With Big Jonny – A Musical Offering of Peace and Prosperity. Ok, forget that last part. Too hippy-dippy-hugs-n-sunshine. Let’s try this: Crank Open A #10 Can of Whoop-ASS! Nah, too gay-redneck-in-denail. Fuck it. Just click and enjoy.
At The Drive-In – One Armed Scissor
Sparta – Breaking The Broken
The Mars Volta – Wax Simulacra
Modest Mouse – Dashboard
Queens of the Stone Age – Go with the Flow
Queen of the Stone Age – No One Know
Rage Against The Machine – Guerilla Radio
The Strokes – Someday
Radiohead – 2+2=5
Bloc Party – Banquet
Deftones – Change
Update: I didn’t realize till I looked at this post on the front end of things hours later that I had, somehow, overlooked including this gem. Forgive me, sweet jesus.
Tokyo Police Club – Nature Of The Experiment
June 18th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
That Deftones video is awesome. I saw them play with Quicksand about a million years ago.. Aside from my AMIGOs, they’re just about the only thing good to ever come out of Sacramento.
June 19th, 2009 at 3:17 am
Queens are fucking TIGHT live…saw them open for Chili Peppers a few years back…they are precise like Helmet…like pushin’ PLAY on the stereo…
Dig Dave Letterman…best thing to come outta Ball State University…
June 19th, 2009 at 5:15 am
I don’t think FGG has copyrighted this yet, so “Hell Yes!”, thanks for the ass kickin start to the day.
June 19th, 2009 at 6:30 am
At The Drive In was one of my favorites. I was pretty glad when I realized that their demise would lead to two more amazing bands.
I wish I could go back to the show that I saw them play with Jimmy Eat World in a hole in the wall in Winston-Salem 10 years ago.
Those were the days.
June 19th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
I’ve had Tokyo Police Club on regular iPod rotation for about a year. I have The Fratellis on the same playlist – great for running.
Give Oppenheimer a look if you haven’t. I saw them open for TMBG last year. Very odd duo from Belfast. Poppy electronica, ELO meets OMD – has a futuristic 80’s feel – they make a lot of sound for two guys. Sounds best on headphones – the music’s very busy.
June 20th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Gotta admit I love the tune Liam Finn did on Letterman -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGZ-1d2rH_w
That guy bloody rocks live too.