I have long thought of Justin Timberlake as the Ferris Bueller of the music industry, since everyone seems to like him, “they think he’s a righteous dude”. I sure do anyways!
Enjoy some classic JT remixes:
Have you heard about what Beck is up to these day? It’s super cool. He calls it Record Club: “is an informal meeting of various musicians to record an album in a day“. He brings together a wide variety of artists to record a classic album in its entirety, all in one day. Beck is the coolest. For real.
I love the creativity involved in this project. And the musicians involved! The collaborations are pretty neat. Beck even put together little videos for each of the tracks. Check out a sampling of my favourite offerings from the 3 albums worth of material Beck has released through Record Club.
For the first album of the project Beck brought together Nigel Godrich one of Radiohead’s producers, drummer Joey Waronker, Beck’s keyboardist Brian Lebarton, Bram Inscore, and Thorunn Magnusdottir, among others to cover the 1967 album The Velvet Underground & Nico.
All Tomorrows Parties
Record Club: Velvet Underground & Nico “All Tomorrow’s Parties” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.
Beck brought together Devendra Banhart, Ben, Andrew and Will from MGMT, Andrew from Wolfmother and Binki from Little Joy, among others to cover every song from the 1967 album The Songs of Leonard Cohen.
Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye
Winter Lady
Record Club: Songs Of Leonard Cohen “Winter Lady” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.
Wilco, Jamie Lidell and Feist came together with Beck and others to redo Alexander “Skip” Spence’s 1969 album Oar.
Little Hands
Record Club: Skip Spence “Little Hands” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.
If you are left wanting more, head over to Beck’s Record Club!
Check out this video of Mumford & Sons rendition of Vampire Weekend’s Cousins they did for BBC Live Lounge.
And a rip of the audio for your portable pleasure:
Mumford & Sons – Cousins
Ash Koley – Don’t Let Your Feet Touch Ground
If you are a Canadian, you have likely seen this commercial for our national lottery many times. The commercial features the catchy tune Don’t Let Your Feet Touch Ground by Ash Koley, a band named after their Winnipeg born female singer.
The song was recently used by a young, patriotic group who, donned in Olympic red mittens, flash mobbed at Robson Square with a choreographed routine to the delight of the crowd. Check out the video:
Aren’t flash mobs the coolest?
Petra Haden -Let your Love Flow
Perhaps I’m biased because I really want a Toyota Prius, but I still love this commercial. It is creative, and uplifting. Who doesn’t like winter turning into spring? The ad features Petra Haden’s rendition of Let Your Love Flow, a song originally written in 1976 by one of Niel Diamond’s roadies Larry E. Williams.
10. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart – Wilco
9. Little Lion Man – Mumford & Sons
7. Paper Planes – M.I.A.
6. Hoppipolla – Sigur Ros
5. Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4. Float On – Modest Mouse
3. Sleepy Head – Passion Pit
2. Staring at the Sun – TV on the Radio
1. Encore – DJ Danger Mouse
The oughts were a decade of rule breaking, fusion, and creative stealing. Every decade from the past century had its influence on this decade. Creativity and struggles abounded as an entire industry adapted to a new way of producing and consuming music.
20. Campus – Vampire Weekend
From the self titled album Vampire Weekend, released in 2008.
19. No one does it like you – Department of Eagles
From the 2008 album In Ear Park.
18. Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
From the 2009 album Up From Below.
17. Long Way Home – Tom Waits
Off the 2006 triple album Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards.
16. Electric Feel – MGMT
Off the 2008 album Oracular Spectacular .
From the 2001 album The Invisible Band.
14. Do You Realize – The Flaming Lips
Off the 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.
13. Love of my life… – Erykah Badu & Common
Erykah Badu & Common collaborated on this soulful tune for the soundtrack of Brown Sugar in 2002. The film barely made an impression, while this stand out track will likely last for many decades to come.
12. All These things that I’ve Done – The Killers
From the 2004 album Hot Fuss.
11. Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
From the 2006 album St. Elsewhere.
30. Gone – Kanye West
From the 2005 album Late Registration.
29. Skinny Love – Bon Iver
From the 2008 album From Emma, Forever Ago.
28. Missing – Beck
Off the 2005 album Guero.
27. Boy with a Coin – Iron & Wine
From the 2007 album The Shepherd’s Dog.
26. Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z
From the 2008 album Blueprint 3.
25. Big Bird in a Small Cage – Patrick Watson
Off the 2009 album Wooden Arms.
24. The Modern Age – The Strokes
From the 2001 album Is This It?.
23. Get Your Freak On – Missy Elliot
From the 2001 album Miss E… So Addictive.
22. Dance, Dance, Dance – Lykke Li
From her debut album Youth Novels, released in 2008.
21. Sky Starts Falling – Doves
From the 2005 album The Last Broadcast.
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