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Music Tuesday: Bon Iver's album-length film, live music and more
After a weekend gorging ourselves on music videos - from DJ Shadow's awesome collabo with Little Dragon to French gypsy music and Fishbone's return to recording - we're ready to dive into this week's musical offerings. And, if we do say it ourselves, they're considerable. Bon Iver's video LP Justin Vernon released what many critics are calling one of the year's best albums earlier this year. He also called on a squadron of local filmmakers to craft languid,
author: Sarah Bardeen
publisher: YouTube
Watch Mary J Blige perform live on Thursday
In recent years, artists like the Flaming Lips and Van Morrison have taken to the stage to perform classic albums in their entirety. It's an amazing way to re-experience a significant moment in a musician's career - and to make old favorites new again. Tomorrow, you'll get a chance to hear Mary J Blige's breakthrough 1994 album My Life in its entirety - performed by the queen of hip-hop soul herself. Tune in to youtube.com/maryjbligevevo at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m.
author: Sarah Bardeen
publisher: YouTube
Music Tuesday: Buraka Som Sistema, Tribe Called Quest and more
Did you get spooked? We had a grisly assemblage of videos for you over the Halloween weekend, including a murder ballads playlist from eMusic, BlankTV's Got Horror?! collection, a round-up of vampire-inspired music videos , and other creepy delights . Now that it's November, we turn our gaze in non-Halloween directions - starting now! Rocking With Buraka Yes, we live in a globalized world. You know it when you hear a band like Buraka Som Sistema,
author: Sarah Bardeen
publisher: YouTube
Music Tuesday: Mastodon, Warpaint and Strawburry17
Austin, Texas is accustomed to hordes of music lovers descending on its streets periodically. But at this year's Austin City Limits Music Festival, you didn't need to be there to be part of it"the festival was streaming live all weekend on YouTube; check out some festival highlights now. And, just in case you didn't get your fill last weekend, we have oodles of musical goodies for you today. Mastodon The Hunter album premiere What is a mastodon? A massive,
author: Sarah Bardeen
publisher: YouTube
Music Tuesday: Nirvana, Katy B and Rock in Rio
It's never been a better time to be a music lover. Whether you're looking for an intimate glimpse of an up-and-coming star, an orchestral take on hard rock songs, or a place to watch major stars perform live - we've got it all this week. Nirvana's Nevermind Turns 20 Is this the album that launched a thousand flannel shirts )or, ahem, quite a few more(? In a word, yes.
author: Sarah Bardeen
publisher: YouTube
Music Tuesday: Jeff Bridges and other actors-turned-musicians
We've been a little obsessed with the intersection between film and music on youtube.com/music this week - we kicked off Monday with a playlist of music videos by the acclaimed director Spike Jonze, who just directed Kanye West and Jay-Z's easy, playful video for "Otis" and is also known for his work on the big screen, most recently for Where The Wild Things Are . And then there's Jeff Bridges ... The Big Lebowski...Sings Actors can convince us of a lot of things,
author: Sarah Bardeen
publisher: YouTube
Music Tuesday: Death Cab for Cutie, Cibo Matto and more
What's happening on youtube.com/music? If you're a fan of one of indie rock's most influential bands, a lot. Check out our picks for what's happening in music this week. Death Cab for Cutie curation Death Cab for Cutie's intelligent, heart-restrained-by-head songs have always vibrated with barely-contained desire. They're also innovative video-makers - earlier this year they released a pretty stunning one-take video for "You Are A Tourist.
author: Sarah Bardeen
publisher: YouTube
Music Tuesday: Danger Mouse's Rome project, an introduction to videosongs and more
This week on youtube.com/music , we're thinking about film and music. The two art forms have a love affair dating back to the 1890s, when piano players were hired to cover up the clattering noise of the film projector. Over the years that relationship has transformed; we now think of film and music as inseparable. This week, we profile two innovative and very different projects that are putting video and music on equal artistic footing - and we bring you one album premiere!
author: Sarah Bardeen
publisher: YouTube
Music Tuesday: Record store clerks cut loose in YouTube and Coachella highlights
It's Music Tuesday , and new albums are hitting the shelves from Gorillaz , Eliza Doolittle , Lenka , I'm From Barcelona and many more artists this week. Over here, we're still recovering from the epic cascade of music that was Coachella . Relive the festival - and check out this week's offerings on youtube.com/music . Record store clerks cut loose in YouTube Before there was YouTube, people went to record stores to discover new music. The good news is,
author: Sarah Bardeen
publisher: YouTube
Duran Duran answers your questions in a live Q&A tomorrow
Tomorrow, Friday, April 15 at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET, YouTube Presents! Duran Duran live from YouTube HQ. Watch as the band discusses their pioneering role during the early days of music videos, talks about some of their personal favorite YouTube videos, and answers questions from fans. The event will be broadcast on Duran Duran's YouTube channel . If you miss the live stream,
author: Sarah Bardeen
publisher: YouTube
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